[Hiring] Fractional Chief Operating Officer/Operations Advisor @Via Logic

Role Description

At Via Logic, we believe strong operations make meaningful work possible. As a growing small business supporting federal and commercial clients, our operating needs span people and talent, finance, contracts, compliance, security, delivery operations, partnerships, and internal systems. We’re looking for a seasoned fractional Chief Operating Officer to serve as a high-level strategic advisor to Via Logic’s principal and founders. This individual will provide executive guidance on organizational growth, mergers and acquisitions, strategic positioning, operational maturity, and long-term business planning.

The role will work closely with leadership to assess opportunities, identify risks, advise on structure and sequencing, and help prepare the company for potential transactions, partnerships, expansion, or other significant growth initiatives. This is primarily an executive advisory engagement, with limited hands-on support for selected strategic and operational priorities based on agreed scope, available hours, and leadership needs.

Qualifications

• 15+ years of executive leadership, corporate strategy, mergers and acquisitions, transaction advisory, business integration, or equivalent experience.
• Demonstrated experience advising founders, owners, boards, or executive teams through acquisitions, sales, integrations, due diligence, restructuring, or significant growth events.
• Strong ability to translate broad strategic and operational needs into clear priorities, decision points, owners, risks, and recommended actions.
• Experience evaluating and advising across multiple business functions, including People and Talent, finance, contracts, compliance, operations, delivery, internal systems, vendor relationships, and partnerships.
• Strong executive communication, analytical, documentation, and decision-support skills.
• Ability to operate independently in a fractional consulting capacity with limited hours.
• Comfort advising in a fast-moving, founder-led environment where priorities may shift and organizational structure continues to evolve.
• Ability to balance high-level strategic counsel with limited hands-on execution when specific priorities require it.

Requirements

• Prior fractional COO, executive advisory, corporate development, transaction advisory, operations consulting, investment banking, private equity operating, or M&A consulting experience.
• Experience supporting founder-led, privately held, or small-to-mid-sized businesses.
• Experience with transaction readiness, due diligence, valuation support, post-merger integration, restructuring, or exit planning.
• Experience advising government contractors, technology companies, professional services firms, or other highly regulated businesses.
• Familiarity with GSA MAS administration, SAM.gov, federal contract compliance, subcontract and NDA tracking, and related GovCon operations.
• Experience assessing or supporting audit-ready financials, compliant timekeeping, project-level financial reporting, or GovCon finance operations.
• Experience advising organizations that hold or support DCSA facility clearances is preferred.

Benefits

• Opportunity to advise a growing, founder-led small business during a meaningful stage of strategic development.
• Direct collaboration with Via Logic’s principal and founders.
• Ability to influence significant business, growth, operational, and organizational decisions.
• Mission-driven work supporting federal and commercial programs with real-world impact.
• Flexible, limited-hours fractional engagement with the potential to expand as business needs evolve.

How We Work

All Via Logic Explorers (both contractors and employees) are expected to actively engage through Slack, Teams, email, Monday.com, and other collaboration tools during standard business hours. Availability for meetings and collaboration between 9AM–5PM EST is expected.