A Chief Technology Officer who aligns technology with the growth plan

A fractional CTO is a senior technology executive embedded in your business for the share of time the role needs. Through Fractional Executive Search we run a curated, retained search across our collective and place a vetted operator - covering technology roadmaps, vendor management, security strategy, and engineering leadership - at a fraction of the cost of a full-time hire. You get hands-on direction without the overhead of a permanent executive salary, and without competing for senior tech talent the local market struggles to supply.

A consultant advises and leaves; a recruiter hands you a CV and a permanent payroll commitment. We do neither. We run a curated executive search and embed a senior operator from our collective who sets strategy, manages vendor relationships, oversees implementation, and owns outcomes over time. It is the difference between a recommendation and accountable leadership inside your business.

Yes. We implement layered security strategies sized for your budget, establish data retention and consent practices aligned with Vietnamese requirements, build incident response plans, and reduce the exposure that comes from disconnected systems. For businesses approaching a funding round or a global-brand supply contract, we put the security posture in place that diligence and procurement expect.

Vietnam's senior management-talent gap passed 21% by late 2025, worst of all in IT, leaving empty chairs in Product Director and senior engineering roles even where MNCs pay 25-40% premiums. A permanent technology leader also carries ~21.5-22% employer contributions, half-a-month-per-year statutory severance, and the customary 13th-month Tet bonus - and a foreign hire adds a work-permit dossier under Decree 219/2025/ND-CP. A company-to-company fractional engagement gives you that seniority now, without the wait, the on-costs, or the work-permit burden.

Yes. Saigon hosts roughly half of Vietnam's startups and the new Ho Chi Minh City Venture Investment Fund (launched April 2026, ~US$19.2m, co-led by VinaCapital) targets Series A and B specifically. Our fractional CTOs build the architecture, security posture, and engineering practices that a round expects, with clear success criteria, so technology stands up to diligence rather than slowing the raise.

Common challenges include: a scarce senior technology bench, disconnected legacy systems limiting growth, manual workflows consuming productive hours, difficulty evaluating vendors and avoiding lock-in, security vulnerabilities, unclear technology budgets, and the gap between AI experimentation and operational integration. Our fractional CTOs address these with practical, cost-effective solutions designed for the Vietnamese market.

Our fractional CTOs typically deliver initial value within two to four weeks through technology assessments, quick-win identification, and priority problem solving - far faster than a 4-6 month permanent search. Major improvements such as system integrations, security remediation, or modernisation initiatives usually show measurable results within eight to twelve weeks. We focus on practical solutions that deliver near-term ROI while building long-term technology capability.

Consider a fractional CTO when your business is: making technology decisions without dedicated technical leadership, facing growth bottlenecks tied to legacy systems, preparing for a Series A/B raise, scaling an FIE subsidiary in Vietnam, spending disproportionate time on manual processes, or struggling to evaluate technology vendors. A fractional CTO gives you senior leadership immediately, without the recruitment timeline, work-permit dossier, or salary commitment of a full-time executive the market may not be able to fill.