A Fractional Data Officer for the work your leadership team is already doing.
Trusted reporting, clear KPIs, practical governance, and an AI-ready roadmap — without hiring a full-time data executive.
What is a Fractional Data Officer?
Think of a Fractional Data Officer like a fractional CFO, but for your data, reporting, dashboards, governance, and AI readiness. You get experienced, executive-level data leadership on a part-time basis — without the cost or commitment of a full-time hire.
In plain English: someone owns your data, end to end. They decide which KPIs actually matter, make sure the numbers are trusted, modernize reporting where it helps, and build the roadmap toward better decisions and practical AI adoption.
When You Need One
You probably need a Fractional Data Officer if any of this sounds familiar:
Your leadership team depends on spreadsheets or disconnected reports.
You have dashboards, but people do not fully trust them.
KPI definitions vary by department or business unit.
Your ERP, CRM, finance, and operations systems are not fully connected.
You want to explore AI or automation but your data foundation is not ready.
You feel the pain of bad data but you are not ready to hire a full-time data executive.
What’s Included
Data strategy and roadmap ownership
KPI strategy and definition
Governance framework design
Reporting and BI prioritization
Executive advisory and leadership meeting support
Data ownership model and accountability
AI readiness roadmap
Internal team and vendor coordination
Guidance for analysts, contractors, IT teams, or outside implementation partners
Monthly leadership updates
How It Works
Discovery: a 30-minute call to understand pain, decision-makers, current systems, and the business outcome at stake.
Assess: most engagements begin with a Data Readiness & KPI Audit so we both understand the starting line.
Lead: we move into a monthly Fractional Data Officer retainer with a clear roadmap and decision rhythm.
Deliver: dashboard, workflow, governance, cleanup, and AI readiness work happens under the FDO umbrella — not as scattered, disconnected projects.
What You’re Really Buying
Confidence in the numbers
Less manual reporting
Faster decision-making
Clearer ownership
Better KPI discipline
A practical roadmap for data and AI
A partner who can translate between business, finance, operations, and technology
Why Philly Data Guy
Finance-minded analytics — we connect data to margin, cost, cash flow, and decisions.
Executive experience — director-level BI, governance, and analytics leadership.
Manufacturing and operations experience — throughput, cost, and capacity are not foreign concepts.
Governance and catalog experience — right-sized for SMBs, not enterprise bureaucracy.
Local trust — founder-led from West Chester, working across Greater Philadelphia.
Pricing Direction
The Fractional Data Officer engagement is a monthly retainer, sized to the scope and rhythm your leadership team needs. We are happy to walk you through pricing on a discovery call once we understand what you are trying to accomplish.
Ready to put a real owner on your data?
