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Receive a shortlist of proven C-suite and VP operators within 48 hours. Interview this week. Onboard this month. No placement fee, no lengthy retainer, no gatekeeping.

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Why founders and boards hire here

Speed

Shortlist within 48 hours. Most engagements start inside two weeks.

Cost

No placement fee and no percentage of compensation. Pay only for your subscription and the operator's time.

Quality

Every published profile is manually reviewed. 10+ years, verifiable outcomes.

Flexibility

Fractional, interim, or advisory. Convert to full-time when it makes sense.

Common engagements

Post-Series A

Bring in a fractional CFO to build the finance function and prep for Series B.

Pre-launch

Interim CMO to own positioning, pricing, and the launch narrative.

Scaling revenue

Fractional CRO to install the sales motion and hire the first AEs.

Product transition

Interim CPO to reset the roadmap and coach the next VP Product.

Compare

Fractional vs full-time vs agency

The same senior gap, four ways to fill it. Here's how they compare on the things that actually decide the call.

	RecruitFractional	Full-time hire	Retained search / agency	Job board
Time to shortlist	Within 48 hours	6-12 weeks	3-6 weeks	2-4 weeks of screening
Cost to hire	No placement fee	$0 fee, full salary + equity + benefits	20-35% of first-year comp	Ad spend plus your own time
Ongoing cost	Free to post; Search plans from $149/mo, cancel anytime	$200k-$400k+ per year, loaded	Retainer, often non-refundable	Per-post or per-seat fees
Commitment	Fractional, interim, advisory or project	Full-time, indefinite	Full-time placement only	Whoever applies
Seniority of supply	C-suite and VP operators only	Whoever your comp band reaches	Senior, but agency-sourced	Mixed, mostly IC to manager
Vetting	Manual review; approved checks shown individually	Your process, from scratch	Recruiter screen	None
Who negotiates terms	You, directly with the operator	You	Recruiter, in the middle	You
If it isn't a fit	Swap or end the engagement	Severance and a re-run of the search	Guarantee windows vary	Start over

Time to shortlist

RecruitFractional: Within 48 hours
Full-time hire: 6-12 weeks
Retained search / agency: 3-6 weeks
Job board: 2-4 weeks of screening

Cost to hire

RecruitFractional: No placement fee
Full-time hire: $0 fee, full salary + equity + benefits
Retained search / agency: 20-35% of first-year comp
Job board: Ad spend plus your own time

Ongoing cost

RecruitFractional: Free to post; Search plans from $149/mo, cancel anytime
Full-time hire: $200k-$400k+ per year, loaded
Retained search / agency: Retainer, often non-refundable
Job board: Per-post or per-seat fees

Commitment

RecruitFractional: Fractional, interim, advisory or project
Full-time hire: Full-time, indefinite
Retained search / agency: Full-time placement only
Job board: Whoever applies

Seniority of supply

RecruitFractional: C-suite and VP operators only
Full-time hire: Whoever your comp band reaches
Retained search / agency: Senior, but agency-sourced
Job board: Mixed, mostly IC to manager

Vetting

RecruitFractional: Manual review; approved checks shown individually
Full-time hire: Your process, from scratch
Retained search / agency: Recruiter screen
Job board: None

Who negotiates terms

RecruitFractional: You, directly with the operator
Full-time hire: You
Retained search / agency: Recruiter, in the middle
Job board: You

If it isn't a fit

RecruitFractional: Swap or end the engagement
Full-time hire: Severance and a re-run of the search
Retained search / agency: Guarantee windows vary
Job board: Start over

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