Fractional CTO & CIO Services in Dallas.
Senior tech leadership on your terms — for startups and growing businesses that need an experienced CTO without the full-time cost.
A fractional CTO or CIO is part-time, retained senior technology leadership — embedded in your business without the full-time price tag.
That means setting tech strategy, managing vendors, leading engineering teams, evaluating build-vs-buy decisions, and being the technical voice in the room when it matters — board meetings, investor calls, vendor negotiations, hiring loops.
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Dallas startups
Seed to Series A. You're building a product and need a technical co-pilot to make architecture, hiring, and vendor decisions stick — without committing to a $250K full-time hire before you're ready.
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Dallas SMBs
Established business with growing tech complexity, data problems, or pressure from the board to modernize. You want a senior operator who can translate technology into business outcomes.
Helped a Dallas e-commerce company consolidate three systems into one platform and cut reporting time from 2 days to 20 minutes.
Guided a Series A SaaS founder through their first engineering hire and offshore vendor negotiation.
Stepped in as interim CTO for a North Texas logistics firm during a critical ERP migration.
Fractional CTO engagements across the DFW metroplex.
Dallas-proper is the base, but most of the metroplex is within a one-hour drive — on-site one day per month, remote the rest.
What Dallas founders ask before signing.
How long does a typical fractional CTO engagement last?
Most engagements run six to twelve months, then either renew or transition to a lighter advisory cadence. The shortest meaningful engagement is three months — anything less is usually advisory or project work instead.
How does in-person work in Dallas?
One day per month on-site is included for Dallas-area clients — typically split across executive meetings, hiring loops, and walk-the-floor time. Additional on-site days can be added by request.
Can a fractional CTO help us hire engineers?
Yes. Hiring engineering leaders and senior individual contributors is one of the most common reasons clients engage us — we run technical interview loops, calibrate offers, and onboard the new hire. We don’t act as a recruiter and don’t charge contingent fees.
What if we already have a CTO?
A fractional CTO usually doesn’t make sense alongside an existing CTO unless your CTO has flagged a specific gap (AI strategy, M&A diligence, security posture review). For those, we engage as a focused advisor reporting to the CTO, not as a parallel executive.