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Chief AI Officer Services

Get senior AI leadership without a seven-figure hire. We give you a fractional Chief AI Officer who sets the strategy, governs the risk, and makes the calls.

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FRACTIONAL CAIO
ENGAGED
Use Case Portfolio
fund · kill decisions
ACTIVE
Risk Oversight
governance cadence
ENFORCED
Board Updates
monthly briefings
SCHEDULED
Team Enablement
internal AI capability
BUILDING
Program Maturity
quarterly review
CURRENT
Compliance-Ready From Day One!

NIST AI RMF

ISO 42001

SOC 2

01

What we build

Senior AI leadership without the full-time hire

Most organizations need an accountable AI leader before they can justify the headcount. We provide one: strategy, governance, and delivery oversight on a fractional basis.

AI strategy and roadmap

We set the strategy and the sequence, so AI spend maps to outcomes leadership cares about.

strategy

roadmap

prioritization

Governance ownership

We own the governance model and align it to NIST AI RMF and ISO 42001.

governance

NIST AI RMF

ISO 42001

Delivery oversight

We hold vendors and internal teams to a standard, so projects actually ship.

oversight

vendors

delivery

Board-ready reporting

Clear reporting on AI value, risk, and progress in language the board can act on.

board

value

risk

first

Set the strategy

We set the AI strategy and tie it to real business outcomes.

then

Govern the risk

We stand up governance before something goes wrong and vet vendors and build-versus-buy.

Throughout

Own the calls

When a project stalls, we are accountable for getting it moving or shutting it down.

02

Fractional Leadership

Senior AI leadership, part time

Most mid-market companies need AI judgment more than they need another full-time executive. A fractional Chief AI Officer gives you that judgment a few days a month: which use cases to fund, which to kill, how to handle risk, and how to keep the board informed. You get experience that would cost north of $400K to hire, scoped to what you actually need.

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03

Right Fit

When a fractional CAIO fits

This works best when AI matters to your strategy but does not yet justify a permanent C-level hire, or when your team is moving fast and needs someone senior to govern the risk. We often start fractional and help you hire a full-time leader once the program is big enough to need one.

Not a full-time hire

Best when AI matters to your strategy but does not yet justify a permanent C-level hire.

Senior, on tap

Someone senior to govern the risk while your team moves fast.

Bridge to permanent

We often start fractional and help you hire a full-time leader when the program is big enough.

Most companies need AI judgment more than another full-time executive.

FRAMEWORK CONTROLS

ON SHIP

NIST AI RMF

AI risk management framework

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ISO 42001

AI management system standard

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SOC 2

Trust services criteria

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04

How we deliver

Every engagement runs on the Spectrum Method

One accountable AI leader owns the whole arc, so strategy, governance, and delivery do not sit with three different vendors.

01

Value thesis

We start with the value thesis: where AI should and should not go first.

02

Design strategy

We design the AI strategy, operating model, and governance together.

03

Drive delivery

We drive delivery across internal teams and vendors so projects actually ship.

04

Build leadership

We build the internal leadership and literacy to carry it forward.

05

Operate & report

We stay on as your fractional AI leader, reporting value and risk to the board.

One team, end to end.

Strategy, build, and support under a single owner.

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05

INDUSTRIES

We engineer for organizations that carry real regulatory weight

Enterprise

Modernization and security at scale.

Financial

Auditable, resilient, compliant platforms.

Healthcare

HIPAA-bound, patient-data-first systems.

Government & Defense

Mission-ready, CMMC-compliant systems for agencies and contractors.

06

FAQ

Questions buyers ask before a build

A senior AI executive who works with you part time, on retainer, instead of joining full time. You get the seniority without the full salary.

It depends on the engagement, usually a few days a month, scaled up during big initiatives and down when things are steady.

Yes. Part of the role is building the program to the point where a full-time hire makes sense, then helping you find and onboard them.

A consultant advises and leaves. A fractional CAIO holds the role: they own the decisions, the governance, and the accountability, on a part-time basis.

ON CALL

Have a different question?

We’re always on call to help you and provide the answer.

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Build it once, build it to pass audits.

Tell us what you are building, what you are modernizing, or what you inherited. We will scope the work and the security model in the same conversation.

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