Operations departments

Fractional Operations Department

An entire operations department for the cost of one director. Executive advisory, system architecture, automation engineering and project management, integrated into your leadership team daily.

$18,000/mo · setup pricing on request

Who it's for

Replaces a COO or operations director plus team.

  • Companies without an operations leader
  • Businesses building the operations function from scratch
  • Leadership teams that report operations to a board
What's included

What we own.

  • Direct reporting to the CEO or board
  • End-to-end ownership of operations infrastructure
  • Custom internal tooling and AI agent deployment
  • Vendor and procurement leadership
  • Org design and team structure advisory
  • Daily Slack or Teams integration as a leadership team member

Deliverables and cadence

Daily integration with your leadership team.

Team composition

Senior specialists, each at a set share of their time.

Every role reports into one plan agreed with your leadership team.

Monthly
$18,000/mo

Starting scope

Setup
On request

One-time

Timeline
Running in weeks

Not the months it takes to hire.

FAQ

Fractional Operations Department questions

How much does the Fractional Operations Department cost?

Fractional Operations Department starts at $18,000/mo. Larger scopes are quoted after a pod-fit conversation.

Who is on the team?

The starting team is Fractional COO / VP Operations (20%), Operations Architect (25%), Execution team: 2 automation engineers, integration specialist, project manager (50% shared), Operations Analyst (25%). Each percentage is the share of that specialist's working capacity dedicated to you.

How does fractional work?

Each role is allocated a share of a senior specialist's capacity. A 20% role means the equivalent of one full day per week dedicated to your business, spread across the month.

How do we start?

Tell us about your gap on the pod-fit form. We reply within one business day with whether this pod fits, or which one does.

Compare every pod on the fractional pods overview, or start with an operations audit.

Could this pod close your gap?

Tell us what you need. We reply within one business day.