Fractional Chief Operating Officer

Compensation

Earn $16,000*+ per month (*based on serving five clients)

This is an independent contractor position. You will be responsible for earning trust with and recruiting your own clients. There is no base pay. You are your own business owner and we will help you become successful. We'll help you do this by providing strategies and support. It's not as difficult as you may have been led to believe, but like anything else in life that's worth anything, you've got to work at this. We'll help you thrive as a consultant. We will not ask you to recruit other consultants or pay membership fees to us. The primary reason consultants join Pro Business Advice is to have access to a dedicated team of co-consultants who are highly qualified and committed to the success of everyone in the cohort.

We will not consider your application if you do not answer the required questions on this application. We do not use automated systems to review resumes and a real person reads every response.

Time Commitment

5-8 hours of work per client per week, weekly meetings with your cohort, one-on-one training sessions with your cohort leader, & business development time each week.

About the Company

Pro Business Advice by Ryan Winter LLC is a Fractional Executive Consultant solution for small-to-midsized businesses that need operations leadership but cannot afford a full-time COO. What we do is not unique. How we do it is unique. We serve companies that have proven they have valuable products or services to sell and they're ready to grow to the next phase of business.

As a Fractional COO with Pro Business Advice, you won't be alone. This is a contractor position. You bring the clients and we'll walk you through serving them effectively. You can work remotely or in-person with your clients. The benefit of working with Pro Business Advice rather than starting your own consultancy from scratch is that we have already figured out what works and what doesn't, saving you time and lost opportunities. We also provide the technology, templates, and other resources to make you successful. We'll function as your support team, empowering you to empower your clients.

Whether you stay with us for a brief period as you prepare to launch your own business or you work with us for the long haul, we're here for your success and the success of your clients. Apply for the job to schedule a call with our CEO to see if we're a good fit.

What Does Pro Business Advice Do for Fractional COOs?

• You'll be assigned to a small group, your cohort, and will have the support of everyone in the group. This will give you the confidence and resources you need to work with a wide variety of clients and navigate complex situations that may be too challenging on your own.
• You'll become a better consultant by learning from and collaborating with peers every week.
• You won't be alone.
• We'll meet with you one-on-one each week to help you stay accountable.
• We'll walk you through our proven operations consulting process or help you develop your own.
• We will handle your back-office. Scheduling with your clients, taxes, accounting, receiving payments from clients, legal contracts with clients, and more. We do it for you.
• We'll invest in marketing for you and all of the consultants we serve. We do not promise that we'll give you leads or customers. There is much more to earning the trust of a client than simply calling the number on a lead form. But we will work with you to set you up for success within our resources and yours. Whether you work with Pro Business Advice or on your own, your best customers are going to come from personal connections and referrals. Our consultants believe in themselves and have the confidence to earn business (and there's plenty out there). We'll provide proven strategies to help you do that.
• We'll provide monthly financial reports for your clients that are prepared by a CPA.
• We'll give you access to all of the software that you need to serve your clients and stay top of mind with prospects.
• You'll get a page on our website with your biography, video (if you want), and other pertinent information about you.
• Pro Business Advice consultants get the team, resources, and confidence they need to focus purely on working with their customers and growing their own businesses.

Overview

As a Fractional COO Consultant, you will provide strategic guidance, operational oversight, and leadership to help our clients optimize their business processes, improve productivity, and achieve their goals. You will work closely with each client’s leadership team to deliver tailored solutions that drive success across all aspects of their company.

We will train you on all the necessary tools and methodologies to ensure your success as a consultant. You’ll receive ongoing support from our team, access to our systems, and a structured process to follow, so you’ll never be alone in delivering value to clients.

You will be responsible for recruiting your own clients. Why? Because consulting at the level at which we perform is highly personal and driven by trust. Our clients don't choose a program, they choose a consultant in whom they trust to help lead their businesses. We can't do that for you, but we'll walk you through strategies to help you earn the right clients. Additionally, earning the trust of a client, beginning with them choosing to work with you, is a skill that you'll use in this role every day.

Key Responsibilities

• Provide advice and solutions to maximize clients' time and money.
• Develop and deliver a written three-year vision for client companies.
• Create quarterly operations planning calendars.
• Facilitate guided vision meetings with client teams.
• Lead quarterly leadership team meetings.
• Set quarterly and annual goals for both departments and the company.
• Conduct guided weekly leadership team meetings.
• Offer strategic guidance on major business decisions.
• Lead weekly CEO strategy and reflection meetings.
• Provide weekly productivity coaching to employees.
• Write detailed job descriptions and market wage reports for all roles.
• Conduct first-round phone interviews with job candidates.
• Assist with employee role transitions and organizational structure changes.
• Develop customer journeys, company-wide workflows, and department workflows.
• Deliver monthly financial reports and company scorecards.
• Design department and individual employee scorecards.
• Write approximately one process document per week and manage process documentation and training software.
• Provide phone and email support to clients Monday - Friday.
• You will be responsible for networking and building relationships that lead to new business, but we'll support you with marketing software and strategies to help you.

Requirements

• At least five years of experience leading a team(s) in a business setting.
• At least two years of experience in an executive role at a company with three or more employees.
• You have a great sense of humor and know how to balance that with serious business.
• Your friends and loved ones would agree that you give more than you take in all areas of life.
• You have no history of criminal offenses other than minor traffic violations, especially in a business setting.
• You would consider yourself a “generalist,” capable of solving various business problems in operations, finance, sales, marketing, HR, and customer service.
• You are comfortable using financial statements to make decisions.
• You are fearless in pushing back against people who may have more experience than you.
• You are empathetic and have a calm demeanor.
• You can be laser-focused when you need to be and highly flexible when you need to be.
• You’re curious and a learner.
• You’re a master of the English language and have excellent writing skills.
• You listen well and don’t interrupt often.
• You care.
• You’re humble.

Join our team and become a critical player in shaping the future of small to mid-sized companies while enjoying the flexibility and rewards of consulting.

• We will not consider your application if you do not answer the required questions on this application form.

Benefits

• You will be your own boss.

• We'll show you how to do the above activities according to our unique approach.
• We'll serve you as your consultant team...you won't be left alone.
• Weekly leadership meetings with our internal team.
• Continuous training and access to our team’s expertise.
• Technology support and access to all client management software.
• Assistance with client planning and strategy.
• Marketing support.
• Access to client planning templates, calendars, and our systems.
• We will help you every step of the way.
• There is no commitment to continue working with us after your first three months. This is an excellent way to start as an operations consultant or transition into consulting.