Option A
Full-time Head of AI
Nine weeks to find, six months to ramp, and permanent senior headcount. The right call once AI is core to the product and the program keeps a full-time leader busy.
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Keep building.I own the program.
The Fractional Head of AI Transformation retainer is for teams with more to build and nobody to own it. I run the AI program and ship the next builds, 1 to 3 days a week, until your team or a full-time hire can take it.
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Starts from the plan. The diagnostic comes first and its $2,500 comes off month one.
- PriceFrom $12,000A month for one day a week
- Term1 to 3 daysA week, priced from one
- Minimum6 monthsQuarterly renewal after
- Exit14 daysMutual exit from day one
- Credit$2,500 offDiagnostic fee, within 30 days
01 · The options
Hire, contract,or rent the owner.
Option B
Automation contractor
They ship the agent. Nobody owns the sequence, the baseline, or the kill list, and the prompts leave with them. The right call when you already have someone running the program.
Option C · This retainer
Fractional AI leadership
Program ownership and hands-on builds from the same person, at the days a week the work needs. The right call when there is more to build than a contractor can own and not enough to justify the hire yet.
02 · What I own
The program.And the next builds.
I report to whoever owns the AI decision, usually the CEO, COO, or CTO. The plan from the diagnostic becomes the working sequence, and I run it.
- Owners on every line. Every workflow I ship names a person accountable for the outcome, so nobody gets to say "the AI did it."
- The next builds, shipped. Each one scoped against the plan and measured against its baseline. Agents start by recommending and earn more room only when the evals prove it.
- Vendor and tool calls. Build or buy, which contracts to renew, and which pilots go on the kill list each quarter.
- The layer your team and your AI both read from. A versioned, searchable record of how the work runs, kept current so new hires ramp in days.
- The leadership update. What shipped against its baseline, what got killed, and what is next, written so you can take it into the leadership meeting as is.
- The hire who takes it from me. I help write the role, sit on the panel, and hand the program over.
03 · How it runs
A weekly cadence.A quarterly review.
Month one: stand it up
The 90-day sequence from the diagnostic goes live. Owners confirmed, eval bar set, first build scoped, weekly cadence on the calendar.
Month two on: run it
A weekly working session with you, Slack for the calls that cannot wait, and hands-on work on the builds that matter most.
Every quarter: review it
What shipped and what it returned against the baseline, what stalled, what gets killed, and where the days go next quarter. Renewal happens here.
04 · Price and exit terms
From $12,000a month.
$12,000A month for one day a week
6 monthsMinimum, then quarterly
14 daysMutual exit from day one
30 daysNotice after month three
The monthly number depends on how many days a week the program needs, between one and three. It is written down before kickoff. If you start within 30 days of your diagnostic readout, the full $2,500 comes off.
The exits are in writing from day one. Either of us can end it inside the first 14 days, from day one. After month three, either of us can exit with 30 days notice. Days not worked are refunded.
Builds and retainers are capped at four client commitments at a time, and every engagement specifies which days are yours.
05 · Who it is for
More to build.Nobody to own it.
Companies of roughly 20 to 200 people where you own the AI decision, the diagnostic is done or about to be, and the plan has more lines than your team can own on its own. You need an AI leader and you are not ready to hire one full time.
End of quarter one
You can defend the program
Owners on every line, the eval bar live, the kill list executed, and the first builds measured against their baselines.
Twelve months in
Your team runs it without me
The workflows in production have owners who read the evals. The next builds get scoped in-house, or by the full-time hire I helped you make.
06 · FAQ
Questions.
What does a Fractional Head of AI Transformation do?
Owns the AI program at a fraction of the time a full-time hire would take. I run the owners, the sequencing, the vendor calls, and the kill list, ship the next builds from the plan, and help you hire the person who eventually takes it from me. I report to whoever owns the AI decision, usually the CEO, COO, or CTO.
How much does it cost?
From $12,000 a month for one day a week, up to three days a week. 6-month minimum, then quarterly renewal. The exact number depends on how many days a week the program needs, and it is written down before kickoff. If you start within 30 days of your diagnostic readout, the full $2,500 comes off.
Do we still start with the diagnostic?
Yes. Every engagement starts with the AI Program Diagnostic. The plan it produces becomes the working sequence for the retainer, and the $2,500 comes off the first month if you start within 30 days of the readout.
What are the exit terms?
Either of us can end it inside the first 14 days, from day one. After month three, either of us can exit with 30 days notice. Days not worked are refunded.
Why a 6-month minimum?
Month one turns the plan into a running cadence. Months two through five ship builds and measure them against the baseline. Month six is the renewal call or the handoff to a full-time hire. Anything shorter pays for the ramp without the payoff.
How is this different from AI System Continuity?
Continuity keeps what shipped running, 2 to 3 days a month. Fractional owns the program and ships the next builds, 1 to 3 days a week. If there is more to build and nobody to own it, you want Fractional.
Are you exclusive to one client?
No. Builds and retainers are capped at four client commitments at a time, and every engagement specifies which days are yours.
What if we hire a full-time Head of AI?
That is the goal. I help write the role, sit on the panel, and hand the program over. The retainer is the bridge to that hire.
Can you sign an NDA or MSA, or go through a security review?
Yes. Standard paperwork.
GAT.
An AI leader by the month. Your team owns it after.
Tell me what is on the plan and who is carrying it today. If the retainer fits, I will put the number in writing.
Book 30 minutes with EdwinNo plan yet? Start with the AI Program Diagnostic. $2,500, credited in full if you start within 30 days.