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Pre-screened Fractional Director of Researches from a network of 19,000 operators, starting at $5,000/mo and matched in as little as 3 days.
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The benefits of hiring a Fractional Director of Research
Hiring a Fractional Director of Research brings immediate impact with minimal overhead: a flexible, cost-effective way to access top-tier leadership.
Cost Efficiency
Gain executive-level guidance without the full-time salary, benefits, and bonuses.
Expertise and Experience
Access a broad range of specialized knowledge and hands-on experience from across industries.
Strategic Flexibility
Quickly adapt your strategy to meet changing business needs with a flexible leadership resource.
How to hire a Fractional Director of Research
No more juggling job boards and sorting through pools of unqualified applicants. Hiring a Fractional Director of Research 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 Director of Research 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 Director of Research
- 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 Director of Research 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 Director of Research
Full-time coverage for a defined stretch: a leadership gap, a transition, or a critical project.
Fractional Director of Research rates average $178/hr across our live benchmarks. Pricing scales with hours and scope.
Director of Research Hourly RatesFractional vs full-time vs agency
Three ways to get Director of Research leadership, and where each one wins.
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| Factor | Go Fractional | Full-time Director of Research | Agency / dev shop |
|---|---|---|---|
| Time to hire | ~3 days | 3–6 months | 1–4 weeks |
| Engagement | Monthly retainer, flexible | Salary + equity + benefits | Project fee + markup |
| Talent level | Senior operators, 12 yrs avg experience | Varies by market and budget | Mixed-seniority delivery teams |
| Scalability | Scale hours up or down monthly | Fixed full-time cost | Rescope and renegotiate contracts |
| Best for | Strategy + leadership, flexibly | Stable long-term scale | Pure build execution |
We’ve helped hundreds of organizations Go Fractional
Twelve years: the average experience across a network of handpicked executives ready to make an impact on day one.
“It was literally three days after he started with us fractionally, our CEO was calling me and asking if we could get a full-time offer out.”
“It's a can't-lose scenario. You either get the learnings from the subject matter expert, or you get the full-time capability. It provided a ton of flexibility, much faster speed to market, and conservation of time and resources.”
“Having someone senior from day one as a founder means you're actually hiring yourself out of a job, not transferring that amount of work to essentially management of someone junior, which can only be as often just as much work or only slightly less work.”
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