How it worksCompare
Curation, at marketplace speed.
RecruitFractional is a curated marketplace for fractional, interim, and advisory executive placements. Post a role or browse the directory. No recruiter fees. No agency layer.
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For founders, investors & talent leaders
Post a role in three minutes. We publish it to the directory and to our subscriber list of hiring leaders. Or browse the executive directory and message anyone directly.
- Flat monthly subscription with no placement fee or percentage of compensation.
- Curated shortlist within 48 hours.
- Message and negotiate terms in-app.
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For executives
Build a profile in ten minutes. Set your rate, availability, functions, and seniority. Apply to roles or wait to be contacted directly.
- You keep 100% of your rate. RecruitFractional never takes a cut.
- Set your availability so companies self-select.
- Get featured by keeping your profile fresh.
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How placements happen
Direct. You agree on scope, comp, and start date in the message thread. Off-platform after that — RecruitFractional is a marketplace, not an agency.
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.
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