Do nothing
The gap compounds; talent and credibility leak.
The retainer
A Fractional People-AI Officer, embedded in your team.
The role your transformation is missing: 2–4 days a month, senior only, designed to make itself unnecessary.
2 seats per quarter. That's real capacity, not scarcity theater.
Three ways forward
Hire full-time
₹1.5Cr+ fully loaded, and you're writing the job spec blind
Fractional
Senior operator now, roadmap in 90 days, exit designed in
The first 90 days
Diagnostic + quick wins list
First workflow pilot live (usually TA)
Governance baseline + vendor decisions
Board readout + next-quarter map
Comparison
Senior operator in the room
Ships working pilots
Knows HR, not just AI
Cost
Speed to value
Exit designed in
Fractional People-AI Officer
Yes
Yes
Yes
A fraction of a full-time hire
Weeks
Yes
Big-4 program
–
–
Yes
₹ crores
Quarters
–
HR-tech vendor
–
Yes
their tool only
–
License + services
Demo-fast, adoption-slow
–
Full-time hire
Yes
Depends
Depends
₹1.5Cr+/yr
A hiring cycle away
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What the retainer includes
- Roadmap ownership
- Vendor bake-offs run honestly
- Governance and audit-readiness
- Monthly leadership working session
- Quarterly board-ready readout
- Your team trained to run it
3-month minimum · India, GCC & US time zones
Intensive fee credits toward month one.
Talk about a seat →FAQ
A consultant writes a report and leaves. A fractional People-AI Officer is an embedded operator, in the room with your team, owning the roadmap, and accountable for a working pilot rather than a deck.
The retainer renews quarterly. Most seats run two to three quarters, then we hand off to your team. The exit is designed on the way in.
None. We take no referral fees: bake-offs stay honest.
Yes, that's the designed path. Half a day, then decide with evidence.