Hiring support for a permanent CIO or IT leader
When a full-time technology leader makes sense, we help you hire the right one. We define the role and its level, write the job description, design the interview loop, interview your finalists on the technical side, and write the first 90-day plan. We work alongside your in-house recruiter or search firm and take no placement fee.
Who it is for
Who is it for?
- Companies ready to move from a fractional or MSP arrangement to a full-time hire
- CEOs who have to judge technical candidates without a technical background
- Firms whose IT manager or director just left
Deliverables
What do you get?
- A role definitionWhich decisions the role owns, the level, and the reporting line
- A job description written for the role you actually need
- A scorecard and an interview loop for your team
- Technical interviews of up to four finalists, each with a written assessment
- Reference questions specific to the role
- A first 90-day plan for the person you hire
- A handoff of the technology file to the new hire
The process
How does it work?
- 1
Week 1
Define the role
What the role owns, at what level, reporting to whom, and the job description.
- 2
During the search
Work with your recruiter
Your in-house recruiter or search firm owns sourcing and the candidate relationship. We own the role definition and the technical read.
- 3
When finalists are ready
Interview the finalists
Up to four technical interviews, each with a written assessment.
- 4
Before the start date
Plan the first 90 days
A written 90-day plan and the handoff of the technology file.
Price
What does it cost?
$6,500 fixed
Covers up to four finalist interviews. Clients on an Operator Retainer or Embedded Leadership get hiring support as part of the handoff.
An engagement letter is signed before any work starts.
Scope
What is not included?
- Candidate sourcing and search. That is your recruiter’s work, and we take no placement fee or referral fee from any recruiter.
- Background checks and employment agreements.
Questions
Questions buyers ask
When should we hire a full-time CIO instead of a fractional one?
When the technology decisions fill most of a week, every week, and they need someone in the leadership meetings every week. Until then a fractional leader is usually the better fit, and the job is to help write the role when that day comes.
Do you work with our recruiter?
Yes. Your recruiter or search firm owns sourcing and the candidates. We define the role and interview the finalists on the technical side. We take no fee from the recruiter.
Can you interview candidates if nobody on our team is technical?
That is the point of the service. Each finalist gets a technical interview and a written assessment you can compare side by side.
Related services
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- Technology decisionsMSP review, selection, and transition$7,500 to $12,000Two to six weeks, then 90 days of checksSee the service
- TransactionsPost-acquisition technology integrationPlan $15,000 to $25,000; execution $11,500 per monthPlan in two to four weeks, then the executionSee the service
Is this the right fit?
Thirty minutes on the phone settles it. If it is not the right fit, we will say so.