Fractional Glossary Terms

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A Fractional COO is a senior operations executive hired on a part-time or contract basis to run the internal engine of a business - processes, people, systems, and everything that sits between strategy and execution.

They step in when a business has outgrown its informal structure but isn't ready for a full-time operations chief. They build the infrastructure that lets a founder stop running everything themselves.

From hiring frameworks to operational playbooks to team accountability structures - a Fractional COO brings order to the chaos without requiring a permanent seat at the table.

Think: the person who makes the business actually work, engaged only for as long as you need them.

Hiring for this? See the fractional COO hiring page for when to bring one in, what the engagement looks like, and how Fractionus places them.