
PE-backed AI Readiness means leadership and authority readiness under an investor timeline.
Who may say yes. Not assessment shopping. Not a framework page.
I run retained AI Executive Search mandates from Hamburg for DACH seats. Wave5 #47 later owns the buyer gate, do not clone that H1 here.
When the seat is missing: the [AI Executive Search mandate](/en/ki-executive-search).
### Is this a readiness score?
No. Authority and bearer.