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Three ways to hire senior talent. Every price published.

Malloy Industries is your scale-up talent partner. We recruit fractional executives, fractional leads, and full-time employees for CEOs of $5M to $100M B2B companies. Here is exactly what each one costs, what is included, and how to tell which one fits.

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  • 150+clients served
  • 750+vetted executives
  • 95%placement success
  • 2 wksfractional start time, on average

Which one solves your problem?

Each model exists because CEOs hit different constraints. None of them is universally better. The right one depends on the seat, the timeline and how much of the work you want to own.

Fractional Executive

Express Match™

A senior seat is the constraint: finance, operations, sales, marketing, HR or technology needs C-level judgment now, without a full-time C-level payroll.

3k to 15kper month
Best for
CEOs who already know, or can be shown in one 30-minute call, which executive seat is holding growth back.
Model
A vetted fractional executive, contracted and billed through Malloy Industries, working on a monthly retainer sized to role, scope and capacity.
Fee
One-time 4.5k Express Match™ success fee when the match is made.
Timing
Interviews within days. Working in your business in about two weeks.
Guarantee
Lifetime Second Match Free Guarantee™
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Fractional Lead

Fractional Lead

Strategy is fine; execution keeps slipping. A manager-to-director operator owns the follow-through on people, vendors and cross-functional work.

4k to 13kper month
Best for
CEOs where a full leadership layer is premature but defined work has no owner. Also a natural second placement beside a fractional executive.
Model
A vetted operator joins your team 1, 2 or 4 to 5 days a week, priced by the day. Days scale up or down as needs change.
Fee
One-time 4.5k success fee when we make your match. No other fees.
Timing
Interviews within days. Working in about two weeks.
Guarantee
Lifetime Second Match Free Guarantee™
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Full-Time Recruiter

Full-Time Recruiter

A specific full-time leadership or key hire is open now or within 90 days, and nobody inside has the time to run a real search.

5kper role, per month
Best for
CEOs who want the seat filled permanently and want the whole search run for them, with three moments of their own involvement.
Model
We run all seven stages of the search, done with you: you approve the scorecard, meet the finalists and personally extend the offer.
Fee
Placement fee of 22.5% of first-year compensation, owed only when our sourcing produced the hire. Your first month credits toward it.
Timing
Interviews on your calendar in about 3 weeks. Seat filled in 4 to 8 weeks for most roles.
Guarantee
90-Day Rerun Guarantee
See the numbers Explore Full-Time Recruiter

Fractional Executive · Express Match™

One monthly retainer. One success fee. Backed for life.

3k to 15k per month, depending on role, scope and capacity
4.5k one-time success fee, paid when the match is made

What is included

  • The Malloy Match™: sourcing, screening, vetting and interviewing from a 750+ vetted executive community
  • Two vetted candidates to interview, a third on request, before you commit to anything
  • A Client Service Manager who facilitates interviews and owns the relationship after kickoff
  • Weekly TPS Reports™ (Trust-building Progress Snapshots), monthly check-ins and a Strategic Business Review in month three
  • Contracting, billing and payment handled by Malloy Industries under one agreement
  • Lifetime Second Match Free Guarantee™: if the match is not right, we replace the executive at no additional fee
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What that looks like by role

Fractional Lead

Pay for the days you need. Scale them as you grow.

Start here

1 day a week

4kper month
  • Owns one priority end to end
  • Turns direction into weekly progress
  • Weekly CEO sync
Most chosen

2 days a week

8kper month
  • Everything in 1 day
  • Runs a key business function
  • Leads team standups and keeps vendors aligned
  • Delivers a monthly scorecard

4 to 5 days a week

13kper month
  • Everything in 2 days
  • Senior director-level operator
  • Leads your team day to day
  • Full function ownership without a full-time hire

Plus a one-time 4.5k success fee when we make your match. No other fees. Recruiting and management are included. Lifetime Second Match Free Guarantee™

Nine functions, one operator tier

  • Operations Lead
  • Marketing Lead
  • GTM Lead
  • HR Lead
  • Product Lead
  • Finance Ops Lead
  • Customer Success Lead
  • Data Lead
  • AI & Automation Lead
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Fractional Lead against the alternatives

CriterionVirtual assistantFull-time managerFractional Lead
Monthly cost$800 to $3,600$8,000 to $15,000+, loaded4k to 13k
Time to startDaysAbout 17 weeksAbout 2 weeks
Owns outcomes with limited directionNoYesYes
Recruiting and management includedNoNoYes
Scale days up or downSometimesNoYes

Full-Time Recruiter

One flat monthly rate per search. A placement fee only when our candidate wins.

5k per role, per month
22.5% of first-year compensation, only when Malloy Industries' sourcing produced the hire
  • Your first month's retainer counts toward the placement fee, like a deposit
  • Hire someone from your own network or applicants in the search we ran: you owe nothing beyond the monthly
  • Yes, we earn more when our candidate wins. That is exactly why we put your side of it in the contract.

Running two or three searches at once? Multi-role pricing is published on the Full-Time Recruiter page.

  • 3 weeksto interviews on your calendar
  • 4 to 8 weeksto a filled seat for most roles
  • 17 weeksindustry average search
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Full-time executive or fractional executive?

Both are legitimate answers. A full-time executive is right when the seat needs someone in the building five days a week for years, and our Full-Time Recruiter fills it. A fractional executive is right when the judgment matters more than the hours. Here is the year-one math side by side.

