Security & compliance built by the exact buyer your product team is selling to.

Mandatory helps early-stage companies stand up modern IT, Security, and Compliance functions using AI-native tools from day one — skipping the legacy, headcount-heavy playbook.

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Built by an operator, not a firm

Run by someone who's built these functions from the inside.

Engagements run as flat monthly retainers across three tiers, each scoped by a short SOW — so the work stays disciplined and your roadmap stays realistic.

Advisory that's actually useful

Expert guidance on IT, Security, Compliance, and AI implementation — including feedback on your own product if you're building in this space.

Hands-on when you need it

Not just slides and frameworks — real configuration work across your productivity, IT, Security, Finance, HR, and Legal stack.

Built to scale with you

Continuous tuning and operational ownership as your systems mature, not a one-time setup that goes stale.

Engagement tiers

Three tiers, one flat monthly retainer.

Advise

$5,000

per month

10 hours base

Expert advisory on IT, Security, Compliance, and AI implementation — plus feedback on your own product if you're building in this space.

//Phone, video, or in-person (travel billed separately)
//Monthly SOW sets priorities within the 10 hours
//Diligence & vendor evaluation lives here

Implement

$10,000

per month

10 hours base

Hands-on-keyboard integration of the systems you've selected into a working environment.

//Productivity, IT, Security, Finance, HR & Legal stack setup
//Config against tools you've already chosen
//Includes product development advisory

Enhance

$20,000

per month

10 hours base

Ongoing optimization and maintenance of existing systems and processes — including anything built in Advise or Implement.

//Continuous tuning, not one-time setup
//Operational ownership across your stack
//Includes product development advisory

Tools & platforms

Already fluent in the stack you're choosing between.

Pick a category to see the tools we're hands-on with today — and the ones we can help you evaluate against.

How hours work

Disciplined by design.

//Each tier includes 10 hours/month, scoped by that month's SOW. Hours do not roll over.
//Need more, planned in advance? Bundle additional hours upfront at a discount — e.g., 20 hrs/mo at a reduced blended rate.
//Need more, unplanned? Ad hoc hours beyond the monthly bundle are billed at a premium over the base rate.