Expert hour
COO Advisory Call
Director · Fractional COO
Hospitality operator in short-term rentals · 5,000+ employees
€156–€181 / hour
About €170 for the hour
- 1 hour
- Remote · Austria
- Starts within 7 days
- Top 25% for the role
Operations & Assistance · Updated November 3, 2026
Fractional COO jobs
Part-time operating leadership: priorities, cadence, hiring and the process that makes teams ship. 254 tasks are open now, sized for 4 to 12 hours a week.
$205/hrtypical US rate, senior level
$216/hrmedian published task rate
254open tasks
4-12 ha week for a typical task
Open Fractional COO tasks
Bundle
Cross-Functional Project Rescue
Director · Fractional COO
Hotel group in short-term rentals · 201–500 employees
£136–£149 / hour
About £1,710–£4,300 a month
- 12–30 h a month
- Hybrid · London
- Starts within 2 weeks
- Top 25% for the role
One-off
Hiring Plan and Org Review · SaaS
Director · Fractional COO
Analytics software company for finance teams · 5,000+ employees
€145–€179 / hour
About €970–€1,940 in total
- about 9 h in total
- Hybrid · Dublin
- Starts within 7 days
- Top 25% for the role
One-off
Process Bottleneck Review
Director · Fractional COO
Hospitality operator in short-term rentals · 5,000+ employees
€170–€194 / hour
About €1,460–€2,900 in total
- about 12 h in total
- Hybrid · Copenhagen
- Starts within 7 days
- Top 25% for the role
One-off
Quarterly Planning Facilitation (Miro)
Director · Fractional COO
Electric-vehicle maker in fleet services · 51–200 employees
€159–€197 / hour
About €1,070–€2,150 in total
- about 9 h in total
- Remote · Belgium
- Starts within 7 days
- Top 25% for the role
- English and French
One-off
Operating Rhythm Design
Executive · Fractional COO
Real-estate services firm in commercial property · 1,001–5,000 employees
CA$160–CA$189 / hour
About CA$1,400–CA$2,800 in total
- about 12 h in total
- Hybrid · Toronto
- Starts next week
One-off
Vendor and Cost Reduction Review
Director · Fractional COO
Regional bank serving farmers and food producers · 1,001–5,000 employees
£102–£122 / hour
About £670–£1,570 in total
- about 10 h in total
- Remote · United Kingdom
- Starts within 2 weeks
Expert hour
COO Advisory Call
Director · Fractional COO
Series C HR software company for logistics teams · 201–500 employees
CA$160–CA$181 / hour
About CA$170 for the hour
- 1 hour
- Remote · Canada
- Starts within 7 days
- Top 25% for the role
Bundle
Cross-Functional Project Rescue (Asana)
Director · Fractional COO
Finance advisory firm for healthcare providers · 501–1,000 employees
$234–$279 / hour
About $3,100–$7,700 a month
- 12–30 h a month
- Hybrid · Richmond
- Starts within 2 weeks
- Top 25% for the role
Expert hour
COO Advisory Call · AI
Director · Fractional COO
Series C applied AI company · 501–1,000 employees
€164–€186 / hour
About €180 for the hour
- 1 hour
- Remote · Finland
- Starts within 7 days
- Top 25% for the role
Expert hour
COO Advisory Call · Insurance
Director · Fractional COO
Property and casualty insurer for travel · 201–500 employees
CA$150–CA$178 / hour
About CA$160 for the hour
- 1 hour
- Remote · Canada
- Starts next week
- Top 25% for the role
- 3 interested
Bundle
Cross-Functional Project Rescue · Real estate
Director · Fractional COO
Construction group in residential development · 1,001–5,000 employees
$231–$284 / hour
About $3,100–$7,750 a month
- 12–30 h a month
- Hybrid · New York City
- Starts within 7 days
- Top 25% for the role
Recently filled
Fractional COO tasks that found their professional in the last two weeks, with the rate agreed inside the published range.
