FRACTIONAL INTEGRATOR

I wear many hats.
You can borrow them.

Driving operational expertise and cross-functional leadership for fast-moving teams stretched thin.

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A seasoned polymath and zero-to-one builder, I solve problems across the company and create the operational backbone your team needs to scale, stabilize, or explore new opportunities.

You’ve got options

Depending on your goals and budget (and my availability), I can work with your team on a full-time basis for a set period, an ongoing part-time basis, or simply drop in as needed.

Interim Ops Leader

I dedicate my time to one funded startup for 6 to 24 months. I’ll then stay on a few hours a week to a few days a month, as needed, to hire and train specialists or a new Head of Operations to take over.

Fractional Ops Support

I work on a fractional basis when I’m dialing down a previous role or dialing up a personal project. Often, this is with past clients who’ve made a large pivot and need an operational ‘booster shot’ to realign.

Projects & Advisory

I lead and execute strategic projects that need a dedicated resource, and teams are already stretched thin. I also provide strategic guidance to new leaders and mentorship to operational up-and-comers.

Where I plug in

When to bring me in

Clients hire me at key inflection points to design, fix, or extend their operational infrastructure, and to tackle complex projects that require a dedicated resource.

Early Funding Round

You’ve raised a round, and now it’s time to build out your infrastructure so new hires and clients can ramp faster, and your company is well-positioned for growth and scale. As your (interim) ops leader, I’ll lay the critical groundwork: from configuring new tool stacks and integrating systems to building onboarding flows, client delivery frameworks, dashboards, and financial models.

Fractional operations to unburden overloaded founders and teams

Overloaded Teams

When key initiatives stall because everyone’s at capacity, I jump in as the dedicated resource to get them moving. Beyond just leading critical projects, I roll up my sleeves and handle execution, freeing teams to stay focused on the core business and restoring breathing room to the roadmap.

Fractional operations to unburden overloaded founders and teams

Leadership Transition

A key leader has left, and you need a steady hand while you plan the next move. I ramp up and embed quickly to keep momentum going and help clarify what the role truly requires. Once a new hire is in place, I ensure a seamless handoff through training and ongoing support, remaining a trusted partner and advisor for as long as needed.

Fractional operations to unburden overloaded founders and teams

Hard-to-Fill Roles

You’ve been searching for months, but the right person hasn’t surfaced, and the work keeps piling up. I step in to clear the backlog, take over critical projects, and keep things moving. I can also support the search itself, helping source, vet, and onboard the right hire so they’re set up for long-term success.

Fractional operations to unburden overloaded founders and teams

Strategic Initiatives

You’re ready to launch a new product or service, or enter a new market, but can’t afford to distract your core team. I lead the research, build, and go-to-market, so you can explore and test new opportunities without losing focus on what’s already working.

Fractional operations to unburden overloaded founders and teams

Extended Leave

A key team member is stepping away for personal reasons, and you need both coverage and continuity. I embed quickly, lead with care, and ensure nothing falls through the cracks while they’re away, so work stays on track and no one misses a beat.

Fractional operations to unburden overloaded founders and teams

Sheryl Ryan, Technical Business Operations Strategist

Sheryl Ryan

Interim COO | Fractional COO

I build from high-level strategy down to granular details, connecting and aligning every part of the business, so teams can move faster, decide smarter, and deliver stronger results.

I’ve successfully led and executed key initiatives across sales, marketing, client success, HR, finance, and business intelligence/analytics for fast-growing startups and scale-ups (e.g., Savings.com, Vacasa, HomeBay, Impact.com, GloballyHired, Revvable), mid-sized consumer products (e.g., Teleflora, Fiji Water), and large multinationals (e.g., Toyota).

I hold a B.S. in Finance from Rutgers University’s School of Business, an M.S. in Computer Information Systems from Boston University, and a Ph.D. in “Figure it out, kid!” from the prestigious school of hard knocks. I am conversational in Spanish (or at least I used to be) and have lived and worked in Australia, South America, and across the US.

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“Sheryl was a major asset to our foundational GTM team. She stood up our sales, onboarding, customer success, and other back-end operations. No problem is too complex for her. She’ll devour data and re-package it into a well-thought-out display of information that tells a concise story, making it easy to take action.”

Jory Anderson

CEO

“Sheryl is a tremendous operator. She told me when we first met that she prides herself on accomplishing more in a day than most do in a week. She delivered on that. She also operates with extraordinary integrity, and you can trust her completely with the most sensitive company information.”

Loren Bendele

Founder & CEO

“The combination of Sheryl’s expertise and her methodical approach to problem solving was incredibly valuable at our early-stage startup, where a wide variety of challenges needed tackling. I’m also grateful for her ability to distill information into its most easily digested and appropriate format for a given audience, and her ability to serve as an excellent thought partner.”

Tamar Blanc

Product Management

“Sheryl makes things happen like nobody else. She helped us through enormous growth. We remained successful during this time because of the processes and systems she put in place to help manage that growth. And we did it without adding a lot of administrative overhead. No small feat.”

Pete Mauro

VP Product

“Sheryl is the glue that holds things together and the force that keeps them moving forward. Great skill at making innovation real by taking big ideas, parsing them into achievable milestones, and keeping you honest about hitting your targets. Sheryl thrives in uncertain environments and has a knack for keeping everyone’s eyes on the ball.”

Evan Labb

VP Biz Dev

“Sheryl is one of the hardest workers I know. She’s deeply motivated and detail-oriented in everything she does. She never shied away from tough tasks and always went above and beyond in taking on a new problem. We were able to accomplish things that might have required several more people for other companies, largely because of the operational processes Sheryl put in place.”

Joe Zulli

Founder & CTO

“Sheryl is exceptional in her ability to come into a new situation, understand its inner workings, and develop processes and procedures to improve its operation. Her enthusiasm and work ethic are contagious, and she raises the bar for performance by impeccable example.”

Stella Louise

Marketing Director

“Sheryl built out almost every facet of Savings.com during its early stages of growth. Whether it was SEM, SEO, finance, HR, corporate planning, process improvements, etc., she was able to attack every problem and solve it.”

Greg Kim

Chief Marketing Officer

“Sheryl’s ability to quickly dissect the inner workings of the company, understand challenges, and streamline operations across all functions was crucial to our success early on.”

Tom Kuljis

Director of Operations

“When Sheryl started, we were a scrappy group of about eight people and had little to no processes in place. Within a short amount of time, she got us situated so that we were able to scale to nearly 70 employees.”

Sara Korab

Director, Influencer Marketing