Mandates worth your judgement, matched with your consent.
Bring verified outcomes and references once. Take fractional, interim, advisory or outcome mandates on your own capacity, with every client kept in its own boundary.
- Consent before any protected detail is shared
- Your company unnamed until NDA
- Retainers funded before each period
Own the finance function through a Series C: close, board reporting, first controller hire, debt facility diligence.
- Engagement mode
- Fractional retainer
- Capacity
- 4 days / month
- Reporting line
- CEO, board attendance quarterly
- Start window
- Within 6 weeks
- Retainer band
- Shared after consent
- SkillPod
- Required · desktop only
Illustrative structure, not a live mandate.
Roles we place
Taxonomy is data-driven; additional VP and board categories appear only where configured.Executive profiles communicate leadership fit — verified outcomes, relevance, references, availability and governance experience. Not gig volume, not star ratings.
Company leadership through a transition, a turnaround or a founder handover.
Finance function ownership: close, board reporting, financing, controls.
Technology leadership: architecture, delivery, security posture, engineering hiring.
Operating rhythm, scale-up execution, supply chain and organisation design.
Security programme, compliance readiness, incident leadership.
Positioning, demand, brand and go-to-market leadership.
People strategy, leadership development, organisation change.
Legal leadership: commercial, corporate, regulatory and governance.
Executive-office operating leadership and cross-functional programmes.
Public executive results are not available on this deployment. Start with the mandate — the concierge reviews every brief before candidates are approached.
Four ways to engage
Real engagement modes with their own capacity, money and renewal rules — not an hourly-or-fixed toggle.
Fractional retainer
A senior leader who owns a function part-time, on a monthly retainer, usually 2–8 days a month.
- Capacity ·
- days or hours per month
- Money ·
- monthly retainer, funded before the period
- Term ·
- open-ended, renewal notice
Interim executive
A full-capacity leader for a defined term — a gap, a transformation, a transaction.
- Capacity ·
- full or agreed weekly
- Money ·
- periodic retainer for the term
- Term ·
- 3–12 months, extension by agreement
Advisory
Regular counsel to the CEO or board without operating authority.
- Capacity ·
- sessions per month
- Money ·
- smaller retainer or per-session fee
- Term ·
- 6–12 months
Outcome mandate
A defined result — a fundraise closed, a SOX programme stood up — with milestone funding.
- Capacity ·
- milestone-bound
- Money ·
- deposit + outcome milestones in escrow
- Term ·
- outcome-defined
How a mandate comes together
Every step has a recorded state. Nothing protected moves without consent; nothing activates before funding, approvals and — when required — a ready SkillPod desktop.
- Step 1: Confidential brief
Mandate, outcomes, decision rights, capacity, budget band, security and SkillPod rules.
- Step 2: Explainable matches
Concierge or self-serve; every match shows its reasons.
- Step 3: Consent
Candidates approve before protected details are shared.
- Step 4: Shortlist & interviews
Structured comparison and feedback, never leaked between candidates.
- Step 5: Diligence
References and checks only with candidate authorisation.
- Step 6: Proposal & terms
30/60/90 plan, retainer, cadence, IP, termination, renewal.
- Step 7: Fund & activate
First period funded; SkillPod preflight if required; the Executive Room opens.
A governed place for sensitive work
SkillPod is Skillancer’s governed work environment. Work runs in a client-specific space on the executive’s own, enrolled desktop computer, under the rules your policy sets — what can be copied, moved, printed or captured. The desktop web app starts sessions; the signed Skillancer Workspace app enforces the rules locally.
It is not a remote desktop, and it is not available on phones. A mandate that requires SkillPod can be summarised on mobile, but the work itself only happens on a supported desktop.
What the client controls, per policy version
- Per policyClipboard and file movementDirection of copy, upload and download, printing
- Per OS capabilityScreen capture and watermarkCapture detection, on-screen watermark
- Per policyStorageOS-encrypted work volume required, or vault fallback
- Per policyApplications and domainsAllowlists for the governed workspace
- Per policySession limitsIdle timeout, maximum duration, geo and time rules
- When configuredEgress and evidenceFixed-egress gateway where allocated; activity summaries only when the mandate enables them
Mandates that respect how you work
Apply once with evidence, references and capacity. Every brief you’re matched to asks your consent before a client sees anything beyond your public summary. Your clients never see each other.
Start an application- Evidence, not claims
Quantified outcomes with evidence type and confidentiality-safe wording.
- References on your terms
Contacted only with your authorisation and a stated purpose.
- Capacity you set
Days or hours per month; over-allocation warnings before you accept.
- One Cockpit, separate clients
Switching client switches the security boundary — visibly.
Questions executives ask
What is the difference between fractional and interim?
Fractional retainer — A senior leader who owns a function part-time, on a monthly retainer, usually 2–8 days a month. Open-ended, with a renewal notice period.
Interim executive — A full-capacity leader for a defined term — a gap, a transformation, a transaction. Fixed end date, extension by agreement.
What do advisory and outcome mandates look like?
Advisory — Regular counsel to the CEO or board without operating authority. Sessions per month, no decision rights.
Outcome mandate — A defined result — a fundraise closed, a SOX programme stood up — with milestone funding instead of a retainer.
What does a client see before I consent?
Nothing beyond your public summary is shared until you agree. Each consent request names the role and whether the client is hidden or named.
When are references contacted?
References are contacted only after the executive authorises the request and knows its purpose.
Do I have to use SkillPod?
Not required — Standard workroom. Files and messages stay in Skillancer; no device rules.
Recommended — The executive may choose SkillPod. You’ll see whether they did.
Required — Every working session runs in SkillPod on an enrolled desktop. Nothing about the work can be done on a phone.
What does SkillPod not do?
Local controls reduce leakage and enforce your policy for normal use. They can’t stop every privileged or physical attacker. Evidence shows what was actually enforced and when.