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Fractional Operations Leadership

Fractional Operations Leadership brings experienced operational leadership into the business to create clearer ownership, stronger execution, better systems, and less dependence on the founder.

This is for businesses that need someone to help turn leadership decisions into organized, consistent execution.

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What You Can Expect
  • Clear operational ownershipDefined responsibility for the priorities Operations is leading.
  • Consistent operating rhythmRegular structure for priorities, decisions, and follow-through.
  • Documented processesImportant workflows captured clearly and made repeatable.
  • Cross-functional coordinationBetter alignment across people, projects, and business functions.
  • Stronger visibilityClearer reporting, priorities, bottlenecks, and next steps.
  • Direct senior supportAccess to experienced operational leadership when needed.

Choose Your Level of Support

Fractional Operations Leadership
$6,000/month

Up to 10 hours of reserved weekly capacity

Initial 90-day engagement

For businesses that need senior operational leadership focused on the highest-priority areas.

May include:
  • Operating cadence
  • Accountability
  • Role clarity
  • Process improvement
  • Project coordination
  • Cross-functional execution
  • Capacity planning
  • Reporting + visibility
  • Bottleneck resolution
  • Systems + automation

Best for: Businesses that need stronger operational structure, accountability, and execution without deeper weekly involvement.

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Fractional Head of Operations
$10,000/month

Up to 20 hours of reserved weekly capacity

Initial 90-day engagement

For businesses that need senior operational leadership embedded across more of the company.

May include:
  • Priority ownership
  • Accountability
  • Operating rhythm
  • Process redesign
  • Project implementation
  • Cross-functional execution
  • Resource planning
  • Reporting + visibility
  • Program management
  • Systems + automation

Best for: Businesses that need stronger operational ownership, accountability, and execution with deeper weekly involvement.

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What Operations Leadership Can Own

Operating Rhythm

Create the structure that keeps priorities visible, decisions moving, and commitments followed through.

Systems + Processes

Build clearer, more dependable workflows, documentation, systems, automation, and operating processes.

Cross-Functional Coordination

Help leadership, teams, contractors, vendors, and business functions work together more effectively.

Projects + Initiatives

Move important work from decision through planning, ownership, execution, launch, and review.

Capacity + Bottlenecks

Identify workload issues, ownership gaps, recurring friction, and places where execution repeatedly gets stuck.

Operational Visibility

Create clearer reporting, dashboards, priorities, and operating information so problems surface sooner.

What Strong Operations Should Create

  • Clearer ownership
  • Stronger follow-through
  • Better execution
  • More dependable processes
  • Greater project visibility
  • Earlier bottleneck detection
  • Better operating systems
  • Less founder dependence
  • Stronger accountability

A stronger operating structure helps the business run more consistently with less founder dependence.

Clear Boundaries Make the Role Stronger

Fractional Operations is not a catch-all role. The engagement is centered on operational leadership, structure, accountability, systems, coordination, and execution. Understanding where Operations leads and where another function remains responsible is essential.

Founder + CEO

Operations supports execution while the founder continues to own:

  • Vision
  • Company strategy
  • Major business decisions
  • Brand direction
  • Offer direction
  • Final authority

Operations helps turn those decisions into organized execution.

Finance

Operations may coordinate with Finance, but does not automatically own:

  • Accounting
  • Cash-flow management
  • Financial forecasting
  • Profitability strategy
  • Budget ownership
  • Financial compliance

Finance remains responsible for financial strategy and oversight.

Marketing

Operations may support execution, but does not automatically own:

  • Brand strategy
  • Positioning
  • Messaging
  • Demand generation
  • Campaign strategy
  • Customer acquisition

Marketing remains responsible for growth strategy and direction.

HR + People

Operations may support team structure, but does not automatically own:

  • Employment agreements
  • Compensation strategy
  • Performance management
  • Disciplinary action
  • Terminations
  • HR compliance

HR remains responsible for formal people and employment matters.

When something belongs to another function, Operations can surface the issue, coordinate the work, and support the handoff without absorbing ownership that belongs elsewhere.

Decision Rights

Operational leadership works best when authority is clear.

Operations Decides

Day-to-day operational decisions within the agreed scope and authority.

Operations Recommends

Higher-impact decisions where Operations provides context, analysis, and a recommendation.

Founder Decides

Company direction, major financial commitments, brand, offers, personnel decisions, and other founder-level responsibilities.

The goal is enough authority for Operations to lead effectively without unintentionally taking ownership of the company.

How the First 90 Days Work

01 Learn + Map

We understand how the business runs, who owns what, where work gets stuck, and what requires attention.

02 Stabilize + Systemize

We address the highest-priority friction, improve visibility, clarify ownership, and strengthen operating processes.

03 Own + Evaluate

We establish meaningful operational ownership, evaluate progress, and determine what the next phase should look like.

At the 90-Day Review

We evaluate:
  • What improved
  • What still needs attention
  • Whether ownership is clearer
  • Whether execution is stronger
  • Whether founder dependence decreased
  • Whether the current capacity still fits

The engagement may continue, resize, or conclude based on what the business actually needs.

Investment

Fractional Operations Leadership
$6,000/month

Up to 10 hours of reserved weekly capacity

Initial 90-day engagement

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Fractional Head of Operations
$10,000/month

Up to 20 hours of reserved weekly capacity

Initial 90-day engagement

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Additional Approved Capacity

Additional capacity beyond the reserved engagement must be approved in advance.

Additional approved capacity starts at $150/hour.

There are no surprise overages.

If additional hours become a recurring need, we discuss resizing the engagement rather than allowing additional time to quietly become the new normal.

Fractional Means Fractional

This engagement provides reserved senior operational leadership capacity within a defined scope and schedule.

Your weekly capacity is focused on the priorities and responsibilities established for the engagement.

It does not include:
  • General administrative support
  • Executive assistant support
  • Unlimited project execution
  • 24/7 on-call support
  • An unlimited pool of hours
  • Finance ownership
  • Marketing ownership
  • HR ownership

If the business ultimately needs a full-time Head of Operations, COO, or broader executive role, that requires a different level of capacity, authority, and organizational responsibility.

Frequently Asked Questions

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What is the difference between the two levels?

Fractional Operations Leadership provides up to 10 hours of reserved weekly capacity focused on the highest-leverage priorities.

Fractional Head of Operations provides up to 20 hours and allows for deeper ownership, implementation, and involvement across the business.

Why is the initial engagement 90 days?

Operations requires enough time to understand the business, address immediate friction, establish stronger structure, and evaluate what ongoing support actually makes sense.

Are unused hours carried over?

No. The engagement reserves weekly leadership capacity and availability. It is not a bank of rollover project hours.

Will you manage our team?

Operations may coordinate work, establish accountability, and clarify ownership. Formal people-management or HR responsibilities are separate unless specifically included.

Is this the same as hiring a COO?

No. This is senior operational leadership within a defined scope and reserved capacity. A full-time COO typically carries broader executive authority, availability, and organizational responsibility.

How quickly are you available when something comes up?

This is fractional leadership rather than 24/7 on-call support. Communication channels and responsiveness expectations are established at the beginning of the engagement.

Ready for Stronger Operations?

If the business needs clearer ownership, stronger execution, better systems, and experienced operational leadership without a full-time hire, start a conversation.

We will look at the current operating environment and determine which level of support makes sense.