Fractional COO – Turning Vision Into Daily Operating Reality (Remote)

Company: How To MANAGE a Small Law Firm (HTM) 

Location: 100% Remote (Must reside in AZ, CO, FL, GA, IL, MD, MI, NC, NJ, NY, PA, TX, VA, or WA)

Department: Executive Leadership

Job Type: Full-Time | W-2 Employee 

Compensation: $110,000 Base Salary + Performance Compensation | $182,000+ On-Target Earnings

Vision without execution is just a plan.

At How To MANAGE a Small Law Firm (HTM), our Fractional COOs help law firm owners turn ambitious goals into disciplined execution. As the operational partner to a portfolio of growing firms, you'll build the systems, accountability, and leadership needed to transform vision into measurable business results.

This is a full-time, W-2 employed position—not a 1099 or independent contracting role. You'll get the variety and challenge of fractional-style work serving up to 30 law firms, with the stability, benefits, and structure of being part of one team, while HTM provides the clients, systems, and support.

If you've personally sat across the table from a small business owner and changed how their business runs—not just done the job yourself inside a larger company—this may be the next chapter in your career.

About HTM

How To MANAGE a Small Law Firm is the nation's leading provider of Fractional C-Suite services for solo and small law firms.

Recognized on the Inc. 5000 Fastest-Growing Companies list every year since 2013, HTM partners with entrepreneurial law firm owners who have built successful practices but need experienced operational leadership to build businesses that can scale.

Our clients don't need another consultant.

They need an operator who helps make the business work.

What You'll Do

As a Fractional COO, you'll help business owners turn vision into daily operating reality by:

• Building scalable operational systems and workflows
• Designing KPI dashboards and accountability rhythms
• Improving operational efficiency and profitability
• Identifying and eliminating bottlenecks
• Strengthening hiring, delegation, and organizational structure
• Translating strategic goals into weekly execution plans
• Coaching owners to lead with data instead of instinct
• Helping businesses become less owner-dependent and more scalable

This is hands-on operational leadership.

You won't simply recommend improvements—you'll work alongside owners to implement them, measure progress, and create lasting operational change.

Who We're Looking For

This role is designed for experienced operators who have directly and personally advised, coached, or partnered with small business owners—not just held an operating title inside a larger organization.

Required — you must be able to point to specific, personal experience where you:

• Worked hands-on with an individual business owner (not a corporate division or executive team) to change how their business operates
• Coached, advised, or served as an operating partner to one or more owner-led businesses in the ~$1M–$35M revenue range
• Built KPI systems, accountability structures, or delegation frameworks with an owner, not just for a company

Backgrounds that typically fit this bar:

• Fractional COO / Fractional CEO
• EOS Integrator
• Franchise Business Consultant or Franchise Performance Coach
• Small Business Advisor or Consultant
• Founder or Business Owner (of a small/mid-sized company) who has also advised other owners
• COO / VP of Operations / Director of Operations at an entrepreneurial, owner-led company (not a large enterprise subsidiary or corporate division)

You should have:

• 12+ years of operational leadership experience
• Direct, personal experience advising or partnering with founders or business owners—this is the single most important qualifier
• Full responsibility for business operations at some point in your career
• Experience supporting businesses between approximately $1M and $35M+ in annual revenue
• Success building systems, KPIs, and accountability structures
• Strong financial and operational business acumen
• The ability to manage multiple client relationships simultaneously
• Experience serving multiple organizations or operating as a Fractional COO is a strong plus

Success in This Role

You'll be measured by the operational outcomes your clients achieve, including:

• Scalable systems that drive consistent execution
• KPI dashboards actively used by leadership teams
• Improved operational efficiency and profitability
• Stronger accountability across the organization
• Better delegation and leadership development
• Businesses that operate successfully without relying on the owner every day

This Role Is NOT Right For You If

• Your operational experience is limited to large enterprise organizations, and you've never worked directly with a founder or business owner to change how their company runs
• You've only led operations inside a single company, with no experience advising or coaching outside owners
• You've never built systems inside an entrepreneurial, owner-led business
• You prefer maintaining established infrastructure rather than building it
• You focus primarily on strategy without driving execution
• You thrive in highly structured corporate environments with multiple layers of management
• Your P&L or operating experience comes from managing a division, region, or business unit within a larger corporation, rather than an independently owned business

Compensation & Benefits

• $110,000 Base Salary
• Performance compensation with $182,000+ On-Target Earnings
• Medical, dental, and vision insurance (75% employer-paid)
• Company-paid short- and long-term disability
• 401(k) with up to 3.5% company match
• Pet insurance
• Legal insurance
• Unlimited PTO
• Company closed the entire week of Thanksgiving
• One additional mandatory paid week off each year
• Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
• Access to HTM's executive development and business growth programs
• 100% Remote

Why Join HTM?

Instead of optimizing one company, you'll help transform dozens of entrepreneurial businesses.

You'll combine the stability of a full-time W-2 position with the challenge and variety of serving as the operational leader for multiple growing companies—helping founders build organizations that execute consistently, scale effectively, and thrive without depending on the owner every day.

Apply Today

If you've built systems, led operations, owned execution, and enjoy helping entrepreneurs turn vision into measurable results, we'd love to hear from you.

Please include, in your application or cover letter, a brief example of a time you worked directly with a business owner to change how their business operated—what you did, and what changed.

Apply today through Breezy with your resume.