Ongoing
Leadership as a Service
Experienced technology, data or AI leadership, backed by TechGuidr specialists when needed.
Need senior capability without hiring the whole function?
Many established businesses reach the point where technology, data and AI genuinely matter to the plan, but hiring a full-time CTO, data leader or AI leader, and the team underneath them, is a bigger commitment than the stage justifies. Leadership as a Service closes that gap: a named senior lead who owns the agenda, makes decisions, leads delivery and is accountable for the outcome.
This is more than a fractional CTO placement. Your lead draws on TechGuidr's specialist capability where the work needs it: architecture, data engineering, AI implementation, delivery. You get a leader with a bench behind them rather than one person spread thin.
Engagements run on a monthly basis with an agreed cadence and defined outcomes, reviewed regularly. When the time comes to hire permanently, we help you shape the role, find the person and hand over properly. Building your capability is the goal, and we say so from the start.
Who this is built for
- Owner-led and mid-sized businesses without a senior technology voice
- Boards that need technology represented at leadership level
- Businesses between technology leaders, or growing into needing one
- Teams with delivery capability but nobody owning the direction
What you receive
- A named senior lead who owns the technology, data or AI agenda
- Decisions made and delivery led, not observations from the side
- Specialist TechGuidr capability brought in where the work needs it
- A capability plan that works towards your own permanent hires
How engagements run
Monthly, with an agreed cadence of days and defined outcomes. Reviewed quarterly, and never designed to make itself permanent.
Typical investment
Fixed scope. Fixed price. Know what the answer costs before we start. All figures ex VAT; the final fixed fee is confirmed after scoping.
- Leadership as a Service
- from £5,000/month
- Scope and cadence
- agreed around the level of leadership required
Proof, not promises
Relevant track record
The Workforce Intelligence rebuild shows what senior leadership with a bench behind it looks like: the review that found the real problems, then both applications rebuilt, the data platform re-architected and a full tenant migration carried through, led from inside the business.
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