Interim Executive Services · every seat

Interim Executive Services · interim leaders for every executive seat

Interim Executive Services cover every executive seat.

An interim executive works full-time for a fixed term to cover a gap, lead a change or see a transaction through, then hands over to a permanent appointment.

Interim executives are hired for immediate impact and judged on the outcome of a written mandate.

Choose the seat below for its own page: scope, published rates and how we come back with a shortlist of 3–5, each with rate, availability and IR35 position set out.

How a brief runswhat we undertake

  1. 01Brief30-MINUTE SCOPING CALLDay 0
  2. 02Shortlist of 3–5VETTED · RATE BENCHMARK · IR35After the brief
  3. 03InterviewsYOU MEET THE SHORTLISTYour diary
  4. 04Scoped startFIRST-MONTH OUTCOMES AGREEDYou set the date
  5. 05Fractional, interim and permanentIR35 POSITION SET OUTOn every brief

Shortlist3–5

Every C-suite and director seat
Seats covered
3–5
Our shortlist · with rate, availability and IR35 position

15 minutes · video or phone

Book 15 minutes to hire an interim executive

Tell us the scope and the days a week. We come back with Interim Executive Services candidates, their day rates and availability.

  1. 0115 minutes, video or phone
  2. 02We scope the role and the days a week
  3. 03A shortlist of 3–5 after the call
  4. 04Fractional, interim and permanent briefs
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01/ the role

What interim executive services cover

An interim executive works full-time for a fixed term to cover a gap, lead a change or see a transaction through, then hands over to a permanent appointment.

Interim executives are hired for immediate impact and judged on the outcome of a written mandate.

Other shapes for the same seats: executive services compares them all, and fractional executive services covers leaders on a standing weekly commitment.

03/ the route

Fractional, interim or permanent?

Four taps. The answer names the route for the seat and the page that covers it.

How much of the week does the work fill?
Is there a fixed end or a programme?
Does the seat sit on the board for years?
Is the need now, or can it wait for a search?

The route · Fractional

A fractional executive services.

The work fills part of the week, so buy the days it needs.

A fractional executive services holds the seat on agreed days for as long as the seat is needed, and works for other clients on the rest.

04/ vetting

How we vet the shortlist

Five stages: qualification, mandate fit, reference deep-dive, shortlist and analysis, kick-off.

  1. 01

    Qualification screen

    Verify Interim Executive Services tenure, sector context and stage fit.

    SOURCING
  2. 02

    Mandate fit

    Match to your situation — stage, board dynamics, timing.

    MATCHING
  3. 03

    Reference deep-dive

    We take references ourselves, from recent past clients — real outcomes, not titles.

    VERIFY
  4. 04

    Shortlist

    Three to five candidates with day rate, availability and IR35 position set out.

    SHORTLIST OF 3–5

05/ questions

Interim Executive Services FAQ

The questions people ask before bringing in an interim executive.

An interim executive works full-time for a fixed term to cover a gap, lead a change or see a transaction through, then hands over to a permanent appointment. Interim executives are hired for immediate impact and judged on the outcome of a written mandate.
Fractional when you need senior judgement every week but not every day; interim when you need full-time cover or a change led now; part-time when the load is steady and you want the same person long term; permanent when the seat is full-time work for years.
You brief us on the seat, the shape and the start date. We come back with a shortlist of 3–5, each with rate or salary, availability and IR35 position set out, assessed through our five-stage vetting.
It depends on how the engagement runs in practice. For medium and large private-sector clients the client makes the status determination; each candidate on our shortlist states their IR35 position.

Book 15 minutes · shortlist of 3–5

Bring the brief. We architect the team.

A shortlist of 3–5 with day rate, availability and IR35 position set out, after five-stage vetting.

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  1. A shortlist of 3–5, each with day rate, availability and IR35 position
  2. Fractional, interim, part-time, temporary or permanent — and non-executive directors
  3. Every candidate through our five-stage vetting
  4. Your briefs and their candidates, in one room
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