Standalone Track · Executive-Embedded · Defined Duration

Senior HR Leadership, Without the Permanent Hire

For companies at an inflection point — post-acquisition, new market entry, transformation, or a regulated build — that need an operator at the executive level, not an HR administrator.

A several-hundred-thousand-dollar hire doesn't always fit the mandate or the timeline. A Fractional CHRO gives you the operator who has done it at scale, embedded for exactly as long as the mandate requires.

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The Problem With a Full-Time Hire

Why a permanent CHRO isn't the right answer for this mandate

A several-hundred-thousand-dollar hire is built for a role, not a mandate. It rarely matches the timeline, the risk, or the scope of what's actually in front of you.

The mandate has a defined arc — post-acquisition integration, a market entry, a build — not an open-ended role to fill
A permanent hire takes months to recruit and onboard — time the mandate doesn't have
The commitment and cost of a full-time executive outlast the problem you're actually solving
You need someone who has operated at this scale before — not someone growing into the seat
The board or sponsor wants senior people leadership in place now, without a long search process attached to it
What Fractional CHRO Actually Means

An operator embedded at the executive level

Senior people leadership for complex, high-stakes mandates — not HR administration, not interim staffing. The work is structural.

This Is
Standing up HR functions inside regulated institutions
Leading people architecture through post-acquisition integration
Building the organizational layer a transformation depends on to execute
Board-facing people strategy, delivered by an operator who has done it at scale
This Isn't
HR administration or day-to-day people-ops coverage
Interim staffing while you search for a permanent hire
A generalist consultant producing decks and recommendations
An open-ended retainer with no defined scope or endpoint

For many companies, the budget for a Fractional CHRO lands close to what a single, more junior in-house hire would cost — but the caliber is different. What's embedded is an operator with Wall Street- and Fortune 500-grade HR experience, building the function properly from day one. Once the foundation is stabilized, the mandate can transition to a right-sized permanent hire.

When You Need This

Five mandates where a Fractional CHRO fits

New market entry Post-acquisition integration Regulated institution build Operating model transformation Board-facing people strategy
How It Works

Built around the mandate, not a fixed container

A Fractional CHRO engagement is scoped to the mandate, not to a preset timeline. Rather than a diagnostic-to-installation sequence, the work is defined up front in a detailed engagement design — then executed against it for as long as the mandate requires.

01
Scoping

Understanding the Mandate

A working conversation on the mandate — what's driving it, the timeline, and what senior HR leadership actually needs to deliver.

02
Engagement Design

Project Plan

The mandate is translated into a detailed project plan — deliverables, milestones, and scope defined in writing before work begins. No ambiguity about what's being delivered or when.

03
Embedded Execution

Installed Against the Plan

Martin operates embedded at the executive level, executing against the agreed plan for the duration of the mandate — defined scope, defined duration, not an open-ended retainer.

Martin Robatti
Founder, FACTS Advisory

Former transformation executive at BNY Mellon and Citi, bringing enterprise-grade operating discipline into scaling mid-market and PE-backed environments. Currently advising companies navigating structural inflection across financial services, payments, natural resources, and new market entry.

Start With the Mandate

Book a 30-minute conversation about your mandate

No open-ended consulting. No scope-first selling. Tell Martin what the mandate requires, and he'll tell you honestly whether a Fractional CHRO is the right fit.

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