Consulting firms hire part-time experts to strengthen a client team for a few weeks: industry research, financial models, process maps, slide drafts and data analysis. Deadlines are set by the client, and handover notes are expected at the end of every task.
The pace is fast and the standard is high, so the best matches are people who have worked inside the client's industry. Confidentiality is strict; the brief names the client by description only, and conflicts are checked against your employer and your other side work before you start.
In our data: 1,402 open tasks from Consulting companies, 56% of them remote, in 7 categories. The most requested roles are Project Manager, Office & Admin Coordinator and Contract Recruiter; the median US task pays $94 an hour. Typical loads run from 1 to 30 hours per week or month, depending on the format, and every task shows the rate before you apply.