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How FraCXOhire works: AI-assisted matching, vetting, contracts and payments

FraCXOhire matches companies worldwide with vetted, part-time leaders across 99 roles, from CFO and CTO to Chief of Staff. You describe the mandate, AI-assisted search shortlists executives who have already passed a scored assessment, typically within days, and the contract, weekly timesheets, and payments all run through the platform.

Shortlist within days · Assessed before approval · Terms finalised by FraCXOhire · Pay against approved hours

By FraCXOhire · Last updated 27 October 2026

From requirement to mandate in five steps

  1. 1

    Describe the mandate

    Share the function, the outcome you need, hours per week, and mandate length. A few lines is enough; no formal job description is required.

  2. 2

    Get an AI-assisted shortlist

    FraCXOhire's search ranks approved executives against your requirement using their assessed experience, leadership scope, domain, and location. You review the shortlist and choose whom to speak with.

  3. 3

    Agree terms on the platform

    Request a contract with a proposed rate, hours per week, and duration. The company can propose revised terms while the contract is requested or active. FraCXOhire's team finalises the rate and start date before the contract goes live.

  4. 4

    Run the mandate

    The executive submits weekly timesheets. You approve or reject each one, with a reason if rejected. Approved hours can be exported as CSV for your records.

  5. 5

    Pay against approved hours

    Payments are raised from approved timesheets through the platform, so you have one billing relationship instead of invoicing each executive separately.

Contract
Fractional COO · Operating cadence
Active
Hours
12 / week
Duration
90 days
Terms
Finalised
Weekly timesheets
  • Week of 6 Oct10.0 hrsApproved
  • Week of 13 Oct9.5 hrsApproved
  • Week of 20 Oct11.0 hrsSubmitted
ApproveReject with reason
Illustrative example

AI-assisted matching: days, not months

Matching is fast because FraCXOhire searches executives who are already vetted, instead of starting a new executive search for every requirement.

A traditional executive search starts with sourcing and screening. On FraCXOhire that work happens before you arrive: executives are assessed when they join, and search ranks the approved pool against your requirement. You can try a live sample search by city, function, and years of experience without signing up.

AI assists the shortlist; it does not make the decision. You choose whom to speak with and whom to contract.

How executives are vetted

Every executive completes a structured, scored assessment, and a profile can only be approved after the assessment is passed.

The assessment scores:

  • Total professional experience and years in leadership roles
  • Highest organisational scope held, up to CXO or founder reporting to a board
  • Strongest company context in their career
  • The largest verifiable outcome they personally led
  • Specialist edges, such as a board or advisory seat or production AI deployment, and specialist domains

This is how FraCXOhire focuses on senior talent with function-specific operating experience: executives who have run finance, marketing, operations, or revenue themselves, not only advised on it.

Flexible engagement: 5 to 20 hours a week

Hours per week and duration are fields in every FraCXOhire contract. Most mandates run at 5 to 20 hours a week for 30 to 90 days. If the scope changes, the company proposes new terms on the platform rather than renegotiating over email. See the engagement models in our buyer's guide.

Platform-managed contracts, timesheets and payments

FraCXOhire manages the administrative side of a fractional engagement: the contract, weekly timesheets, and payments.

Contracts

  • The company requests a contract with a proposed rate, hours per week, duration, and start date.
  • The company can propose revised rate, hours per week, or duration; changes are recorded on the platform.
  • FraCXOhire's team reviews and finalises the rate and start date before the contract is activated.

Timesheets

  • The executive logs hours against the contract each week and submits the timesheet.
  • The company approves it, or rejects it with a reason so it can be corrected.
  • Timesheets can be exported as CSV.

Payments

  • Payments are raised from approved timesheets, so billing matches approved hours.
  • The company pays through the platform rather than managing separate invoices from each executive.

Frequently asked questions

How fast can we get matched with a fractional executive?

Companies typically see a shortlist of matching executives within days of describing their requirement, because matching uses AI-assisted search over already-vetted profiles rather than a fresh executive search.

How does AI-assisted matching work on FraCXOhire?

You describe the function, scope, and hours per week. FraCXOhire's search ranks executives from the vetted network against that requirement, using their assessed experience, leadership scope, functional domain, and location. You review the shortlist and decide whom to speak with; the AI does not hire on your behalf.

How are executives vetted on FraCXOhire?

Every executive completes a structured, scored assessment covering total experience, years in leadership, highest organisational scope, company context, the largest verifiable outcome they led, and specialist domains. A profile can only be approved after the assessment is passed.

Does FraCXOhire manage contracts, timesheets, and payments?

Yes. A company requests a contract with a proposed rate, hours per week, and duration; the company can propose revised terms; and FraCXOhire's team finalises the rate and start date before the contract goes live. Executives then submit weekly timesheets that the company approves or rejects, and payments are raised from approved timesheets through the platform.

How much does a fractional CXO cost on FraCXOhire?

Cost depends on the function, the executive's seniority, the hours per week, and the length of the mandate. The rate for each engagement is agreed in the contract on the platform, and you are billed against approved timesheets, so you pay for hours actually worked.

Comparing options? Read FraCXOhire compared with other fractional executive solutions or the buyer's guide to fractional CXOs in India.

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