Shae Group is seeking a senior technical executive to serve as a Fractional CTO and member of our AI Advisory Council. In this contractor role, you will provide strategic guidance on AI product direction and high-stakes architectural decisions for our AI-first technology organization.
What You'll Do
- Host monthly strategy sessions, red-team/design reviews, and architecture assessments.
- Deliver Architecture Decision Records (ADRs), safety and evaluation audits, and threat models.
- Create high-value artifacts including reference designs, governance frameworks, vendor selection tools, and build/buy/partner recommendations.
- Guide decisions around model reliability, evaluation methodology, cost/latency balancing, monitoring guardrails, and retraining strategies.
- Provide async support for critical product or model decisions.
- Maintain contributions to an internal knowledge base of reviewed ADRs and technical outputs.
What We're Looking For
- A senior technical executive with a background as a CTO, Head of AI, or Principal/Distinguished Engineer.
- Depth in deploying and managing AI at scale.
- The ability to produce clear, actionable artifacts that enable leaders to move quickly and safely.
Team & Environment
We operate with speed and discipline, prioritizing safe deployment, operational reliability, and expert-led decision frameworks. Our goal is to combine strategic judgement with applied AI tools to drive meaningful product outcomes.
Work Mode
This is a remote, global contractor role. We welcome candidates from offshore-friendly regions aligned with Western Europe, the U.S., Canada, Australia, Latin America, Israel, Singapore, Malaysia, and Southeast Asia.
