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Fractional Executive Roles

  • Writer: Bruce Millard
    Bruce Millard
  • Nov 27, 2024
  • 4 min read

Updated: Jun 19


Fractional Boards

The rise of the gig economy has led to an increase in fractional executive roles, where professionals offer their expertise on a part-time or project basis. Platforms like Bolster, Cerius Executives, and &Marketing specialize in connecting businesses with experienced leaders for these flexible positions. These job boards cater to seasoned professionals looking for alternative career paths, offering opportunities to work with multiple companies simultaneously or take on short-term executive roles. For businesses, these platforms provide access to top-tier talent without the commitment of full-time hires.

All Job Board Pages: 

  • AboveBoard: An exclusive executive platform where senior-level leaders can create a profile to directly view and apply for confidential fractional, interim, and full-time C-suite and board roles. https://www.aboveboard.com/

  • A Definitiion of Fractional: This is a great definitional of what a fractional role is and is not: https://www.fractionaldefined.com/

  • A Team: Builds custom teams of elite freelancers and fractional professionals to work on long-term strategic projects with innovative companies. https://www.a.team/

  • Authentic Brand: Authentic provides Fractional CMO services and strategic marketing leadership to growing businesses. All of their fCMOs are W2s who work at least 20 hours a week for the agency. https://authenticbrand.com/

  • Betts: This is a leading option for hiring fractional and full time executives in tech, sales, marketing, and customer success. https://bettsrecruiting.com/

  • Bolster: A platform that helps companies hire vetted fractional executives and advisors, particularly for venture-backed startups and growth companies.https://bolster.com

  • Catalant: This is a highly vetted network of more than 100,000 independent consultants (experts) and requires an application to join. https://catalant.com/

  • Captivate Talent: This is is a SaaS recruiting firm that helps high-growth companies hire the best sales, marketing, & CX talent. https://www.captivatetalent.com/

  • Cerius Executives: They've Spent 15 years building what they believe is the nation’s largest Fractional/Interim Executive Network.  https://ceriusexecutives.com/

  • CMOx: A specialized network focused on B2B and growth-stage companies that allows experienced marketing leaders to apply to join their vetted bench for fractional Chief Marketing Officer placements. https://www.cmox.co/

  • FractionalJobs.io: Relatively new fractional job board that sends out weekly updates via email. https://www.fractionaljobs.io/

  • Fractional People People: Platform connecting businesses with fractional executives and consultants. https://fractionalpeoplepeople.com/

  • Fractionals United: This is an amazing Slack group with thousands of fractional executives. There are tons of jobs posted there but it's also an incredibly supportive community. If you are or want to work fractionally, you need to join. https://www.fractionalsunited.com/ 

  • Fractionally: Senior marketing executives for part-time fractional chief marketing officer roles. https://www.fractionally.co/

  • FractionL: Based in Salt Lake City with staff around the world, the FractionL team is building a platform to help all executives bring their experience to a broader range of companies. https://www.fractionl.us/

  • Fractionus: A marketplace connecting senior independent operators with businesses needing fractional leadership, allowing executives to apply to join the network and get matched directly with clients. https://fractionus.com/

  • FRAKXION: This company provides fractional C-suite leadership, strategic consulting, and training to help companies align their teams, execute effectively, and accelerate growth. https://frakxion.com/

  • GigX: Knowledge brokers that help you hire vetted fractional executives faster. https://www.gigx.com/

  • Go Fractional: A marketplace connecting companies with vetted fractional executives across functions like marketing, finance, operations, and technology.https://www.gofractional.com

  • GrowTal: A talent network focused on fractional marketing leadership, helping companies hire experienced growth leaders and fractional CMOs.https://www.growtal.com

  • GTM 80/20: A highly curated placement network for elite go-to-market and marketing operators that offers a formal application process to join their fractional executive bench. https://www.gtm8020.com/

  • Gyde: Fractional sales leaders to build high-performing revenue engines for startups (subscription required). https://www.joingyde.com/

  • Grokketship: Fractional product and tech leaders to envision and deliver digital products. https://www.grokketship.com/

  • Hire a Fractional: Platform to access on-demand functional officers across domains. https://www.hireafractional.com/

  • InterimExecs: A platform that matches companies with experienced interim and fractional executives for short-term leadership and transformation projects.https://interimexecs.com

  • Malloy Industries: Fractional sales leaders to hit the ground running for startups and SMBs. https://malloyindustries.com/

  • MarketerHire: A premium talent network that puts freelance and fractional marketing executives through a rigorous vetting process, matching accepted professionals with long-term brand and retail projects. https://marketerhire.com/

  • &Marketing: Results-oriented fractional marketing executives and specialists. https://www.and-marketing.com/

  • Onda: Award-winning designers, writers and brand builders supporting startups flexibly. https://ondaworks.com/

  • Onward Search: Specializes in placing fractional and interim marketing, creative, and tech leaders in high-growth companies. https://www.onwardsearch.com/

  • Passion Fruit: Fractional growth marketing leaders to expand successful ecommerce brands exponentially. https://usepassionfruit.com/

  • Prosh Marketing: Retained fractional chief marketing officers to grow companies strategically digitally mostly focussing on early stage companies. https://proshmarketing.com/

  • Publicist: Hand-picked collection of the top startup growth marketers in San Francisco. https://www.publicist.co/

  • Right SideUp: Tech enabled leadership teams tailored on-demand for companies. https://rightsideup.com/

  • Shiny: On-demand product and engineering help for startups seeking targeted guidance flexibly. https://useshiny.com/

  • Solace: A marketplace that connects companies with vetted fractional executives including CMOs, CTOs, CFOs, and COOs.https://hiresolace.com

  • TechCXO: A pioneer in the fractional space that operates an executive partnership model, allowing proven C-suite leaders to apply to join the firm as fractional partners providing strategy and execution. https://www.techcxo.com/

  • The Free Agent: They help hyper-growth technology companies fill Interim, Fractional and Full-time Executive level jobs across the Sales, Marketing, and Technology Sectors. https://thefreeagent.com/

  • Toptal: A curated global talent network that includes senior executives and specialists who work on a fractional or project basis.https://www.toptal.com

  • TrueBridge: Their process is centered around our elite, vetted network of highly-talented and experienced individuals who are able to quickly engage with a company and address an immediate need. https://truebridgenetwork.com/

  • vChief: Specialized fractional marketing executives with vertical expertise like fintech, health etc. https://vchiefs.com/


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