The fractional executive network
FractionalLeadership.
On your terms
Hire a vetted fractional CFO, CMO or CTO in 48 hours — senior operators, 2–3 days a week, without the full-time price tag. Executives choose the clients worth their experience. One platform runs it all — contracts, payments, performance.
No fees until you hire · Executives join free
Fractional leadership, built for fast-growing teams
Every seat at the table, on demand
From the corner office to deep specialists — every senior seat, available fractionally.
CXO & Leadership
Seasoned operators who have run the function before — engaged for the days per week your stage needs.
VP & Functional Heads
Hands-on function owners who build the systems, processes and teams a growing company runs on.
Specialist Experts
Deep specialists for the problems that don't need a department — just someone who has solved them before.
Fractional works when the timing sounds like this
You need the judgment, not the headcount
Finance, marketing or people needs a senior owner — but not forty hours a week of one. A fractional leader gives you the judgment without the payroll.
The problem is real. So is the budget.
A defined project, a fundraise, a compliance deadline, a fixed budget. Engage a leader for exactly the months and days per week the work needs.
What you need keeps changing
What you need from a CMO at 10 people is different at 50. Fractional engagements flex up, down, or into a full-time seat as the company evolves.
One platform, two journeys
Whichever side of the table you sit on, the fractional lifecycle is handled end-to-end.
Brief us on the mandate
The role, the goals, the stage, the cadence. A talent partner refines the brief with you on a complimentary scoping call.
15 minutesMeet a curated shortlist
Smart matching plus human judgment surfaces 3–5 leaders who have already delivered this exact mandate elsewhere.
Within 48 hoursEngage with confidence
Align on scope, begin with a risk-free trial period. Contracts, IP and compliance are generated on-platform.
Days, not monthsGovern & scale
Shared goals, timesheets, one consolidated invoice. Scale the engagement up, down, or into a full-time seat.
OngoingThe full lifecycle, handled end-to-end
Sourcing, contracting, payment and performance — engineered so fractional leaders lead and companies see results.
Evidence, not resumes
Anyone can claim “fractional CFO”. Here, every leader proves it — AI-screened in their real domain, panel-reviewed by peers, and summarized in a written assessment report you read before any introduction. Humans make the final call.
Smart matching, human-curated
Our engine scores executives on industry, stage, function and working style — then a talent partner hand-reviews every shortlist before it reaches you.
Contracts & compliance
Localized agreements, NDAs, IP assignment and classification handled automatically in 40+ countries.
Payments both sides trust
Companies get one consolidated invoice. Executives get guaranteed net-7 payment in any currency.
Performance & goals
Shared OKRs, weekly pulse updates and quarterly reviews keep every engagement accountable.
Flexible by design
Start at one day a week. Scale up, pause or convert to full-time — with zero conversion fees after 12 months on the platform.
Fractional, full-time, or consultant?
Board-level experience this quarter — not a six-month search and a $400k package.
Full-time hire
The permanent seat
- Commitment
- Permanent, full-week payroll
- Cost
- Full senior package + equity + recruiter fees
- Involvement
- Embedded — owns the function
- Flexibility
- Fixed — renegotiate or exit
- Best for
- Functions with a full-time workload
Fractional via Fractionly
The smart default
- Commitment
- A few days a week, as long as you need
- Cost
- A fraction of a senior package — no recruiter fees
- Involvement
- Embedded — owns the function
- Flexibility
- Scale up, down, or convert to full-time
- Best for
- Teams that need senior judgment now
Consultant
The outside voice
- Commitment
- Short, scoped project
- Cost
- Project or hourly fees
- Involvement
- Advises from outside, then leaves
- Flexibility
- Ends with the deliverable
- Best for
- One-off problems and audits
Trusted on both sides of the table
“Our fractional CFO rebuilt our financial model in three weeks and led us through a Series A. We couldn't have afforded this caliber full-time.”
“We interviewed three CMO matches within two days of posting the brief. Contracts and payments on-platform saved our ops team an entire workflow.”
“Started with our fractional CTO two days a week. Eighteen months later we converted him to full-time — completely seamless.”
“Our fractional CFO rebuilt our financial model in three weeks and led us through a Series A. We couldn't have afforded this caliber full-time.”
“We interviewed three CMO matches within two days of posting the brief. Contracts and payments on-platform saved our ops team an entire workflow.”
“Started with our fractional CTO two days a week. Eighteen months later we converted him to full-time — completely seamless.”
“The vetting is mutual. Companies arrive with real briefs and real budgets — my time goes to leading, not pitching.”
“I went from one full-time seat to a portfolio of four companies. Fractionly handles everything except the leadership.”
“Guaranteed net-7 payment, contracts done for me, clients matched to my calendar. This is how senior work should feel.”
“The vetting is mutual. Companies arrive with real briefs and real budgets — my time goes to leading, not pitching.”
“I went from one full-time seat to a portfolio of four companies. Fractionly handles everything except the leadership.”
“Guaranteed net-7 payment, contracts done for me, clients matched to my calendar. This is how senior work should feel.”
Your next chapter is a portfolio
An invitation-grade network of fractional C-level operators, now forming its founding cohort. Choose the companies, set the cadence, keep your rate — while we run sourcing, contracts and payment.
Request membershipQuestions, answered
What founders and executives ask before going fractional.
Both sides. One standard.
Companies meet their next fractional leader this week. Leaders meet their next company today.