Fractional CTO / AI Strategy Council - Remote (Contractor)

Shae Group; Remote; SGD 20,000 - 60,000; Part time

Job summary

A global AI technology company is seeking a Fractional CTO to provide high-impact guidance for AI product decisions. This remote role involves running strategy clinics and producing decision-ready artifacts, while requiring 10+ years in senior technical leadership and proven experience with production AI/ML. The compensation ranges from USD $50 to $250 per hour, depending on specialty and seniority. This opportunity allows for flexible work arrangements and engagement terms typically last 6 to 12 months.

Qualifications

• 10+ years of experience in senior technical leadership roles.
• Proven experience in system design and threat modeling.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Run monthly strategy clinics and advisory sessions.
• Produce high-leverage artifacts such as threat models.
• Advise on model-quality and reliability decisions.

Skills

Technical leadership

Production AI/ML

System design

Communication

Job description

Join our expert bench — fractional CTO advisors wanted (hourly)

Title: Fractional CTO / AI Strategy Council — Remote (Contractor)

Location: Remote - Global (offshore-friendly to Western Europe, U.S., Canada, Australia, Latin America, Israel, Singapore, Malaysia, South East Asia)

Base fee: USD $50 - $250 / hr (paid via bank direct deposit)

Employment type: Contractor

Company: Shae Group

Website: https://shae.group

Who We Are

Shae Group is a global AI‑first technology and services group building precision AI products across health, wellbeing, education, human performance and enterprise infrastructure. We move fast, prioritize safety and reliability, and use expert judgement plus tooling to de‑risk decisions and accelerate product outcomes.

Who You Are

You are a senior technology leader (CTO / Head of AI / Distinguished Engineer) who wants to advise high‑impact AI product decisions. You provide concise, high‑leverage guidance — design reviews, threat models, eval audits, ADRs and playbooks — and can move between strategy and technical detail. You are experienced in shipping AI at scale, communicating clearly, and delivering artifacts that leaders act upon.

Responsibilities

• Run monthly strategy clinics, design reviews and red‑team sessions; produce ADRs, threat models and safety / eval audit reports.
• Produce high‑leverage artifacts: reference architectures, guardrail policies, vendor RFPs, and buy / build / partner matrices.
• Be on‑call for critical decisions and provide async ADR reviews; contribute to a searchable knowledge base of decisions and outputs.
• Advise on model‑quality, reliability, and cost / latency tradeoffs; recommend monitoring, eval and retraining guardrails.

Requirements

Must‑have qualifications

• 10+ years’ senior technical leadership (CTO, Head of AI, Distinguished Engineer) with production AI / ML at scale.
• Proven experience in system design, safety / threat modelling, model / eval frameworks, or shipping LLM / agent features.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills; history of producing decision‑ready artifacts (ADRs, diagrams, audits).

Nice‑to‑have

• Deep experience in regulated health or clinical AI (privacy, DPIA, audit trails).
• Prior fractional / advisory or board‑level experience advising engineering / AI teams.

Benefits

Compensation

Hourly: USD $50 - $250 / hr per hour depending on specialty and seniority

Engagement term: Typically 6–12 months with flexible scope and deliverables.

Payment & contractor terms

Independent Contractor status only. Payment in USD via Wise or bank direct deposit. Hourly invoicing. No employee benefits.

How to apply

• Click Apply → submit 2 authored artifacts (deck or ADR) and a short Loom explaining an AI decision you influenced and how you measured impact.
• Must complete a self‑initiated Ai‑video interview call and personality profile survey.
• Selected advisors invited to a short design clinic and onboarding call.

Closing note

Join a focused council of experts that materially improves decision speed, model quality and platform reliability. We move fast and value concise, high‑impact advice — apply with artifacts and a short Loom.