Governance, risk and compliance, run for you
Senior security and governance leadership for small and medium-sized enterprises, delivered with a practical operating model and a platform that keeps the work moving. Fractional CISO and Fractional DPO leadership attach to the office when the business needs them.
The offer in one minute
A concise view of the pressure facing SMEs and how a fractional model closes the gap.
The shape of the offer
Most businesses need the office first. The named mandates attach to it when a specific accountability needs an owner.
The core engagement
A standing governance function rather than a project with an end date. The operating rhythm, ownership and evidence that keep controls working between audits, assessments and board cycles.
Attach when security leadership is the gap
A senior security leader who can set direction, make risk decisions and translate technical reality for the board, without the delay or cost of a full-time executive hire.
Attach when data protection needs an owner
Independent, proportionate data protection leadership that turns GDPR obligations into working practices and clear evidence.
The business case
Fractional leadership is not the same job at a discount. It is a deliberate choice to secure experienced direction at the level and pace the business needs now.
A fractional engagement scales senior judgement to the work in front of the business. You gain direction and accountability without carrying a permanent executive role before the demand justifies it.
Recruitment, notice periods and onboarding can leave important risks without an owner. Fractional support can begin sooner, giving regulatory, customer and audit priorities active leadership while the business decides what it needs for the longer term.
The business case is broader than salary. It includes recruitment, benefits, management time, vacancy risk and the cost of committing to a role that may be larger than the current workload requires.
An honest fit test
A fractional GRC Office works best when a business needs experienced security or GRC leadership, but does not yet need that executive capacity every working day. It is particularly useful during regulatory change, certification, customer assurance, transformation or a period of rapid growth.
When the workload becomes consistently full-time, the organisation needs daily executive presence, or the internal team is large enough to require continuous management, a permanent hire may be the better choice. A fractional engagement can prepare for that transition by defining the mandate, operating model and priorities before recruitment begins.
A systematic approach
The work starts with business context, not a generic checklist. Each stage leaves a clear decision, owner or artefact behind.
Understand the business, its obligations, current controls and material risks.
Create a risk-led roadmap that puts urgent decisions and foundational controls first.
Assign owners, establish routines and embed governance into day-to-day delivery.
Make progress visible and maintain the records that customers, auditors and regulators expect.
Unified GRC
Developed in partnership with Greg Shine, Unified GRC gives the engagement a working system for mapped frameworks, policies, controls, suppliers, plans and evidence.
It supports a systematic approach to achieving and maintaining security standards, so progress remains visible after the first assessment or audit.
Read about Unified GRC
Connected, not parallel
The goal is not a separate programme for every regulation. Common controls are designed once, mapped across obligations and supported by evidence that can be reused.
The same principle applies to cloud, AI and third-party risk. Each is governed as part of the operating model, not treated as a disconnected annual exercise.
Start with a focused conversation
A first conversation can define the immediate pressure, the likely gaps and the right shape of engagement.