Hire an Interim Executive
Bridge Leadership Gaps and Drive Organizational Success with vChief
Fill Urgent Executive Vacancies With a vChief Interim Executive
vChief provides highly vetted interim executives with senior leadership experience and industry expertise, who are ready to make an immediate impact with minimal onboarding.
Get expedited support, within 2 weeks, tailored to your needs, and only pay for what you need.
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Interim Leadership Roles We Fill
Chief of Staff
Associate Chief of Staff
Chief Operating Officer
Chief of Staff
Integrator
Associate Chief of Staff
HR Business Partner
Chief Operating Officer
Chief Financial Officer
Chief Financial Officer
Integrator
HR Business Partner
Benefits of Fractional Hiring for Interim Roles
Fill Vacancies Fast
Minimize the Risk of a Bad Hire
Maximize Your Budget
On-Demand, Flexible Talent That Meets Your Needs
Leadership Transitions
Bridge the gap until you find the right person for a permanent hire. Hiring an interim leader allows adequate time for a thorough executive search process and/or organizational restructuring. An interim executive can also work closely with your leadership team and board members to develop a succession plan.
Leave of Absence
Expand the capacity of your leadership team when a key leader needs to take a leave of absence. Backfill the absent leader’s role directly or augment the team with an agile changemaker who provides operational support across several roles.
Special Initiatives
Ensure the success of a new product launch, office relocation, certification process, major publicity campaign, or other one-time project by bringing in interim talent with relevant experience.
Organizational Pivots
Foster collaboration, connect siloed work streams, and facilitate cross-departmental efforts when pivoting to a new service area, target audience, or sales channel by hiring an interim experienced leader.
Specialized Expertise
Overcome knowledge gaps and gain a fresh perspective with an interim executive who provides industry-specific expertise and experience.
A Cut Above the Rest
Rigorous Vetting Process
vChief is not a job board or a resume service. Our in-house talent team selects candidates to join our talent pool through a multi-step interview process that identifies self-starters with extensive experience in executive roles.
Diverse Backgrounds
Our candidates have a wide range of backgrounds. The sectors we cover include education, healthcare, manufacturing and consumer goods, politics, legal services, technology, arts administration, agribusiness, international development, nonprofits, and government.
Additionally, more than 83 percent of our talent pool use feminine or gender neutral pronouns and over 30 percent identify as a person of color.
Senior Leadership Experience
The vast majority of our candidates have at least 9 years of professional experience, and many have held a variety of C-suite positions, making them well qualified to handle the challenges of interim management.
Case Studies
Marketing Agency Leverages Fractional Support During Executive Leave
Stratagess, a marketing agency startup, navigated its first executive leave of absence with the help of an Associate Chief of Staff from vChief, transforming a period poised for mere survival into a phase of growth. vChief’s startup veteran, Kelly, provided strategic execution on client-facing projects and built internal organization systems to streamline communication, laying the foundation for further growth.
Service: Associate Chief of Staff
Great Read For: Professional Services, Startups, Executive Leave of Absence
Solutions: Fast Growth, Process Optimization, Filling Gaps
Leading Through Change: Fractional Leadership During Expansion
The National Women’s Law Center (NWLC) was navigating a period of dramatic growth and change. They partnered with vChief to bring on a fractional executive, whose leadership facilitated a complex office move and shift to hybrid work, smoothly implemented a first collective bargaining agreement, and enhanced security measures. This partnership bolstered NWLC’s operational resilience and capacity, positioning the organization for continued success in its mission to advance gender justice
Service: Chief of Staff & COO
Great Read For: Social Justice, Nonprofits
Solutions: Leadership transition, Cross-functional strategic projects, Change management
From Overwhelmed CEO to Strategic Visionary
In early 2020, before the Covid-19 pandemic lockdowns started, Kos Media was already dealing with a significant disruption to its business. When the publisher of the progressive news blog, Daily Kos, went through a leadership transition at the beginning of the year, Will Rockafellow found himself stuck in the weeds of the day to day Operations. Daily Kos then partnered with vChief, Melanie, who helped Will take back his time and refocus on strategic direction.
Service: Chief of Staff
Great Read For: Small Business, Media and Communications
Solutions: Project Prioritization and Process, Leadership Transition, CEO Time Savings
FAQs
Does vChief charge a placement fee?
Can a vChief stay on to help onboard the permanent hire?
Can a fractional executive provide full-time support?
Absolutely. A fractional executive provides month-to-month support that can adapt to your needs. If you need 40 hours a week of support one month, but only 30 hours a week the following month, you can modify your contract. Your vChief will communicate when they have reached the monthly allotment of hours. If you continue to have needs beyond that point and pre-approve additional hours, you will be billed according to your plan’s hourly rate. You can switch to a different hourly plan at any time. Notice must be given by the 15th of the month and the new subscription plan will be effective the 1st of the following month.
What’s the average length of an interim executive engagement?
Most interim executive engagements last three to six months.
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What Our Clients Think
“Jenn was a huge asset to me personally and to TFA Baltimore during a period of transition between Chiefs of Staff. She was incredibly fast at getting up to speed on context and building relationships and able to add value almost immediately. I was so grateful to have her support during a critical period for our organization and team.”
Courtney Cass
Executive Director, Teach for America Baltimore