Quarterly Planning FacilitationExecutive · Remote · Ontario onlyFilled in 19 days at CA$183 an hourCross-Functional Project RescueDirector · Hybrid · NashvilleFilled in 28 days at $196 an hourOperating Rhythm DesignDirector · Hybrid · RochesterFilled in 34 days at $221 an hourCross-Functional Project Rescue · TravelExecutive · Remote · United StatesFilled in 12 days at $222 an hourCOO Advisory Call (Zoom)Director · Remote · CanadaFilled in 13 days at CA$180 an hourCross-Functional Project Rescue (Asana)Director · Remote · United StatesFilled in 24 days at $174 an hour
What a Fractional COO earns by level
Rates in the United States for the regular role format. Companies pay 15% on top of these figures; you keep all of it.
| Level | Per hour | 5 h a week, per month |
|---|---|---|
| Director | $170 | $3,680 |
| Executive | $205 | $4,440 |
Fractional COO rates by country
Typical rate for a senior Fractional COO in local currency, and the tasks open there now.
| Country | Typical rate / hour | Market median wage | Open tasks |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | $205 | $80.89 | 72 |
| United Kingdom | £110 | £43.23 | 36 |
| France | €125 | €48.53 | 29 |
| Canada | CA$150 | CA$59.28 | 19 |
| Poland | €65 | €26.60 | 16 |
| Germany | €120 | €46.68 | 13 |
| Spain | €90 | €36.18 | 9 |
| Italy | €150 | €59.33 | 8 |
| Sweden | €120 | €48.27 | 8 |
| Bulgaria | €60 | €24.39 | 6 |
| Czechia | €80 | €31.67 | 5 |
| Romania | €55 | €21.68 | 5 |
| Portugal | €80 | €32.15 | 4 |
| Netherlands | €140 | €54.75 | 4 |
| Belgium | €180 | €70.84 | 3 |
| Austria | €150 | €59.49 | 2 |
| Denmark | €190 | €73.96 | 2 |
| Finland | €155 | €61.82 | 2 |
| Greece | €85 | €32.53 | 2 |
| Hungary | €65 | €26.39 | 2 |
| Lithuania | €75 | €30.13 | 2 |
| Croatia | €70 | €27.81 | 1 |
| Ireland | €155 | €62.02 | 1 |
| Latvia | €65 | €26.07 | 1 |
| Luxembourg | €200 | €78.11 | 1 |
| Slovakia | €60 | €24.19 | 1 |
| Cyprus | €120 | €46.98 | 0 |
| Estonia | €75 | €29.45 | 0 |
| Malta | €70 | €27.86 | 0 |
| Slovenia | €95 | €38.16 | 0 |
Highest-paying states and regions
Typical senior rate where the state, province or region has its own wage data.
California$250/hr · 5 tasks · United StatesColorado$250/hr · 0 tasks · United StatesDelaware$250/hr · 0 tasks · United StatesDistrict of Columbia$250/hr · 0 tasks · United StatesNew Jersey$250/hr · 0 tasks · United StatesNew York$250/hr · 4 tasks · United StatesRhode Island$250/hr · 0 tasks · United StatesSouth Dakota$250/hr · 0 tasks · United StatesWashington$250/hr · 0 tasks · United StatesAlaska$245/hr · 2 tasks · United StatesConnecticut$240/hr · 0 tasks · United StatesMassachusetts$240/hr · 0 tasks · United States
What the work looks like
Fractional COO tasks are small enough to fit around a full-time job. Typical examples:
- Operating Rhythm Design: Weekly, monthly and quarterly meetings and metrics that run the company.
- Quarterly Planning Facilitation: Runs planning sessions with owners and clear commitments.
- Process Bottleneck Review: Finds where work waits and proposes fixes in order of effect.
- Vendor and Cost Reduction Review: Reviews spend and renegotiates or removes it.
- Hiring Plan and Org Review: Which roles, in which order and with what outcomes.
- Cross-Functional Project Rescue: Steps in on a delayed project and resets scope, owners and plan.
- COO Advisory Call: One hour with an operations leader on a defined problem.
At a glance
- Levels
- Director, Executive
- Formats
- Regular role, One-off task, Task bundle, Expert hour
- Usual tools
- Notion, Asana, Slack, Google Workspace
- Also searched as
- part-time coo, interim coo, operations lead, head of operations
Who does this work
Professionals whose day jobs match this role.
Senior Project ManagerOperations ManagerOperations DirectorGeneral ManagerSupply Chain ManagerProcess Improvement ManagerManagement ConsultantHead of OperationsChief Operating OfficerVP of Operations
Questions about Fractional COO work
How much does a Fractional COO earn?
In the United States the typical Deftridge rate for a senior Fractional COO is $205 an hour; the median published task rate in dollars is $216. At five hours a week that is about $4,440 a month.
How many hours a week does it take?
Typical load for this role is 4-12 hours a week, about one to two hours on a working day. The platform cap across all your tasks is 15 hours a week.
Do I need a licence or a particular tool?
Usual tools are Notion, Asana, Slack and Google Workspace. No licence is required.
Which formats are offered?
This role is offered as regular role, one-off task, task bundle, expert hour. Pay for each format is shown below, and you choose what suits your week.
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