Portfolio CTO Retainer
Ongoing CTO judgement without a full-time CTO hire.
A remote-first advisory retainer for CEOs, boards and investors who need senior technology challenge, board reporting and decision support.
Pricing
- Monthly retainer
- £7.5k-£8.5k/month + VAT
- Minimum term
- 3 months
- Availability
- Normally no more than two retained advisory clients at a time
- Delivery model
- Remote-first with occasional paid board/workshop travel.
Included
- Fortnightly leadership call
- Monthly board memo
- Monthly technology scorecard / risk tracker
- Roadmap and delivery challenge
- AI governance guidance
- Cyber and resilience prioritisation
- Vendor and hiring decision support
- Async decision support within agreed limits
Not included
- Daily standups
- Line management
- Programme management
- Ticket writing
- Hands-on implementation
- 24/7 incident response
- Unlimited Slack/Teams access
- Owning procurement decisions
Operating cadence
A simple monthly rhythm keeps the work bounded, senior and useful.
Week 1
Leadership call and priority review
Week 2
Async review of roadmap, risk, hiring, AI or vendor decisions
Week 3
Leadership call and decision support
Week 4
Board memo, scorecard refresh and next-month priorities
Need ongoing CTO decision support?
Ongoing advisory often follows an initial review, but an introductory call can confirm whether that is necessary.
Contact
Tell me what technology decision, risk or delivery constraint is creating board-level concern. I will reply with introductory call slots or a clear view on whether I can help.
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