Location: Remote
Status: Independent Contractor (1099)
Role Type: Evergreen contractor role with flexible client assignments based on availability and fit

About the Role

Sacher Consulting, LLC is an advisory firm that provides high-level operational leadership to growth-stage businesses. We’re building a bench of exceptional fractional COOs to support our expanding client base across industries such as law firms, professional services, accounting, hospitality, and more.

This is not a strategy-only advisory role. Our fractional COOs install operating rhythm, build leadership accountability, and drive execution through the team.

Minimum Experience Requirement (Non-Negotiable)

To be considered, candidates must have held the title of Chief Operating Officer OR Chief Strategy Officer for at least 2 years in a prior organization (not as a consultant—must be as an internal executive).

Key Responsibilities

As a Fractional COO within our firm, you’ll be assigned to one or more client accounts, acting as the operational leader responsible for driving clarity, structure, and execution. Responsibilities may include (but are not limited to):

Strategic Leadership & Scaling

• Develop and operationalize company vision, annual priorities, quarterly execution priorities, and growth strategies.

• Translate CEO/founder goals into actionable roadmaps with owners, deadlines, and measurable outcomes.

• Lead strategic planning, annual planning, and quarterly priority-setting.

Operational Excellence

• Audit existing operations and implement systems, processes, and SOPs.

• Improve efficiency across people, platforms, and workflows.

• Build operational dashboards and metrics that drive decisions and accountability.

Team Leadership & Management

• Build or restructure org charts to support scale.

• Oversee leadership teams and departmental managers as needed.

• Implement leadership development, performance management, and accountability systems.

Business Optimization

• Streamline operations across finance, sales, HR, marketing operations, fulfillment, and client services.

• Improve profitability through cost management and operational decision-making.

• Lead special initiatives and change management efforts.

Execution & Oversight

• Facilitate weekly leadership meetings and maintain a scorecard/metrics cadence.

• Ensure quarterly priorities are defined, owned, and completed through clear milestones.

• Guide and coordinate project managers, operations managers, and business operations managers (BOMs).

• Hold teams accountable to deadlines, KPIs, and standards.

• Provide C-suite reporting and executive-level communication.

Qualifications

Candidates must meet the following criteria to be eligible:

Required:

• Minimum of 2 years in a full-time role as a Chief Operating Officer or Chief Strategy Officer (internal executive role).

• Proven experience scaling a company, department, or division.

• Strong leadership background working directly with CEOs/founders.

• Experience managing cross-functional teams and/or senior leaders.

• Demonstrated ability to build and optimize operational infrastructure.

• Excellent communication, decision-making, and problem-solving skills.

• Comfortable leading through influence in founder-led organizations (high autonomy, high accountability).

• Comfortable installing and running a metrics cadence (scorecards/KPIs) to drive weekly decisions and execution.

Preferred:

• Experience in business turnarounds and/or growth-stage environments.

• Prior consulting or fractional executive work is a plus (not required).

What This Role Looks Like

• Independent contractor (1099) status

• Flexible hours depending on client assignments

• Engagements range from weekly retainers to intensive projects

• Collaboration with our internal operations managers, BOMs, and analyst teams

• Remote work with occasional travel opportunities, depending on client needs

Who You Are

This is an ideal role for a seasoned operator who:

• Loves solving complex business challenges.

• Is energized by working with founders and leadership teams.

• Can quickly diagnose gaps and implement effective solutions.

• Wants variety in industry, scope, and project types.

• Enjoys autonomy without losing accountability.

• Operates with excellence, confidence, and executive presence.

• Drives execution through people and systems—not by becoming the doer of everything.