Fractional Executive Search

Operating capability behind the capital.

Investors increasingly compete on what they bring beyond money. A vetted bench of operators is one of the few differentiators a founder actually values.

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The situation

What investors ask us for

The brief usually falls into one of these:

01

Diligence needs an operator, not an analyst

Someone who has run this kind of business and can say whether the plan is credible.

02

A portfolio company needs a seat filled now

The CFO has left, the round is coming, and the search will take a quarter.

03

The board needs independence

The modernised Companies Law, lender and sponsor expectations, and the boards family holdings are now being asked to build.

04

Value creation needs execution, not advice

The plan exists. What is missing is the person accountable for delivering it.

We give investment firms access to a curated collective of 350+ vetted C-suite operators, matched to the company and the moment. For diligence, for a portfolio placement, or for an independent board seat, on a company-to-company services contract that ends cleanly.

Is it the right fit?

Who this is for, and who it is not

Best for

  • Adding operational value to investees without taking on management risk
  • Giving founders a vetted operator you can refer with confidence
  • Supporting several portfolio companies from one standing relationship
  • Professionalising an investee while respecting its existing culture
  • Staying in your governance role while the engagement is run for you

Not for

  • Installing a controlling manager to run the company for you
  • A single one-off introduction with no ongoing oversight
  • Investors who want to direct day-to-day operations themselves
  • A freelancer directory rather than a managed engagement
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Operating leadership your portfolio can draw on.

Why Fractional Jeddah

What makes the model different here

Most fractional executives work alone. We are a vetted collective, and we stay with the engagement rather than stepping away after the introduction.

1 monthNotice, either way
350+Curated and vetted executives
2–3 weeksBrief to deployment
30–60%Less than a full-time hire, on our engagements

We do not introduce and leave

Support, structure and governance stay around the placement for as long as it runs. If the engagement drifts, that is our problem to fix, not yours to discover.

The collective behind one placement

Your executive draws on the whole collective of 350+. A finance question that turns out to be an operations question gets the right answer either way.

Continuity is designed in

If your executive has to step away, we hand over to another vetted operator already briefed on your business. Momentum is protected by design rather than by luck.

Matched on judgement, not on a CV

We match on stage, sector and temperament. In Jeddah in particular, an operator who cannot read the room will cost you more than the one you did not hire.

How it works

The partnership model

One relationship. Portfolio-wide coverage.

01

Establish the standing relationship

We understand your investment thesis, your portfolio, and the types of leadership gaps most common across your investments.

02

You introduce us when needed

When a portfolio company needs operational leadership, you make the introduction. We handle everything else.

03

The right operator, fast

Discovery, matching, scoping, engagement management, and ongoing oversight, without you managing or coordinating it.

04

Visibility without burden

Lightweight reporting to you, not operational detail, but confidence that the engagement is performing. Investor-grade oversight without investor-level involvement.

Who we support

Support by investor type

Different investors carry different portfolio needs. We match the operator to the need and manage the engagement, so it never lands back on you.

Investor type
Common need
Investor typeVC fund
Common needFounder support, CFO readiness, go-to-market help
Investor typeFamily office
Common needProfessionalisation without cultural disruption
Investor typeGrowth investor
Common needScale-up systems and leadership depth
Investor typePE fund
Common needValue creation and 100-day execution
Investor typeStrategic investor
Common needLocal operating leadership and market entry
Fractional executive search

The operators we embed in your portfolio companies

Every operator is matched to the portfolio company's stage, sector and challenge.

Proven leadership

Trusted across

Mubadala
Investcorp
BlackRock
Goldman Sachs
Morgan Stanley
JPMorgan
ADQ
Franklin Templeton
Common questions

The questions buyers ask first

Both. Some firms brief us on behalf of a portfolio company, others introduce us and let the company run the process. The engagement is always with the company.

Yes, with operators who have run the kind of business you are looking at. That is a different and more useful read from a consulting diligence exercise, and we are clear about which one you are buying.

Two to three weeks from brief to embedded is typical, and we can compress that when a situation genuinely requires it.

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Give your portfolio companies operators you can refer with confidence.

We match vetted fractional executives to your investees and manage the engagement end to end, so you add operational value while staying in your governance role.

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