Fractional CTO / AI Strategy Council - Remote (Contractor)

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

Nice-to-have

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

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.