For CEOs, CFOs, Founders, and Operating Leadership Teams
From Operating and People Complexity to Scalable Execution
Fractional Leaders OS helps operationally complex service businesses strengthen execution discipline, build scalable people systems, modernize workflows, and turn strategy into measurable progress.
Your Partners
Two operating leaders, one execution system
Saleem Ahmed
Fractional COO, Execution & AI Transformation Partner
25+ years of operating leadership across operations, PMO, customer delivery, technology modernization, solution strategy, and AI-enabled transformation.
Focus
Operating rhythm, execution governance, workflow modernization, customer delivery, vendor/cost discipline, and practical AI adoption.
Carlos Mallen
Fractional CHRO, Talent & AI Transformation Partner
25+ years building the People function behind two NASDAQ IPOs, the scale-up to ~$1.6B revenue and 23 countries, M&A integrations, HR systems, and AI-enabled talent operations.
Focus
Talent, org design, compensation, compliance, HR systems, leadership cadence, and people-data readiness.
Our Approach
Operating & People System Assessment
A focused executive conversation to identify where execution, workflow, resource alignment, customer delivery, talent, org design, compensation, HR systems, or AI/automation constraints are limiting growth.
Execution Operating System Audit
For companies where priorities, workflows, projects, resources, vendors, customer delivery, and AI/automation efforts are breaking down.
People Function Audit
For companies where hiring, org design, compensation, compliance, HR systems, and people data have not scaled with the business.
30/60/90 Roadmap
A practical roadmap to stabilize urgent risks, align leadership cadence and ownership, and execute improvements with measurable tracking.
The Signals
When This Matters Most
Growth has created unclear ownership, project overload, or weak resource visibility.
Customer delivery or service quality is creating retention or growth risk.
Hiring, org design, compensation, or HR systems are not keeping pace with growth.
AI and automation activity exists, but is not connected to workflow, adoption, governance, or measurable ROI.
Leadership teams need stronger operating cadence, dashboards, and accountability.
Credibility
Proof of Execution
Operating Transformation
Removed $3.8M in unnecessary operating cost within 9 months through vendor consolidation, infrastructure optimization, capacity management, and resource realignment.
PMO & Governance
Built execution governance across enterprise, growth-stage, and PE-backed environments, improving delivery discipline, visibility, accountability, and measurable execution.
People Function at Scale
Built the HR function through two NASDAQ IPOs and the scale-up to ~$1.6B revenue, ~23,000 employees, and 23 countries.
HR Systems & AI
Built scalable HR systems and AI-enabled talent workflows to improve hiring, reporting, and operating efficiency.
Who We Serve
Best Fit
Operationally complex service businesses, often growth-stage or PE-backed, where growth has created execution, workflow, talent, or people-system complexity.
Industries
- SaaS and technology-enabled services
- MarTech and lead generation
- BPO and workflow automation
- Healthcare-tech and payer workflows
- Logistics, distribution, and hourly workforce businesses
- Multi-site and multinational operations
Start with an Assessment
A focused executive conversation to identify where operating discipline, people systems, workflow, resource alignment, customer delivery, or AI/automation constraints are limiting growth.
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