How many days a week is typical?

Most engagements run one to three days a week. Early on it is often heavier while direction is set, then it settles as the team builds momentum.

Will you actually make decisions, or just advise?

We take ownership. Advice that no one is accountable for is what leaves companies stuck. Within an agreed remit, we make the calls and stand behind them.

What happens when we hire a permanent leader?

That is the goal, and we help make it happen: defining the role, interviewing candidates, and onboarding whoever you hire. The engagement is designed to end well, not to become permanent.

For founders and CEOs

Fractional AI Leadership

You need someone who can set AI direction, keep the technical bets honest, and speak to both the board and the engineers. You may not need that person five days a week, or be able to hire one quickly.

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Who this is for

Founders, CEOs, and leadership teams who want senior AI judgment embedded in the company, on a fractional or interim basis, while they build or hire the permanent capability.

The situation

AI decisions are being made every week: what to build, what to buy, which vendors to trust, how to spend a constrained budget. Made without senior technical judgment, these decisions are expensive to unwind. A full-time hire at this level is scarce, slow to land, and often premature.

How it works

What we do

Direction and prioritization

We own the AI roadmap week to week: what gets built, what gets cut, and why.

Technical stewardship

We review architecture and vendor choices, keep the team honest about what is working, and unblock the hard calls.

Board and investor narrative

We help you tell a credible AI story to the people funding it, grounded in what is real.

Build the bench

We help define, recruit, and onboard your permanent AI leadership, then hand over cleanly.

What you walk away with

A single owner for AI direction and technical judgment
Sharper build, buy, and vendor decisions
A team that ships with the right guardrails
Credible AI narrative for your board and investors
A path to the permanent hire, including the hiring itself

Deliverables

Standing ownership of the AI roadmap
Architecture and vendor decision reviews
Board and investor materials
Hiring plan and interview support
A clean handover to the permanent hire

Engagement

An ongoing engagement, typically one to three days a week on a monthly retainer, with a defined path to transition out.

Questions

Frequently asked

How many days a week is typical?: Most engagements run one to three days a week. Early on it is often heavier while direction is set, then it settles as the team builds momentum.
Will you actually make decisions, or just advise?: We take ownership. Advice that no one is accountable for is what leaves companies stuck. Within an agreed remit, we make the calls and stand behind them.
What happens when we hire a permanent leader?: That is the goal, and we help make it happen: defining the role, interviewing candidates, and onboarding whoever you hire. The engagement is designed to end well, not to become permanent.