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100 of the Most Surprising Flexible Jobs, Past and Present
There are a lot of perceptions of what work from home jobs and other flexible jobs can be, and quite honestly, most of them are outdated. We compiled this list of 100 of the Most Surprising Flexible Jobs, Past and Present, in order to help showcase that flexible work - meaning remote, freelance, part-time, flexible, and alternative schedule jobs - offers far more viable professional options than most people tend to realize.
50 of the Most Surprising Flexible Jobs are current active job postings, and then you can also switch to see 50 of the Most Surprising Flexible Jobs ever found by our researchers (in our 10+ years of researching!).
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- Hybrid Remote Work
- Full-Time
- Employee
- Aiea, HI
Coordinate personnel, manage deliverables, prioritize resources between vendors and subcontractors. Interact with senior leaders on programmatic, tech, and financial status. Manage recruitment to comply with contract requirements.
- 100% Remote Work
- Full-Time
- Temporary
- Minneapolis, MN
Manage organizational risks, establish employee relations practices, collaborate with compliance/legal teams, coach leaders on performance improvement, oversee HR administration and project management. HRBP certification preferred.
- 100% Remote Work
- Full-Time
- Employee
- 110,000 - 140,000 USD Annually
- Austin, TX
Create detailed plans to implement complex systems and solutions. Oversee projects from initial scope assessments to roll out and monitoring. Liaise between stakeholders and executive leadership to align projects with business objectives.
- Hybrid Remote Work
- Full-Time
- Employee
- London, ENG, United Kingdom
Lead media planning and client servicing for multiple clients. Develop and present client development plans, guide media planning team, and support new business pitches. Manage team and ensure timely and accurate delivery of work.
- 100% Remote Work
- Full-Time
- Employee
- 292,500 - 335,000 USD Annually
- Salt Lake City, UT, or US National
Leading global team of Business Development and Relationship Managers to establish, execute, and maintain strategic partnerships with key stakeholders. Designing and executing commercial deals to drive stablecoin distribution and enable use cases. Ma..
- 100% Remote Work
- Full-Time
- Freelance
- US National
Represent CX services to clients, identify business and technical requirements, architect and scope solutions, present solutions, create proposals, collaborate with teams to provide clients with CX solutions.
- 100% Remote Work
- Full-Time
- Employee
- 85,000 - 140,000 USD Annually
- WA, OR, CA, NV
Manage tax compliance processes, develop tax planning strategies, prepare and submit tax returns, resolve tax-related issues, collaborate with team members, stay updated with IRS regulations, provide guidance in tax audits, generate reports on tax-re..
- Hybrid Remote Work
- Full-Time
- Employee
- 103,200 - 135,450 USD Annually
- New York, NY
Lead external partnership strategy & optimization, manage development & optimization of partner and enrollment surface lifecycle, develop new products, procedures, solutions & workflows, and cultivate a deep understanding of assigned markets, product..
- 100% Remote Work
- Full-Time
- Employee
- Troy, MI, Plano, TX
Contribute to the design of features and provide thought leadership by taking into consideration business requirements, data needs, performance, scalability, and user experience.
- 100% Remote Work
- Full-Time
- Employee
- Athens, Greece
Lead and manage a team of technical professionals, providing guidance and support. Collaborate with clients to understand their technical requirements and oversee the design, development, and implementation of technical solutions.
- Hybrid Remote Work
- Full-Time
- Employee
- Houston, TX
Review proposed pipeline safety legislation and regulations, coordinate audits, collect and review incident data, participate in emergency response, compile data for reporting, attend industry seminars.
- Hybrid Remote Work
- Full-Time
- Employee
- Mechelen, VL, Belgium
Handle administrative processes, provide excellent customer service, and manage damage files for lease car drivers. Communicate with drivers via phone and email, anticipate their needs, and make them ambassadors. Bilingual Dutch & French preferred.
- Hybrid Remote Work
- Full-Time
- Employee
- Brussels, BE, Belgium
Serve as main contact for drivers involved in accidents with lease cars. Handle administrative tasks related to documents. Follow up on damages to ensure quick mobility. Provide excellent customer service and register all contacts in digital platform.
- Hybrid Remote Work
- Full-Time
- Employee
- Chicago, IL
Acquire and manage clients in LATAM region. Upsell and cross-sell solutions. Provide accurate forecasts, maintain product knowledge, and create tailored demonstrations. Mentoring and contributing to team development.
- 100% Remote Work
- Full-Time
- Temporary
- 63.00 - 68.00 USD Hourly
- US National
Drive GTM initiatives and lead generation, support strategic recommendations, liaise with product and solution teams, define goals to track progress against objectives. 6-10 years related experience required.
- 100% Remote Work
- Temporary
- Atlanta, GA
Manage payroll processing accurately and timely. Implement and manage Workday Payroll systems, act as a liaison between the team and system integrators, handle payroll taxes, and ensure compliance with regulations. Bachelor's degree preferred and...
