Fractional IT Leader

The fractional IT Leader can transform an IT function from a drain to a source of value.

We have every confi­dence that our experienced IT Leaders will make a transformational impact on your business.

We use the term fractional IT Leader to mean a role focused on:

  • Ensuring technology, teams and suppliers are carefully selected and properly managed.
  • Driving efficient and effective use of technology throughout the business.
  • Delivery of IT services to underpin and improve the business.
  • Management and oversight of team and suppliers, ensuring best practice and appropriate cyber-security and risk management.

An elite but affordable IT Leader

An IT Leader supervises technology, teams and suppliers. They focus on delivery of IT services to support and improve a company. The fractional part simply means “part-time.”

Hiring a full-time IT Leader can be a lengthy and expensive process. A Freeman Clarke fractional IT Leader, however, saves you both time and money. We have our own selection process, so you don’t expend resources on a lengthy search. Our standards are extremely high: only 1% of initial applicants become a part of our team, so our IT Leader are the absolute best in the market. Our exclusive focus on the mid-market means a good fit for your own mid-market company.

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Why fractional?

Because some businesses have smaller, more tactical requirements. They need the knowledge and experience of an IT Leader, but there is no call for a full-time position. A fractional IT Leader fulfills that role at a sustainable price.

 

Benefits of a fractional IT leader >

 

A unique combination of leadership and teamwork

Freeman Clarke IT Leaders enjoy a unique combination of business and technological know-how. They are part of our own team as well, communicating regularly with other technology leaders to share knowledge. This unique combination of teamwork and superior skills is why we have delivered more than 740 IT strategies to leading companies in the US and UK!

 

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Experience and clarity

IT Leaders with decades of experience are ready to get involved in the most complex and demanding business environments. They will provide clarity to IT department and teams and ensure superior performance. The fractional model means you have the benefit of lower overhead, but with the depth of knowledge of an experienced IT Leader.

 

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Defining IT leadership roles

Across the industry, the terms fractional IT Leader, CIO (Chief Information Officer), and CTO (Chief Technology Officer) are often used interchangeably and inconsistently defined. The fractional IT Leader can transform an IT function from a drain to a source of value.

 

CIO

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Responsible for technology, teams and suppliers.
Provides a clear oversight of process, systems, people, data and reporting improvements.
Actively contributes to leadership discussions and creates alignment between IT and business strategy.
Drives integration, automation and transformation projects, including ERP and online.
Focuses on business improvements, risk, and cybersecurity management rather than just technology delivery.

CTO

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Responsible for technology, teams and suppliers.
Drives innovation, efficiency and effectiveness across the business.
Uses technology to increase company value, often through online and digital initiatives.
Oversees development of custom software and apps.
Represents technology initiatives to investors and other external stakeholders where necessary.

IT Leader

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Responsible for technology, teams, and suppliers.
Drives efficient and effective use of technology throughout the business.
Focuses on delivery of IT services to underpin and improve the business.
Manages and oversees team and suppliers, ensuring best practice and appropriate cyber-security and risk management.

C-Suite Technology Advisor

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May not have direct responsibilities. Advises the CEO and other executives.
Drives integration, automation and transformation projects including ERP and online.
Uses technology and innovation to increase company value, often through online and digital initiatives.
May mentor an existing senior IT leader.

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