Schedule a call →

<p>Interview fractional leaders this week for <strong>free</strong>!</p>

Brand: Coming Soon

Welcome to Coming Soon, the future home of something quite cool! This brand is dedicated to bringing you innovative and exciting products and services that will leave you eager for more. Whether you're a site owner getting ready to launch your next big project or a visitor looking for something special, Coming Soon has something in store for you.

Stay tuned for a range of offerings that are sure to impress, from cutting-edge technology to stylish fashion items. If you're seeking unique and trendy solutions, look no further than Coming Soon. Our team is working tirelessly behind the scenes to bring you the best in creativity and quality.

So, whether you're a site owner ready to take the next step or a curious visitor, keep an eye out for what's to come from Coming Soon. Check back soon for updates and exciting announcements!

Dooner Social Ventures

Business and Consumer Services

Computers Electronics and Technology

Marketing and Advertising

Heavy Industry and Engineering

Helvetica Neue

Mission-driven tech and social impact entrepreneurship, participatory philanthropy, non-profit/higher education charitable initiatives.

The Role
--------

The Fractional Executive Project Leader will help:

*   Coordinate cross-functional participation across senior leadership, staff, faculty, and external advisors.
*   Prepare briefings, decision memos, meeting agendas, and progress updates for the president and senior stakeholders.
*   Help distinguish between enterprise AI infrastructure, academic AI policy, administrative productivity, and institutional strategy.
*   Keep the initiative focused on practical adoption, learning, and measurable institutional value.
*   Anticipate stakeholder concerns, especially around ethics, labor impact, mission alignment, academic integrity, privacy, and institutional risk.
*   Help create a culture of informed experimentation rather than either fear-based paralysis or unfocused enthusiasm.

Ideal Candidate Profile
-----------------------

We are looking for someone who has many of the following qualities:

*   VP or equivalent management experience.
*   Prior leadership in higher education, nonprofit, healthcare, philanthropy, consulting, technology, or another complex mission-driven environment.
*   Demonstrated ability to lead enterprise-wide or institution-wide transformation projects.
*   Strong understanding of AI's strategic implications, even if not a technical AI expert.
*   Comfort working directly with presidents, CEOs, boards, cabinets, and senior leadership teams.
*   Ability to translate complexity into clear choices, roadmaps, and action plans.
*   Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
*   High judgment, discretion, emotional intelligence, and political sophistication.
*   Ability to operate in ambiguous environments without overcomplicating the work.
*   Strong project leadership discipline: agendas, timelines, decision logs, workstreams, deliverables, and follow-through.
*   Deep interest in the future of higher education and the role of AI in reshaping institutions.
*   A service-oriented mindset and genuine desire to help a mission-driven university navigate a defining strategic moment.

This Person Is Probably Not
---------------------------

This is not the right role for someone who is primarily a technologist looking to advise on AI.

It is also not the right role for someone who wants to produce a lengthy theoretical report without helping the institution move toward implementation.

Attributes We Value
-------------------

*   Strategic but practical
*   Senior but humble
*   AI-curious and AI-literate
*   Mission-aligned
*   Politically astute
*   Comfortable with ambiguity
*   Fast learner with a curious mind
*   Strong facilitator
*   Clear writer
*   Calm under complexity
*   Able to create momentum without creating noise

Time Commitment
---------------

This is expected to be a fractional role, likely 12-16 hours per week, depending on project phase and candidate availability. The engagement structure can be shaped around the right person.

Seniority
---------

Senior PM or PMO Leader, or equivalent

Project Management Officer - fractional AI in Higher Ed

Director of Program Management

Chief AI Officer

Chief Strategy Officer

Mission-driven tech and social impact entrepreneurship, participatory philanthropy, non-profit/higher education charitable initiatives.


Sector: Higher Education / AI Strategy / Organizational Transformation

Seniority: Senior PM or PMO Leader, or equivalent

**About the Initiative**

A university president is advancing a strategic AI initiative focused on helping the institution respond thoughtfully, urgently, and distinctively to the opportunities and disruptions created by artificial intelligence - and to reimagine the university for a post-AI world.

