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Title: Expert hour: how it works | Deftridge
Summary: One paid slot with a senior specialist, typically an hour. 657 open tasks, median US rate $148 an hour. Deftridge is free for professionals.

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# Expert hour

One paid slot with a senior specialist, typically an hour. One paid hour with a senior specialist.

- **Billing** Per slot

- **Typical load** about an hour per session

- **Median US rate** $148 an hour

- **Human work only** AI tools allowed unless the brief says otherwise

## At a glance

What it is A single paid slot

A company books an hour to ask a senior specialist a defined set of questions.

How pay is shown A rate per slot

The hourly rate is the highest of the formats, because the hour is concentrated advice.

Who it is for Senior people with spare evenings

Directors and executives with deep experience and little time.

## Open expert hour tasks

[See all](https://deftridge.com/jobs/#format=expert-hour)

Expert hour Posted Nov 3

### [Product Leadership Hour · Automotive](https://deftridge.com/job/product-leadership-hour-united-kingdom-dt-1183755/)

Director · Product Manager

Automotive supplier in aftermarket parts · 51–200 employees

**£87–£114** / hour

About £100 for the hour

- 1 hour

- Remote · United Kingdom

- Starts within 7 days

- Top 25% for the role

[View task](https://deftridge.com/job/product-leadership-hour-united-kingdom-dt-1183755/)

Expert hour Posted Nov 4

### [Hiring Manager Intake Session · Consulting](https://deftridge.com/job/hiring-manager-intake-session-germany-dt-1215898/)

Senior · Contract Recruiter

Management consulting firm for private equity · 5,000+ employees

**€45–€59** / hour

About €50–€100 in total

- about 2 h in total

- Remote · Germany

- Starts within 7 days

- Top 25% for the role

- English and German

[View task](https://deftridge.com/job/hiring-manager-intake-session-germany-dt-1215898/)

Expert hour Posted Nov 3

### [Fractional CFO Advisory Hour · Automotive](https://deftridge.com/job/fractional-cfo-advisory-hour-netherlands-dt-1219275/)

Director · Fractional CFO

Automotive supplier · 51–200 employees

**€114–€140** / hour

About €130 for the hour

- 1 hour

- Remote · anywhere in the EU

- Starts within 7 days

- Top 25% for the role

[View task](https://deftridge.com/job/fractional-cfo-advisory-hour-netherlands-dt-1219275/)

Expert hour Posted Nov 3

### [COO Advisory Call](https://deftridge.com/job/coo-advisory-call-italy-dt-1264092/)

Director · Fractional COO

Household products maker selling in 20 countries · 1,001–5,000 employees

**€156–€181** / hour

About €170 for the hour

- 1 hour

- Remote · Italy

- Starts within 7 days

- Top 25% for the role

- English and Italian

[View task](https://deftridge.com/job/coo-advisory-call-italy-dt-1264092/)

Expert hour Posted Nov 3

### [Operations Leadership Hour](https://deftridge.com/job/operations-leadership-hour-united-states-dt-2168061/)

Senior · Operations Manager

Boutique advisory firm for the public sector · 501–1,000 employees

**$113–$130** / hour

About $120 for the hour

- 1 hour

- Remote · United States

- Starts within 2 weeks

- Top 25% for the role

[View task](https://deftridge.com/job/operations-leadership-hour-united-states-dt-2168061/)

Expert hour Posted Nov 3

### [General Counsel Advisory Hour](https://deftridge.com/job/general-counsel-advisory-hour-netherlands-dt-2176524/)

Executive · Fractional General Counsel

Health insurer · 51–200 employees

**€107–€134** / hour

About €120 for the hour

- 1 hour

- Remote · Netherlands

- Starts next week

- Top 25% for the role

[View task](https://deftridge.com/job/general-counsel-advisory-hour-netherlands-dt-2176524/)

## Roles offered this way

- [Contract Recruiter 138 tasks](https://deftridge.com/jobs/contract-recruiter/)

- [Fractional HR Business Partner 83 tasks](https://deftridge.com/jobs/fractional-hrbp/)

- [Fractional CFO 82 tasks](https://deftridge.com/jobs/fractional-cfo/)

- [Financial Model Reviewer 60 tasks](https://deftridge.com/jobs/financial-model-reviewer/)

- [Fractional COO 50 tasks](https://deftridge.com/jobs/fractional-coo/)

- [Fractional General Counsel 39 tasks](https://deftridge.com/jobs/fractional-general-counsel/)

- [Operations Manager 35 tasks](https://deftridge.com/jobs/operations-manager/)

- [Marketing Manager 35 tasks](https://deftridge.com/jobs/marketing-manager/)

- [Business Development Manager 34 tasks](https://deftridge.com/jobs/business-development-manager/)

- [Product Manager 31 tasks](https://deftridge.com/jobs/product-manager/)

- [HR Generalist 28 tasks](https://deftridge.com/jobs/hr-generalist/)

- [Phone Screener 26 tasks](https://deftridge.com/jobs/phone-screener/)

## Other formats

[Regular role](https://deftridge.com/work/regular/)[One-off task](https://deftridge.com/work/one-off/)[Task bundle](https://deftridge.com/work/bundle/)[AI Expert Review](https://deftridge.com/work/ai-review/)
