Senior technology leadership on your terms.
A named, senior technology executive working as part of your leadership team. Board-level seniority, flexible engagement, and a fraction of the cost of a full-time hire. Available to businesses across the UK.
Everything a full-time CTO delivers, without the full-time cost.
Your fractional CTO is embedded in your leadership team. Not a consultant who visits once and disappears.
Named Senior Technology Executive
A dedicated, named fractional CTO assigned to your business. Not a rotating consultant pool. One senior person who knows your business, your team, and your technology inside out.
Technology Strategy Ownership
Your fractional CTO owns the technology strategy end to end. Direction set, priorities agreed, and a clear plan in place that your leadership team can rely on.
Board and Leadership Attendance
Regular attendance at board meetings, leadership sessions, and investor briefings. Technology decisions represented at the highest level in plain business language.
Flexible Engagement Model
Engagement scaled to your needs. From one day per week to full project-based delivery. Costs flex with your requirements without losing continuity or seniority.
Internal IT Team Leadership
Your fractional CTO leads and develops your internal IT team. Performance managed, skills gaps identified, and the right structure put in place for your growth stage.
Transition and Succession Planning
When you are ready to hire a full-time CTO, your fractional CTO manages the transition. Role defined, candidates assessed, and handover structured for continuity.
Operational in two weeks, delivering value from day one.
Initial Assessment and Scoping
We review your current technology landscape, team structure, and business objectives. Engagement scope agreed and your fractional CTO matched to your sector and growth stage.
Onboarding and Stakeholder Alignment
Your fractional CTO meets the leadership team, key suppliers, and internal IT staff. Current state documented and immediate priorities identified within the first two weeks.
Strategy Development and Quick Wins
Technology strategy drafted and presented to your leadership team. Quick wins identified and actioned in the first 30 days to demonstrate immediate value.
Ongoing Leadership and Governance
Regular board attendance, supplier management, project oversight, and team leadership. Monthly reporting on technology performance, spend, and strategic progress.
Quarterly Strategy Reviews
Formal quarterly reviews to adapt the technology strategy to business changes. Investment priorities reassessed and roadmap updated to reflect new opportunities or risks.
Transition or Continuation Planning
Annual review of the engagement model. Scale up, scale down, or plan for a full-time hire. Your fractional CTO manages whichever path is right for your business.
How we have helped UK businesses lead with technology.
Scale-Up Without an IT Director
A 50-person fintech business in Manchester was growing rapidly but had no senior technology leadership. The CEO was making all IT decisions without the expertise to evaluate them properly.
Fractional CTO engaged within 2 weeks. Technology strategy agreed in 30 days. Three major vendor contracts renegotiated, saving 31% on annual IT spend.
Private Equity Portfolio Company
A PE-backed logistics firm in Leeds needed board-level technology representation for investor reporting and a credible digital transformation roadmap ahead of a planned exit.
Fractional CTO appointed as technology lead for the board. Transformation roadmap presented to investors within 6 weeks. Technology risk profile significantly reduced.
Professional Services Firm Scaling Up
A Birmingham accountancy firm was expanding to four new offices and needed technology leadership to manage the infrastructure rollout, supplier relationships, and compliance obligations.
All four office rollouts delivered on time and on budget. Unified communications platform deployed across all sites. IT costs reduced by 22% through contract consolidation.
Get senior technology leadership working for your business today.
Book a free introductory call with one of our senior technology consultants. We will assess your current situation and explain exactly how a fractional CTO engagement would work for your business.