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We know we need AI in the product but don't know where to start.
Your board, customers, and competitors all expect an AI story. You have ideas but no framework for which use cases create value and which burn quarters.
Our engineers are experimenting with LLMs but nothing's in production.
Prototypes demo well and die there. Without evals, guardrails, and a deployment path, no experiment survives contact with real users.
We want autonomous agents doing real work — but can't risk them running unsupervised.
Agents could handle support, ops, and coding tasks end-to-end, but without guardrails, permissions, and human-in-the-loop design, one bad action costs more than the automation saves.
How our CXO solves it
A fractional CAIO sets the AI strategy and ships it — embedding AI into your apps, deploying autonomous agents, and building the data foundation underneath.
What they own
Why fractional
A fractional CXO vs. hiring an agency
Your CXO brings their own team or works hand-in-hand with your junior staff to deliver the outcome — and leaves the capability behind, not a dependency.
Metric
Via an agency
Fractional via CXOwork
Who does the work
Rotating consultants, often junior
A seasoned operator who owns it end-to-end
Team model
Their team, on their clock
Brings their own team — or upskills your junior staff
Time to operational
Weeks of scoping and ramp
Days
Accountability
An account manager, not an owner
One executive accountable for the outcome
Cost model
Blended day rates plus markup
Junior delivery billed at senior rates
Re-quoted with every change order
Start with a $199 consultation
Pay for the operator, not agency overhead
Their team or your juniors included in scope
Knowledge transfer
Walks out when the SOW ends
Leaves the capability inside your team
Engagement
Locked SOW and change orders
Scope to expand or exit freely
Who does the work
Via an agency
Rotating consultants, often junior
Fractional via CXOwork
A seasoned operator who owns it end-to-end
Team model
Via an agency
Their team, on their clock
Fractional via CXOwork
Brings their own team — or upskills your junior staff
Time to operational
Via an agency
Weeks of scoping and ramp
Fractional via CXOwork
Days
Accountability
Via an agency
An account manager, not an owner
Fractional via CXOwork
One executive accountable for the outcome
Cost model
Via an agency
Blended day rates plus markup
Junior delivery billed at senior rates
Re-quoted with every change order
Fractional via CXOwork
Start with a $199 consultation
Pay for the operator, not agency overhead
Their team or your juniors included in scope
Knowledge transfer
Via an agency
Walks out when the SOW ends
Fractional via CXOwork
Leaves the capability inside your team
Engagement
Via an agency
Locked SOW and change orders
Fractional via CXOwork
Scope to expand or exit freely
Real outcomes · Real advisors
Problems solved.
Results that compound.
Every card below is drawn from a real engagement by a CXOwork advisor. Company names anonymised.
Aniruddha M.
Fractional CAIO & Chief Data Officer
“Engaged by major banks as fractional CAIO — built agentic AI orchestration for AML compliance, established the governance framework under regulator oversight, and secured $960M+ in AI platform investment.”
AI & Data · Banking & financial services · Fractional CAIO advisor
Jorge M.
Fractional CRO & COO
“Inherited a payments business with sub-$1M ARR and zero sales infrastructure. Built the commercial function from scratch — and scaled to $1B+ in annual transaction volume across 12 Americas markets.”
FinTech · Cross-border payments platform · Series A to growth
Darrin S.
Fractional CEO & COO
“Appointed to lead an urgent turnaround of an $80M pharma manufacturer in liquidity distress. Stabilised the business within 90 days and returned it to positive EBITDA in 6 months.”
Life Sciences · Private manufacturing firm · Compliance & operations
Chuck O.
Fractional CRO
“Recruited to build a revenue engine from founder-led sales with no process, no CRM, no team. Built a 30-person organisation spanning sales, SDR, SE, and CS — and embedded the discipline to forecast and scale it.”
Enterprise SaaS · Data platform · Transition from founder-led sales
Oscar E.
Fractional CRO
“Guided SaaS companies through market entry and scale across LATAM — 5+ countries, 30–50% YoY regional revenue growth, and $20M+ in new ARR generated over 3 years.”
Technology · International expansion · LATAM market entry
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