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FRACTIONAL MARKET PULSE
Week of October 12, 2026 · 479 active roles · 14% post compensation
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Active roles
479
Qualified fractional and interim
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Median posted rate
$92/hr
Based on 67 hourly ranges
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-11% Vs last week |
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24% Remote |
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14% Pay disclosed |
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What we’re seeing:
Other leads qualified demand with 169 live roles. 24% of the qualified board is remote, and the posted hourly median is $92/hr across 67 usable ranges.
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Five opportunities worth opening
Chosen for engagement clarity, useful compensation evidence, and role variety.
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Part Time Executive Director
Shining Mountains Montessori School · Buena Vista, CO, US · $35-$40/hr
Why it made the cut: Posted compensation makes the opportunity easier to qualify quickly.
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Product Manager
LG Electronics · Remote (USA only) · $100-$135/hr
Why it made the cut: Posted compensation makes the opportunity easier to qualify quickly.
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Chief Financial Officer
Flow Pouches · Remote (USA time zones only) · $8,000-$12,000/mo
Why it made the cut: Posted compensation makes the opportunity easier to qualify quickly.
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US-Based Founding Growth Partner / Fractional CMO
Ceylonry Labs.io · USA (Remote) · $86-$108/hr
Why it made the cut: Posted compensation makes the opportunity easier to qualify quickly.
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Interim Director of Clinical Engineering
Medasource · USA (Baltimore, MD) · $55-$65/hr
Why it made the cut: Posted compensation makes the opportunity easier to qualify quickly.
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Demand by function
| Other |
169 |
$100/hr median · n=34 |
| CFO |
112 |
$92/hr median · n=14 |
| Director |
69 |
$61/hr median · n=12 |
| Head of function |
53 |
$118/hr median · n=2 |
| VP |
22 |
$72/hr median · n=1 |
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Market shifts worth knowing
Three relevant developments selected for what they change for fractional professionals, not merely for mentioning “fractional.”
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Early signals worth researching
Three recent Form D filings with verified operating context. These are research triggers, not evidence that a company is hiring.
Company snapshot
What it does: Poseidon's Forge develops adaptable autonomous underwater vehicles (AUVs) for defense, science, and commerce applications.
How it makes money: The company expects to earn revenue by providing AUV technology and systems for commercial, defense, and research missions.
Known for: The DarkWake AUV and field-proven undersea technology.
Relevant to: How can the company optimize its financial operations and administration to support the scaling of its AUV product line?
What to investigate: How can the company scale its global sales and partnerships for the DarkWake AUV across different mission sectors?
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Company snapshot
What it does: American Metal Inc. develops a platform to source and process seafloor polymetallic nodules for critical minerals in the United States.
How it makes money: The company expects to earn revenue by extracting and processing copper, nickel, cobalt, and manganese from deep-sea polymetallic nodules.
Known for: The proprietary selective-leach 'AMI Process' for extracting critical minerals.
Relevant to: How can the company effectively manage the regulatory review and staged decision-making process for deep-sea mineral exploration?
What to investigate: How can the company optimize the scaling of its proprietary selective-leach process for industrial-scale U.S. processing infrastructure?
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Company snapshot
What it does: Archaius, Inc. designs, develops, and deploys advanced signals protection technologies for wireless systems to ensure uninterrupted GPS and communications operation.
How it makes money: The company develops and deploys resilient communications and PNT systems for U.S. and Allied forces.
Known for: Flagship systems including Grale C2, Grale GPS, and TALON.
Relevant to: How can the company optimize its transition from prototype to deployment phases for its flagship systems?
What to investigate: How can the company scale its production and integration capabilities to meet growing demand for resilient communications systems?
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Source: SEC Form D filings generated 2026-10-11.
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View all qualified roles
Method: public listings are deduplicated, then filtered for both fractional or interim engagement language and relevant role scope. Compensation is shown in the employer’s posted unit; hourly medians use only listings with usable hourly ranges.
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