Max Saad — Fractional AI Officer
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Part-Time Fractional AI Officer

Max Saad

I work with CEOs and CHROs at Series A–C companies as a part-time Fractional AI Officer, shipping production AI systems that drive revenue. With 13+ years of engineering experience and a track record of $19M+ revenue impact at Mindvalley through web architecture and conversion optimisation, I bring both strategic thinking and hands-on delivery.

Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia·Available globally (remote)

Credentials

$19M+ Revenue Impact

At Mindvalley through web architecture and conversion optimisation, including the Storyblok page builder

1st Place AAIMS25

AI Code Fest winner for MediBuddyAI (prescription scheduler, LiveKit follow-up agent)

REA Group Asia & IPG Mediabrands

Full stack work at REA Group Asia (iProperty, Squarefoot, ThinkOfLiving) and IPG Mediabrands (Huddle portal)

BlinkWork at Mindvalley

20+ two-way connectors, 160+ PRs in the BlinkWork monorepo, 745+ PRs merged across 17 repos

13+ Years Experience

Software engineering and AI specialization across EdTech, PropTech, and AdTech

Key Facts

  • Part-time Fractional AI Officer for Series A–C companies
  • Currently Senior Full Stack AI Engineer at Mindvalley
  • BlinkWork: 20+ two-way connectors, 160+ PRs in the monorepo, 745+ PRs merged across 17 repos
  • Built on TrueMemory (RAG and knowledge graph APIs) and introduced the Jev AI model to the tech team
  • Specialist in Agentic AI, MCP, and RAG architecture
  • Award-winning projects: MediBuddyAI, GuardianBox, DerivIQ, Pixurance
  • Education: BS Computer Science, FAST National University of Computer and Emerging Sciences, Karachi, 2006 to 2011 (equivalent to MCS/M.Sc.)

What I Do

1Fractional AI Officer

I work with CEOs and CHROs as a part-time Fractional AI Officer: shaping AI strategy, vetting vendors, and shipping production systems on a part-time engagement, without a full-time executive hire.

2AI Strategy Consulting

End-to-end AI transformation for CTOs and CIOs at 50–500 person companies. From AI readiness assessment to production rollout using Agentic AI, MCP, and RAG architectures.

3Full-Stack AI Development

Senior-level implementation: LLM-powered features, RAG pipelines, voice AI (LiveKit), computer vision (Roboflow), and agentic systems — all ship-ready with test coverage.

Let's talk about your AI initiative

Book a free 30-minute strategy call. I'll give you an honest assessment of where AI can (and can't) move the needle for your business.