Fractional Head of IT

One strategic partner to manage, secure, and scale your entire IT estate—without the cost of a full‑time executive.


Who This Is For

  • High‑growth companies (Series A → IPO) that need C‑level IT leadership before they can justify a permanent CIO/CTO.
  • Public‑sector or regulated teams that must hit compliance targets (SOC 2, ISO 27001, FedRAMP) on a cross‑platform fleet.
  • Founders & COOs who are done firefighting tickets and want a proactive roadmap.

Core Outcomes

Objective How We Deliver KPI
Audit‑ready security Zero‑trust hardening, CIS benchmarks, policy library >95 % device compliance
Predictable IT spend 12‑month budget & vendor roadmap ±5 % variance to plan
Friction‑free employee experience Automated onboarding/off‑boarding, self‑service tools <1 data-preserve-html-node="true" hr mean time to new‑hire productivity
Scalable operations Process docs, SLAs, knowledge base 30 % reduction in L1 tickets

Services Offered

1. Strategic Leadership

  • Annual IT & Security Roadmap
  • Board & investor reporting
  • Vendor negotiation & contract review

2. Device & Endpoint Management

  • Jamf, Kandji, Intune, NinjaOne architecture
  • Cross‑platform policies (macOS, Windows, iOS)
  • Automated patching & configuration baselines

3. Security & Compliance

  • SOC 2 / ISO 27001 / FedRAMP gap assessments
  • Incident‑response playbooks & tabletop exercises
  • Security awareness training and phishing sims

4. Cloud & SaaS Governance

  • Identity & access management (Okta, Entra ID)
  • SaaS inventory and shadow‑IT controls
  • Cost‑optimization reviews

5. IT Operations & Support

  • KPI‑driven help‑desk oversight (Zendesk, Jira, HaloITSM)
  • Knowledge‑base build‑out and workflow automation
  • Vendor & asset lifecycle management

Engagement Models

Plan Time Commitment Best For
Starter 8 hrs / month Series A, first audit cycle
Growth 1 day / week Series B–C, multi‑region scale
Enterprise / Gov 2 days / week + on‑call IPO prep, public‑sector agencies

Flexible retainers; cancel any time with 30 days notice.


Tooling & Tech Stack

Jamf • Kandji • Microsoft Intune • NinjaOne • CrowdStrike • SentinelOne • Okta • Entra ID • AWS / Azure / GCP • Jira • Notion


What’s Not Included

Physical cabling, rack‑and‑stack work, and on‑premises network hardware installation. (We’ll bring in trusted partners and manage them for you.)


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