Fractional CTO
Senior technology leadership without the full-time overhead
Our Fractional CTO service gives you access to battle-tested technology leadership on a part-time or project basis. We embed as your acting CTO, setting technical direction, leading engineering teams, managing vendors, and aligning technology with business outcomes, without the cost or commitment of a full-time executive hire.
Core Capabilities
- Technology strategy and 3-year roadmap development
- Engineering team leadership, hiring, and organisational design
- Architecture review and technical debt prioritisation
- Build vs. buy vs. partner decision-making
- CTO-to-board reporting and investor-facing technology narrative
- Permanent CTO hiring support and successor onboarding
Ideal For
Pre-Series B Startups
Companies that have outgrown founding CTO capacity and need strategic leadership to scale engineering for the next funding round.
Post-Acquisition Businesses
Organisations navigating technology integration following a merger or acquisition without interim technical leadership.
CTO Transition Periods
Businesses between CTOs who need continuity of technology leadership during the search for a permanent hire.
SMEs Scaling Technology
Mid-market businesses that need CTO-caliber thinking to guide a significant technology investment without a full-time hire.
Real-World Project Snapshot
Fractional CTO Engagement for Fintech Scale-Up
Deployment frequency improved from bi-weekly to daily within 6 months. The engineering team's Glassdoor score improved from 3.2 to 4.4 under the new organisational structure. A permanent CTO was hired and successfully onboarded within 9 months.
Bi-weekly→Daily
Deployment frequency
4.4/5
Engineering team satisfaction
9 months
Permanent CTO onboarded
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