Boardman

Boardman is a fractional technology leadership consultancy based in Manchester, working with scaling businesses across the North West and the wider UK.

Get technology leadership without the cost of a full-time salary.

Demand for senior technology leaders has outstripped supply. Recruiting a full time CTO is slow, expensive and hard to get right, and many businesses do not need one five days a week. They need the judgement, not the headcount.

We place vetted fractional CTOs, CIOs, CISOs, Chief AI Officers, IT leaders and technology board advisors. Every leader comes from our own bench, people who have scaled platforms, led engineering teams through growth, been through funding rounds and come out the other side of due diligence. The process is deliberately short: an intro call, a match to the right leader, a conversation to check the fit, then they get to work alongside your team. Typical retained engagements run 12 to 18 months, on site, remote or a mix.

We also run fixed scope advisory products for businesses not yet ready for retained leadership, covering AI strategy, cybersecurity and technology due diligence.

Boardman was founded by Ross Boardman, a technology leader of 25 years whose career includes senior roles at THG, Phones 4u and LADbible Group and three startups taken to IPO, including the UK's largest ever technology IPO.

No equity. No full-time salary. No drama.

Senior technology leadership, matched to UK scaling businesses. boardman.com