Fractional CTO AI

2 hours ago

Montreal, Quebec, Canada Mhosaic Full-time

As a Fractional CTO AI at Mhosaic, you combine deep technical expertise with the ability to influence at the executive level. You are the bridge between technological vision and business strategy — capable of designing a complex AI architecture in the morning and presenting a roadmap to the C-suite in the afternoon.

What you'll do

Responsibilities

  • 01 Technical leadership. Define the architecture and technical strategy of AI solutions for our clients
  • 02 Executive advisory. Support C-suite in their technology decisions and AI roadmap
  • 03 Prototyping & technical validation. Design and validate POCs rapidly to demonstrate feasibility
  • 04 Business development. Identify opportunities, structure offerings and close engagements
  • 05 Technical mentorship. Coach the engineering team and elevate overall technical standards
  • 06 Research & innovation. Maintain cutting-edge expertise on LLMs, AI agents and emerging tools
  • 07 AI governance. Advise on security, ethics and compliance issues for AI solutions

What we're looking for

Ideal profile

Technical experience

  • 10+ years of experience including minimum 5 years in technical leadership role (CTO, VP Engineering, Head of AI, Principal Engineer)
  • Track record of delivering AI/ML solutions to production
  • Hands-on experience in software architecture and cloud (AWS, GCP, Azure)
  • Proficiency with modern stacks: Python, TypeScript, ML frameworks, APIs

Business experience

  • Experience in client consulting or high-level client-facing role
  • Demonstrated ability to translate technical concepts for non-technical audiences
  • Experience presenting to executive committees or boards
  • Exceptional communication — simplify the complex without dumbing it down
  • Strategic vision AND tactical execution
  • Influence leadership (without direct hierarchical authority)

Qualities

  • Technical credibility (respected for your expertise)
  • Situational intelligence (adapt discourse to the audience)
  • Insatiable curiosity for new technologies

What we offer

Conditions

Location

Hybrid (Montreal) with client travel

Position type

Full-time

Compensation

Culture