Based in Singapore · Clients worldwide
Fractional CAIO & AI Advisory
Executive AI strategy and team enablement on a per-need basis, from someone who builds AI agents, local models, and AI workflows every week.
1 hour · Bring the problem and the decision that is stuck.
Services
What I can help with
I help leadership teams decide where AI fits, what to build or buy, and how to adopt it safely, then make sure your people can actually use it.
| Service | Good for | What I can help with |
|---|---|---|
| Fractional CAIOA senior AI leader in the loop with your leadership team, part-time. | Good forCompanies that know AI matters but are not ready to create a full-time C-level seat for it. | I can help with
|
| AI Roadmap & Use-Case DiscoveryFor teams still figuring out where AI fits. | Good forA focused discovery engagement that maps your workflows and ends with a practical, prioritized roadmap instead of a generic strategy deck. | We work through
|
| Team EnablementStrategy only works if your people can use the tools. | Good forHands-on workshops and coaching so teams adopt AI coding, agents, and workflows in their daily work. | Formats include
|
| AI Advisory CallsA senior sounding board when you mainly need counsel. | Good forFounders and executives who want a plan pressure-tested before committing budget. | Typical topics
|
Ready to build? Implementation partner: AIBackends.
Custom AI workflows, integrations, private AI, and production AI systems are delivered by AIBackends, my AI engineering brand.
What is a Fractional CAIO?
A Fractional CAIO (Chief AI Officer) is a senior AI leader you engage part-time: agenda, guardrails, and build decisions without a full-time C-level seat. I still build AI agents, local models, and AI workflows every week, live on YouTube and X, so my advice is grounded in what actually works. When it is time to build, AIBackends handles the implementation.
Who this is for
Teams that know AI matters, need direction and guardrails, and are not ready for a full-time hire.
Founders and exec teams
You want a senior AI voice in leadership meetings who knows a real system from a demo.
Past experiments, no agenda yet
You have tried copilots, vendors, or a pilot. You lack a clear agenda and someone to hold the line on it.
Not ready for a full-time CAIO
You want more than a workshop, without creating a new C-level seat yet.
How to engage
Ongoing leadership, team enablement, or a lighter advisory start.
Fractional CAIO retainer
A senior AI leader in the loop with your leadership team on the AI agenda.
- Weekly, biweekly, or monthly cadence
- Decisions, guardrails, and build direction
- In the room with execs and builders
- Team workshops and coaching included as needed
Team enablement
Workshops and coaching so your people adopt AI in their daily work.
- Custom workshops for your stack and domain
- Leadership AI briefings
- 1-on-1 coaching for key people
AI Adviser
A sounding board when you mainly need reviews and pressure-testing.
- Review strategy, vendors, build vs. buy
- Pressure-test a plan before you commit budget
- Office hours or a fixed number of calls
Customized. Not a package.
We design the engagement around how your team actually works.
Cadence & calls
Weekly, biweekly, or monthly, plus how reachable I am in between.
Scope
Advisory only, or a retainer that includes team workshops and coaching.
Depth
Leadership only, or in the room with the team on architecture and pilots.
Duration
A 30-day trial, a quarterly retainer, or a fixed number of advisory calls.
Builder-led. Not slide-deck-led.
Melvin Vivas · Fractional CAIO and AI Adviser
25 years across banking, fintech, and enterprise, including senior roles at Standard Chartered Bank and Ohmyhome (Nasdaq). I still build in public, so in a leadership meeting I can tell a real system from a demo, and I have trained 300+ people through workshops and mentoring, so your team can keep up with the decisions.
Fractional CAIO and AI Advisory FAQs
A Fractional CAIO (Chief AI Officer) is a senior AI leader you engage part-time, usually on retainer: set the AI agenda, decide what to build and skip, put guardrails in place, and stay close enough that pilots become real systems, without a full-time C-level seat.
Have an AI decision to make?
One hour to frame the problem, pressure-test your plan, and lock next steps.