Fractional CTO / Technology Leadership

A senior technical voice in your leadership team — fractional CTO support, without the full-time cost.

For founders, boards and leadership teams who need real technology direction — architecture, roadmap, vendor and hiring decisions — without committing to a full-time executive hire.

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Best starting point

Architecture, vendor or hiring decisions being made without a senior technical voice in the room.

First moveWorking session on current priorities
Works best withA founder or leadership team ready to delegate
Is this the right fit?

Designed for

Founders without a technical co-founder

Making architecture and hiring decisions alone, without a second senior technical opinion.

Growing teams outgrowing ad-hoc calls

Technology decisions have outgrown what one busy person can hold in their head.

Boards wanting independent assurance

Ahead of a raise, acquisition or exit, and needing an unconflicted technical view.

Engineering teams missing a technical ceiling

Strong individual contributors, but no one setting strategic technical direction above them.

What's covered

Scope

Strategic Roadmap

A 12–18 month technology plan aligned to commercial reality, not just technical ambition.

Architecture Oversight

Review and direction for the systems and decisions that are hard to reverse later.

Team Coaching

Mentorship for engineering leads and managers — grow your existing team, not replace it.

Risk & Governance

Vendor evaluation, security posture and delivery governance without an internal owner today.

How the time is spent

Engagement rhythm

Weekly
Engineering 1:1s and architecture office hours.
Monthly
Leadership review, roadmap update and risk register.
Quarterly
Board-ready technology paper and strategic re-plan.
On call
Senior escalation for hiring, vendor and incident decisions.
What to expect

Commitment

Typical commitment 6–12 months, reviewed quarterly — not an open-ended retainer.
Time investment 4–10 days a month, configurable to what the business actually needs.
Who you work with A named senior engineer accountable for the outcome — never sub-contracted.
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