Fractional CTO support in Nottingham, delivered by Richard J. Keenlyside - a senior technology operator with three decades of board-level leadership across UK and international businesses. Nottingham is the East Midlands' primary business hub - home to Experian's global headquarters, a strong financial services and credit technology cluster, a growing digital scene in the Lace Market, pharmaceutical and healthcare operations, and two major universities.
On-site days in Nottingham by arrangement, combined with Derby or Leicester into a single East Midlands visit. Weekly remote cadence as standard.
Travel and on-site: Direct East Midlands Railway service from London St Pancras (~1h40). Nottingham is the natural East Midlands anchor, combining well with Derby or Leicester.
Retail and financial services sector experience has a natural Nottingham dimension - the city's concentration of retail HQs and financial technology businesses overlaps with engagement history in retail, consumer and regulated financial services across the UK.
SaaS, platform and product-led companies that need technical leadership but don't yet warrant a full-time CTO - particularly during scale-up phases or pre/post-acquisition.
On-site days in Nottingham by arrangement, combined with Derby or Leicester into a single East Midlands visit. Weekly remote cadence as standard.
Retail and financial services sector experience has a natural Nottingham dimension - the city's concentration of retail HQs and financial technology businesses overlaps with engagement history in retail, consumer and regulated financial services across the UK.
SaaS, platform and product-led companies that need technical leadership but don't yet warrant a full-time CTO - particularly during scale-up phases or pre/post-acquisition.
Most Fractional CTO engagements run for an initial 90-day discovery period followed by an ongoing leadership cadence. Typical outcomes include: A target-state architecture you can actually deliver against; Engineering team topology and culture suited to the next stage of growth; Predictable product delivery cadence with clear measures; Technical due-diligence readiness ahead of fundraises or exits.
Direct East Midlands Railway service from London St Pancras (~1h40). Nottingham is the natural East Midlands anchor, combining well with Derby or Leicester.
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