Fractional COO and Fractional Integrator
Black Knight's Fractional Operating Leadership puts an experienced operator in your business for a defined term, in a fractional Integrator or COO role, to run operations, drive continuous improvement, lead integration work, and build the leadership team that takes over after.
Talk About a Fractional EngagementWhat is a fractional COO?
Definition: Fractional COO. A seasoned chief operating officer who works part-time, for a defined term, inside a company that needs senior operating leadership but isn't ready (or doesn't need) to hire one full-time.
Definition: Fractional Integrator. The same model applied to the Integrator seat in an EOS-style company: a part-time leader who runs the leadership team and operating cadence.
When does a company need a fractional COO?
- The founder is still the bottleneck for daily decisions.
- Growth has outpaced the systems and the structure.
- A key operator left and the seat is empty.
- You've acquired, or been acquired, and need integration leadership now.
- Opex is creeping up and nobody has time to chase it.
What does a fractional COO engagement cover?
- Fractional Integrator or COO role: leads the leadership team and runs the cadence
- Opex and continuous improvement: Lean Six Sigma discipline applied to cost, throughput, and waste
- M&A and post-acquisition integration
- Leadership team build and transition: right people in the right seats, then a clean handoff
How much does a fractional COO cost in Austin?
At Black Knight Strategy Group, Fractional Operating Leadership is quoted per engagement based on term, time commitment, and outcomes. For discrete work, rates are $500 per hour, $2,500 per half day, and $5,000 per full day.
Every fractional engagement has a defined term and defined outcomes, so you know what you're paying for and when it ends.
Why Black Knight?
Will Dahlstrom has held the COO seat in three industries, run multiple manufacturing businesses as General Manager, and served as an Operating Partner across a five-company holding-company portfolio.
- COO of a National Top 100 roofing company (330+ employees); led its 2024 private equity exit and integration
- COO of a multi-state national law firm
- COO of a media and printing company
- Lean Six Sigma Black Belt; Integrator
- M&A in the cryogenics space
- Two decades of leadership across 8 industries
- Former COO
- Integrator
- Lean Six Sigma Black Belt
- Two Decades of Leadership
- 8 Industries
- Disabled Veteran-Owned Business