VP-level leadership embedded in your team. Without the VP-level commitment.
A senior StratX operator, a former VP of CS, Implementation, or Operations at a growth-stage SaaS company, embeds in your org part-time and drives execution against a defined plan. Part-time presence, full-time accountability.
$8K–$15K/month · 6-month minimum · Senior operators only
This is built for you if…
You need a senior CS, Implementation, or Ops leader but it's too early, or too uncertain, to commit to a $250K+ full-time hire.
You've raised a round and need executive presence in the post-sale function while you run the full-time search.
Your current CS leader is strong on execution but needs strategic air cover and outside calibration.
You're scaling through a market shift (PLG, enterprise, vertical) and need leadership that's actually done it before.
Your board is asking sharper retention questions than your current leadership can answer.
What an embedded StratX leader actually does.
Defines and owns the post-sale operating plan: KPIs, cadence, accountability
Runs (or rebuilds) your CSM, Implementation, and Operations team management
Owns renewal and expansion forecasting, brings it to the board
Designs and ships health scoring, comp plans, segmentation, and playbooks
Coaches and develops your internal leaders so the function can stand on its own
Serves as the senior voice in cross-functional decisions with Product and Sales
Represents the function in board materials, investor updates, and exec syncs
Builds the case for (and runs the recruiting on) the eventual full-time hire
How we run a Fractional engagement.
- 01
Health Check or Scoping
We start with a Health Check (or a focused scoping engagement) to make sure we know exactly what the embedded leader is solving for.
- 02
Operator Match
We match you with a senior StratX operator whose background fits your stage, ACV, and motion. You meet, you decide.
- 03
Embedded Execution
1.5–2.5 days per week, on your tooling, in your standups, owning the plan. Weekly with you, board prep with your CFO.
- 04
Exit & Handoff
Six months minimum, then continue, hand off, or transition to your full-time hire. We help recruit and onboard them.
Duration
6 months minimum, typically 9–12
Format
1.5–2.5 days/week, embedded
Pricing
$8K–$15K / month
Tier and time commitment scoped on the discovery call. No long-term contract. Month-to-month after the initial six.
“Having a former VP of CS in our org one and a half days a week was worth more than the four senior hires we couldn't have afforded anyway. By month four we had a function we could point investors to.”
FAQs.
A consultant delivers a deck. A fractional executive owns outcomes. Our operators sit in your standups, run your team meetings, present to your board, and are measured on the same KPIs your full-time hire would be measured on. The deliverable isn't a recommendation. It's the function actually working.
Embed a senior operator in your post-sale engine.
Most engagements start with a Health Check. 30 minutes on a call gets you the right next move.