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A part-time chief operating officer, embedded inside a company. Typically one to three days a week. Builds operations, process and execution from inside the team rather than from the outside.

€6,000 to €15,000 per month for one to three days a week. Day-rate option from €1,800 with a four day per month minimum. Number depends on days, scope, travel and reporting cadence.

One, two or three. Most engagements start at three days a week for the first 90 days, then step down to two or one as the operation stabilises.

Typical horizon is 3 to 9 months. Exit when the operation runs without the COO or when the permanent COO is hired.

Fractional is part-time, ongoing, lower cost, exits by handing operations to the team. Interim is full-time, short, fills a vacant seat at full COO cost. A consultant advises; a fractional COO runs the work.

When two of these are true: founder stuck running operations, scaling chaos after rapid hiring, post-raise operating model gap, integration after M&A, turnaround, or a PE value creation clock.

Referrals from investors and other founders, operator networks, and direct outreach. If you want to skip the search, book a 30 minute call here and we decide on the spot if the fit is real.

Book an intro call. If it fits, we scope days per week, first 90 day priorities and reporting line. Kickoff is usually within two weeks. Minimum commitment is three months.

Six things: process, systems and stack, KPIs and reporting, team and accountability, supplier and vendor management, and execution. The blocks vary by company; the seat does not.

No. I build the operating model around those seats. I do not occupy them.

No. Consultants deliver recommendations. I deliver outcomes. I am on the team, in the standup, in the tools.

Milan, Italy. Operating across Europe and the UK. Trilingual: English, Italian, Swedish. Remote-first with monthly on-site.

Strongest fit between €5M and €100M revenue, 20 to 300 people. Below that an operator does most of it themselves; above that a full-time COO is the right call.

Week 1: listen and diagnose. Weeks 2 to 4: quick wins, KPI cadence, reporting live. Month 2: build process for the broken workflows. Month 3: monthly business review live and leadership team running their own operations.