Partner Program
Built to Work With Partners — Not Compete With Them
Centience operates a formal partner program for CISOs, vCISOs, cybersecurity firms, compliance consultants, fractional technology executives, and MSPs who serve regulated industries.
We implement and manage the governance layer. You retain the client relationship. Our model is co-delivery, not displacement.
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What Centience Brings to the Partnership
When you refer a client to Centience, your role doesn't shrink — it gets stronger. We bring the implementation, managed infrastructure, and governance operations your clients need. You bring the strategic relationship and advisory expertise.
Implement what you design
You set the strategy. We execute it. Your program becomes enforceable, not just advisory.
Fill gaps without replacing your engagement
Centience fills the implementation and management gap without touching your advisory relationship.
Expand your offering without adding headcount
Offer your clients a full governance program and co-deliver it — without building the operations capability yourself.
Referral revenue on a formal structure
Centience operates a two-tier partner program with defined commission terms. Referrals are tracked, protected, and compensated.
Who This Is Built For
Partner Types
vCISOs and Fractional CISOs
You set the security program. We implement and manage it. Your client gets a complete security governance operation. High-value partners who also advise on AI governance are enrolled in both programs simultaneously.
Cybersecurity and GRC Advisory Firms
You deliver assessments, frameworks, and compliance programs. We deliver the managed implementation and ongoing operations your engagements need to be enforceable. Co-delivery model — you stay in the engagement.
Compliance Consultants and Legal Counsel
Your clients have regulatory obligations that require technical governance controls. Centience implements and manages those controls and produces the documentation your clients need. You remain their compliance advisor.
MSPs and Technology Partners
You manage your clients' technology. Your clients need governance. Centience provides the AI governance, cybersecurity governance, and compliance layer — or integrates into a co-managed model where you handle day-to-day IT and we handle the governance stack.
Fractional CTOs and Technology Executives
You define the technology direction. Centience implements the governance around it — ensuring your clients' technology decisions are compliant, documented, and audit-ready.
Process
Simple to Start. Structured to Last.
01
Introduction
You introduce Centience to a client with a governance gap. We conduct a no-obligation governance assessment. You stay involved throughout.
02
Proposal
We develop a governance program proposal that reflects the client's existing team structure — including your ongoing role. The engagement is designed around co-delivery, not replacement.
03
Engagement
Centience implements and manages the governance program. You retain your advisory and client relationship role. The client gets a complete, integrated program.
04
Ongoing
Referral compensation is paid per program terms. You maintain visibility into the engagement. Your client relationship is protected — in writing.
Program Structure
Partner Program Tiers
Tier 1
Referral Partner
For partners who refer clients and remain in an advisory capacity. One-time referral compensation on executed engagements. Simple, tracked, paid on contract execution.
Tier 2
Delivery Partner
For partners who co-deliver with Centience. Recurring commission on monthly program revenue for the duration of the engagement, up to 24 months.
Dual
Dual-Program Partners
Partners who refer clients across both cybersecurity governance and AI governance programs are enrolled in both tracks simultaneously and compensated accordingly.
Specific commission rates and terms are provided in the Centience Partner Agreement. Contact us to receive current program documentation.
Our Commitment
Your Client. Your Relationship. Protected.
This is the commitment Centience makes to every partner: we will never use a co-managed engagement to displace the partner who brought us in. We don't sell around you. We don't position against you. We don't expand our scope into your advisory role.
Every partner engagement is governed by a written partner agreement that defines scope, protects the referral relationship, and establishes compensation terms before the client engagement begins.
Let's Talk About Whether This Fits Your Practice
We work best with firms and practitioners already engaged in regulated industries who have clients with real governance gaps.
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