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Fractional Leadership

Executive-level technology leadership for community and regional banks — scalable, cost-effective, and examiner-ready.

Fractional Leadership

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Terrence A. Thomas

Terrence A. Thomas

Founder & CEO

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Fractional Leadership Bench

Banking CIO/CTO & Security Leaders

Cicrim delivery leadership

Delivery Leadership

Program execution, governance, and outcomes

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Risk & Compliance Leadership

Evidence, controls, vendor oversight, exam readiness

What We Do

The technology mandate in banking has expanded: cybersecurity, third-party risk, regulatory expectations, digital experience, data, and now AI — all at once. Cicrim’s Fractional Leadership model gives you executive-level ownership without the cost and delay of a full-time hire.

We bridge board priorities with hands-on delivery — aligning your operating model, vendors, controls, and roadmap so you can modernize safely, satisfy examiners, and accelerate outcomes.

  • Board and executive technology strategy
  • FFIEC-aligned governance and evidence creation
  • Third-party risk and vendor oversight
  • Cybersecurity posture improvement and control testing
  • Core modernization planning and de-risked execution
  • Digital channel optimization and operating model design
  • AI adoption strategy, policy, and model governance
  • Program management for high-priority initiatives
  • Decision-ready reporting (KPIs, risk, spend, outcomes)
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Fractional Leadership Operating Model

Governance

Risk & Compliance

Delivery

Outcomes

Launch Plan

Board-ready strategy and a decision system that runs

Fractional leadership only works when governance is operational. Cicrim establishes a lightweight system that keeps executives informed, reduces surprise risk, and creates a repeatable path to decisions.

Technology and risk priorities aligned to the strategic plan and budget
Steering committee cadence with monthly pre-reads, tracked decisions, and clear owners
Board reporting pack covering KPIs, risks, major initiatives, vendor posture, and security posture
Roadmap governance with scope control, change approvals, and measurable milestones

What this looks like

Governance operating rhythm

Weekly
Priority check-ins, decision prep, and initiative review

Monthly
Steering committee, KPI reporting, and risk discussion

Quarterly
Roadmap refresh, budget alignment, and board updates

Evidence-first controls for examiner confidence

Cicrim builds and maintains an evidence library that supports FFIEC-style expectations across governance, third-party risk, and information security. The goal is simple: reduce findings and reduce time spent scrambling for proof.

Control ownership mapped clearly to people, processes, systems, and recurring evidence
Third-party oversight across due diligence, SLAs, performance, and remediation tracking
Security posture improvements supported by control testing and documented outcomes
AI governance covering policy, approvals, inventory, monitoring, and practical guardrails

Control focus

Exam-ready evidence areas

Governance artifacts
Vendor oversight
Security controls
AI guardrails

Roadmaps that ship — and don’t derail your day job

Cicrim drives delivery through a practical program model: clear owners, measurable milestones, and a risk burndown approach. We do not just advise. We run the execution system with your team.

Program intake, prioritization, sequencing, and capacity planning
Vendor coordination and implementation oversight across workstreams
Modernization with guardrails for security, governance, and change management
Weekly execution rhythm with monthly executive and board visibility

Delivery model

How execution stays on track

1. Prioritize the work
2. Assign clear ownership
3. Measure milestones and risks
4. Escalate blockers early

KPIs that connect technology to business results

Banks do not need busy-work metrics. Cicrim uses a compact KPI set that measures delivery, risk posture, vendor performance, and operational readiness so the board can see progress in plain language.

Risk

↓

Reduced findings and faster exam response through evidence readiness.

Delivery

↑

Initiatives delivered with milestones, owners, and predictable cadence.

Spend

↔

Technology spend tied to outcomes, vendor value, and strategic priorities.

Clarity

↑

Board and executives see the same dashboard with fewer surprises.

These measures give leadership a direct line of sight into whether technology spend, vendor effort, modernization work, and operating controls are producing the business outcomes the institution actually cares about.

A simple launch plan that produces real artifacts

Fractional leadership is only valuable if it produces concrete deliverables quickly. Below is a typical 30-60-90 launch plan Cicrim uses to establish the operating model and start shipping outcomes.

Days 1-30

Assess, align, and stabilize

Baseline risk and delivery posture, confirm priorities, stand up cadence, and publish a first-pass roadmap. Create immediate visibility into top risks, key vendors, and major initiatives.

Days 31-60

Operationalize governance and evidence

Build board-ready reporting, implement third-party oversight routines, create an evidence library structure, and begin control testing where risk is highest.

Days 61-90

Deliver wins and lock in the rhythm

Ship high-impact initiatives, finalize the 12-month roadmap, and align budget and investment decisions to measurable outcomes with a repeatable operating rhythm.

The point of the launch plan is not simply activity. It is to produce visible artifacts, governance structures, and early wins that establish confidence quickly and give the institution a durable model to keep running.

Featured Fractional Leadership outcomes

Governance

Board-ready governance and reporting

Board-ready governance in 45 days: reporting, KPIs, risk register, and decision cadence

Third-Party Risk

Vendor oversight and evidence package

Vendor risk program turnaround: examiner-aligned oversight, SLAs, and evidence at scale

Cyber & Controls

Security posture improvement

From gaps to confidence: an FFIEC-aligned controls program with audit-ready evidence

Modernization

Core modernization operating model

De-risked modernization: governance, vendor strategy, and a 12-month execution roadmap

AI Governance

AI policy and governance rollout

AI governance rollout: policy, approvals, monitoring, and model inventory for banking teams

Delivery

Program management and delivery acceleration

Delivery acceleration: steering committee cadence, risk burndown, and measurable outcomes

Operating Model

Bank operating model design

Bank IT operating model redesign: roles, workflows, governance, and control ownership

Roadmap

Technology roadmap development

A 30-60-90 plan that actually ships: measurable wins without compromising compliance

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Fractional Leadership in Banking: how to modernize safely (without slowing down)

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