Services
Your AI lead, without the full-time hire.
Once something is live, someone has to keep it working, keep the team current, and decide what to automate next. A fractional AI lead does that for a set number of hours a month.
Problem
What we’re solving
- What was built slowly drifts: models change, costs creep, nobody owns it.
- The team learned AI once and the landscape moved on.
- Nobody senior is deciding what to automate next.
What we do
How we help
- Maintain and extend what was built
- Keep the team current as tools and models change
- Decide what to automate next, from real usage data
- Senior AI judgment in leadership conversations
The package
Fractional AI Lead
Senior AI leadership for the hours you actually need.
- A written plan and priorities in the first month
- A regular rhythm of check-ins with the people who own the work
- Maintenance and extension of AI systems already in place
- A standing view of what to automate next, and what to stop
You get: Your AI systems keep working, your team keeps learning, and there is always a senior person accountable for what happens next.
3-month minimum · set block of monthly hours
From $2,500/mo
How it works
Three phases
1
Review what exists, how it is used, and who owns it.
2
Agree priorities and measures, then work through them month by month.
3
Hand responsibilities to your team as they grow into them.
Who it’s for
Built for
For companies that have shipped AI, or are about to, and need ongoing leadership without hiring a full-time executive.
FAQ
Questions buyers usually ask
When should a company hire a fractional AI lead?
When you have shipped something and need someone to keep it working and decide what comes next, or when you are about to build and want senior judgment steering it, without a full-time executive hire.
How much does a fractional AI lead cost?
From $2,500 a month, with a three-month minimum. You buy a set block of hours each month. The scope and the hours are written into the engagement letter, so there are no surprise invoices.
How is a fractional AI lead different from an AI consultant?
A consultant recommends and leaves. A fractional lead stays accountable: for what ships, for whether it keeps working, and for what the team should automate next.
How is it different from a full-time CTO or Head of AI?
You get senior AI judgment for the hours you actually need, at a fraction of the cost of a senior full-time hire, and you can scale up or down. What you do not get is someone in the building every day, so a named internal owner still matters.
What does the first month look like?
Review what exists and how it is used, meet the people who own the work, agree the first priorities and how we will measure them, and set a regular rhythm of check-ins. By the end of the month you have a written plan and the first changes under way.
How are urgent issues handled outside scheduled hours?
We agree a response path for urgent issues at the start of the engagement, based on what the systems do and how critical they are. Most work happens in the scheduled hours.
What are the drawbacks?
Limited availability compared with a full-time hire, and the risk of becoming an outsider to day-to-day decisions. Both are managed the same way: a fixed rhythm, shared tools, and a named owner on your side.
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