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Week of July 27, 2026 · 116 active roles · 57.1% salary disclosure

Active Roles
116
▲ +24 vs last week
Median Salary
$75K
─ flat vs last week
0%
Growth Hires
12%
Turnaround
57.1%
Disclose Pay
What we’re seeing: Demand picked up this week with 24 more fractional roles on the board. More seats to be choosy about.

Salary Snapshot

Level Median vs Last Roles
C-Level $80,000 ─ flat 30
VP $190,000 ─ flat 14
Director $120,000 ─ flat 87
Senior $94,200 ─ flat 31
Mid $72,800 ─ flat 211
Entry $47,840 ▲ +$584 98

By Role

Demand by Title
Fractional Director · $186K–$263K 161 roles
Fractional VP · $163K–$207K 24 roles
Fractional CFO · $111K–$174K 23 roles
Fractional Head of · $149K–$208K 5 roles
Fractional CTO · $156K–$215K 4 roles
Fractional CIO · $96K–$136K 4 roles
Fractional CISO 3 roles
Fractional COO · $100K–$133K 3 roles

New This Week

Featured Roles
: Fractional Chief Operationg Officer
$2,000-$5,000/mo · Not specified · Remote View this role ›
Discover HR LLC: Brand Ambassador (Part-Time | Independent Contractor)
$250-$1,000/mo · Not specified · Remote View this role ›
Ogden City Corporation: FT Contract - Museums Director - CED Administration Division
$40-$58/hr · Not specified · Ogden, UT, US (Remote) View this role ›
Alight Solutions: Director, Consultant Relations Leaves Solutions - Virtual
$185,000-$220,000/yr · Not specified · IL, US (Remote) View this role ›
Lane Community College: Interim Director of Academic and Tutoring Services
$97,717-$114,315/yr · Not specified · Eugene, OR, US View this role ›
Birdy Grey: Office Coordinator (Part-time)
$22-$30/hr · Not specified · Los Angeles, CA, US (Remote) View this role ›
This week’s playbook
How to become a fractional CMO ›

The marketing-leader path: niche, packaging, pricing, and first clients.

Top Companies Hiring

Company Roles Avg Salary Remote
Northrop Grumman 9 $134K 1 remote
Western Governors University 7 $0K 7 remote
Oak View Group 7 $0K on-site
Central Oregon Community College 6 -- 3 remote
BAE Systems USA 6 $123K 3 remote

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Fresh Demand

Posted This Week
Discover HR LLC
Brand Ambassador (Part-Time | Independent Contractor)
NEW
Ogden City Corporation
FT Contract - Museums Director - CED Administration Division
NEW
Alight Solutions
Director, Consultant Relations Leaves Solutions - Virtual
NEW
Lane Community College
Interim Director of Academic and Tutoring Services
NEW
Central Oregon Community College
Part-Time Instructor Business (POOL)
NEW
Birdy Grey
Office Coordinator (Part-time)
NEW
AbbVie
Associate Director, Category Management, Pharma and Contract Packaging
NEW
Davidson College
Interim Intramural Sports Coordinator
NEW

Skills in Demand

What Employers Want
Compliance 43% of roles
ERP Systems 42% of roles
Board Experience 31% of roles
Audit 15% of roles
AI / Automation 5% of roles
QuickBooks 4% of roles
Investor Relations 4% of roles
Fundraising 3% of roles
GAAP 2% of roles
Due Diligence 2% of roles

Why They’re Hiring

Reports Cro (39)Reports Vp (24)Turnaround (14)Build Team (13)Reports Ceo (9)Immediate (5)First Hire (1)

Demand by Function

What Companies Need
Operations 194
Sales 71
Finance 61
Marketing 51
Data 23
Engineering 19
People 17

Tool Stack

Most Requested Tools
Tool Mentions
Salesforce 40 (34.5%)
AWS 14 (12.1%)
HubSpot 12 (10.3%)
Python 9 (7.8%)
Azure 9 (7.8%)
Power BI 8 (6.9%)
GCP 7 (6.0%)
Mailchimp 6 (5.2%)
Clay 5 (4.3%)
Claude 5 (4.3%)

Metro Spotlight

Metro Roles Median vs Last
New York 42 $74K ▲ +5
Los Angeles 38 $80K ▲ +15
Seattle 7 $128K ▲ +2
Chicago 7 $80K ▼ -1
Washington DC 5 $83K ─ flat

Signal Watch

Signal Count % of Roles
Growth Hires 0 0%
Turnaround 14 12%
Immediate Fill 5
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