An operating engine that scales with you.
A fractional COO takes the day-to-day load off the founder, fixes the processes that break as you grow, and builds a rhythm of accountability across teams.
For growing businesses with ₹10 Cr to ₹200 Cr in revenue.
What is a fractional COO?
A fractional COO is a senior operations leader who works inside your business part-time. The role turns the founder's way of doing things into clear processes, roles and measures, so the business can grow without everything depending on one person.
Typical work includes mapping how orders, projects or services actually flow, removing delays and rework, setting weekly and monthly review rhythms, and making sure teams know what good looks like.
Signs you need a fractional COO.
- Every decision still goes through the founder.
- Quality and delivery slip as volumes grow.
- Teams work hard but priorities clash and handoffs fail.
- There are no clear targets or reviews for each function.
- You are opening a new location, line or market and need it to run smoothly.
Strategy, execution and performance.
Your fractional COO stays accountable through all three stages, not just the plan.
The right bets, placed right.
- Operating model and organisation design
- Priorities and annual operating plan
- Make, buy or outsource decisions
Hands-on. No handoffs.
- Process mapping and redesign
- Weekly and monthly review rhythm
- Cross-team problem solving
Built to last beyond the brief.
- Operational KPIs and dashboards
- Cost, quality and delivery tracking
- Clear ownership for each result
What happens after you say yes.
Observe
Map how work really flows, where it gets stuck and who owns what.
Redesign
Fix the top bottlenecks, clarify roles and start a regular review rhythm.
Embed
Put KPIs in place, coach managers and free up the founder's time.
Fractional, full-time or consultant?
Full-time COO
Right once the role needs someone every day. Months to hire, a senior salary, and a costly mistake if the fit is wrong.
Fractional COO
Senior leadership for an agreed number of days each month. Starts in weeks, scales up or down, and stays accountable for results.
Consultant
Useful for a specific study. Usually delivers recommendations and leaves before they are put into practice.
Questions about a fractional COO.
How is a COO different from a general manager?
A COO designs how the whole business runs and holds each function to account, rather than managing one area day to day.
Will you change our team?
We start by strengthening the people you have. Where a role is missing, we help define and hire for it.
Can a part-time COO really run operations?
The aim is not to run everything personally but to build the system, rhythm and managers that do.
The x can be any chief you're missing.
Find out if a fractional COO is right for you.
Tell us where the business is heading. In 30 minutes you'll know whether a fractional COO fits, and what the first step would be.