Fractional directorFractional CTO · UK & US · remote-first
Director-level ownership of your technology — architecture, systems, vendors and delivery — one to two days a week. A fractional CTO who has run transformation inside an FCA/SRA-regulated, AIM-listed group and still ships software with his own hands.
1–2 days a weekMonthly retainerThree-month minimum
The engagement covers the four things a growing organisation needs owned rather than advised on. The fractional CTO title is the market’s phrase; director-level ownership is the job.
Part 01
One accountable owner for your stack: what gets built, what gets bought, which vendors stay — with the build-versus-buy honesty of someone who ships software rather than sells it.
Part 02
Document flows, data handling, client journeys and the operational plumbing between them, redesigned and rebuilt the way it was done across an AIM-listed legal services group, inside FCA/SRA compliance.
Part 03
Recruitment, interviewing and training for technical and commercial teams, grounded in years spent recruiting and training a business-development function and leading six senior sales managers.
Part 04
Not slideware. When something needs building — a pipeline, an integration, a proof of concept — the director writing your roadmap can also ship it.
Strongest in automotive and property, with deep supporting experience in regulated legal and claims environments, healthcare and the public sector, retail and ecommerce, and coaching businesses. If your organisation needs technology owned rather than just delivered — and the person owning it to have shipped software themselves — this engagement is built for you.
Where it is, where it should be, and whether one to two days a week of ownership gets you there. Or email henry@hg.studio.
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