Team Architecture System

Build the team that fits your stage .

A go-to-market and leadership system built for your stage. Finance, Operations, Product, Revenue, Marketing — structured to match your needs and budget. Full-time where you need daily presence. Fractional where you need senior judgement. Specialist network where you need expertise, not overhead.

Fractional executives collaborating on strategic planning with charts and business analytics

Three rings. One system.

RING 01 CORE

Full-time, daily presence

RING 02 FRACTIONAL

2–3 d/wk, senior judgement

RING 03 NETWORK

Specialists, scalpel not salary

Fractional CTO presenting technical leadership strategy to development team with visual displays

Technical Leadership

Fractional CTOs providing strategic direction when you need it most

Three professional women fractional executives collaborating on strategic business planning

Growth Strategy

Marketing and revenue experts scaling your business efficiently

Four fractional executives in collaborative workspace discussing startup strategy and growth planning

Startup & Growth

Fractional executives helping startups scale from seed to Series A and beyond

Day rates
£600–£2,000
ITJobsWatch + Morgan McKinley
Employer NI
15%
HMRC April 2025
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Tell us about your company

Four simple questions to understand your stage and priorities. We focus on patterns from similar companies, not financial interrogation.

Build your team architecture.

Smart recommendations across 11 business functions. Core, fractional, network, or hold — the right person at the right intensity for your stage.

TEAMARCHSALESPRODENGREVMKTFINOPSPPLDEMREGSECCOREFRACTIONALNETWORK
11Active Functions
45%Fractional
3Core Team
0On Hold

The Investment

Recommended vs All-full-time

Recommended architecture
£114,525/mo
All full-time
£160,039/mo
Monthly saving
£45,514 (28% lower)

Per-role cost breakdown

Engineering
£17,700vs£17,700same
Sales Execution
£11,825vs£11,825same
Finance · 2 d/wk
£9,533vs£15,350(-£5,817)
+8 more functions

Loaded full-time cost calculation:

Salary + employer NI (15% per HMRC April 2025) + pension + benefits + amortised recruitment + cost-of-vacancy

INDICATIVE · Based on published market rates
ITJobsWatch + Morgan McKinley · HMRC April 2025 NI rates
Patterns, not verdicts

CoreThe seats that must be filled

Full-time presence, daily execution — the backbone of your operation

Engineering

5 d/wk

Core function at series_a stage. Essential full-time capability for small teams

Sales Execution

5 d/wk

Core function at series_a stage. Essential full-time capability for small teams

Product

5 d/wk

Core function at series_a stage. Essential full-time capability for small teams

FractionalSenior judgement at the right intensity

2–3 days per week — strategic oversight without the full-time overhead

Finance

2 d/wk

Senior judgment needed 2 days per week

Revenue Leadership

2.5 d/wk

Senior judgment needed 2.5 days per week

Marketing Leadership

2.5 d/wk

Senior judgment needed 2.5 days per week

Operations

3 d/wk

Senior judgment needed 3 days per week

People

2 d/wk

Senior judgment needed 2 days per week

NetworkA scalpel, not a salary

Specialist expertise on retainer — precise intervention when you need it

Demand & Performance

Retainer

Specialist need best served by retainer relationship. saas sector typically outsources this function

Regulatory & Compliance

Retainer

Specialist need best served by retainer relationship. saas sector typically outsources this function

Data & Security

Retainer

Specialist need best served by retainer relationship. saas sector typically outsources this function

Revenue Scenario

How the fractional approach impacts your revenue growth economics

£
%
Target incremental ARR
£1,000,000
Annual cost reduction
£546,168
Revenue efficiency gain
54.6%
INDICATIVE · YOUR NUMBERS · NOT A FORECAST
Not a promise. The growth happens because the team executes — not the org chart.

Leverage Scenario

How fractional leadership amplifies your existing team productivity

people
Productivity uplift
1.5x
Monthly cost vs full-time CTO
45,514
Team efficiency gain
50%

How this works: Fractional technical leadership provides strategic direction, mentoring, and process optimization without the overhead of a full-time executive hire. Fills the critical gap between individual contributors and executive oversight.

INDICATIVE · Leadership efficiency model · NOT A FORECAST
Actual productivity gains depend on team maturity, process adoption, and execution quality.
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Market data & benchmarks

Live rates, demand analysis, and comparative economics

Fractional vs Full-time Economics comparison.

MetricFractionalFull-timeInterim
CFO£1,200/day × 2.5d/wk = £156k/year£120k salary + 40% loaded = £168k/year£1,500/day × 5d/wk = £390k/year
CTO£1,400/day × 3d/wk = £218k/year£140k salary + 40% loaded = £196k/year£1,800/day × 5d/wk = £468k/year
CMO£1,000/day × 2.5d/wk = £130k/year£110k salary + 40% loaded = £154k/year£1,300/day × 5d/wk = £338k/year
CFO
Fractional
£1,200/day × 2.5d/wk = £156k/year
Full-time
£120k salary + 40% loaded = £168k/year
Interim
£1,500/day × 5d/wk = £390k/year
CTO
Fractional
£1,400/day × 3d/wk = £218k/year
Full-time
£140k salary + 40% loaded = £196k/year
Interim
£1,800/day × 5d/wk = £468k/year
CMO
Fractional
£1,000/day × 2.5d/wk = £130k/year
Full-time
£110k salary + 40% loaded = £154k/year
Interim
£1,300/day × 5d/wk = £338k/year
Fractional advantages:
Cost effectiveBalanced approachTrade-offs

Live role demand by function

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We build it for real

Ready to build your fractional team architecture?