Managed AI Governance & Supportfor controlled, practical AI adoption
Ongoing senior AI leadership and governance support for professional services firms that need AI choices, supplier use, staff adoption and live systems to remain practical, reviewable and defensible.
The Growth Problem Most Businesses Face
You want to grow, but you're hitting capacity limits
Team at Capacity
Your team spends 10-20 hours per week on repetitive tasks. You can't grow without hiring more people.
Slow Response Times
Missing opportunities because you can't respond fast enough. Customers expect instant service.
High Costs
Can't afford a full-time AI team (£100K+ per year). Paying high hourly rates for reactive fixes.
Systems Breaking
AI systems underperforming or breaking. No one proactively managing them.
No AI Expertise
Don't have in-house AI knowledge. Don't know where to start or what's possible.
Can't Scale
Growth means more headcount. You need a way to scale without proportional hiring.
Shadow AI Concerns
Suspect your team is using ChatGPT, Claude, Gemini, Copilot or other AI tools without a clear policy. Worried about compliance gaps and regulatory exposure.
Governance Gaps
Have AI systems but no governance framework. Can't explain them to your regulator or demonstrate compliance.
What You Really Need
You need a strategic partner who understands your business, keeps your AI systems under control, and helps you grow without adding headcount. Not technical support dressed up as strategy. Proper guidance, governance and maintenance, so you stay useful and defensible.
Strategic Partnership, Fractional Chief AI Officer Support
I provide the fractional Chief AI Officer role around your AI governance: helping leaders choose priorities, set controls, review suppliers and support safe improvement without hiring a full-time AI executive.
Strategic Guidance
Regular meetings with me to align AI strategy with your business goals. I identify opportunities, provide recommendations, and help you make informed decisions.
Make repeated admin and decision drag visible
Proactive Management
24/7 monitoring and maintenance. I fix issues before they become problems. Your systems stay running smoothly without you worrying about them.
Keep more work moving without hiding risk
Continuous Evolution
Systems that grow with your business. Regular reviews, improvements, and new capabilities added over time. Long-term competitive advantage.
Respond in minutes, not days
Governance & Compliance
Ongoing governance monitoring, Shadow AI detection, compliance assurance, and regulatory readiness. Sleep at night knowing your AI is defensible.
Regulatory-ready and audit-proof
For Businesses at Any Stage
Whether you're exploring AI, implementing systems, or scaling your ecosystem, this partnership adapts to your needs
Starting from Scratch
No AI systems yet. Need guidance on where to begin. Want to build it right from the start. With governance built in from day one.
I'll help you identify opportunities and build foundational systems with The Pattrn Protocol Governance Framework
Post-AI Audit
Have a roadmap from the audit. Need help implementing. Want ongoing support as systems are built. And ensure compliance throughout.
Clear transition from audit to governed implementation
Existing Systems
Already have AI automations. Systems underperforming or breaking. Need proactive management. And governance framework.
Turn underperforming assets into compliant strategic advantages
Scaling
Have successful AI systems. Want to expand and grow. Need strategic roadmap for what's next. With governance at scale.
Strategic roadmap for governed AI-native work
How the Partnership Works
Understand Your Business
Review current state (whether you have AI or not), understand goals and challenges, identify opportunities.
Build or Improve
For new clients: Build foundational systems. For existing systems: Improve and enhance. Custom solutions for your business.
Proactive Management & Governance
- • Monitor systems 24/7
- • Fix issues before they become problems
- • Detect Shadow AI usage
- • Monitor compliance and governance
- • Maintain audit trails
- • Keep everything running smoothly and defensibly
Continuous Improvement
Regular strategy meetings with me. Identify new opportunities. Evolve systems as business grows.
The Human Element
I lead every partnership personally. Hand-picked specialists for technical work. You get strategic guidance plus expert execution.
Choose Your Support Tier
Starting at £1,500/month
Pricing scales with governance complexity, leadership cadence, supplier/system coverage and the level of senior AI advisory support required.
Flexible terms with 30 days notice to cancel
The Schematic
Foundational AI governance and senior guidance for businesses starting to put controls, priorities and ownership around AI use.