CriterionFull-time executiveFractional executive via Malloy Industries
Base compensation$180K to $300K+ per year36k to 180k per year (3k to 15k per month)
Benefits and payroll taxes (20 to 30%)$36K to $90KNone. The retainer is the whole cost.
Recruiting or placement feeTypically 20 to 33% of first-year compensationOne-time 4.5k success fee
Equity or sign-onOften requiredNone
Time to startAbout 17 weeks for the average leadership searchAbout 2 weeks
Ramp before full productivity3 to 6 monthsWeeks, not months
If it is the wrong hireSeverance, downtime, restartLifetime Second Match Free Guarantee™
Year-one investmentFrom $216Kbefore recruiting fees, equity and ramp40.5k to 184.5kall in

Full-time figures are market ranges for VP and C-suite roles at $5M to $100M companies. Malloy Industries figures are our published prices. Want the numbers for your seat? The cost calculator runs them in a minute.

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When each one makes sense

You do not have to decide before you call. The first conversation is a diagnostic. We look at what is slowing growth and tell you honestly which model fits, including when the answer is a full-time hire or nothing at all.

Fractional Executive

  • The constraint is senior judgment, not headcount
  • You need the seat filled in weeks
  • Budget for 3k to 15k a month, not a C-level payroll
  • You want an exit ramp if the business changes

Fractional Lead

  • Direction is clear but follow-through slips
  • A full leadership layer is premature
  • Defined work has no owner
  • You want to pay by the day and scale as you grow

Full-Time Recruiter

  • A permanent leadership or key hire is open now or within 90 days
  • The role needs someone in the business every day
  • Nobody inside has 80 to 120 hours to run the search
  • You want a guarantee with real teeth in writing

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Fit

Who this works best for

  • US-based B2B companies doing $5M to $100M in annual revenue
  • CEOs of companies with roughly 15 to 150 employees, with department heads in place or long overdue
  • A CEO with budget authority who decides quickly and wants the work owned, not just advised
  • Companies that are profitable or funded, not waiting on a raise to afford help

It probably is not the right fit if

  • Your company is under $5M in revenue (we will point you to a better resource)
  • You need to close a funding round before you can afford help
  • You want someone to own outcomes but are not willing to give them access, authority or data

Full-Time Recruiter

A full-time search runs on its own timeline: a 15-minute call to map the seat, then interviews in about 3 weeks and a filled seat in 4 to 8 weeks for most roles.

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  1. 01
    A 15-minute call

    Tell us about the seat. We map the search and tell you whether we can fill it in 4 to 8 weeks.

  2. 02
    Scorecard in week one

    You approve the position description and scorecard. We launch sourcing across every channel, including your own network.

  3. 03
    Finalists in about 3 weeks

    Interviews land on your calendar. You meet the finalists and personally extend the offer. We handle everything else through onboarding.

What CEOs are saying

Real results. Real CEOs.

I've hired and fired a bunch of people over the past 30 years. That was a very good, very thorough process.

Randy JonesCEO, The Synergy ConsortiumFull-Time Recruiter

I did not expect a business review like this to come from this.

Tyler GrayCEO, Gray Street SolutionsFractional Lead

We have a good system now, thanks to your team. No complaints at all.

Patrick MishCEO, SilverStayFull-Time Recruiter · 6 hires in 17 weeks
  • 55%year-over-year growth at RightHear with a fractional sales executive
  • $600Kfirst-year ROI at RightHear
  • 6 in 17six hires in seventeen weeks for SilverStay

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Frequently asked questions

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Do I pay a monthly fee and a success fee?

For fractional executives and Fractional Leads, yes: a monthly retainer for the fractional's time, plus a one-time 4.5k success fee when the match is made. The fee covers the matchmaking work, the Client Service Manager and the Lifetime Second Match Free Guarantee™. There are no other fees.

How does the Full-Time Recruiter fee work?

Two different purchases. The monthly 5k per role buys the search operation: 80 to 120 hours of specialized work per role. The 22.5% placement fee exists only when our sourcing finds your hire, and your first month's retainer credits toward it. If you hire from your own network or from applicants in the search we ran, you owe nothing beyond the monthly.

Can you help me decide which model I need?

That is the point of the first call. A 30-minute Scalability Audit pinpoints the biggest constraint on growth and shows you which kind of hire fixes it. If the honest answer is a full-time hire, we will say so, and our Full-Time Recruiter can run it.

Who is the agreement with?

Every engagement is contracted between your company and Malloy Industries under one agreement. Fractional executives and Leads work through us, and we handle contracting, billing and payment, so you never manage a separate contractor relationship.

What does the Lifetime Second Match Free Guarantee™ cover?

If a fractional executive or Fractional Lead is not the right match, we replace them at no additional fee, for as long as you are an active client. It applies to fractional placements only; Full-Time Recruiter searches carry the 90-Day Rerun Guarantee instead.

How fast can someone start?

Fractional executives and Leads: interviews within days and working in about two weeks. Full-Time Recruiter: interviews on your calendar in about 3 weeks and a filled seat in 4 to 8 weeks for most roles, against a 17-week industry average.

Do you bill hourly?

No. Fractional engagements are monthly retainers sized to role, scope and capacity; Fractional Leads are priced by the day; searches are a flat monthly rate per role. Hourly billing rewards slow work, so we do not offer it.

Ready to find out if it makes sense?

One free conversation. You leave knowing your next step either way, whether that is a fractional executive, a Fractional Lead, a full-time search, or waiting.

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  • Fractional: 30-minute Scalability Audit
  • Full-Time Recruiter: 15 minutes to map the search
  • Lifetime Second Match Free Guarantee™ on every fractional placement