CEOs, CFOs, PE operating partners and transformation sponsors

Transformation and fractional leadership

Senior ownership of the data function, its partners and its outcomes, without a permanent hire.

The data function needs to be built or turned round, the delivery partners need holding to outcomes, and there is no one senior enough to own it.

What changes

Three outcomes this practice is built to deliver.

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A data function built or turned round, with the operating model and team to run it
02
Delivery partnerships and blended teams held to measured outcomes
03
Cost efficiency and data quality improvement reported to the executive committee

Evidence

Case evidence behind this practice.

HSBC

£2m+ efficiencies and improved data quality

Situation: An EMEA data, reporting and analytics portfolio across more than 30 countries, accountable to the HR Executive Committee, with rising cost and uneven quality.
Intervention: Ran the Accenture and Deloitte delivery partnerships, rolled out Oracle OBIEE on a data lake, implemented Collibra as the governance catalogue and led GDPR technical compliance across the region.
Measurable result: £2m+ in cost efficiencies and a 40% improvement in data quality.
Relevance: For executives who need cost out of the data function without losing control of quality.

HSBC

Leadership across 30+ countries and a 40-plus person team

Situation: A blended team of more than 40 analysts and engineers, onshore and offshore, serving a portfolio of more than 30 countries.
Intervention: Set the operating model, held the delivery partners to outcomes and reported to the HR Executive Committee.
Measurable result: One regional reporting and analytics function, accountable to the executive committee, delivering across the whole portfolio.
Relevance: For sponsors who need one senior owner across countries, vendors and blended teams.

Fixed-scope offers

The natural way in to this practice.

Embedded executive leadership

Fractional data & AI leadership

Senior, hands-on data and AI leadership for organisations that need direction, operating discipline, and board credibility without immediately hiring a permanent executive.

From £8,500 per month · Initial 3-month mandate, typically 1-3 days per week

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Portfolio value and risk review

PE data & AI diligence

A rapid, independent assessment of whether a portfolio company's data and AI capabilities support the investment thesis, expose hidden execution risk, or create a practical value-creation route.

From £15,000 · 10 business days per portfolio company