By stageWhere you are
Fractional Executive Search.
The right leader, for exactly as long as it matters.
The Bay Area prices senior operators against the companies with the deepest pockets in technology, which puts a full permanent C-suite out of reach for most of the businesses that genuinely need one. We run executive search fractionally: a vetted operator embedded in your business for the share of time the work needs, without the commitment or the cost of a permanent hire.
Governance as a service
We do not make an introduction and step away
One leader arrives and the collective stands behind them. Our support and governance stay in the room while the engagement runs. The executive takes decisions in their function and owns what follows, which is what makes this more than advice.
An operator, not an adviserYour leader works inside the team and is held to what the company achieves. Founders here already have plenty of advice. What they lack is someone who will take a function and run it.
Behind the seat, the collectiveThe collective of 800+ curated and vetted executives sits behind every appointment, in finance, operations, technology and people. When a pricing question becomes a cash question, the answer is already in the room.
The roles we match
A full C-suite, on the terms a growing business needs
We focus on the leadership functions that move a company forward. Start with one, or draw on the whole collective.
Proven leadership
Our executives have led at the companies you know
Where we are brought in
A leader for the moment in front of you
Most engagements begin with a moment: a departure to cover, a raise to close, a market to enter, a business to turn around. Find the one that fits.
By stage
By momentWhat you are facing
For investorsBehind the capital
The San Francisco commercial case
Senior leadership, without the permanent cost
Engagements run company to company. Board-level judgement is bought for the days the work calls for, without outbidding every venture-backed employer in the city on salary and equity. No option grant leaves the cap table, and our standard is one month's notice.
Brief a search01
No permanent headcount
The engagement is a company-to-company contract. No salary on the payroll and no headcount to carry.
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No benefits burden
No medical cover, no benefits administration, none of the overhead a permanent hire brings.
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No recruitment cost
No search fees and no onboarding lag. Your leader is matched from a vetted collective and embeds within weeks.
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One month's notice
Scale the engagement up or down, or step away, on one month. You keep the optionality.
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Business to business
A company-to-company arrangement, invoiced cleanly. Senior leadership without the employment.
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Tell us the moment
Share where you need leadership: a finance lead departing, a raise ahead, operations outgrowing the founder.
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A working conversation
We talk through the brief and sharpen the requirement together, so the match is right.
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The match
We search our collective of 800+ curated and vetted executives for the closest fit, and you choose.
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Deployment
Your leader embeds within weeks, holds the decisions in their domain, and gets to work.
Common questions
