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Fractional executive search

Senior leadership for every critical function

Six core C-suite practices and two specialised appointments, each one a curated executive who embeds in your business, owns the outcomes in their domain, and stays only as long as it matters. And when the need is at board level, non-executive directors drawn from the same collective.

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Where to start

Which executive do you need?

Start from the problem in front of you. Each one points to the practice that owns it.

If this is the problem

Start with

If this is the problemCash flow, board reporting or a funding round

Start withFractional CFO

If this is the problemA founder bottleneck, delivery slipping

Start withFractional COO

If this is the problemTechnology risk or roadmap uncertainty

Start withFractional CTO

If this is the problemA revenue plateau, sales and marketing misaligned

Start withFractional CRO

If this is the problemPositioning, demand generation or marketing ROI

Start withFractional CMO

If this is the problemHiring, culture or HR compliance

Start withFractional CHRO

If this is the problemA licensing, MLRO or compliance appointment gap

Start withInterim compliance officer

If this is the problemFree-zone substance or QFZP risk

Start withESR qualified executive

The C-suite

Leadership across every critical business function

Choose the executive the moment calls for. Each is matched to the problem in front of you and backed by the whole collective.

COO

Chief Operating Officer

CFO

Chief Financial Officer

CTO

Chief Technology Officer

CRO

Chief Revenue Officer

CMO

Chief Marketing Officer

CHRO

Chief Human Resources Officer

Proven leadership

Our executives have led at the companies you know

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Board and governance

Non-executive directors

Independent directors drawn from the collective of vetted C-suite operators: years of hands-on leadership, brought to board level. In the business, our executives execute; on the board, our directors govern.

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Specialised appointments

Interim and regulated roles, scoped to the requirement

Two appointments built for Dubai's licensing and tax realities, where the right credential at the right time is the whole point.

Interim appointments

Interim regulatory and compliance officers

Economic substance

ESR qualified executive

How it works

From the moment to the match, in weeks

Tell us where you need leadership and we handle the rest. The first conversation does most of the work, and the right executive embeds within weeks.

Tell us the moment

Share where you need leadership: a departure, a raise, operations outgrowing the founder.

A conversation

We talk through the brief and sharpen the requirement together.

The match

We search our collective of 350+ curated executives for the closest fit.

Deployment

You choose, and your leader embeds within weeks to make an immediate impact.

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FAQ

Common questions about fractional executive search

Still have questions? Talk to us

What is fractional executive search?

Fractional executive search matches a business to a vetted senior executive who works part-time or on retainer, embedding to own the outcomes in their function rather than advising from the outside. Fractional Dubai runs the search across a collective of 350+ curated leaders and places the right one within weeks.

Which fractional executive should a Dubai SME hire first?

Start from the constraint. Cash flow, reporting or a raise points to a CFO; a founder bottleneck or slipping delivery points to a COO; a revenue plateau points to a CRO or CMO. Most SMEs bring in one leader for the sharpest problem, then add others as the business grows.

How quickly can Fractional Dubai place a leader?

Matching begins within days of the brief, and the right executive typically embeds within weeks, far faster than a permanent search and notice period.

How is this different from hiring a consultant?

A consultant advises and hands back a recommendation. A fractional executive embeds, owns the function and is accountable for the outcome, at a senior level, without the cost or employment liability of a full-time hire.

Can one business use more than one fractional executive?

Yes. Many engagements start with one leader and grow into a blended setup, for example a CFO and COO together, coordinated because they come from the same collective.

Find the right role

Tell us what is slowing growth.

Outline the pressure points in the guided brief and we will work out whether the right next step is a CFO, COO, CTO, CRO, CMO, CHRO, or a blended leadership setup, then match a vetted executive within weeks.

Start the guided brief