Board-level AI leadership that builds, trains, and delivers. From £3,500/month.
Most AI implementations fail. Yours does not have to.
Currently onboarding 2 clients. 1 place available this month.
You need board-level AI leadership that delivers results, not vendor promises.
UK SMEs and councils face significant risk from failed AI implementations. Stranded investment, missed savings, and reputational exposure. You do not need more vendors promising magic. You need board-level AI leadership that translates strategy into working systems, trains teams to master AI instead of fear it, and stays accountable until results materialise.
As your Fractional AI Director, I provide the same executive oversight as a £150K-£300K Chief AI Officer at £3,500-£8,500/month. With 35 years board experience and hands-on AI implementation capability, I do not just advise. I build, teach, and deliver measurable outcomes.
Proven track record: £300K+ savings for one council department, delivered in 2024, whilst finding an additional £480K funding. 43% operational cost reductions for SME clients, measured within 90 days, £2.1M new revenue identified in 2024, and zero GDPR breaches across sensitive deployments.
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20 questions. Instant results. From 35 years of watching organisations get this wrong.
Verified Credentials & Compliance
End-to-end AI deployment with measurable outcomes, not vendor-led guesswork.
Board-ready guardrails for safe AI adoption.
Raise capability fast and reduce AI resistance across the organisation.
Use AI to cut waste, speed work, and uncover new revenue routes.
Real results: £2.1M new revenue identified in 2024, £300K+ in savings delivered.
Senior-level leadership without the cost, lag, or risk of a permanent hire.
60–85% saving. No long recruitment process. Immediate impact.
Working prototypes in meetings, not PowerPoint promises.
£300K+ savings and overlooked funding discovered.
Quality audits before any AI deployment begins.
Prompt injection education and full UK GDPR compliance.
Built-in sunset plans for failed projects. No lock-in.
How We Work
Map every AI system in use, identify governance gaps, quantify risk exposure, and establish the baseline for ROI measurement.
Build a board-ready AI strategy with prioritised use cases, clear success metrics, and a phased implementation plan tied to your commercial objectives.
Hands-on deployment of agreed AI systems with staff training in plain English. No jargon, no disruption. People-first change management throughout.
AI policy, incident response framework, supplier audit process, and EU AI Act alignment — all documented, board-approved, and audit-ready.
ROI reporting against the original business case, optimisation of live systems, and a clear handoff path to internal ownership or continued strategic partnership.
Client Results
"Recruitment moves quickly, so anything clunky gets exposed fast. AI-SI were easy to work with, clear about what would genuinely help, and careful not to disrupt the desks while changes were going in. In the first quarter alone, we saved about £84,000 through better automation and less reliance on outsourced support."
"In property, speed matters and missed follow-up costs you opportunities. We did not need theory, we needed a process that would help the team respond faster and stay on top of serious enquiries. AI-SI focused on the points where momentum was being lost, and our response speed to qualified leads improved by 55%, with a clear lift in conversion afterwards."
"What made the difference for us was the way AI-SI worked with staff in plain English and kept the focus on pressures people actually feel day to day. There was no hype, just a clear look at where time was being lost and what could realistically be improved. Across one admin team alone, we are now saving about 18 hours a week, and that has helped relieve pressure and improve turnaround times."
"I was sceptical at the outset, largely because the legal sector has heard a great deal of noise around AI already. What impressed me was that AI-SI did not try to force a generic solution onto us. The process they helped us build reduced first-pass document review time by 41% while preserving quality, which released a significant amount of fee-earner capacity."
"On the factory side, too much of the team's day was getting eaten up by repeat admin and chasing updates. AI-SI came in with a practical approach, kept it straightforward, and helped us put in systems people actually stuck with. Within 10 weeks, admin time was down by 32%, which meant more attention could go back into production, customers and delivery."
£300K+ Saved+ £480K New Funding Found
Benefits enrolment reversed from opt-in to automatic. Failed AI investment recovered. New funding streams identified. Zero GDPR incidents throughout.
43% Cost Reduction60% Faster Process Cycles
AI-driven process automation across production scheduling and quality control. Staff trained as AI champions within 90 days. ROI positive in first quarter.
£2.1M RevenueNew Streams Identified
AI market analysis uncovered untapped client segments. Automated intake freed 40% of senior fee-earner capacity for higher-value work.
Trusted Across Sectors
Public sector AI faces unique challenges. Budget scrutiny, statutory obligations, resident transparency, and political pressures.
£300K+ savings delivered through process improvements, funding identification, and failed investment recovery. Example. Reversed broken opt-in system to automatic benefit enrolment, ensuring residents in need received support without application barriers.
Contact: 07973 210895 | simon@ai-si.com
AI strategy discussion, strategic roadmap, quick-win identification.
Pilot programmes with measurable ROI, proof-of-value sprints.
Full deployment, staff training, governance implementation.
Knowledge transfer, self-sufficiency roadmap, internal capability building.
Transition to internal ownership or continued strategic partnership.
Honest comparison. Make the right decision for your organisation.
| Factor | AI-Si Fractional AI Director |
Full-Time Chief AI Officer |
Big 4 Consultancy |
|---|---|---|---|
| Annual Cost | £42K–£102K | £150K–£300K++ benefits, NI, pension | £200K–£500K+project fees |
| Availability | Immediate startwithin 1–2 weeks | 3–6 month recruitment process |
2–4 week scoping & contract |
| Accountability | Results-basedmeasurable outcomes | Employed. Fixed cost regardless |
Deliverables-baseddocuments, not results |
| Implementation | Hands-on deliverybuilds & trains | Strategic only (typically) |
Strategy reportsyou implement it |
| Exit Strategy | Built-in capabilityno dependency created | Ongoing headcount cost & liability |
Project ends, you own the problem |
| Risk | Low. Cancel any time |
High. Employment law applies |
Medium. Contract lock-in |
No hidden fees, no scope creep. Fractional AI Director services designed for UK SMEs and councils.
£3,500/mo
2-4 hours monthly. Board-level advisory, governance frameworks, quarterly strategic planning.
£5,500/mo
8-12 hours monthly. Active implementation, team training, vendor management, hands-on delivery.
£8,500/mo
16-20 hours monthly. Full fractional executive engagement with comprehensive oversight and accountability.
All tiers include: Board reporting, compliance documentation, email/call support, and access to executive AI resources.
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Client Results
Transportation & Logistics
“Simon’s fractional AI director service transformed how we approach technology. His board-level guidance helped us identify £180K in operational savings within the first quarter, and his governance framework gave us the confidence to deploy AI responsibly.”
John Morris FCILT, MCIPR — Transport & Logistics Executive
Sectors Served
“He does not arrive with a predetermined solution. He begins by understanding the organisation’s starting point, leadership appetite, operational constraints and commercial objectives. Only then does he recommend action.”
Book your free 30 minute AI strategy discussion. We’ll assess your current AI maturity, identify quick wins, and map a strategic roadmap. No obligation. No sales pressure.
Contact: 07973 210895 | simon@ai-si.com
