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Fractional CTO for ambitious SMEs in Dubai

The senior technical leadership you need, without the cost of hiring. I structure your IT, decide with you, execute, and ensure your teams actually adopt what we deploy.

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Cyrille Benac, The French CTO, in his Dubai office with Burj Khalifa in the background at sunset

The role, without the payroll

A Chief Technology Officer makes the strategic IT decisions, picks the tools, structures the infrastructure, manages developers or vendors, and skills up the team. A full-time CTO costs 80,000 to 150,000 USD per year in Dubai.

For a 5–30 person SME or professional practice, that cost isn’t justified. But the needs are real. That’s exactly where I come in.

Concretely

What I cover

  • IT Strategy

    Tool selection, architecture, roadmap, anticipation.

  • Existing audit

    Full diagnostic of your current stack, weak points, opportunities.

  • Implementation

    Actual hands-on work, not just advice. I code, configure, test.

  • Adoption

    Prosci ADKAR method to drive real usage.

  • Vendor management

    If you have other devs or freelancers, I supervise them for you.

  • Team training

    Targeted sessions to make your collaborators autonomous.

What I bring

A concrete reference, not a cultural pitch

In Dubai, the label “IT consultant” can mean almost anything. You may meet an excellent Indian engineer, a brilliant Russian developer, or a salesperson who quietly outsources everything to India. That diversity is what makes the city vibrant — good thing.

My reference: 28 years on high-stakes IT projects in Europe — GDPR-level scrutiny, complete documentation, transparent pricing, quality of execution as a non-negotiable. That’s what many French-speaking SMEs in Dubai are looking for, and increasingly, local practices that want this level of discipline on their IT too.

When to engage

3 moments when it becomes urgent

  • Your business is growing, your IT improvises

    Clients on Excel, appointments on 3 platforms, documents scattered across Drive and WhatsApp. You know it’s not sustainable. I structure it, you get time back.

  • You want to integrate AI

    Everyone talks AI, but between ChatGPT, Copilot, agents and 50K AED solutions, it’s foggy. I clarify, prioritize, implement.

  • You’re launching or pivoting

    The perfect moment to build clean: less technical debt, lucid choices, time saved long-term.

How it works

The actual flow

  1. 1

    30-min free audit

    Video or in-person in Dubai. I understand your business, ask the right questions, give you a mini plan.

  2. 2

    Scoped proposal

    If we move forward, I propose a precise mission: scope, deliverables, timeline, price. Fixed price or day rate, whichever fits.

  3. 3

    Execution with rituals

    Short weekly check-ins, incremental delivery. You see progress in real time.

  4. 4

    Adoption phase

    Once technically in place, we work with your teams to drive real usage. That’s ADKAR.

  5. 5

    Long-term follow-up (optional)

    If you want a recurring part-time CTO, we set up a monthly retainer.

Compare

Versus alternatives

OptionCostLead timeRisk
Hire an in-house CTO80–150K USD/year + visa3–6 months to findOverkill for SME
Classic IT agency15–50K USD/projectSlow, opaqueStandardization, sub-contracting
Offshore freelancer2–10K USD/projectVariableCommunication, accountability
The French CTOCustom, transparent1–2 weeks to startMinimal, one dedicated person

FAQ

Your questions, answered

  • Variable. From one day per month in advisor mode, up to 50% of your time if I run a major transformation. We define it together.

Let’s talk about your IT in 30 minutes

A free audit, an action plan, and the option to work together if there’s a fit. No commitment.

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