Fractional IT Director / vCIO
IT leadership without the full-time hire.
Strategic technology direction for companies that have outgrown "figure it out as we go" but aren't ready for a six-figure IT executive. We give you a seasoned IT director on a monthly retainer, the roadmap, the budget discipline, the security governance, without the salary.
The problem
Growing companies hit a wall where technology decisions start to carry real risk. Which tools to standardize on. How much to budget. Whether you're secure enough to pass a client's vendor review. These are leadership questions, and getting them wrong is expensive. But a full-time IT director costs $150k or more, and most growing teams don't need one full-time. They need the judgment, not the headcount.
Our approach
We act as your fractional IT director. We build the technology roadmap, own the budget conversation, set security and compliance direction, and manage your vendors so you're not juggling twelve relationships. When you sit across from a client asking about your security posture, or a board asking where the IT spend is going, you have real answers. We stay senior and strategic, and we hand the day-to-day execution to automation and our Co-Managed layer, so leadership time is spent on decisions, not tickets.
What's included
- Technology roadmap and quarterly planning
- IT budget ownership and vendor cost management
- Security and compliance strategy (audit readiness, client vendor reviews)
- Vendor and license governance
- Board and stakeholder reporting
- A single accountable point of contact who knows your business
Who it's for
Companies from roughly 20 to 200 people who need senior technology direction but not a full-time executive, especially those facing a compliance requirement, a funding round, or rapid scaling.
Pricing
Pairs with any package. Often bundled with Co-Managed IT.