Senior Technology Leadership, Without the Full-Time Overhead

Plug in enterprise-grade architecture, integration, and AI expertise exactly when you need it. Flexible engagements designed to give you senior technology leadership matched to your stage, your stack, and your strategy.

Fractional CTO

Part-time executive technology leadership for startups and SMBs that need a strategic technologist in the seat — but not a full-time salary. We own the technical vision, hiring plan, and architecture decisions alongside your leadership team.

  • Technology strategy & roadmapping
  • Engineering hiring & team building
  • Vendor, build-vs-buy, & platform decisions
  • Investor & board-level technical communication

Fractional Solutions Architect

Embedded architectural leadership for teams shipping complex, cross-system work. We partner with your engineers to design resilient, scalable systems — from greenfield platforms to enterprise-scale integrations across logistics, eCommerce, and supply chain.

  • System & integration architecture design
  • Technical discovery & solution shaping
  • Architecture review & technical due diligence
  • Mentorship for in-house engineering leads

AI & Agentic Strategy Advisor

Cut through AI hype and land on what actually moves your business. We help you identify high-leverage AI use cases, design agentic workflows, evaluate build-vs-buy tradeoffs, and stand up production-grade systems on AWS Bedrock and other platforms.

  • AI opportunity assessment & prioritization
  • Agentic workflow & architecture design
  • LLM & platform selection (Bedrock, Claude, etc.)
  • Responsible AI, security, & governance

Integration & iPaaS Advisor

Strategic guidance on B2B integration, EDI, and iPaaS platform investments. We bring deep Boomi and MuleSoft expertise to help you standardize integration patterns, reduce partner onboarding time, and build a scalable integration center of excellence.

  • iPaaS platform selection & strategy
  • EDI & trading partner program design
  • Integration CoE & governance models
  • Supply chain & logistics systems strategy

Great architecture isn't about the technology. It's about the business outcome on the other side of it.

Engagement Models

Flexible structures designed to match where you are — from a single architecture review to ongoing executive leadership.

Monthly Retainer

Ongoing fractional engagement with a committed cadence of strategy sessions, architecture reviews, and team support. Ideal for founders and leadership teams who need a consistent senior technologist in the loop.

  • • Predictable monthly commitment
  • • Embedded in your team's rhythm
  • • Strategic continuity over time

Project-Based Advisory

Scoped, outcome-driven engagements with a clear deliverable — an architecture blueprint, AI roadmap, integration strategy, or technical due diligence report. Defined start, defined finish.

  • • Fixed scope & timeline
  • • Clear, documented deliverables
  • • Ideal for discrete initiatives

Hourly Consulting

On-demand expertise for focused problems — a design review, a vendor evaluation, a stuck integration, or a second opinion on a critical technical decision. Pay for exactly what you use.

  • • No long-term commitment
  • • Fast turnaround
  • • Best for targeted questions

Board & Equity Advisor

Long-term advisory seats for early-stage companies where deep technical judgment and logistics/AI domain expertise are strategic differentiators. Cash, equity, or hybrid compensation considered.

  • • Strategic, long-horizon relationship
  • • Networking & investor support
  • • Typically 1–2 hours / month

Built for teams that need senior horsepower — not another full-time hire.

Our advisory engagements are designed for companies at an inflection point, where the next technology decision materially affects growth. We bring the pattern recognition of enterprise-scale systems to teams that need to move faster than they can hire.

Early-Stage Startups

Pre-Series A to Series B founders who need a credible technical voice for investors, a roadmap they can defend, and architecture decisions that won't need to be re-done in 18 months.

SMB Logistics & eCommerce

Operators building on iPaaS, 3PLs, and integration-heavy stacks who need the same rigor enterprises enjoy — without a six-figure headcount investment.

Mid-Market Leaders

Companies scaling integrations, standing up AI programs, or modernizing supply chain systems who need an experienced architect to shape the strategy alongside internal teams.

The Fractional Advantage

Companies are increasingly turning to fractional leadership to access senior expertise with the flexibility modern businesses require.

40–70%

Lower Cost vs. Full-Time Hire

Fractional executives typically deliver strategic value at a fraction of the loaded cost of a full-time senior leader — no equity dilution, no benefits.

Source: Based on typical Tare Labs engagement ramp

13+

Years of Enterprise Experience

From Amazon and Flexport to UPS — real experience enabling $1B+ in revenue through integrations, supply chain tech, and AI systems, now available to companies of any size.

Source: Tare Labs — Founder Profile

2–4 wks

Typical Time to Impact

No six-month executive search. Fractional engagements start delivering strategic output within the first month — architecture reviews, roadmaps, and actionable plans.

Source: Based on typical Tare Labs engagement ramp

Let's talk about what your team actually needs.

Whether you're weighing an AI investment, rethinking your integration strategy, or looking for a technical partner who's been in the seat before — book a free discovery call and let's figure out the right fit.