Hire a Process Improvement Manager
Pre-screened Process Improvement Managers who have already cut cycle times, rework, and handoff delays in operations like yours. Matched in about 3 days, working on your value streams part-time or full-time.
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When to hire a Fractional Process Improvement Manager
Bring in a Process Improvement Manager when operational problems keep recurring and nobody on the team has the time or method to fix the root cause.
Cycle times keep creeping up
Orders, tickets, or month-end close take longer every quarter, and no one can show where the hours actually go.
Rework and errors are eating margin
Scrap, returns, billing corrections, or duplicate data entry cost real money, but fixes stay as one-off workarounds.
Handoffs break between teams
Sales, operations, and finance each run their own version of the process, and work stalls at every handoff.
Growth is outpacing your workflows
Volume doubled and your answer has been more headcount, because the underlying process was never redesigned to scale.
No operational metrics anyone trusts
Leadership asks for throughput, first-pass yield, or cost per unit, and the numbers come from three conflicting spreadsheets.
A systems rollout needs process design first
You are implementing an ERP, WMS, or new vendor and need clean future-state processes before automating the old mess.
The benefits of hiring a Fractional Process Improvement Manager
A fractional Process Improvement Manager maps where time and money leak out of your workflows, fixes the biggest leaks first, and leaves your team with the metrics and standard work to keep them closed.
Fund the Lean program, not another salary
You get a senior Lean or Six Sigma lead running your improvement backlog without adding a full-time salary, benefits, and bonus to operations headcount.
Start the first kaizen this month
Operators are pre-screened before you meet them, so your current-state process mapping can begin within days of signing instead of after a long search.
Pick from leaders with documented process wins
Choose from operators who have reduced lead times, scrap, or order-to-cash delays in plants, warehouses, service ops, and finance teams.
How to hire a Fractional Process Improvement Manager
No more juggling job boards and sorting through pools of unqualified applicants. Hiring a Fractional Process Improvement Manager is easy with Go Fractional.
Intro Call
Answer a few quick questions, then book a free 30-minute intro call with our team to review your goals, needs, and team dynamics.
Meet Experts
Our AI finds Fractional Process Improvement Manager candidates whose past clients and projects match your brief, which you won’t find on LinkedIn. A dedicated executive recruiter verifies each one’s experience, fit, and genuine interest, and you meet the ones who fit in about 3 days.
Start Work
Book time with candidates right from your shortlist, choose your operator, and sign a simple month-to-month agreement. We move as fast as you do.
Engagements that fit how you work
Every Go Fractional engagement is structured for senior leadership without full-time overhead. Start fractional, scale up, or convert to full-time when you’re ready.
Fractional Process Improvement Manager
- Senior leadership on a part-time schedule
- Monthly retainer, no recruiting fees
- Scale hours up or down as needs change
Contract-to-Hire
Trial a Fractional Process Improvement Manager on a fractional engagement before converting them to a full-time hire.
- Keep the expert's learnings or convert to full-time
- Try the fit before you commit, no hiring risk
- Faster speed to market, conserving time and resources
Interim Process Improvement Manager
Full-time coverage for a defined stretch: a leadership gap, a transition, or a critical project.
Fractional Process Improvement Manager rates average $162/hr across our live benchmarks. Pricing scales with hours and scope.
Process Improvement Manager Hourly RatesFractional vs full-time vs agency
Three ways to get Process Improvement Manager leadership, and where each one wins.
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| Factor | Fractional Process Improvement Manager | Full-time Process Improvement Manager | Consulting firm |
|---|---|---|---|
| Time to hire | ~3 days | 2-4 months | 2-6 weeks |
| Engagement | Monthly retainer | Salary + benefits + bonus | Project fee with firm markup |
| Who does the work | The senior operator you interviewed | One in-house hire | Partner sells, junior analysts deliver |
| Ownership after go-live | Builds standard work and trains your process owners | Stays to sustain gains | Leaves after the final deck |
| Flexibility | Scale up or down as the backlog changes | Fixed headcount | Change orders for new scope |
| Best for | Targeted waste reduction plus a lasting CI cadence | Large, mature CI programs across many sites | Enterprise-wide transformation with big budgets |
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“It was a refreshing process and I thought it was super high quality. I really couldn't have asked for anything more given everybody is pressed for time and especially where I sit in the organization, I don't have a lot of time to pour into this as I'm running the business.”
“I think what working with Go Fractional has really done is allowed us to have a high level of continuity at the executive level, even if there is attrition or certain situations where there's a gap. I think more than anything, we've just seen projects and initiatives get done, in a way that I don't think would have been possible without the Go Fractional’s support.”
“Hiring an executive team is critical to get right. The Fractional Operator we brought on played a key role in helping me screen, interview, and generally think through building out our executive team at ChartHop. He brought an outside perspective from someone that has done it before, and I benefited from the additional horsepower.”
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