# Statement of Work: Fractional CTO Retainer

SOW [number] under the Master Services Agreement dated [date] between [Company] (the “Company”) and [Consultant] (the “Consultant”). Start date: [date].

## 1. Format

[Advisory / Advisory + MVP / Embedded CTO]. Delete the formats that don’t apply.

- **Advisory:** regular CTO judgment on architecture, hiring and technical decisions, including a weekly strategy session with the Company’s leadership, with execution covered by the Company’s team.
- **Advisory + MVP:** everything in Advisory, plus one bounded MVP or proof-of-concept slice per month.
- **Embedded CTO:** everything in Advisory + MVP, plus the Consultant runs the engineering function, including delivery, team leadership and hiring.

## 2. What we are trying to change

This month the work is aimed at: [one or two sentences, for example “get the payments integration into production” or “decide whether to rebuild the backend before the Series A”]. The parties review it at the end of each month and replace it when it is done or no longer matters. This clause changes clause 9 of the Agreement for this goal only: an email both parties confirm is enough to replace it. A change to the format or the fee needs an amendment signed by both parties.

## 3. Access

Within [five] business days of the start date, the Company gives the Consultant access to [the founders, the team, the code repositories, the team’s chat and the data the work needs].

## 4. Fee

USD [amount] per month, flat, invoiced at the start of each month under clause 3 of the Agreement. The first invoice is issued on signature and covers the start date to the end of that calendar month, prorated by days. No equity.

## 5. Term

Month to month, until either party ends this SOW under clause 7 of the Agreement.

## Signatures

For the Company: [name], [title]

Signature and date: ____________________

The Consultant: [name]

Signature and date: ____________________

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Template by Ezequiel Actis Grosso, fractional CTO: https://fractionalcto.com.ar/fractional-cto-contract-template. Free to use and adapt. Not legal advice.