FRACTIONAL CTO / AI STRATEGY
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Fractional CTO / AI Strategy - Remote (Contractor)
[Employer hidden — sign up to reveal] is seeking an elite AI & architecture advisor for fractional CTO support. This is a remote contractor role with global availability.
Description
[Employer hidden — sign up to reveal] is an AI-first global technology and services organization delivering precision AI systems across healthcare, wellbeing, education, and enterprise domains.
You are a senior technical executive who excels in guiding AI product direction and high-stakes architectural decisions. Your experience includes LLM & Multi-Agent Systems, MLOps, AI in Regulated Health, SRE/Cloud Economics, Security & Privacy, and Product & Growth.
Responsibilities include providing clear advice-to-decision paths, reference architectures, playbooks, risk registers, and quality checks.
Requirements
- 10+ years; prior CTO/Head of AI/Distinguished AI Eng; shipped AI at scale.
- Extensive proof of Python & FastAPI projects using LLM APIs in production.
- Scaled AI/ML systems above 1M users.
- Handled complex data pipelines.
- Nice-to-have: regulated healthcare or clinical AI experience; prior advisory/fractional/consulting experience.
Benefits & Compensation
Hourly rate. Engagement term: 6–12 months. Independent Contractor status. Payment in USD via bank direct deposit. No employee benefits.
How to Apply
Submit two artifacts (ADR, design deck, audit, etc.) plus a short Loom explaining an AI decision you shaped. Also complete a 16-min self-initiated AI video interview and personality profile survey. Selected candidates join a design review clinic and onboarding discussion.