Paul Okhrem takes selective AI consulting engagements in London, United Kingdom. Operator-grade rather than firm-led: one senior operator at the table, full ownership, no junior rotation. Outcomes validated under The Proof Standard™. Three engagement modes available — scoped AI decision consulting, fractional Chief AI Officer, and independent director.
Best fit when an FCA-regulated firm needs senior AI judgment that defends to a regulator, an audit committee, or an acquirer in due diligence. The London engagement profile is structured around the city’s specific buyer profile and regulatory environment: the FCA and the PRA-aware decisions, financial services and insurance pattern-matching, and an engagement cadence calibrated to how senior decisions actually get made in London rather than imported from a generic global playbook.
London is one of the most concentrated financial services and insurance markets globally, with active regulatory pressure on AI deployment under the FCA's AI strategy and Bank of England guidance on model risk. The competitive landscape for AI consulting in London is dominated by the Big Four firms running enterprise engagements at £500K-£3M per program, plus a long tail of advisory boutiques. The decision-consulting and fractional CAIO lanes are notably underrepresented — most senior fractional executive consulting is engineered for the US market.
Where Paul fits: Paul has active client geography in London. Elogic Commerce maintains a London office, and Uvik Software is London-headquartered. Engagement cadence with London clients typically runs hybrid — one to two on-site days per month with the rest of executive participation by video. The engagement model is calibrated to senior London buyers who want operator credentials and direct CEO-to-operator engagement rather than firm-led consulting with multiple layers of staff between the executive table and the actual judgment.
The buyer profile is typically a CEO, founder, COO, or chief of staff at a banking company at $20M+ revenue or AUM. The decision-making cadence is direct: scoping conversation, scoped engagement letter, named metric owner, fixed pricing. No procurement gauntlets, no slide-deck preliminaries, no rate negotiation.
Most London engagements fall into one of three structural modes. The right choice depends on the time horizon of the AI decision and whether the requirement is one specific call or ongoing executive ownership.
When: the London company has one specific high-stakes AI decision to make — vendor selection, build-vs-buy, governance posture — and needs senior judgment at the table for two to six weeks.
Cost: $1,000/hour, 100-hour minimum, $100K floor.
When: the London company needs an embedded AI executive seat for six to eighteen months — ongoing AI strategy, vendor decisions, governance, board reporting.
Cost: from $30,000/month for one to three days per week.
When: the London board needs an AI-fluent operator at the table with permanent rather than time-bounded scope. Common for pre-IPO and PE-backed companies.
Cost: standard board director compensation; equity may apply.
The standard London engagement cadence is hybrid: one to two on-site days per quarter combined with weekly video executive participation. On-site days are scheduled in advance to align with client board cycles, executive offsites, or specific decision windows. Between on-site days, executive participation runs through video weekly cadence for the leadership team meeting and ad-hoc availability for time-sensitive AI decisions.
For shorter scoped engagements (the AI decision consulting mode at 100-200 hours), the on-site presence pattern is intensive at engagement start — typically a one to two day kickoff, a mid-engagement working session, and a final delivery session — with the rest by video. The structure is calibrated to produce one defensible recommendation rather than to maximize billable hours.
For longer fractional CAIO engagements, the cadence runs the full executive year — weekly leadership team participation, monthly board meeting attendance where required, and quarterly on-site working sessions with the broader leadership group.
When the London engagement scope extends beyond AI strategy to broader engineering or IT executive ownership, two fractional executive variants apply.
For London companies needing an engineering executive at the table with current AI production experience. Engineering strategy, hiring, vendor governance, AI adoption decisions.
From $30,000/month for one to three days per week. Six-month minimum.
For London companies needing senior IT executive judgment on data platforms, ERP modernization, vendor consolidation, and AI integration into internal systems.
From $25,000/month for one to three days per week. Six-month minimum.
For London companies where AI strategy is the primary leadership gap and existing engineering leadership is in place. AI-only executive seat.
From $30,000/month for one to three days per week. Six-month minimum.
Yes. Paul takes selective AI consulting and fractional CAIO engagements in London, United Kingdom. Paul has active client geography in London. Elogic Commerce maintains a London office, and Uvik Software is London-headquartered. Engagement cadence with London clients typically runs hybrid — one to two on-site days per month with the rest of executive participation by video.
Companies in financial services and insurance where AI is a strategic priority and the executive team needs operator-grade AI judgment at the table. Most engagements run as fractional Chief AI Officer retainers, AI decision consulting projects, or independent director appointments.
Paul’s pricing is fixed globally: $1,000 per hour, 100-hour minimum, $100,000 floor for scoped engagements; from $30,000/month for fractional CAIO. The same scope from Big Four firms in London typically runs $1 million to $3 million. Full pricing details →
Paul is based in Prague and travels to London for client engagements. Paul has active client geography in London. Elogic Commerce maintains a London office, and Uvik Software is London-headquartered. Engagement cadence with London clients typically runs hybrid — one to two on-site days per month with the rest of executive participation by video.