This is not a narrow technology implementation project. It is a presidential-level strategy and transformation effort touching institutional positioning, administrative productivity, student experience, workforce readiness, academic differentiation, organizational learning, and long-term competitiveness in a post-AI higher education environment.

The work requires both strategic imagination and disciplined execution. We are looking for a senior project leader who can help translate a presidential vision into a practical roadmap, align stakeholders, sequence near-term pilots, and keep the work moving without creating unnecessary bureaucracy.

**The Role**

The ideal candidate is a deeply experienced executive who has worked in complex organizations, understands higher education or adjacent mission-driven institutions, and is genuinely engaged with and highly interested in the transformative implications of AI.

This role may be especially attractive to a senior leader at a stage in their career where mission, institutional impact, mentoring, and giving back are at least as important as compensation — while still wanting to contribute meaningfully to one of the most important strategic questions facing higher education.

**Key Responsibilities**

The Fractional Executive Project Leader will help:

- Coordinate cross-functional participation across senior leadership, staff, faculty, and external advisors.
- Prepare briefings, decision memos, meeting agendas, and progress updates for the president and senior stakeholders.
- Help distinguish between enterprise AI infrastructure, academic AI policy, administrative productivity, and institutional strategy.
- Keep the initiative focused on practical adoption, learning, and measurable institutional value.
- Anticipate stakeholder concerns, especially around ethics, labor impact, mission alignment, academic integrity, privacy, and institutional risk.
- Help create a culture of informed experimentation rather than either fear-based paralysis or unfocused enthusiasm.

**Ideal Candidate Profile**

We are looking for someone who has many of the following qualities:

- VP or equivalent management experience.
- Prior leadership in higher education, nonprofit, healthcare, philanthropy, consulting, technology, or another complex mission-driven environment.
- Demonstrated ability to lead enterprise-wide or institution-wide transformation projects.
- Strong understanding of AI’s strategic implications, even if not a technical AI expert.
- Comfort working directly with presidents, CEOs, boards, cabinets, and senior leadership teams.
- Ability to translate complexity into clear choices, roadmaps, and action plans.
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
- High judgment, discretion, emotional intelligence, and political sophistication.
- Ability to operate in ambiguous environments without overcomplicating the work.
- Strong project leadership discipline: agendas, timelines, decision logs, workstreams, deliverables, and follow-through.
- Deep interest in the future of higher education and the role of AI in reshaping institutions.
- A service-oriented mindset and genuine desire to help a mission-driven university navigate a defining strategic moment.

**This Person Is Probably Not**

This is not the right role for someone who is primarily a technologist looking to advise on AI.

It is also not the right role for someone who wants to produce a lengthy theoretical report without helping the institution move toward implementation.

**Attributes We Value**

- Strategic but practical
- Senior but humble
- AI-curious and AI-literate
- Mission-aligned
- Politically astute
- Comfortable with ambiguity
- Fast learner with a curious mind
- Strong facilitator
- Clear writer
- Calm under complexity
- Able to create momentum without creating noise

**Time Commitment**

This is expected to be a fractional role, likely 12-16 hours per week, depending on project phase and candidate availability. The engagement structure can be shaped around the right person.

**Why This Matters**

AI will not simply add another tool to higher education. It will reshape how institutions operate, compete, educate, communicate, and create value.

Universities that respond well will not be the ones that create the largest committees or the most abstract plans. They will be the ones that combine mission clarity, executive leadership, institutional learning, ethical judgment, and disciplined experimentation.

This role is an opportunity to help one university do that work well.

**How to Express Interest**

Please send a brief note describing your background, your interest in AI and higher education, and why this type of fractional executive role is appealing at this stage of your career. A résumé or LinkedIn profile is welcome, but a thoughtful note is equally important.

#HigherEducation #AIStrategy #HigherEdLeadership #AIInEducation #DigitalTransformation #OrganizationalTransformation #ResponsibleAI #FractionalExecutive

Philadelphia

A university is seeking a Fractional Project Management Officer to lead a strategic AI initiative. The role involves coordinating cross-functional teams, preparing briefings, and ensuring practical adoption of AI strategies. The position requires senior leadership experience and a strong understanding of AI's strategic implications in higher education.

