A boutique consultancy uniting an expert network of senior practitioners, embedded fractional leadership, full-spectrum consulting, executive training and precision recruitment — for organisations delivering complex change under regulatory pressure.
A curated expert network, embedded fractional leadership, and rigorous recruitment — delivered as a single integrated offering, calibrated to the scale and tempo of your challenge.
A curated collective of senior practitioners — on demand, pre-vetted, ready to engage with the specificity your challenge requires.
Senior executive expertise, embedded on your terms — a Fractional COO, CIO, Chief of Staff, Adviser or NED without full-time cost.
End-to-end talent acquisition for niche technology and regulated-industry mandates — delivered out of London and India, accelerated by our proprietary AI agent Samixa.
Three pillars, one conversation away.
The pace of AI adoption has outrun the controls that govern it. Regulators have caught up — and they are now coordinating. The EU AI Act (as amended by the May 2026 Digital Omnibus), ISO 42001, NIST AI RMF, NYC Local Law 144, Colorado AI Act, Texas TRAIGA, California SB 53, DORA, NIS2, GDPR, the UK pro-innovation framework, Singapore's Model AI Governance, and sectoral model-risk regimes (SR 11-7, PRA SS1/23) now place unprecedented obligations on boards, model owners and data custodians. Incube helps organisations move from ad-hoc AI experimentation to governed, auditable, enterprise-grade deployment — without slowing innovation.
A consolidated view of all 22 key dates across the EU AI Act (as amended by the May 2026 Digital Omnibus), DORA, GDPR, NIS2, the Cyber Resilience Act, ISO 42001, NIST AI RMF and US state-level laws (TRAIGA, California SB 53, Colorado). Sorted chronologically, sourced and ready for the risk register.
Nine high-risk categories. If your product touches any of these — as provider or deployer — the full obligations apply.
CV screening, candidate ranking, interview scoring, sourcing.
Performance evaluation, monitoring, promotion, termination.
Admissions, exam grading, learner placement and progression.
Scoring, access to essential financial services, eligibility.
Life and health risk assessment, premium pricing decisions.
Eligibility decisions for state benefits and essential services.
Identification, categorisation, emotion and affect recognition.
Safety components in transport, utilities, communications.
Migration, asylum, border control, justice administration.
A phased path, deliverable in 12–20 weeks depending on portfolio complexity. Expert network embedded throughout.
AI inventory across business. Map every system, every supplier.
Risk-classify each system against Annex III. Provider or deployer.
Article 11 technical files, datasheets, intended-purpose records.
Risk management, human oversight, transparency, post-market plan.
Conformity assessment, EU database, ongoing drift & incident control.
Four governance pillars, each with named deliverables. Network specialists embedded for the duration.
Cross-regime alignment — EU AI Act, ISO 42001, NIST AI RMF, US state-level laws (TRAIGA, California SB 53, Colorado), UK pro-innovation framework, Singapore Model AI Governance and sectoral model-risk regimes — mapped to your risk profile and the revised timeline.
Bias auditing, explainability, human oversight, and fairness testing baked into the model lifecycle — covering both EU and US obligations.
Model inventory, validation, monitoring, drift detection and control frameworks aligned to SR 11-7 and PRA SS1/23.
Lineage, quality, privacy, consent, stewardship and lifecycle controls — from data foundation up to AI use case. Aligned across the EU digital stack: GDPR, NIS2, Data Act, Cyber Resilience Act.
A framework-by-framework reference. EU AI Act, GDPR, DORA, NIS2, EU Data Act, ISO 42001, NIST AI RMF, NYC Local Law 144, Colorado AI Act, Texas TRAIGA, California SB 53, UK pro-innovation framework, Singapore MGF, SR 11-7 and PRA SS1/23 — each with jurisdiction, status, next milestone and what it means in practice. Mapped to a single control set, so one body of evidence carries across regulators.
The May 2026 Digital Omnibus moved the high-risk deadlines, but the standards work, conformity evidence and operating-model build still need 12–18 months of runway. Tell us your sector, scope and current state. We come back within 48 hours with a tailored brief, a shortlisted bench, and a phased path to compliance.
Five questions. No data collected. Indicative only — not legal advice. For a definitive scoping, request a brief.
Five practice areas, drawn from the same expert network. Outcome-led, regulator-aware, embedded for the duration. Engaged as discrete advisory, multi-workstream programmes, or as fractional capability alongside your team.
Zero-trust architecture, application & API security, cloud and database defence, SOC and SecOps maturity.
Modern data platforms, migration programmes, AI-led intelligence and self-service analytics — insight to advantage.
Cloud adoption, platform re-architecture, legacy decommissioning and emerging-tech integration that scales under compliance pressure.
EU AI Act, DORA, Operational Resilience, GRC, AML and KYC. Scope, gap-assess, remediate and evidence — for the regulator, not just the auditor.
Shape, govern and deliver strategic initiatives at enterprise scale. Portfolio prioritisation, programme assurance, PMO setup, benefits realisation.
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Seven programmes designed for senior teams. Cohort-based, scenario-led, and delivered by the same practitioners who run the consulting work. Every module is grounded in current regulatory reality and live engagement experience.
EU AI Act, ISO 42001, NIST AI RMF in practice. From inventory through to conformity. Includes a live tabletop exercise on a real Annex III scenario.
Working effectively with AI coding agents. Prompt patterns, agentic workflows, code review, security and IP hygiene.
Zero-trust foundations, threat awareness, secure-by-design and incident response. Role-based modules from C-suite to engineering.
Governance, risk and compliance operating models. Deep specialism in DORA, EU AI Act and operational resilience.
Strategy under uncertainty, stakeholder management, decision craft under pressure in regulated, technology-led environments.