- Hybrid Remote Work
- Full-Time
- Employee
- 98,000 - 116,000 USD Annually
- Denver, CO, San Francisco, CA, New York City, NY, Scottsdale, AZ
Prioritize and coordinate the time of Sales leaders, organize meetings and track action items, execute special projects, manage multiple teams and projects, represent leaders through communication, plan team events, and build relationships.
- 100% Remote Work
- Full-Time
- Employee
- 216,700 - 303,400 USD Annually
- US National
Contribute to enhancing home feed recommendation system and other high-traffic product areas. Design and implement content discovery algorithms. Develop and implement algorithms to enhance content distribution. Mentor junior engineers.
- 100% Remote Work
- Part-Time
- Employee
- San Francisco, CA
Manage technical operations for programmatic ads. Ensure successful integrations, liaise with engineering and sales teams, troubleshoot incidents, and communicate with third-party SSPs. Strong understanding of programmatic technologies and best pract..
- 100% Remote Work
- Full-Time
- Employee
- Buffalo, NY
Develop and implement innovative test strategies, tackle intricate hardware issues, and devise ingenious solutions. Collaborate with engineering teams, design and test prototype assemblies, and craft electrical test plans.
- Hybrid Remote Work
- Full-Time
- Employee
- Bengaluru, KA, India
Oversee day-to-day operations of the System Architecture team, provide technical leadership and strategic direction, prioritize work and build consensus within the team, contribute to ideation and implementation of customer-facing solutions.
- 100% Remote Work
- Full-Time
- Freelance
- Seoul, South Korea
Identify, engage, and manage strategic partnerships with 3rd party hotel providers and channel managers. Lead contracting and account management to close, launch, and optimize partnerships. Deliver against Hopper supply and revenue goals for partners.
- 100% Remote Work
- Full-Time
- Employee
- Tokyo, Japan, Osaka, Japan
Identify, engage, and develop relationships with partners. Deliver quantitative results and strategic insights. Write business cases and manage partner marketing plans. Deliver against supply and revenue goals for partners.
- 100% Remote Work
- Full-Time
- Employee
- ENG, United Kingdom
Achieve sales targets, assess market landscape, propose sales objectives, and manage inventories. Build relationships, articulate effectively, and work beyond regular hours. Medical device experience preferred.
- 100% Remote Work
- Full-Time
- Employee
- Work from Anywhere
Lead NLP Engineer: Enhance suggestion system efficiency, develop ML models, integrate with related services, collect and prepare data, deploy solutions. Proficiency in ML algorithms, NLP concepts, Python, and ML libraries required.
- Hybrid Remote Work
- Full-Time
- Employee
- Madrid, Spain
Manage customer onboarding projects, collaborate with internal technical resources, establish credible relationships with customers, and ensure successful transitions to the Customer Success Manager team. Minimum 3 years SaaS project management and c..
- Hybrid Remote Work
- Full-Time
- Employee
- Toronto, ON, Canada
Manage multiple small projects and change requests from live customers. Provide guidance and feedback for process improvements. Serve as an escalation point for product and best-practice questions. Train and support team members.
- Full-Time
- Employee
- Riga, LV, Latvia, Cyprus, Malta, Thailand, Indonesia, Japan, Australia, Poland, Israel, Turkey
Entry of bank transaction information into the accounting system, maintenance and development of the internal payment system, minimizing risks for bank accounts, and generating daily, weekly, and monthly reports.
- 100% Remote Work
- Full-Time
- Employee
- United Kingdom
Design, build, and scale backend distribution architecture for white label portal solutions. Customize user experience and deploy new sites quickly. Work with customer-facing products and deliver quality updates.
- 100% Remote Work
- Full-Time
- Employee
- Georgia, Serbia, Poland, Kazakhstan
Design and develop highly loaded applications, control quality implementation, participate in architecture design. Experience with .NET Core, distributed and highly loaded applications, message brokers, and SQL/NoSQL databases required. Remote opport...
- 100% Remote Work
- Freelance
- US National
Create engaging and SEO-friendly content on entertainment and lifestyle topics within the Black community. Meet deadlines, make revisions, and adhere to project guidelines. Bachelor's degree and 1+ years of experience required.
- 100% Remote Work
- Full-Time
- Employee
- 150,000 - 350,000 CAD Annually
- Vancouver, BC, Canada
Own all features end-to-end in the journey of a user booking flights, plan upcoming projects, write and improve code, work with product operations team, and communicate with product management and operations teams.
- 100% Remote Work
- Full-Time
- Employee
- 150,000 - 350,000 USD Annually
- Los Angeles, CA, New York City, NY, NJ, Seattle, WA, San Diego, CA, San Francisco, CA, San Jose, CA, NY, CA
Plan, investigate, and scope upcoming projects. Write, review, and improve code. Explore engineering improvements. Collaborate with product operations and managers. Meet with other developers for project planning or pair programming.
