# coofractional.com

> Fractional COO retainer from Niklas Lindahl. One operator. 1, 2, or 3 days a week. Minimum three month commitment. For scale-ups, founder-led businesses, and PE-backed companies.

Niklas Lindahl runs operations on retainer as a fractional Chief Operating Officer. Engagements are sold as a monthly retainer at 1, 2, or 3 days per week, with a three month minimum. Work is remote-first, hands-on, and focused on installing the operating system a company needs to scale: cadence, KPIs, hiring, vendors, reporting, and the leadership layer under the founder or CEO.

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Positioning: dry, direct, operator voice. No agency, no bench, no junior team behind the name. One senior operator, on retainer.

## Pages

- [Home](https://coofractional.com/): Fractional COO retainer overview, who it is for, and how to engage.
- [What is a fractional COO](https://coofractional.com/what-is-a-fractional-coo): Definition, comparison to Chief of Staff and part-time COO, and where the label fits.
- [What a fractional COO does](https://coofractional.com/what-a-fractional-coo-does): Scope of work, decisions owned, SOPs, OKRs, and team restructuring authority.
- [How it works](https://coofractional.com/how-it-works): Intake, first 30 days, cadence, tools, board and investor interaction, confidentiality.
- [Cost](https://coofractional.com/cost): Monthly retainer pricing for 1, 2, and 3 day per week engagements, billing, VAT, expenses, and cancellation.
- [Fractional COO salary and rates](https://coofractional.com/fractional-coo-salary): EU and UK benchmarks for monthly retainer, day rate, and annual gross.
- [When to hire a fractional COO](https://coofractional.com/when-to-hire-a-fractional-coo): Triggers, stage fit, and how a fractional COO relates to a permanent search.
- [Fractional COO vs interim COO](https://coofractional.com/fractional-coo-vs-interim-coo): Differences from interim, full-time transitions, fractional CEO, and consulting.
- [Chief of staff vs fractional COO](https://coofractional.com/chief-of-staff-vs-fractional-coo): What each seat owns and when to hire which.
- [Fractional COO for scale-ups](https://coofractional.com/fractional-coo-for-scale-ups): Series A and B operating fit, head of ops relationship, international expansion, investor reporting.
- [Fractional COO for PE-backed companies](https://coofractional.com/fractional-coo-for-pe-backed): Working with deal teams, 100-day plans, portfolio operating experience.
- [Fractional COO for founders](https://coofractional.com/fractional-coo-for-founders): Founder-led businesses, professionalising operations without losing the founder edge.
- [Fractional COO in Milan](https://coofractional.com/fractional-coo-milan): Milan-based operator for Italian companies and foreign companies with an Italian entity.
- [Fractional COO for London and UK](https://coofractional.com/fractional-coo-london): UK scale-ups and PE-backed portfolio companies, monthly on-site in London.
- [Track record](https://coofractional.com/track-record): Prior operating roles and results.
- [About Niklas](https://coofractional.com/about): Background of the operator.
- [FAQ](https://coofractional.com/faq): Common buyer questions on scope, pricing, commitment, and process.
- [Contact](https://coofractional.com/contact): Intro call and retainer inquiries.

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