Fractional CTO / AI Strategy Council - Remote (Contractor)

Shae Group • Austin, TX

18d • $50 - $250 • Remote

About The Position

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.

Requirements

• 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 Haves

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

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.

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.

What This Job Offers

• Career Level: Executive
• Education Level: No Education Listed