Designing and landing culture change in technology transformation. Frameworks, diagnostics, intervention design, measurement.
Communication, influence, executive presence, difficult conversations, negotiation — for technical and non-technical audiences.
Pre-mapped curricula combining modules across programmes. Customisable for the specific seniority and remit of the cohort.
Designing a cohort for your team?
Enquire about training →Not a database. Not a marketplace. A deliberately small, continuously cultivated network of operators who have led at the highest levels — and now choose to engage on problems worthy of their time.
Every member carries a verifiable track record of senior delivery at Tier-1 scale.
We match to mandate — not the other way round. No irrelevant introductions.
Technology, regulation, data, cyber, AI and ESG — spanning every senior domain.
Knowledge-exchange programmes keep the network sharp and relevant.
Practitioners stay with the mandate. Continuity of context, accountability for outcome.
Submit a brief, receive a curated shortlist within 48 hours. Not a generic CV dump.
Six distinct ways to embed senior leadership into your organisation — from hands-on operators to independent board-level oversight.
Drive operational excellence and lead cross-functional execution as an embedded senior operator.
Shape and lead technology strategy, oversee modernisation and align digital investment.
Manage strategic priorities, align teams, accelerate decisions at executive level.
Strategic counsel to founders and boards navigating technology, growth or regulation.
Independent board-level oversight bringing technology, risk and transformation expertise.
Senior cover for gaps — programme directors, transformation leads, regulatory specialists.
Senior leadership, without the headcount?
A full-spectrum technology and regulated-industry recruitment practice — delivered through Incube India (Incube Professional Services India Private Limited), our wholly-owned subsidiary. Senior search expertise out of London, dedicated delivery engine out of India, accelerated by our proprietary AI agent Samixa. Niche mandates filled in days, not months.
Strategic search expertise paired with a dedicated delivery engine — and our AI agent in the middle.
Senior recruiters with Tier-1 financial services and regulated-industry track records. Brief intake, search strategy, market positioning, offer negotiation, candidate experience.
Our wholly-owned subsidiary running the sourcing engine. Continuous sourcing across CV databases, LinkedIn, GitHub, niche communities. Screening, scheduling, market intelligence — 24/7 coverage across time zones.
Brief intake. Search strategy designed per requirement — internal pool, job boards, referrals, direct outreach, LinkedIn, niche communities, university partnerships. Samixa accelerates outreach at scale.
Structured conversational screening — adapted to each candidate's background rather than scripted Q&A. Skills validation, role fit, motivation, availability and salary expectations.
A curated, ranked shortlist with rationale — not a CV dump. Hiring-manager briefing pack with structured interview guides focused on the gaps and strengths of each candidate.
Offer support, reference and screening coordination, onboarding handover, and post-placement check-ins. Continuity through to day 90 — not "submit and forget."
A comprehensive view of roles and technologies we recruit for — business and leadership (CIO, CDO, CISO, CTO, COO, CPO, VP, Partner), programme delivery, risk and compliance, financial crime, cybersecurity, ESG; full stack development, cloud platforms, data engineering, data & analytics, AI / ML. Available on request as a PDF briefing.
Samixa is the agentic AI layer that powers our delivery engine: sourcing, screening, scheduling and shortlisting at machine speed — under human direction. It's why we can move quickly without losing the quality of a senior search.
A role to fill, or a team to build?
Samixa is the proprietary agentic AI layer behind Incube's recruitment practice. An AI recruitment companion that autonomously sources candidates, screens applications, schedules interviews and surfaces ranked shortlists — across ATS, calendar, email and LinkedIn — so human recruiters spend their time only where it counts: the final decision.
Built for the entire hiring ecosystem: candidate experience, recruiter efficiency, hiring-manager quality and compliance — all in one agent. Bias-audited and EU AI Act / NYC Local Law 144 compliant from the foundation. Not a chatbot scripted on top of an ATS.
Samixa goes beyond chatbot scripts. The agent decides what to do next based on pipeline state, acting across systems without waiting for human input at each step.
Sources, screens, engages, schedules, follows up and re-engages cold candidates — across platforms — without human triggers at each step.
Questions adapt in real time to candidate answers — probing deeper on unusual backgrounds rather than following rigid scripts.
Evaluates demonstrated skills, project work and contextual experience — not just keyword matching or university pedigree.
Tells candidates where they stand, why they may not fit, and where they'd be better suited — building trust and reducing ghosting.
Continuously audits screening decisions for demographic bias and generates explainability reports — ready for NYC Local Law 144 and EU AI Act.
Goes beyond "qualified" to "will succeed and stay" — learning from post-hire performance with employer consent over time.
Continuously nurtures a warm talent pool — re-engaging silver medalists, tracking passive candidates, ready the moment a role opens.
Actively sources from LinkedIn, GitHub, Behance, academic publications or niche communities — and crafts personalised outreach.
Briefs managers with structured, candidate-specific interview guides — focused on gaps and strengths, not generic questions.
Tells employers when compensation, job description or requirements are off-market — and recommends specific adjustments.
A dedicated channel for candidate and employer feedback — ensuring every escalation feeds back into model-level improvement.
Concurrent, compliant interviewing across geographies — adhering to existing and evolving data, employment and AI regulations.
Incube exists because senior practitioners deserve a route to substantive work, and complex organisations deserve more than a generic body shop. The boutique structure is deliberate — small enough that every engagement matters, deep enough that no problem is outside the network's reach.
The AI Governance work in particular has been the focus of 2026. We've built a deep bench specifically for the EU AI Act enforcement runway — December 2027 for use-based high-risk systems, August 2028 for product-regulated — and the broader regulatory wave behind it. Every engagement is led personally; network practitioners come to the work, not the other way round.
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