- Monthly fractional Chief AI Officer advisory support with me
- Proactive management for up to 12 AI agents
- Monthly governance review and Shadow AI monitoring
- Basic compliance reporting
- Priority email & portal support
- Monthly performance reports
- 7.5% partner discount on scoped AI implementation projects
The Citadel
For businesses where AI decisions are recurring across teams, suppliers and systems and need a stronger leadership rhythm.
- Bi-weekly fractional Chief AI Officer advisory support with me
- Proactive management for up to 30 AI agents
- Bi-weekly governance reviews and Shadow AI monitoring
- Comprehensive compliance reporting
- The Pattrn Protocol implementation and monitoring
- Dedicated Slack/Teams support channel
- In-depth performance reviews & recommendations
- Yearly AI Risk & Efficiency Audit included
- 15% partner discount on scoped AI implementation projects
The World Forge
For firms needing board-level AI governance, senior advisory support and deeper assurance around business-wide AI adoption.
- Extended bi-weekly fractional Chief AI Officer advisory support with me
- Unlimited AI agent management*
- Weekly governance reviews and continuous Shadow AI monitoring
- Advanced compliance framework and regulatory reporting
- The Pattrn Protocol advanced governance implementation
- Quarterly board-level governance presentations
- Direct phone line access
- Custom AI roadmap & quarterly C-suite reviews
- Yearly AI Risk & Efficiency Audit included
- Fractional Chief AI Officer expertise without the full-time executive hire
- 20% partner discount on scoped AI implementation projects
* AI agent/system coverage is subject to fair usage policy and technical feasibility assessment. Implementation discounts apply to separately scoped build projects, not a fixed monthly development allowance.
Flexible terms with 30 days notice to cancel. No long-term contracts required.
Limited partnerships available - I personally lead every partnership
What Governance & Compliance Includes
Every AI governance and fractional Chief AI Officer retainer includes proactive governance monitoring alongside practical advisory support. You're keeping AI decisions moving and keeping them defensible.
Shadow AI Detection
- • Monthly scans for ungoverned AI tool usage
- • Confidential reporting (no blame, just awareness)
- • Recommendations for compliant alternatives
- • AI Risk Score tracking over time
Compliance Assurance
- • Regulatory requirement monitoring (FCA, SRA, GDPR, etc.)
- • Audit trail verification
- • Data protection compliance checks
- • Professional indemnity considerations
The Pattrn Protocol Monitoring
- • Human-in-the-loop verification
- • Transparent decision-making audits
- • Risk assessment updates
- • Documentation and explainability reviews
Regulatory Readiness
- • Quarterly compliance reports
- • Board-ready governance summaries
- • Regulator question preparation
- • Incident response planning
Why This Works Better Than Alternatives
Hiring Full-Time AI Team
- Costs £100K+ per year
- Hard to find qualified people
- Management overhead
- Plus separate governance/compliance hire (£60K+)
Our partnership: From £1,500/month with fractional Chief AI Officer access and governance built in
Ad-Hoc Developer Support
- Reactive (only fixes problems after they happen)
- High hourly rates add up fast
- No strategic guidance
- No governance or compliance monitoring
Our partnership: Proactive management + strategic guidance + governance assurance
Doing It Yourself
- Steep learning curve
- Costly mistakes
- Takes time away from running your business
- Compliance gaps you don't know about
Our partnership: Expert guidance and governance from day one
What Makes This Different
- I lead every partnership personally
- Limited partnerships (bespoke attention, not scaled service)
- Proactive approach (prevent problems)
- Strategic + technical expertise combined
- AI governance and senior ownership built in, not bolted on
- Sleep at night knowing AI is defensible
What a Governance Retainer Should Prove
No invented partnership stories. The useful proof is whether AI use is visible, controlled and easier to defend when someone asks what happened.
Usage is visible
Staff tools, prompts, data access and risky shortcuts are surfaced instead of hidden in browser tabs, personal accounts or supplier features nobody has reviewed.
Controls are practical
Policies, review points and approval routes are written for how the team actually works, not for a PDF that sits untouched after the board meeting.
Evidence is ready
The firm can explain what AI was used for, what data was involved, who reviewed the output and where human judgement stayed in control.
Frequently Asked Questions
Ready to Grow Without Hiring More People?
Choose strategic AI governance and fractional Chief AI Officer support over reactive fixes. Limited partnerships available. Book a discovery call to discuss how this retainer can keep AI progress moving while staying controlled and defensible.