Fractional Project Management Officer

Operations

## Role Overview
We are seeking a strategic CTO/CIO-like advisor who understands how to harness the power of AI at the workgroup and institution levels. This person will step in and run with various initiatives underway with a prominent higher education institution - just like an early-stage CTO/CIO.

## Responsibilities
- Lead greenfield reimagining of workflows and staffing
- Quickly adapt to the realities of the AI landscape, especially as it relates to administration (marketing, finance, enrollment, admissions, fundraising, etc.)
- Work 1:1 with senior leadership to solve business problems

## Qualifications
- Has worked in a technology leadership or senior technology consulting role
- Is comfortable working 1:1 with senior leadership to solve business problems, not tech problems
- Has worked with enterprise-level AI architecture and planning

## Work Arrangement
This is a fractional advisory role, not a full-time position. Approximately 4-8 hours per week.

Fractional Chief Technology Officer - AI

Chief Technology Officer

Advisor

We are seeking a strategic CTO/CIO-like advisor who understands how to harness the power of AI at the workgroup and institution levels. We are also looking for this person to step in and run with various initiatives that we have underway with a prominent higher education institution - just like an early-stage CTO/CIO. Mostly this is about greenfield reimagining of workflows and staffing - we need to quickly adapt to the realities of the AI landscape, especially as it relates to administration (marketing, finance, enrollment, admissions, fundraising, etc.)

The right person:

→ Has worked in a technology leadership or senior technology consulting role.

→ Is comfortable working 1:1 with senior leadership to solve business problems, not tech problems.

→ Has worked with enterprise-level AI architecture and planning

This is a fractional advisory role, not a full-time position. Approximately 4-8 hours per week.

Chief Technology Officer - AI (fractional/virtual)

United States

Seeking a strategic CTO/CIO-like advisor to lead AI initiatives for a higher education institution, focusing on workflow reimagining and senior leadership collaboration.

Engineering

Our lean, agile, startup team is seeking a strong chief-of-staff-like resource (contract, fractional, remote role) with experience in an early-stage business plan development environment.

You MUST be skilled at AI for strategic planning, especially Claude.

This is a mission-driven strategy sprint for a university's strategic plan adapted for a post AI-world.

Must be highly motivated and capable of working without constant guidance. You must also be willing to roll up your sleeves and help us create deliverables working hand-in-hand, working closely with the principals on the engagement.

Thanks for considering this opportunity to join our team, and we look forward to hearing from you.

Chief of Staff - fractional

A next-generation AI assistant for your tasks, no matter the scale

Claude

Chief of Staff

Fractional Chief of Staff to develop strategic plan for university's AI adaptation

Fractional Chief of Staff

We're a private foundation and impact investor looking for a fractional AI adviser with CTO-caliber thinking—someone who speaks both technology and strategy fluently.

*   Not enterprise AI hype but rather applied ideas that move the needle for nonprofits and the communities they serve
*   Inform our direct investments in tech startups tackling real social issues and human development opportunities
*   Bridge the gap between emerging capabilities and practical application for our team and nonprofit partners

Virtual. Flexible hours. High-trust dialogue with principals who value intellectual rigor over jargon.

If you're energized by the intersection of AI and meaningful social change, please apply.

Thanks!

Fractional AI Thought Partner - Social Impact

We're a private foundation and impact investor looking for a fractional AI adviser with CTO-caliber thinking—someone who speaks both technology and strategy fluently.

- Not enterprise AI hype but rather applied ideas that move the needle for nonprofits and the communities they serve
- Inform our direct investments in tech startups tackling real social issues and human development opportunities
- Bridge the gap between emerging capabilities and practical application for our team and nonprofit partners

Virtual. Flexible hours. High-trust dialogue with principals who value intellectual rigor over jargon.

If you're energized by the intersection of AI and meaningful social change, please apply.

Thanks!

Fractional AI Thought Partner to advise on tech strategy for private foundation

Dooner Social Ventures

About Dooner Social Ventures

Jobs

Past roles

About this page