What is a Fractional COO?

A fractional Chief Operating Officer embeds operational leadership (part-time) to stabilise processes, guide teams, and improve performance. It is ideal for organisations experiencing rapid growth, change, or complexity but not yet ready for a full-time appointment.

Who it serves

• Leadership teams needing tighter governance and execution across functions.
• Organisations with rapid growth, new products, or restructuring underway.
• Teams that require clearer accountability, performance metrics, and reporting.

What a fractional COO delivers

• Operating cadence: Establish rhythms, KPIs, and dashboards that keep delivery predictable.
• Process optimisation: Remove bottlenecks across sales, service, finance, and technology.
• People and vendors: Clarify ownership, roles, and handoffs for internal teams and key suppliers.
• Risk and compliance: Ensure controls, approvals, and documentation keep pace with change.

Benefits for your organisation

• Greater reliability and visibility across day-to-day operations.
• Faster time-to-value for new initiatives thanks to structured change management.
• Improved morale and accountability with clear responsibilities and decision rights.
• Repeatable playbooks that sustain performance after the engagement.

Why this matters

Operational discipline underpins customer experience and margin. A fractional COO provides pragmatic leadership to steady the business, support growth, and align teams without adding permanent headcount too early.

Get in touch

If you need an experienced operator to steady or scale the business, book a discovery. We will define the cadence, reporting, and success measures together.