Embedded AI Officer Engagement
$12,000–$15,000/month retainer · $8,000 setup fee · Typical engagement 12–24 months · ~32–40 hours/month
Embedded AI Officer Engagement is part of the Elegantix catalog: A near-full-time fractional AI leadership role. Weekly presence, company-wide training rollout, board-ready reporting, and executive ownership of AI as a strategic function.
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Format
- Typical engagement 12–24 months
- Roughly 32–40 hours per month
- Near-full-time fractional executive presence
Investment
- $12,000–$15,000 / month retainer
- $8,000 one-time setup fee
What you'll get
A near-full-time fractional AI leadership role. Includes weekly presence of 4–8 hours (virtual or in-person), a company-wide training program (Leadership for the exec team, role-specific programs for two or more priority functions, Foundations for the remainder of the organization), all-function implementation support, board-ready reporting including direct board presentation when required, comprehensive governance framework management, and availability for ad-hoc strategic requests. Setup covers a comprehensive multi-function audit, a full AI Opportunity Map with cross-functional prioritization, the governance framework, a risk assessment, and the first implementation sprint.
Who this is for
$50M–$150M companies, often PE-backed or recently-funded, where an investor, board, or CEO has made AI a top-two priority for the year and requires substantive, company-wide progress within 12 months. Companies where the alternative would be hiring a full-time AI Director at $180K–$250K plus benefits and spending 3–6 months on the search.
Why take this
Companies at this scale and priority level need more than a monthly advisor. They need an executive presence owning AI adoption as a strategic function. Building that function internally takes 6–12 months and locks in a permanent headcount cost that may not be justified past year 2. This engagement delivers the executive function immediately, scales in both directions as priorities evolve, and benefits from real-time pattern recognition across a portfolio of similar companies. Most engagements at this tier produce measurable value in excess of $500,000 annually against a fully-loaded investment of $170,000–$200,000 per year.
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