Cross-Functional Project Rescue
Director · Fractional COO · Hybrid · London
- Company
- Hotel group in short-term rentals · 201–500 employeesCL-77746 · based in Innsbruck
- Where
- Hybrid · London
- Format
- Task bundle
- Time needed
- 12–30 h a month
- Start
- Starts within 2 weeks
- Level
- Director · 10-15 years
- When you work
- Flexible hours, async
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About this task
This hotel group in short-term rentals (201–500 employees) is looking for a director Fractional COO for a monthly bundle of recurring tasks, 12–30 h a month. Steps in on a delayed project and resets scope, owners and plan.
The company wants one reliable owner for a list of small jobs instead of five different people. It works in travel and hospitality, where demand is seasonal.
The team sits in London. Everything can be done remotely; an occasional visit is welcome and never required for the first month. You choose your hours; nothing is scheduled except an occasional short call.
What you deliver
- Take over a stalled system rollout, reset scope and deliver a recovery plan with weekly checkpoints.
- A running log of open questions, reviewed at the start of each week
- A month-end summary with hours used against the cap
- A named list of items moved to next month, so nothing is lost
What a month looks like
- Week 1: intake call and a list of what is due this month
- Weeks 2 and 3: items completed in short sessions
- Week 4: month-end summary and the list for next month
Duration: 12 weeks, with a monthly hours cap. Accepted when the output matches the agreed checklist and the sample check passes; the recruiter confirms by e-mail.
Tools
Who fits
- 10-15 years of hands-on work as a Fractional COO, or the equivalent mix of roles
- Comfortable working in Asana and Jira
- Your own work history stays private; the company sees a first name, your field and a rate
Nice to have
- A habit of asking one clarifying question early rather than five late
- Used to short written handovers
Not included
- On-call availability outside the agreed window
- Travel or work at a fixed location
- Managing other contractors or employees
How you get paid
- The company prepays Deftridge before your first hour, so payment does not depend on a late invoice.
- Deftridge pays you in GBP after the company confirms the hours or the deliverable. The payment date is written in your task agreement.
- You work as an independent contractor: you report your own income, and your recruiter sends the statements your accountant needs.
- You never chase the company. Questions about money go to Deftridge.
What happens after you say you're interested
- Within one working dayA recruiter writes to you to confirm your hours and the rate you want.
- You agree the rateYou and the recruiter fix an exact rate inside the company's range. You decide whether to go ahead.
- With your written OKThe company sees the anonymous profile below. Most companies answer within three working days.
- StartYou sign the task agreement and the company's confidentiality terms through Deftridge, and begin on the date above.
What the company sees about you
First name, field, experience, tools and the hours you offer. Not your surname, your employer or your contact details.
- Experience
- 10-15 years in operations & assistance
- Tools
- Asana, Jira
- Offers
- 21 hours a month, weekday evenings
- Rate
- £142 an hour, agreed with the recruiter
How this rate compares
The midpoint of this range, £142 an hour, is above the median director Fractional COO rate in London (£140). The shaded band is the 25th to 75th percentile of the market.
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Questions about pay and privacy
The rules are the same for every task. Pricing explains the 15% fee, prepayment and when you are paid; How it works covers matching, what the company sees and side work next to a job.
CL-77746 is the Deftridge code for this company. Its name is shared only after you agree to an introduction, and you decide whether to go ahead.