About
A senior advisory practice. Principal-led. Backed by a network.
advizor.work is the fractional CIO/CTO and AI advisory founded by Jean Kuentz — 20+ years sitting in or alongside the tech leadership seat across scale-ups, mid-market and enterprise. Principal-led on every mandate, with a vetted senior network we pull from when scope calls for depth. Based across Paris and Dubai, working with clients in Europe, the Gulf and North America.
What Jean has done
Serving companies as a CIO, virtual CIO or consultant.
Concrete operator credentials
- Led technology in €150M to €4Bn revenue companies.
- Sat on the executive committee of mid-market and enterprise companies.
- Delivered AI use cases in production with measurable P&L impact.
- Ran technology frameworks for M&A.
Where the work happens
- Manufacturing and industrial groups.
- Distribution, retail and consumer.
- Professional services and B2B SaaS.
- Family-owned and patrimonial businesses across the above.
Beliefs · The signature voice
What we believe — that not everyone does.
Greenfield is rarely the answer.
Modernize and connect what you already have.
AI without data is theatre.
AI without informed people is shelfware.
The CIO/CTO seat is operational.
Hands-on is the only way it works.
Multiply the founder's instinct.
Family-owned businesses have a faculty most organisations have lost. Don't break it.
Track record · Case grid
A selection of mandates.
Anonymised or named once references signed off.
Family-owned
Modernization & AI literacy
12-month engagement.
PE portco
Fractional CTO + Series C close
9-month engagement.
Mid-market services
SaaS audit + AI pilot
90-day engagement.
Enterprise
Strategy alignment + OKR system
10-week engagement.
PE diligence
Pre-deal tech & AI DD
3-week sprint.
Family office
AI orientation + governance
Quarterly retainer.
Want to talk?
jean@advizor.work — Jean answers personally.