The Leadership Layer Your Business Has Been Missing.
You've built something real. But somewhere between where you are and where you want to be, there's a gap that hustle alone can't close.
A full-time C-suite hire rarely works at your stage
For most SMEs, hiring a full-time Chief Financial Officer (CFO), Chief Operating Officer (COO) or Chief Marketing Officer (CMO) is rarely practical, however obvious it looks.
The cost is prohibitive
A credible full-time CFO commands a substantial monthly cost in salary alone, before benefits and management overhead.
The process takes too long
A proper executive recruitment takes three to six months minimum. Your business doesn't have that runway.
The risk is high
A wrong hire at C-suite level is expensive to fix, financially, culturally, and operationally. In Spain's employment framework, exits aren't painless.
You rarely need them full-time
Most SMEs need 2–3 days of genuine senior strategic input per week, not 45 hours. Paying for a full-time executive is an expensive way to solve a part-time problem.
A fractional executive is a proven C-suite operator who embeds in your business on defined, part-time terms. Not a consultant who produces decks and disappears: a senior operator who joins your team, owns the delivery, and is accountable for the outcomes, without the full-time cost.
Who this is for, and who it is not
Best for
- Founders carrying a C-suite function themselves with no time left to lead
- Businesses that need senior capability two or three days a week, not five
- A specific gap in finance, operations, marketing, technology or people that is holding growth back
- Teams that cannot yet justify, or afford, a full-time executive salary
- Owners who want an operator accountable for outcomes, not a consultant with a deck
Not for
- A junior or purely execution role a full-time manager should own
- A one-off project an agency could deliver and hand back
- Businesses wanting a figurehead rather than someone who does the work
- A pre-revenue idea with no function yet to lead
Embedded and supported, not placed and left
Most fractional operators work alone. Ours draw on a vetted collective of senior operators, and we provide the support, structure and governance to keep every engagement on track.
The partner model
We don't disappear after the introduction. We maintain active oversight of every engagement, ensuring alignment between what you need and what your fractional delivers. You are never left stranded.
The collective
Your fractional leader draws on the wider collective. Your CFO checks in with our CTOs on technology cost decisions. Your COO borrows from our CMOs' experience on team structure. You're tapping into a room full of them.
Business continuity
If your fractional needs to step away, we ensure a smooth handover to another vetted operator already familiar with your business context. Momentum is protected.
Matchmaking intelligence
We match on personality, business stage, sector context, and leadership style, not just CVs. A technically brilliant CFO who doesn't fit your culture will cost you more than it saves.
What an engagement looks like
From first call to an embedded operator in weeks, not months.
Discovery
We spend time understanding your business: challenges, goals, team dynamics, and what 'success' looks like in 90 days.
Match
We introduce the right fractional leader from our vetted collective. You meet them, ask hard questions, and confirm the fit.
Scoped engagement begins
The engagement launches with a defined scope, clear deliverables, and a structured cadence. Your fractional is embedded, not advisory.
Adapt and evolve
As your business changes, the engagement changes with it. Add hours, shift focus, introduce a second specialist, all without restructuring.
Which executive do you need first?
You do not need to know the answer before you call. Match the problem you feel most to the operator who owns it.
Each fractional role maps to a different SME challenge
Start with the gap that is costing you most, and the roles below show which leader owns it.
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