Fractional COO, Chief Operating Officer

📋 Description

• Transform the CEO’s strategic vision into actionable and prioritized plans.

• Organize the structure of the organization: processes, management rhythms, governance, and roles & responsibilities.

• Execute and oversee key performance indicators (both operational and financial).

• Enhance communication between the CEO and teams by eliminating bottlenecks.

• Critically assess strategic decisions and ensure sustainable growth.

• Assist in the recruitment and skill enhancement of essential teams.

• Direct structuring initiatives (scaling, reorganization, expansion, professionalization).

⛳️ Requirements

• 5 to 15+ years of experience in operations leadership, general management, strategic consulting, or entrepreneurship.

• Extensive experience in startups, scale-ups, high-growth SMEs, or entrepreneurial settings.

• Strong expertise in organizational structuring, performance management, and prioritization.

• Robust skills in management, finance, and organizational design.

• Capability to engage with demanding CEOs and challenge them with professionalism.

• High level of autonomy, a strong sense of accountability, and professional maturity.

• Comfort with a part-time/fractional structure and working with multiple clients.

• Experience as a founder or co-founder, or previous COO experience, is highly advantageous.

🏝️ Benefits

• Marketing and sales support are provided by Fractional.

• Opportunity to work with multiple high-potential companies, preventing monotony.

• Become part of a collective of senior COOs, benefiting from peer support, best-practice sharing, and collective intelligence.

• Receive assistance from a Senior COO on each assignment, serving as a strategic sounding board to enhance impact.

• Ongoing skill development through exposure to a variety of contexts.

• Flexible working arrangements (fractional, remote-first).

• Strong recognition of your contributions (visible results within 30–90 days).

• A strategic, high-responsibility position that is closely engaged in CEO-level decisions.