The European
Marketplace for
Fractional CxO Roles Interim Management Board Advisory
The New Way of Work For Senior Leaders
Curated, not crowded
A premium network for senior leaders and the companies that need them — built around quality, not volume.
Verified Senior Talent
Every leader is verified before joining. Real track records, real seniority — no anonymous profiles, no padding.
Smart Matching, Direct Contact
Algorithmic matching against the criteria that actually matter. Then you connect directly. No heavyweight commissions.
Built for Fractional Careers
A platform designed specifically for fractional work — multiple engagements in parallel, on your terms, at your level of seniority.
Built for Europe
Designed for European economy and senior leaders, with local context built in.
Built for clarity. Built for speed.
From your first job offer to the right match — Fractionista keeps it focused, simple, and yours to control. Optimized for desktop and mobile.
Questions Companies Ask Us
How is a fractional CxO different from a consultant or an advisor?
A consultant delivers recommendations. An advisor gives you outside perspective on a regular cadence. A fractional CxO actually runs a function inside your company — they own decisions, they’re part of your leadership meetings, and they’re accountable for outcomes — just not for forty hours a week.
How much time commitment is typical?
It depends entirely on your phase. Some engagements are one day a week over six months. Others are three or four days a week during a critical quarter. Fractional is about the arrangement, not the hours — no permanent employment, no exclusivity, flexible scope.
How does Fractionista work as a platform?
Fractionista is a curated marketplace, not an intermediary. We connect companies with senior leaders, make warm introductions, and help both sides find the right match. Everything else — contract, scope, rate, NDA, billing — is negotiated and handled directly between you and the other party. You keep full control of your engagements, and we stay out of the way once the match is made.
What do fractional engagements typically look like?
Scope, time commitment, and compensation vary widely — from one day a week over several months to focused project engagements of a few weeks. That’s the point of fractional: the arrangement adapts to the situation. Rates are agreed directly between the leader and the company, based on seniority, scope, and time commitment. We’re happy to share benchmarks during the first conversation.
Which countries and industries do you cover?
Primary focus is Europe — DACH, Benelux, Nordics, UK, and Southern Europe. Industry-wise, we’re sector-agnostic in principle but strongest in SaaS, FinTech, HealthTech, and deep-tech areas where senior operator experience is in especially short supply.
Why "invitation-only" for leaders in the beta phase?
Because curation is the product. The value of the network depends entirely on the quality of the people in it. For the initial beta phase we plane to on-board around 100 leaders distributing evenly over all types of roles.
Join Fractionista in the founding phase.
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Early Access — Companies
Find your Fractional CxO
Tell us what kind of leadership you need. We’ll reach out with you shortterm
What kind of companies typically hire fractional CxOs through Fractionista?
Mostly European startups and scale-ups between Seed and Series B that need senior leadership in a specific function — but not yet at full-time intensity. We also see established companies that want experienced executive input for a defined phase: a turnaround, a market expansion, a product launch, or the period before hiring a permanent successor. If you’re not sure whether your situation fits, just reach out and we’ll tell you honestly.
How is this different from hiring through a headhunter?
A headhunter charges a placement fee, typically 25–35% of the first-year salary, and the process usually takes two to four months. Fractionista is an algorithmic matching platform — you post your role, our system surfaces the right leaders based on your criteria, and you make direct contact. No commissions, no waiting for shortlists, no middlemen in your conversation with the candidate.
What does it cost to use Fractionista?
For companies in our founding phase, posting a role is free. We’re focused on building the right network on both sides before we introduce any pricing. When pricing is introduced, it will be transparent and posted on the platform — you’ll never be surprised by a fee. We don’t take a cut of the contract between you and the leader; that relationship is yours.
Are the leaders on Fractionista actually senior, or is it a mixed talent pool?
Every leader on the platform is verified before joining. We focus on senior operators with proven track records — typically 15+ years of experience, real C-level history, and often founder or exit experience themselves. We don’t accept generalist consultants, junior advisors, or anonymous profiles. If a leader joins our network, they’ve earned their seat.
How fast can we expect to find a match?
It depends on how specific your needs are and how active the leaders matching your criteria are at the moment. For common roles (Fractional CFO, CMO, COO) in major European markets, you can typically expect first matches within days. For more specialized profiles or niche industries, it may take longer — but we’ll be transparent with you about what’s realistic before you commit time to the process.
What happens after we find a leader we want to work with?
You contact each other directly through the platform and take it from there. Contract terms, scope, hours, compensation, NDAs, and start date are all negotiated between you and the leader — we don’t insert ourselves into that conversation. Most engagements run on a monthly retainer, but the structure is entirely yours to define. If something doesn’t work out, you can come back to the platform and start a new search at any time.
The most experienced leaders,
applying their judgment where it matters most.
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A New Chapter for Senior Leaders
Gregor Zehetner
Entrepreneur & Advisor
For most of their careers, senior executives were expected to work for one company at a time. You joined, you rose, you led — and your judgment, built over twenty or thirty years, was available to exactly one organization. That model is quietly breaking down.
Two things are changing it at the same time. AI is compressing the value of execution — the tasks that used to fill an operator’s week are increasingly done faster and cheaper by software. What remains valuable, and becomes more valuable as the routine disappears, is judgment: the pattern recognition that comes from having navigated similar decisions before. At the same time, a generation of senior operators — founders who exited, executives in their second or third act, leaders who simply want more range — is looking for a way to put that judgment to work across several companies at once, on their own terms.
This is what fractional leadership actually is: a career format that matches how experienced people want to work now. Multiple mandates in parallel. Clear scope. Real impact without the weight of a single full-time role. Fractionista exists to make this the normal way senior leaders deploy their experience — and the normal way ambitious companies access it.