By stageWhere you are
Fractional Executive Search.
The right leader, for exactly as long as it matters.
Senior leadership for Edinburgh and Lothian firms in financial services, life sciences, data, food and drink and the visitor economy: found by search, working inside the business under a services agreement and on only the days required.
Governance as a service
We do not make an introduction and step away
A single leader comes in, with the wider collective available to them. Support and governance stay around the engagement, so it keeps its shape. The executive takes the decisions in their area and owns the result, which is what separates this from advice.
An operator, not an adviserYour leader works with the team and answers for the outcome. In a company that grew out of a university or a founder’s expertise, they also bring the commercial discipline that research and craft do not always supply.
Reach beyond the cityAn Edinburgh brief is searched across our collective of 800+ in finance, operations, technology and people. Scotland is a compact market, so reach beyond the city counts for more.
The roles we match
A full C-suite, on the terms a growing business needs
We focus on the leadership functions that move a company forward. Start with one, or draw on the whole collective.
Proven leadership
Our executives have led at the companies you know
Where we are brought in
A leader for the moment in front of you
Most engagements begin with a moment: a departure to cover, a raise to close, a market to enter, a business to turn around. Find the one that fits.
By stage
By momentWhat you are facing
For investorsBehind the capital
The Edinburgh commercial case
Senior leadership, without the permanent cost
You get board-level capability for the days the work needs, with no new salary to carry and no recruitment fee for the search. The executive is contracted through their own company, and one month's notice is our standard. The rules on senior hires in the UK are tightening, and that makes a flexible first step more valuable.
Brief a search01
No permanent headcount
The engagement is a company-to-company contract. No salary on the payroll and no headcount to carry.
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No benefits burden
No medical cover, no benefits administration, none of the overhead a permanent hire brings.
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No recruitment cost
No search fees and no onboarding lag. Your leader is matched from a vetted collective and embeds within weeks.
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One month's notice
Scale the engagement up or down, or step away, on one month. You keep the optionality.
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Business to business
A company-to-company arrangement, invoiced cleanly. Senior leadership without the employment.
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Tell us the moment
Share where you need leadership: a finance lead departing, a raise ahead, operations outgrowing the founder.
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A working conversation
We talk through the brief and sharpen the requirement together, so the match is right.
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The match
We search our collective of 800+ curated and vetted executives for the closest fit, and you choose.
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Deployment
Your leader embeds within weeks, holds the decisions in their domain, and gets to work.
Common questions
