# Fractional | Dubai > Fractional executive search for SMEs in Dubai and the UAE. We match vetted, part-time C-suite leaders — CFO, COO, CMO, CTO, CRO and CHRO — to your stage, sector and challenge, and embed them to deliver real results. Full-time impact, without full-time cost. Also: non-executive directors drawn from a collective of vetted C-suite operators. Full-time impact. Fractional commitment. Fractional | Dubai is the founding hub of Fractional, the fractional executive search partner for SMEs. We draw on a curated, vetted collective of 350+ senior executives across finance, operations, marketing, technology, people and revenue, match the right leader to the moment, and embed them as an operator who holds the decisions in their domain and is accountable to outcomes — not a consultant who advises and steps away. Every engagement is business to business, company to company: no employment visa to sponsor, no headcount to carry, no benefits or end-of-service gratuity, and one month's notice to scale up, down or out. Executives typically work 4 to 24 hours per week over six to twenty-four months, at 30 to 60% less than a full-time hire. ## Executive roles - [Fractional CFO](https://www.fractional-dubai.com/services/fractional-cfo): finance leadership for funding rounds, board reporting and cash flow. - [Fractional COO](https://www.fractional-dubai.com/services/fractional-coo): operators who turn strategy into delivery as the business scales. - [Fractional CMO](https://www.fractional-dubai.com/services/fractional-cmo): positioning and the marketing engine, built and run for real return. - [Fractional CTO](https://www.fractional-dubai.com/services/fractional-cto): technical direction across architecture, product and delivery. - [Fractional CRO](https://www.fractional-dubai.com/services/fractional-cro): revenue leadership aligning sales, marketing and go-to-market. - [Fractional CHRO](https://www.fractional-dubai.com/services/fractional-chro): people, culture and compliance aligned to how the business needs to grow. - [All services](https://www.fractional-dubai.com/services): every fractional C-suite role we place. ## Board and governance - [Non-Executive Directors](https://www.fractional-dubai.com/services/non-executive-director): board appointments: non-executive directors drawn from a collective of vetted C-suite operators. ## Specialised UAE appointments - [ESR Qualified Executives](https://www.fractional-dubai.com/services/esr-qualified-executive): UAE economic-substance (ESR) compliance appointments. - [Interim Regulatory & Compliance Officers](https://www.fractional-dubai.com/services/interim-regulatory-compliance-officers): CO, MLRO and risk appointments for VARA, DFSA and FSRA licensing. ## Solutions by business moment - [SMEs](https://www.fractional-dubai.com/solutions/smes): the senior leadership layer, without the full-time cost. - [Startups](https://www.fractional-dubai.com/solutions/startups): senior operators who have done it before, without the burn rate. - [Scale-ups](https://www.fractional-dubai.com/solutions/scale-ups): leadership for the growth phase, deployed as a stack when needed. - [Family businesses](https://www.fractional-dubai.com/solutions/family-businesses): professionalise the business, protect the family. - [Fundraising](https://www.fractional-dubai.com/solutions/fundraising): investor-ready finance leadership for the raise ahead. - [Turnaround](https://www.fractional-dubai.com/solutions/turnaround): crisis and turnaround operators, matched and moving within days. - [Market entry](https://www.fractional-dubai.com/solutions/market-entry): enter the UAE with a leader who already knows the market. - [Private equity](https://www.fractional-dubai.com/solutions/private-equity): PE-fluent operators for portfolio companies. - [Investment firms](https://www.fractional-dubai.com/solutions/investment-firms): a vetted leadership bench for your portfolio. - [Revenue growth](https://www.fractional-dubai.com/solutions/revenue-growth): commercial leadership accountable for outcomes. - [All solutions](https://www.fractional-dubai.com/solutions): browse every business moment we support. ## Get started - [Apply to join the collective](https://www.fractional-dubai.com/apply): for senior executives who want to work fractionally. - [Brief a search](https://www.fractional-dubai.com/contact): tell us the moment and we will match a leader. ## Optional - [Why fractional executives](https://www.fractional-dubai.com/why-fractional-executives-is-the-way): the case for the model. - [Client stories](https://www.fractional-dubai.com/clients): outcomes from real engagements. - [Partners](https://www.fractional-dubai.com/partners): the ecosystem we work alongside. - [For communities](https://www.fractional-dubai.com/for-communities): programmes with partner communities. - [Readiness assessment](https://www.fractional-dubai.com/tools/fractional-executive-readiness-assessment): a short check on whether your business is ready for a fractional leader. - [Articles](https://www.fractional-dubai.com/articles): guidance on hiring and working with fractional executives. - [Events](https://www.fractional-dubai.com/events): workshops, summits and mixers. - [Fractional Global](https://www.fractional-global.com): the wider collective across the Middle East and Asia Pacific. --- Fractional | Dubai — full-time impact, fractional commitment. The founding hub of Fractional Global.