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Real operators, not career consultants
Our leaders have held senior technology roles at some of the UK's best-known scaling businesses. They have grown companies from 40 employees to 8,000, led IPOs, shipped millions of products, and hired thousands of engineers and leaders.
Which technology leader do you need?
Every business hits a different wall first.
Find the one that sounds like yours:
Fractional CTO - Your product and engineering need senior direction to scale. Explore the CTO service
Fractional CIO - Your systems, data, and internal IT have outgrown ad-hoc decisions. Explore the CIO service
Fractional CISO - You are losing deals to security questionnaires or chasing compliance. Explore the CISO service
Fractional Chief AI Officer - Your board wants an AI strategy and no one owns it. Explore the Chief AI Officer service
Fractional CPO - Your product needs strategic leadership, not just more features. Explore the CPO service
Technology Board Advisor - Your board needs independent technology counsel at the top table. Explore board advisory
Not sure which fits? Book a call and we will help you work it out.
Why Boardman?
We place people who have actually done the job. Not career consultants who advise from the outside, but operators who have built and scaled technology inside real businesses, and who bring that hard-won judgement to yours.
That practitioner outlook runs from the top. Our founder, Ross Boardman, comes from an operating background, hosts the "AI Won't Save Us" podcast, and mentors on AI with the Turing Innovation Catalyst. It shapes how we think: clear-eyed, outcome-led, and honest about what will and will not move your business forward.
What that means for you:
- Real operators. Every leader on our bench has led technology at scale, not just advised on it.
- A vetted bench. We match you to the right person for your business and sector, not whoever is free.
- UK mid-market focus. We understand the stage you are at, because it is the stage we work in every day.
- Fast to start. The right leader can be working alongside your team in days, sometimes as soon as tomorrow.
How it works
- Book a call with our team. A short, no-pressure conversation about where you are and what you need.
- We match you to the right leader. From our vetted bench, chosen for your business, your sector, and your stage.
- They start, often within days. A senior operator working to your goals from week one.
What we help you achieve
Senior leadership pointed at the outcomes that actually matter to a scaling business.
Scale your product and teams. Build the technology and the high-performing teams to grow, with someone who has done it before. Fractional CTO
Get investor and due-diligence ready. Make your technology case stand up to the scrutiny of a raise or an acquisition. Technology board advisory
Control technology cost and risk. Take charge of systems, suppliers, security, and spend. Fractional CIO / Fractional CISO
Adopt AI sensibly. Turn AI from board pressure into real, governed value, without chasing hype. Fractional Chief AI Officer
Who we work with
We work with UK scaling businesses, typically £2M to £30M in revenue and 10 to 100 people, led by a CEO, founder or Managing Director.
They usually come to us at a moment that matters: scaling fast, just before/after a raise, going through a transformation, or under pressure on security or due diligence. If that sounds like your business, you are exactly who we built this for.
And if a full-time hire is genuinely the right answer for you, we will tell you.
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