Senior technology leadership without the full-time commitment

We join your leadership team on a part-time basis and take operational responsibility for the technology direction. This is not consulting. We are in the room, making decisions, and accountable for outcomes.

HOW IT WORKS

From onboarding to steady state

Onboarding

The first month is higher intensity to understand the business, the team, the technology estate, the board dynamics, and the immediate priorities. We produce a technology strategy and an initial 90-day plan. If preceded by a Technology Review, onboarding is faster because the diagnostic is already done.

Steady state

Regular cadence with your leadership team. Time is used flexibly across leadership meetings, 1:1s with your technical staff, vendor oversight, strategic planning, and ad-hoc problem solving. Weekly touchpoint plus deeper sessions as needed.

Duration

Minimum three months. Most engagements renew and run for twelve months or longer. Our longest-running fractional relationship has been continuous since 2023.

ENGAGEMENT MODELS

Three tiers

Fractional CTO / CIO

Best for businesses that need someone to hold the full technology leadership function on a part-time basis.

Intensive / Interim

Best for businesses in transition, post-acquisition, or running significant technology change programmes. Higher time commitment, broader scope.

Executive Advisory

Best for businesses that have a CTO or technical lead but need senior oversight, coaching, or a sounding board.

All engagement shapes are retainer-based. We will discuss the right model and pricing on the scoping call.

What changes

What is different once we are in the room

The board gets answers to technology questions in language they understand. Vendor conversations have someone technical on your side of the table. Hiring decisions are shaped by someone who has built and led teams at scale. Architecture choices are connected to business outcomes, not just engineering preference. And your existing technical team gets a senior leader who is invested in their development, not a consultant passing through.

How we deliver

Always named, always senior

We match each engagement to the practitioner whose background fits the context. The right person for a fintech re-platform is not the right person for a care technology review. Always named, always senior, always accountable.

Because our practitioners operate across multiple businesses simultaneously, insights from one context sharpen judgment in the next. That breadth is the advantage a fractional model offers over a single-company hire.

For investors

For PE/VC firms and non-executive directors

We work with investors and board members who need independent technology oversight of portfolio companies. Our Board Observer role provides strategic advice to founding teams with regular reporting to the investor. We currently hold this role for a Development Bank of Wales portfolio company.

If you are looking for a fractional CTO or interim CIO for a portfolio business, we can scope an engagement directly.

Is this right for you?

You should consider fractional leadership if….

Your leadership team needs a senior technology voice but cannot justify or fill a full-time hire.

You need someone who can translate between your technical team and your board.

You have a strong technical lead who is brilliant at delivery but needs someone to hold the strategic picture.

You are between CTOs and need experienced leadership while you recruit.

You have been through a difficult technology hire or project and want experienced oversight before committing again.

Get Started

Start a conversation

A 30-minute scoping call. We will ask about your situation, tell you honestly whether we can help, and if it makes sense, outline next steps. No pitch deck. No pressure. No charge.

Book a scoping call