03 ·  FRACTIONAL DATA & AI LEADERSHIP

Senior Data & AI leadership - without a permanent hire.

Senior leadership to give your Data & AI agenda clear ownership, stronger governance, and confident delivery oversight

STARTS FROM

£8k/mo

Advisory presence

FORMAT

Fractional

senior leadership without permanent headcount

COMMITMENT

6-12 months

Quarterly cadence · clean handover when required

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THE PRESSURE YOU ARE UNDER

The Data & AI agenda needs senior ownership before you are ready to hire.

AI activity, data investment, governance demands, and delivery expectations are increasing — but the leadership capacity to own them has not kept pace.

No named senior owner

Data & AI activity is happening across the business, but accountability is fragmented or sitting with already stretched leaders.

Leadership bandwidth gap

The CIO, COO, or transformation leader may be carrying the agenda, but they need senior Data & AI judgement alongside them.

Governance pressure rising

AI risk, data quality, regulatory readiness, and executive reporting are becoming harder to manage without clear leadership ownership.

Not ready to hire

The permanent role may not yet be defined, funded, or urgent enough to hire — but the leadership need already exists.

WHAT I OWN

Senior ownership across the Data & AI agenda.

I provide the executive judgement, governance discipline, and delivery oversight needed to keep Data & AI moving in the right direction.

01

Strategy & value

Shape the Data & AI agenda, prioritise investment, challenge low-value activity, and keep leadership focused on measurable outcomes.

02

Data foundations

Establish clearer ownership for critical data domains, definitions, quality expectations, lineage, and trust in the data that matters.

03

Technology & platform

Bring senior judgement to platform direction, architecture coherence, tooling choices, vendor conversations, and delivery trade-offs.

04

Operating model

Clarify decision rights, leadership forums, team interfaces, delivery ownership, and the cadence needed to keep work moving.

05

Governance & risk

Provide senior ownership for AI governance, data risk, control expectations, escalation routes, and leadership reporting.

WHAT YOU GET

Senior leadership capacity without permanent headcount.

You get executive judgement, accountability, and leadership presence around the Data & AI agenda — while keeping flexibility.

01 · Leadership

Named senior ownership

A senior Data & AI leader at the table to bring judgement, challenge, direction, and accountability to the agenda.

  • Executive forum presence
  • Leadership decision support
  • Clearer accountability
02 · Governance

Control and confidence

Practical leadership over governance, risk, value, and delivery so Data & AI decisions become easier to explain and defend.

  • AI and data governance oversight
  • Risk and escalation discipline
  • Leadership reporting
03 · Continuity

Bridge to permanent capability

Support to stabilise the agenda now, shape the permanent role if needed, and hand over cleanly when the organisation is ready.

  • Role shaping
  • Successor support
  • Clean handover

INDICATIVE INVESTMENT

Scoped to the level of leadership presence you need.

Start with the level of senior involvement that matches your current risk, pace, and internal capacity.

Advisory presence

Strategic cover

From £8k/mo
4 days per month

Senior advisory presence for executive forums, governance decisions, leadership challenge, and strategic direction.

Best where internal delivery capacity exists but senior Data & AI judgement is missing.
Active fractional

Leadership seat

From £12k/mo
6 days per month

Active fractional leadership across governance, delivery oversight, stakeholder alignment, and executive reporting.

Best where the organisation needs senior ownership and a regular leadership rhythm.
Heavier cover

Executive lead

From £16k/mo
8 days per month

Deeper leadership cover for organisations that need more hands-on executive ownership during a critical period.

Best where risk, delivery pressure, or leadership gaps require more sustained senior presence.

HOW IT WORKS

Leadership presence with a simple operating rhythm.

Weekly presence, monthly executive review, and quarterly leadership readout — designed to provide senior ownership without creating dependency.

Weekly

Leadership presence

Regular senior involvement across decision-making, stakeholder alignment, governance, delivery oversight, and issue escalation.

Monthly

Executive review

A structured review of progress, risks, priorities, decisions, and the areas where leadership attention is needed.

Quarterly

Leadership readout

A clear readout on value, risk, delivery progress, governance maturity, and the next decisions required.

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