Executive AI Governance Without Hiring Full-Time
Ongoing expert guidance for organisations adopting AI rapidly but lacking internal governance capability. Lightweight oversight that keeps your board informed and your risk exposure managed.
What this advisory covers
Many firms now use AI across teams, but no one owns governance.
AI adoption in Australian organisations is accelerating. The governance capability to manage it is not keeping pace. Most organisations are making consequential decisions about AI tools, vendors, and workflows without a clear accountability structure.
The absence of governance becomes visible in the worst possible context when something goes wrong such as vendor incident, a privacy breach, a board question.
An ongoing advisory relationship gives you expert guidance without the overhead of a full-time hire.
Monthly advisory support across six areas.
Structured guidance delivered each month through leadership calls, written outputs, and decision support. Designed to fit around your existing team, not replace it.
Monthly structured calls with your risk, IT, or executive leadership to review AI activity, emerging issues, and governance priorities.
A living governance roadmap updated each quarter to reflect your AI maturity, regulatory obligations, and internal priorities.
Ongoing review and revision of your AI acceptable use policy, risk register, and governance documentation as your environment evolves.
Independent review of AI-enabled SaaS vendors before approval, including risk flags, contractual gaps, and privacy alignment.
Structured support to maintain and mature your AI risk register, including new tool assessments and periodic refresh cycles.
Quarterly sessions with key teams to build awareness, review rollout controls, and embed governance thinking across your organisation.
Structured from day one.
The advisory relationship follows a clear rhythm. No ambiguity about what is being delivered or when.
Baseline assessment
We begin with a structured review of your current AI landscape, tools in use, governance gaps, and regulatory exposure.
Governance foundation
In the first 30 days, we establish your acceptable use policy, risk register, and accountability map as working documents.
Ongoing monthly cadence
Monthly leadership calls, written advisory outputs, and ad-hoc vendor or tool support as decisions arise.
Quarterly governance review
Each quarter we review the roadmap, refresh risk registers, and update board-ready governance reporting.
Built for organisations adopting AI faster than governance can keep pace.
If your organisation is deploying AI tools across teams but lacks a dedicated governance capability internally, an ongoing advisory relationship provides expert oversight without the cost and overhead of a full-time hire.
We work with risk leads, CISOs, COOs, and leadership teams at Australian mid-market firms who need confidence that AI adoption is being managed responsibly.
50 to 500 staff organisations Too large to ignore AI governance, too lean to hire a full-time AI risk function
Regulated businesses Financial services, healthcare, professional services with APRA or Privacy Act obligations
Fast-growing organisations Scaling AI adoption quickly and needing governance to keep pace with the business
Leadership teams needing confidence Boards and executives facing audit, regulatory, or investor scrutiny on AI oversight
Flexible advisory. No lock-in.
We help establish lightweight AI governance without slowing innovation. The engagement model is designed to scale with your needs.
AI Governance Foundations
One-time fixed fee · 4 weeks · Board-ready output
AI Governance Advisory Retainer
Monthly retainer · Minimum 3 months · Structured cadence
Most clients begin with the AI Governance Foundations engagement before moving to the ongoing advisory retainer. Foundations can be delivered as a standalone engagement with no obligation to continue.
We help establish lightweight AI governance without slowing innovation.
A confidential, no-obligation 30-minute call to understand your current AI exposure and whether this advisory relationship is the right fit.