Fractional CAIO

Not advisory — ownership

The AI Sweden Leadership Report 2026 confirms what I've seen from the inside: transformation succeeds almost exclusively when it is owned by someone with real mandate at the top. Not a consultant team with a roadmap. Not an AI lead at middle management level. The person who can actually break consensus and drive through what needs to happen.

I live this daily as CAIO at Sonetel. That's where the experience comes from.

What the engagement means

Embedded in the leadership team: Participates in management team meetings, owns the AI agenda, drives follow-through. Not at PowerPoint distance.

Individual adoption plans: Each leader in the management team gets a concrete plan for how AI changes their specific area of responsibility.

Quality governance: Processes for how AI-generated material is reviewed and approved. Accountability stays with the human.

Capability building: The goal is for the organization to manage without me. Not to create consultant dependency.

Daily coding included: I build and test what I recommend. No recommendations I can't demonstrate in production.

“A very clear mandate from the highest leadership is required to break through old structures, and consensus was seldom reached at the initiation of the shift.”
— AI Sweden Leadership Report 2026

What a CAIO engagement includes

AI strategy & roadmap

Anchored in business objectives, not technology trends. Concrete enough to follow up on — not a 60-page document nobody reads.

Adoption & change management

Individual plans per leader and function. Realistic goals. Honest follow-up — including when adoption doesn't happen.

Governance & accountability

Clear processes for what gets reviewed, who approves, and how responsibility for AI-generated material is distributed.

Capability building

Training that builds internal capability. The goal is self-sufficiency — not continued consulting dependency.

Who this is for

Companies that know they need to move but don't know how to own the question internally. Leadership teams that have AI on the agenda but lack someone who can drive it at the right level. Organizations that have tried pilots and projects but haven't gotten them to stick.

This is not an engagement for the curious — it's for those ready to actually change how they work.

Engagement formats

Fractional: 1–2 days/week, embedded in the leadership team
Engagement length: Minimum 6 months
Location: On-site + remote
Languages: Swedish, English

Experience foundation

30+

Years in technology leadership

CAIO

Current role at Sonetel AB (publ)