- 100% Remote Work
- Full-Time
- Employee
- Alberta, AB, Canada
Develop and maintain features end-to-end for a travel agency's flight booking platform. Plan, investigate, and scope upcoming projects, write and review code, and communicate with product management and operations teams. Work in a microservices envir..
- Hybrid Remote Work
- Full-Time
- Employee
- Greenwich, CT
Design, develop, and maintain high-quality, scalable, and secure multi-user enterprise software platforms. Implement infrastructure as code using Terraform to automate and manage cloud resources on AWS. Enforce GitOps workflows for version control an..
- 100% Remote Work
- Full-Time
- Employee
- ENG, United Kingdom
Design and scale backend distribution systems, work on internal and external microservices, and solve provider-specific problems. Work with external-facing APIs and have strong Scala or Java skills with good CS fundamentals.
- 100% Remote Work
- Full-Time
- Employee
- Canada
Develop/maintain/extend software systems using Vue.JS and Python. Contribute to Agile processes, propose changes to improve product quality and efficiency, and act as a thought leader and mentor in technology and industry.
- 100% Remote Work
- Full-Time
- Employee
- United Kingdom, Spain, Netherlands
Design, build, and scale backend distribution architecture. Hands-on contribution to partner production websites and problem-solving. Work with external APIs, Scala/Java development skills, and effective communication with teams and stakeholders.
- 100% Remote Work
- Full-Time
- Freelance
- Seoul, South Korea, Chungcheongbuk-Do, South Korea
Design, build and operate API and full-stack solutions. Operate autonomously but work closely with engineers, designers, and product managers. Collaborate cross-functionally with product teams and external partners.
- 100% Remote Work
- Full-Time
- Employee
- 177,000 - 218,000 USD Annually
- Canada
Contribute to the development and maintenance of the Kubernetes operator and Helm chart. Be an expert in Kubernetes and influence the design and implementation of the streaming data platform. Contribute to test coverage and improve on-call quality of..
- 100% Remote Work
- Full-Time
- Employee
- US National (Not hiring in NY, CA, CO)
Process residential mortgage loans, obtain and review required loan documentation, manage a pipeline of loans, communicate with loan officers, buyers, sellers, title companies, builder and agents in Spanish and English, and provide excellent customer..
- Hybrid Remote Work
- Full-Time
- Employee
- 80,000 - 155,000 USD Annually
- Bentonville, AR
Review and understand business and technical needs, develop applications based on design specifications, assess and test application effectiveness, conduct monitoring and maintenance activities, ensure adherence to program metrics, and support in imp..
- Hybrid Remote Work
- Full-Time
- Employee
- South Jordan, UT
Develop and execute marketing strategies for accounting software solutions. Lead cross-functional teams, create go-to-market plans, develop messaging, conduct market research, and collaborate on user personas. MBA preferred, 5+ years of product marke..
- 100% Remote Work
- Full-Time
- Employee
- Toronto, ON, Canada
Craft, implement, and deploy sophisticated backend systems. Collaborate cross-functionally with product, design, and data science teams. Plan, investigate, and scope upcoming projects. Mentor team members and improve code.
- 100% Remote Work
- Full-Time
- Employee
- Austin, TX, Boston, MA, Chicago, IL
Craft, implement, and deploy sophisticated backend systems for a fintech team. Collaborate with cross-functional teams to bring new features to market and enhance system quality and reliability. Mentoring team members and learning new technical concepts.
- 100% Remote Work
- Full-Time
- Employee
- 125,000 - 270,000 CAD Annually
- Vancouver, BC, Canada
Craft and deploy sophisticated backend systems for a fintech team, partnering with product, design, and data science. Collaborate with cross-functional teams to bring new features to market and provide best-in-class support.
- 100% Remote Work
- Full-Time
- Employee
- 125,000 - 270,000 USD Annually
- Los Angeles, CA
Craft, implement, and deploy sophisticated backend systems. Collaborate with product, design, and data science to prioritize and implement new features. Work as part of a cross-functional team to bring new features to market.
- 100% Remote Work
- Full-Time
- Employee
- 18.00 - 20.00 USD Hourly
- FL, MO, MN, MI, MA, MD, WI, ME, WA, KS, TX, IL, TN, GA, SC, OR, CT, CO, NC, AZ, AL, NJ, NH
Maintain records for customers (e.g. shareholders, broker/dealers, third-party entities, institutions and client fund groups) and answer inquiries related to fund performance, account status and activity.
- 100% Remote Work
- Full-Time
- Employee
- Beer Sheva, IL
Join a Scrum team to deliver software using sprint-based delivery. Define and execute acceptance tests and test plans, perform functional testing, and implement automated API and frontend tests.
- Hybrid Remote Work
- Full-Time
- Employee
- Denver, CO
Create and execute email and SMS campaigns, troubleshoot technical issues, develop solutions, build personalized content, collaborate with international teams, improve CRM data, analyze customer data, drive channel performance, QA work, document work..
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