Senior judgement, sized for a growing Riyadh business.
The business grew faster than its management. What it lacks is senior judgement, and at this size you cannot yet put that on the payroll.
Why a full-time C-suite is the wrong fit at this stage
The usual instinct is a permanent CFO, COO or CMO. In the Kingdom that is rarely the easy route:
Demand for senior people is high
In the capital you bid against ministries, state-backed developments and regional headquarters for the same candidates.
A permanent hire is a long commitment
A senior permanent appointment is slow to undo if it does not fit, and that weighs heavily at this size.
The search takes months
Finding a permanent executive takes months, plus notice periods. Meanwhile the work waits.
You need the judgement, not the week
Most companies this size need two or three days of senior input. Paying for five is an expensive way to solve a part-time problem.
A fractional executive is an experienced operator who works in your Riyadh business part time. Not an adviser who hands over a report and leaves. A senior leader joins your team, takes the decisions in their own area and answers for what follows. In a market where the strongest operators are in demand, this is how a company your size reaches them.
Who this is for, and who it is not
Best for
- Founders carrying a C-suite function themselves with no time left to lead
- Businesses that need senior capability two or three days a week, not five
- A specific gap in finance, operations, marketing, technology or people that is holding growth back
- Teams that cannot yet justify, or afford, a full-time executive salary
- Owners who want an operator accountable for outcomes, not a consultant with a deck
Not for
- A junior or purely execution role a full-time manager should own
- A one-off project an agency could deliver and hand back
- Businesses wanting a figurehead rather than someone who does the work
- A pre-revenue idea with no function yet to lead
What a growing Riyadh SME gets
Part-time senior leadership suits a Saudi SME at this stage: experienced judgement without a permanent package.
Involved throughout
Our reviews continue for the life of the engagement, and we raise drift with you early.
A collective behind your executive
When a problem crosses from finance into people, your executive can call on others in our collective of 800+.
A brief we keep current
We do not park a substitute for you. A current brief is what lets a new search move quickly, should one be needed.
Matched for the capital
A Riyadh executive may face a ministry, a family shareholder and a bank in one week. We look for people who handle all three.
What an engagement looks like
From first call to an embedded operator in weeks, not months.
Discovery
We spend time understanding your business: challenges, goals, team dynamics, and what 'success' looks like in 90 days.
Match
We introduce the right fractional executive from our vetted collective. You meet them, ask hard questions, and confirm the fit.
Scoped engagement begins
The engagement launches with a defined scope, clear deliverables, and a structured cadence. Your fractional is embedded, not advisory.
Adapt and evolve
As your business changes, the engagement changes with it. Add hours, shift focus, introduce a second specialist, all without restructuring.
Which executive do you need first?
You do not need to know the answer before you call. Match the problem you feel most to the operator who owns it.
Each fractional role maps to a different SME challenge
Start with the gap that is costing you most, and the roles below show which leader owns it.
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