Fractional CTO support in Dubai, delivered by Richard J. Keenlyside - a senior technology operator with three decades of board-level leadership across UK and international businesses. Dubai and the wider UAE are an active fractional and advisory market - particularly in financial services, real estate, retail, family offices and the regional HQs of UK and European businesses.
Remote-first with quarterly on-site weeks. UK is 3–4 hours behind Gulf Standard Time, giving a working overlap from late UK morning to early afternoon.
Travel and on-site: 7-hour direct flights from London Heathrow. On-site weeks typically structured around board dates and major stakeholder reviews.
Advisory and Independent IT Review engagements with UAE-headquartered family groups and the regional operations of UK businesses, typically commissioned at shareholder or board level.
SaaS, platform and product-led companies that need technical leadership but don't yet warrant a full-time CTO - particularly during scale-up phases or pre/post-acquisition.
Remote-first with quarterly on-site weeks. UK is 3–4 hours behind Gulf Standard Time, giving a working overlap from late UK morning to early afternoon.
Advisory and Independent IT Review engagements with UAE-headquartered family groups and the regional operations of UK businesses, typically commissioned at shareholder or board level.
SaaS, platform and product-led companies that need technical leadership but don't yet warrant a full-time CTO - particularly during scale-up phases or pre/post-acquisition.
Most Fractional CTO engagements run for an initial 90-day discovery period followed by an ongoing leadership cadence. Typical outcomes include: A target-state architecture you can actually deliver against; Engineering team topology and culture suited to the next stage of growth; Predictable product delivery cadence with clear measures; Technical due-diligence readiness ahead of fundraises or exits.
7-hour direct flights from London Heathrow. On-site weeks typically structured around board dates and major stakeholder reviews.
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