Senior expert in your squad
A senior AI expert joins your product team and drives one AI use case sprint by sprint, from scoping to production.
- Agile sprints
- From 3 months
- Onsite, hybrid or remote
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Senior AI expert network · By admission
Enterprise AI practitioners. Admitted by their peers.
Microsoft, Salesforce, Google Cloud, SAP, ServiceNow, Workday: the network only admits practitioners who have taken these platforms' AI modules into production. You describe your project, we introduce two or three members assessed by a peer, and the one you choose joins your team.
The first conversation is free. No commitment until you choose the member who will join you.
Example shortlist
Agentforce Architect · Paris · 6 months
- 14 yrs
Salesforce Technical Architect
Agentforce, Data 360
- 11 yrs
Agentforce Lead Consultant
Service Cloud, Prompt Builder
- 10 yrs
Salesforce AI Developer
Apex, MuleSoft, Einstein
Dedicated practices for
Practices
Six platforms. One standard.
Every member is admitted by a practitioner who has delivered the same modules.
Microsoft
Microsoft AI & Copilot
The network's Microsoft experts have shipped Copilot extensions, custom agents and Azure-hosted generative AI inside regulated enterprises.
Microsoft 365 Copilot · Copilot Studio · Microsoft Foundry · Azure OpenAI
Learn moreSalesforce
Salesforce Agentforce & Data 360
The network's Salesforce experts design autonomous agents on top of clean CRM data, with guardrails your compliance team can sign off.
Agentforce · Data 360 · Einstein Trust Layer · MuleSoft & Integration
Learn moreGoogle Cloud
Google Cloud Vertex AI & Gemini
The network's Google Cloud experts, ML engineers and architects, take Gemini-based use cases from notebook to governed production.
Vertex AI · Gemini Enterprise · Agent Development Kit · BigQuery & data foundation
Learn moreSAP
SAP Business AI & Joule
The network's SAP experts, all SAP-native consultants, embed AI into finance, supply chain and HR processes without breaking the clean core.
Joule · SAP Business AI · BTP AI Core & Generative AI Hub · SAP Business Data Cloud
Learn moreServiceNow
ServiceNow Now Assist & AI Agents
The network's ServiceNow experts, platform architects, turn IT, HR and customer workflows into agentic workflows with measurable deflection and resolution gains.
Now Assist · AI Agents & Orchestrator · Workflow Data Fabric · AI Control Tower
Learn moreWorkdaySpecialist
Workday AI & Sana
The network's Workday experts, HCM and Financials specialists, bring Workday's AI agents into HR and finance operations, with the governance your auditors expect.
Sana from Workday · HR & finance agents · Agent System of Record · Workday Build & Data Cloud
Learn more56North Guests
Discuss an AI need Beyond the six platforms.
A selection of exceptional AI experts, invited into the network: agent engineering, production deployment, model evaluation.
Oracle, Databricks, Snowflake or another platform? We search on request, in the same communities and to the same admission standard. Tell us about it
Standards
What we do not compromise on.
- Members identified in specialist practitioner communities, not on job boards
- Community
- Enterprise platforms, each with a dedicated practice
- 6
- Admission: peer technical interview, credential check, references
- 3-step
- Minimum enterprise delivery experience for a senior member
- 10+ yrs
Engagement
The format follows the problem. Not the other way round.
One framework agreement. One invoice a month. Wherever the member is based.
Dedicated AI squad
An architect and two to five engineers from the network, committed to one business outcome and delivering in short iterations.
- Outcome agreed upfront
- Squad lead included
- Demo every sprint
Fractional architect
A principal architect from the network, two to eight days a month, owning design authority.
- Monthly retainer
- Design authority
- Vendor-neutral
Our approach
Scope. Select. Start.
- 1
Scope
30 minutes
A conversation with a practice lead to understand what is at stake: modules, seniority, location, start date, budget.
- 2
Select
Admitted by peers
Two or three members of the network, each with a written peer assessment. You meet the ones you shortlist.
- 3
Start
Monthly review
We handle the contract. A monthly review then brings you and the member together. If the fit is wrong in the first 30 days, another member takes over at no sourcing cost.
What sets us apart
What procurement requires. What delivery needs.
Found where experts work
The best specialists are rarely on job boards. We find them in user groups, community forums, meetups and conference talks.
How to join the networkPeer-led vetting
A senior practitioner of the same platform interviews every candidate. Credentials verified. Two enterprise references.
Contract-ready
Framework agreement, NDA, IP assignment and GDPR terms, ready to sign.
AI Act literate
Members briefed on the obligations that apply to their scope: risk, logging, oversight.
Cross-border
Europe, the Middle East and Africa. Contracted locally where needed. Invoiced once.
Vendor-neutral
We resell no licences and depend on no vendor. What our teams deliver can be overseen in Cockpit, with evidence any third party can verify.
What we believe
Community first. Expertise follows.
The best specialists on a platform do not answer job ads. They answer other people's questions, share what they have learned at conferences, publish their code and earn the recognition of their peers. That is where we look for them, and what we weigh before titles and degrees.
We value experts who come from the following communities
Salesforce
Trailblazer Community, the Salesforce MVP programme, Dreamforce and local user groups
Microsoft
Microsoft Tech Community, the Microsoft MVP programme, Microsoft Ignite
Google Cloud
Google Developer Experts, Google Cloud Community, Google Cloud Next
SAP
SAP Community, the SAP Champions programme, SAP TechEd
ServiceNow
ServiceNow Community, the ServiceNow Community MVP programme, Knowledge
Workday
Workday Community, Workday Rising
An expert recognised by peers has already passed the hardest test: the one set by people who do the same job. We add our own: a technical interview led by a senior peer, verified certifications and two enterprise references.
These communities and programmes belong to their respective vendors. We name them to say where we look: 56North Experts is not affiliated with any of them.
Who is behind it
Founded by an executive who grew a firm to more than 1,000 consultants.
56North Experts is led by Pascal Mennesson, founder of Maltem Consulting Group, which he grew from 2001 to more than 1,000 consultants in 12 countries before its exit. He knows what the right senior expert is worth on an enterprise programme, and what the wrong one costs.
The 56North platform
Measure the AI you run. Prove you control it.
The 56North Cockpit lists the AI systems in service across your company, scores them on five dials (reliability, costs, AI Act evidence, usage, reference data), spots when one of them changes, and gathers the dated, sealed evidence the regulation requires.
Discover the 56North CockpitFAQ
What clients ask before they commit.
Is this AI staff augmentation?
Contractually, a senior expert works inside your team for a defined period. In practice, we run it as agile consulting: a clear business objective, short sprints, a demo at every iteration and a monthly review of the value delivered. The network handles selection, peer assessment, contracts and follow-up.
How is this different from hiring a systems integrator?
A systems integrator sells a fixed project with its own team and methodology. We do AI only, never classic integration: named senior experts work inside your team in short iterations, so you keep ownership of design decisions and knowledge.
Can 56North oversee an AI system its own teams delivered?
Yes. Cockpit oversees it like any other AI system, with sealed evidence that any third party can verify. One reserve: on a system our teams delivered, 56North does not issue an independent third-party opinion itself. If you need one, an external auditor can establish it from the Cockpit evidence.
Are you a partner or reseller of these vendors?
No. We are an independent network. We do not resell licences, which lets our members recommend what fits your context rather than what a vendor is pushing this quarter.
Have a project? Let's talk.
The first conversation is free. A practice lead replies within one business day.