Fractional leaders, when you need them

Senior leader speaking with founders at a Melbourne startup event

Bring in an experienced CFO, CMO, CTO, COO or People lead for a few days a week. Browse the Aussie Fractionals board yourself, or have Kairos headhunt the right person for you.

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what fractional means

A fractional leader works with your business part-time on an ongoing basis, often one to three days a week. You get senior experience to set strategy, build the function and lead the team, for a fraction of the cost of a full-time executive. Many startups bring in fractional leadership before they're ready to hire that role full-time.

two ways to hire

Browse Aussie Fractionals

Aussie Fractionals is a board of fractional executives run by Aussie Founders Club. Browse profiles and reach out to leaders directly.

Fractional headhunt by Kairos

We scope the role with you, search the Aussie Fractionals board and our wider network, and bring you a shortlist of leaders who have done this work at your stage. We manage the conversations through to an agreed start date and scope.

how the headhunt fee works

No upfront fee

We run your fractional search exclusively, and you pay nothing until your leader starts.

A fixed monthly fee while they're engaged

Once your leader starts, we invoice a fixed monthly fee set from the scope you agree with them. You pay the leader directly for their work. Give us 30 days' notice when the engagement changes or ends, and we adjust or stop the invoice.

Going permanent

If your fractional leader joins you permanently, a conversion fee applies, reducing the longer they've worked with you.

common fractional roles

Fractional CFO, CMO, CTO, COO, Head of People and Head of Growth, plus specialist leaders in product, sales and operations.

when to go fractional

Fractional works well when you need senior judgement before a full-time role makes sense: preparing for a raise, building a function for the first time, or covering a gap while you hire permanently. If the role needs someone full-time, we'll say so and can run that search for you instead.

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Hire for what's ahead.