Submit your brief.
Book a 15-minute brief intake call below. We'll talk through your stage, sector and timing — and aim to have a shortlist of 3–5 fractional CXOs in your inbox inside two working days.
Book your 15-minute brief call
Pick a time below. We'll send a calendar invite with a short pre-call form so we can hit the ground running.
Prefer email?
hello@fractional.questOutline your role, stage, timing and day-rate band. We'll reply within one working day with a shortlist or a clarifying question.
What happens next.
Day 0 — Brief intake
You complete the brief: role, stage (revenue / funding), sector, scope (the mandate, not just the title), days-per-week, IR35 preference, timing, day-rate band.
Takes 15 minutes.
We may ask one or two clarifying questions same-day if the brief leaves an ambiguity.
Days 1–2 — Vetting
We run the five-stage vetting process (see /vetting) — qualification screen, mandate fit, reference deep-dive on each candidate.
We aim to have a shortlist with you inside two working days.
Day 2 — Shortlist delivered
3–5 candidates land in your inbox.
Each profile includes: rate percentile (where they sit in the UK band), fit analysis against your brief, IR35 structure with CEST result, recent reference summaries, and a 30-second positioning note.
Days 3–7 — Meetings
You meet the candidates directly.
We don't sit in interviews — that's your call.
We do help with scope questions or rate negotiation if useful.
Week 2 — Engagement
Once you sign, the contract is outside IR35 by default, the SOW is scoped to your mandate, and the first board pack / executive review is on the calendar.
The 12% vetting fee triggers on engagement signing.
Before you brief
More of the same shape — internal.