Fractional AI Compliance
Enterprise-grade compliance infrastructure management without the full-time hire.
Passing a readiness review or SOC 2 Type I is not the end of compliance. It is the beginning of maintaining it. Fractional AI Compliance gives AI-native companies ongoing governance, control monitoring, vendor questionnaire support, incident advisory, and regulatory guidance without adding full-time compliance headcount.
Overview
Passing SOC 2 Type I is not the end of compliance work. It is the beginning of maintaining it. Enterprise customers will continue to send questionnaires, new features will create new data flows, and your evidence will need to be refreshed for Type II, recertification, or future procurement reviews.
A full-time compliance hire may be difficult to justify before Series B. But a compliance posture that only exists in a document someone filed after an audit is not a real posture. It is a snapshot that goes stale every month.
Fractional AI Compliance fills the gap between no internal compliance team and a full-time governance function. It keeps your control environment active, updates documentation, supports incoming security questionnaires, and provides regulatory guidance as the AI compliance landscape evolves.
This is not an automated compliance software subscription. It is an advisory relationship for AI-native teams that need human judgment, technical context, and practical compliance execution around their actual stack.
Ideal For
- AI-native startups that completed SOC 2 Type I and need to maintain posture toward Type II
- Companies with a growing enterprise customer base generating regular vendor questionnaires
- Teams operating under EU AI Act obligations with ongoing monitoring requirements
- Funded companies that need compliance expertise without a full-time hire
- AI SaaS teams adding new LLM features, vendors, integrations, or data flows on a regular basis
What's Included
Comprehensive services tailored to your needs.
- Sampling and testing of key controls
- Evidence collection and documentation updates
- Control effectiveness assessment
- Exception identification and remediation guidance
- Monthly control status reporting
- Response drafting for incoming security questionnaires
- Alignment with documented control environment
- Review and approval workflow before client submission
- Typical turnaround of 2-3 business days per questionnaire
- Support for recurring enterprise procurement requests
- Monthly briefing on EU AI Act enforcement developments
- ISO 42001 updates and procurement impact assessment
- SOC 2 criteria change notifications
- NIST AI RMF guidance updates
- Practical interpretation of regulatory changes for your AI stack
- Incident response advisory for security or compliance events
- AI-specific incident documentation support
- Quarterly compliance posture review
- Board-ready compliance status summaries
- New feature and third-party AI vendor risk reviews
- New data flow documentation and control mapping
The Process
A structured approach to deliver results with clear communication at every step.
Onboarding
We document the existing control environment, establish evidence collection cadence, confirm communication protocols, and identify immediate questionnaire backlog or pending reviews.
Monthly Monitoring Cycle
Key controls are sampled, evidence is reviewed, exceptions are documented, and a monthly control status report is delivered.
Questionnaire & Vendor Support
As questionnaires arrive, responses are reviewed, drafted, aligned with your documented controls, and sent back to your team for approval before submission.
Incident Support
Security or compliance incidents are supported with AI-specific documentation guidance, regulatory considerations, and post-incident control review.
Quarterly Review
Every quarter, we review your compliance posture, produce a board-ready summary, brief your team on regulatory updates, and adjust the roadmap for upcoming deal requirements.
Tools & Technologies
Industry-leading tools and frameworks I use for this service.
Pricing
Transparent pricing options to fit your needs and budget.
- Monthly control monitoring for core controls
- Monthly status report
- Regulatory watch briefing
- 1 vendor questionnaire response per month
- Monthly check-in call
Best for: Post-Type-I teams maintaining posture with low incoming questionnaire volume
- Full monthly control monitoring
- Monthly status report
- Regulatory watch briefing
- Up to 3 vendor questionnaire responses per month
- 1 new feature compliance review per month
- Quarterly posture review
- Incident response advisory
Best for: Growing enterprise customer bases with regular procurement activity
- All Standard deliverables
- Unlimited vendor questionnaire responses
- Unlimited new feature and vendor reviews
- Board-ready quarterly compliance report
- EU AI Act enforcement deep-dive briefings
- Priority incident response within the same business day
- Dedicated Slack or Teams channel
Best for: Companies with board-level compliance accountability or multiple enterprise customers in active procurement
All prices are starting points. Final pricing depends on specific requirements. Schedule a consultation for a custom quote.
Frequently Asked Questions
Common questions about fractional ai compliance.
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Is this the same as a compliance tool like Vanta or Drata?
Do I need to have completed a compliance build first?
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