Hire a Director of Delivery
Owner-branded delivery — clients ask for you by name.
Turn the diagnostic into an operating plan. Your fractional executive will walk you through annual targets, departmental goals, and the 90-day rocks that move AOFI and valuation.
Twelve-month targets across revenue, profitability, freedom, and valuation.
Fund the operating layer and give the multiple somewhere to compound.
Improve pricing discipline and cut non-billable overhead.
Every dollar of SDE moves valuation at the current multiple.
Detach delivery so the owner can lead, not do.
Named accountabilities, weekly cadence, real scorecards.
Move from job-stage to mid-grade multiple.
Composite score of Performance, Strength, and Independence.
One clear commitment per department, with a named owner and status.
| Department | Goal | Target | Owner | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Leadership | Install weekly L10 cadence | 5/5 rocks on track | Alex Rivera | On track |
| Marketing | Ship one repeatable channel | 40 MQLs/mo | Priya Shah | Watch |
| Sales | Owner-free discovery calls | 80% coverage | Devon Park | Watch |
| Onboarding | Standardize kickoff | ≤ 14 days TTL | Nina Ortiz | On track |
| Billing | Reduce A/R over 30 days | < $10k | Sam Cohen | On track |
| Service Delivery | Detach owner from senior craft | ≤ 2 accounts touched | Jules Kim | Off track |
| Client Success | Quarterly business reviews | 100% top accounts | Rowan Lee | On track |
| Finance | TTM P&L + add-back schedule | Monthly close by day 10 | Chris Meyer | Watch |
| Talent | Backfill senior craft lead | Hired by Q2 | Morgan Reyes | Watch |
| Systems / IT | Consolidate delivery stack | ≤ 6 core tools | Ari Nakamura | On track |
The five highest-return moves for the next quarter, mapped to index and valuation impact.
Owner-branded delivery — clients ask for you by name.
Revenue quality — recurring share below 40%.
Structural under-build across delivery and ops.
Leadership maturity below Level 3.
Owner spends 60%+ of week in delivery.