How It Works

Senior leadership,
matched and managed.

We don't send you a list of profiles and leave you to figure it out. We do the diagnostic work, guide the match, and stay involved throughout.

01
Diagnose

We learn your business inside out

Before any engagement begins, we invest time understanding where you are, where you're going, and what's getting in the way. Most businesses think they know their highest-leverage gap. Often they're wrong. This is what makes the match right, not lucky.

  • Deep-dive session covering goals, team, and 12-18 month plan
  • Review of leadership gaps and functional bottlenecks
  • Clarity on what success looks like and what it doesn't
  • A recommendation on which function to address first, and why
  • No obligation. If Fraction isn't the right fit, we'll say so.
02
Match

We guide the match. You have full say.

Our bench is curated, not crowdsourced. We recommend the best-fit leader based on your business, stage, culture, and working style. You meet your leader before the engagement begins - a proper kickoff so there are no surprises on day one.

  • Matched on industry, stage familiarity, team fit, and style
  • Every fractional vetted for hands-on execution, not just credentials
  • You meet your leader before day one - a proper kickoff, not a cold start.
  • We're accountable for the engagement working, not just starting it
03
Embed and Build

They work inside your business

Your fractional embeds 2-3 days per week as a genuine member of your team. They run the function, manage the team, own the outcomes. No slide decks from outside the building.

  • Onboarded into your tools, team, and rhythms from week one
  • Runs the function, not just advises on it
  • Builds processes and playbooks that outlast the engagement
  • Develops your existing team as they go
04
Transition

Transition to permanent - or stay fractional

When ready for a permanent hire, we define the role based on what was actually built, bring the right permanent leader in, and onboard them into a function that already works. Many businesses stay fractional indefinitely. Both are valid.

  • Role design based on what was actually built
  • Candidate sourcing and interview support
  • Structured handover covering documentation, playbooks, team context
  • Onboarding of the permanent hire into a working system
The model in practice

What this looks like across your business.

Every business looks different. This is a representative example — some functions running well, some being diagnosed, some where Fraction is actively executing. The mix changes over time as gaps are solved and new ones emerge.

Representative example — your business will have its own mix.

Healthy
Diagnosing
Gap identified — Fraction executing
Your Business
fraction. embedded throughout
COO
Operations
Processes running smoothly
Healthy
CRO
Revenue and Sales
Inconsistent pipeline
Fraction executing
CMO
Marketing and Growth
Spend not converting
Diagnosing
CFO
Finance and Commercial
Reporting and cash clear
Healthy
CPO
People and Culture
Team not scaling with growth
Fraction executing
CoS
Chief of Staff
Founder still in everything
Diagnosing
AI Lead
AI and Automation
Stack integrated and running
Healthy
fraction. stays constant — leaders plug in as each gap is identified, one at a time or in parallel

Sounds like what
you actually need?

Honest questions, straight answers. Including if fractional isn't right for your stage yet.