# Fractional COO

Concept · [Talent and hiring](https://ecosystem.samcarlton.com/talent)

Also called: fractional chief operating officer, part-time COO, fractional head of operations, fractional operations leader

A part-time chief operating officer. They build the processes that keep a growing company running, such as hiring steps, vendor contracts, [reporting](https://ecosystem.samcarlton.com/dashboard) and who decides what.

**For example:** As a startup grows from five to twenty people, a fractional COO sets up the hiring process, the weekly [reporting](https://ecosystem.samcarlton.com/dashboard) and the tools the team uses to track work.

## Connects to (2)

- [Fractional executive](https://ecosystem.samcarlton.com/fractional-executive): An experienced leader who works for several companies at once, each for part of the week, usually for a monthly fee.
- [Contractor vs employee](https://ecosystem.samcarlton.com/contractor-vs-employee): A contractor is an outside person or firm you pay for a defined piece of work, and they decide how to do it.

Map view: https://ecosystem.samcarlton.com/fractional-coo