Engaged Seat
Fractional CTO and CISO in one seat.
Fractional CTO and CISO in one seat: roadmap, AI governance, AI cost control, build-versus-buy calls, and board reporting. The systems map in about 30 days. A CarbeneAI executive holds the seat.
Starting at $10,000 a month
3-month minimum. About 10 hours a week.
What the seat covers
- 01
Roadmap
The technology roadmap and the security plan, written so they connect.
- 02
AI governance
Risk classification, lifecycle, data governance, vendor evaluation, and metrics.
- 03
AI cost control
Budgets, usage limits, and model choices for every AI deployment, so token spend does not outrun the value it delivers.
- 04
Build versus buy
Build, buy, or wait: the call on the next AI vendor.
- 05
Board reporting
What we will show the board about AI risk, in business terms.
About day 30
One AI and security systems map.
By about day 30 you have one view of the company. Security and AI are lanes on that page. The same written discovery used for a Strategy Day starts the month: how work runs, what technology costs, and which projects would move the next two quarters.
- 01
Value, cost, and deployment risk
Every system in the stack, and every AI agent, placed on the value it creates, what it costs to run, and how risky it is to run. Risk covers talent, technical fit, and cybersecurity.
- 02
Adoption
Each item tagged planning, piloting, deploying, or already in production.
- 03
Privilege
For each system that can act: what it can touch, what it cannot, whose credentials it runs on, and who is on the hook. This is the security lane.
- 04
Autonomy A0 to A4
Each agent scored on how far it can act without a human, and where a person must sign off. This is the AI lane. It is the test a reviewer runs, not a model-quality score.
- 05
The order of work
What to build, what to fence, and what to retire, sequenced DeRisk, then Unclog, then Scale, for the next two quarters.
That map is the source for the roadmap, for build-versus-buy calls, and for what we show the board about AI risk.
What the map looks like
Value, cost, deployment risk, and adoption.
Layout below is a sample, not a client artifact. Privilege and autonomy are columns, not a separate deliverable.
AI and security systems map
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| System | Value | Cost | Risk | Adoption | Lane |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| records-sync | Med | Med | Low | Production | Privilege: read |
| priorauth-04 | High | High | High | Piloting | Autonomy A2 |
| dispatch-07 | Low | Low | Med | Planning | Autonomy A1 |
| invoice-code | Med | Med | Low | Production | Privilege: write |
Sample layout. Not a client artifact.
Who it is for
- -Founders, CEOs, COOs, and boards at companies putting AI to work, including teams too early or too small for a full-time CTO and CISO.
- -Teams too early or too small for a full-time CTO and CISO, when the decisions will not wait.
What it is not
Not a managed service. Not an agent runtime. Not a second invoice for security beside the technology seat. Not a block of hours with no owner. One practice. One invoice.
After the term
The Advisor Seat keeps the map current once it exists. A Strategy Day is the shorter way in, if you want the punch list before the seat.