Senior operations leadership — without the full-time hire.

Hyrdle provides Fractional COO services to founders and growing businesses that need an experienced operator in the room — managing people, processes and systems — without the cost and commitment of a permanent executive.

Operational experience across

Technology companies and SaaS businesses
Retail and consumer businesses
HR and people functions
Recruitment and rec tech firms
Multi-site and distributed teams
Founder-led companies scaling from 10 to 200+ people

Between us, Michael and Abbie have managed hundreds of people across multiple sectors and business stages.

What you get

An operator, not an advisor.

01

Operational leadership

Day-to-day management of your operations — people, processes, systems and suppliers — with a senior operator accountable for outcomes, not just advice.

02

Process design & documentation

Map, optimise and document how your business actually runs. Standard operating procedures, handover docs and playbooks your team can use without you.

03

People & team management

Line management, performance frameworks, hiring support and team structure design. Experience managing 100s of people across tech, retail, HR and recruitment.

04

Cross-functional coordination

Connecting technology, finance, HR and operations so they work together instead of around each other. Remove blockers. Reduce friction. Make things move.

05

Scaling & growth support

Build the operational infrastructure needed to scale — from your first hire to your fiftieth. Avoid the growing pains that slow most companies down.

06

Interim & transition cover

Stepping in during a leadership gap, a period of rapid growth, or a restructure. Stable, senior hands on the wheel while you get to the next milestone.

Engagement model

Pick the cadence. Scale as you grow.

Advisory

1–2 days/month

  • Monthly operations review
  • Priority async support
  • Process and systems advice
  • Quarterly planning input
Most popular

Embedded

3–5 days/month

  • Everything in Advisory
  • Active team and process management
  • Hiring and onboarding support
  • Weekly leadership check-ins
  • Cross-functional coordination

Intensive

Project-based

  • Full operations overhaul
  • Restructuring or scaling project
  • Interim COO cover
  • Fixed scope, fixed outcome

Pricing is shaped around your requirements.

Every engagement is different — we scope based on your business size, stage and what you actually need. Talk to us and we’ll put together something that makes sense.

Common questions

Frequently asked

Thirty minutes. Bring your hardest operational problem.

We’ll tell you whether we can help, and what that would look like.

Ready to fix it?

Tell us the problem. We’ll tell you how to solve it.

No long sales cycles. No generic proposals. Just a straight conversation about what you need and how we can help.

Most clients hear back within 24 hours.