Technology Leadership Seat

Capacity held each month. Confirmed by Victor, not inferred from an open calendar.

Reserved each month

4 days per month

Also included

weekly engineering review

And

monthly roadmap decisions

Response time

Two business days within allocated time

Next start

April 2027

The company

Merrivale Retail Systems. 62 staff, 19 engineers.

What they want

A CTO seat, and an end to the rewrite argument

Why now

No technical leader since March 2025. The rewrite question has run for two years.

Who signs the mandate

Helen Ashworth, CEO

Attached at intake.

• Engineering meeting records, 24 (MD)
• Service and database schemas (SQL)
• Release and incident history (CSV)

Initial term

Three months, then rolling

Notice

30 days either side

A reserved day

Up to 8 working hours, including preparation and follow-up

Not included

Emergency and out-of-hours cover, travel and extra days

The person does the work. Victor runs the contracted sessions and owns the professional judgment. Supporting agents prepare intake, evidence, agendas and follow-up, and their drafts are reviewed before anything reaches the client.

1. Qualify the company, stage, problem and leadership fit.
2. Review authorised evidence and agree a baseline.
3. Sign the mandate, capacity and decision-rights schedule.
4. Run the agreed leadership meetings and direct the priorities.
5. Review performance with the sponsor and record decisions.
6. Renew, revise or hand over the mandate with an action register.