Know Your Exposure
AI Governance Readiness Assessment
You can't fix what you don't know.
Most organizations deploying AI have significant governance gaps — undocumented risk decisions, untested controls, unclear accountability. The Readiness Assessment gives you a complete, honest picture of where you stand before an auditor, regulator, or customer finds out first.
What We Evaluate:
AI risk posture against NIST AI RMF, EU AI Act, and OECD principles
SOC2 and HIPAA compliance alignment for AI systems in scope
LLM, RAG, and agentic workflow governance controls
Data privacy, bias mitigation, and hallucination risk practices
Third-party AI vendor and integration risk
Documentation, audit trail readiness, and accountability structures
What You Receive:
Comprehensive gap analysis with prioritized findings
Risk-ranked remediation roadmap with 90-day action plan
Executive-ready summary for board or leadership reporting
Optional readout session with key stakeholders
Who This Is For:
Organizations deploying AI who haven't formally assessed their governance posture — or companies approaching a SOC2 audit, board review, or regulatory inquiry who need to understand their exposure before the conversation starts.
Engagement: 3–4 weeks | Fixed scope | Fixed fee
What You're Actually Exposed To
Not every AI compliance framework carries the same weight. Most companies don't know which ones can actually hurt them — until it's too late.
The Problem With "Compliance" as One Word
Ask ten companies about AI compliance and you'll get ten different assumptions about what actually matters. Some think a policy document is enough. Some think none of this applies unless they're in Europe. Some are quietly exposed to real legal risk and don't know it — while worrying about frameworks that were never going to fine them in the first place.
That confusion is expensive. Not knowing the difference between a real legal obligation and a background best-practice is how companies end up either overspending on the wrong things, or dangerously under-prepared for the ones that actually carry consequences.
Fractional Head of AI Governance
Senior AI governance leadership. Without the full-time executive cost.
As AI becomes core infrastructure, governance can't be an afterthought or a part-time responsibility assigned to someone already stretched thin. But most organizations aren't ready to hire a full-time Chief AI Officer or Head of AI Governance.
Incline Protocol embeds senior governance leadership directly into your organization — acting as your Head of AI Governance on a fractional basis. We own the program, drive the strategy, and keep your AI deployment accountable, compliant, and defensible.
What We Own:
AI governance strategy and policy framework development
Ongoing risk assessment and model oversight
Regulatory alignment across EU AI Act, NIST AI RMF, HIPAA, and SOC2
Cross-functional alignment with Engineering, Legal, Compliance, and executive leadership
Board-level AI governance reporting and executive communication
Third-party AI vendor risk management
Incident response protocols for AI system failures or compliance events
What You Get:
A defensible, audit-ready AI governance program operating continuously
Executive-level accountability without the executive-level overhead
Confidence walking into any board meeting, customer audit, or regulatory review
A governance partner who understands both the technical systems and the compliance landscape
Who This Is For:
Companies that have moved past experimentation and are running AI in production — and need ongoing senior oversight to keep pace with regulatory requirements, customer expectations, and internal accountability standards.
Engagement: 3–12 month retainers | Scoped by organization size and complexity
Not Sure Where to Start?
Every engagement begins with a Readiness Assessment. It takes four weeks, delivers immediate value, and gives both parties a clear picture of what comes next — with no long-term commitment required. From there, many clients move into an ongoing Fractional Head of AI Governance relationship to keep the program running.
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