Former Head of Sales Operations
Global SaaS Company
Built sales systems supporting more than 200 sellers across multiple countries.
Access the people you could never normally hire.
Work with proven operators to build the sales, marketing and operational capability your business needs next.
We don't just advise. We build it, run it and hand it over.
90-day engagements starting from $30,000.
A level of talent most businesses never get access to.
A typical Bench engagement may include people who have led revenue, operations, marketing and customer teams inside some of the world's leading technology companies.
A typical Bench team brings together operators whose full-time cost would run well into seven figures. You access that experience for a focused 90-day engagement.
Instead of building a full executive team from scratch, businesses gain access to concentrated experience from multiple proven operators and teams.
90-day engagements starting from $30,000.
Why businesses pay attention.
Most growing businesses don't lack ideas.
They lack access.
Access to people who have already built the thing they are trying to build.
- A sales department.
- A marketing function.
- A customer success team.
- A hiring system.
- An operating rhythm.
The Bench gives businesses temporary access to that experience without the cost, risk and commitment of building an executive team from scratch.
Not another consultant.
Consultants tell you what to do.
Recruiters help you hire someone.
Fractional executives often provide advice and leave the execution to your team.
The Bench is different.
We bring experienced operators and teams into your business alongside the people needed to get the work done.
When the engagement ends, the systems, process, knowledge and momentum remain.
You keep the outcome without carrying the permanent payroll cost.
The calibre of talent most businesses never get access to.
The Bench is assembling a network of operators who have built and scaled high-performing functions inside leading technology and growth companies.
These profiles reflect the calibre we bring together.
Now they can help build yours.
Former Revenue Leader
Enterprise Technology Company
Created repeatable sales systems responsible for tens of millions in annual revenue.
Former Marketing Leader
B2B Technology Company
Built marketing functions that consistently generated qualified pipeline.
Former Customer Success Leader
High Growth Software Company
Designed onboarding and retention systems supporting thousands of customers.
Former Operations Executive
Technology Platform Company
Built reporting, workflows and systems that supported teams scaling across three continents.
Former Product & Data Leader
Technology Scaleup
Built the data and reporting systems that gave leadership visibility across a 500-person organisation.
The calibre most businesses can't justify full-time.
$250k
Head of Sales
$220k
RevOps Leader
$200k
Marketing Director
$180k
Customer Success Lead
The Bench brings this level of operator into your business for a 90-day engagement, from $30,000.
Build the function your business needs next.
Most businesses don't wake up wanting a consultant.
They need a sales department.
A marketing team.
A customer success function.
Better systems.
Better hiring.
The Bench brings operators and teams to build those things alongside your business.
When the engagement ends, the work remains.
01
Build your Sales Department
For businesses relying on referrals, founder selling or inconsistent pipeline.
Deliverables
- Ideal customer profile and sales strategy
- CRM selected and configured
- Outbound process and sequences
- Qualified pipeline
- Sales playbook
- Hiring plan
AI: AI prospecting and AI meeting prep.
Outcome: A working sales engine, real qualified opportunities and a clear way to grow beyond referrals.
See the 90-day build02Build your Marketing Department
For businesses that know they need better visibility but don't know where to start.
Deliverables
- Positioning and messaging
- Website refresh
- Campaign setup
- Content engine and lifecycle email
- Analytics and attribution
- A weekly marketing operating rhythm
AI: AI content systems and AI workflows.
Outcome: Consistent, measurable lead flow and a content machine that keeps running.
See the 90-day build03Build your Customer Team
For businesses that win customers but don't have a clear way to onboard, retain or grow them.
Deliverables
- Mapped customer journey
- Onboarding design
- Customer health scoring
- Check-in cadence and retention playbook
- Expansion and upsell motion
- Customer reporting
AI: AI support workflows.
Outcome: Onboarding that sticks, lower churn, and the start of expansion revenue.
See the 90-day build04Build your Operating Rhythm
For businesses held together by spreadsheets, memory and scattered tools.
Deliverables
- Dashboard and KPI framework
- Reporting and accountability rhythm
- Workflow map and automations
- Cleaned data and a single source of truth
AI: AI automation.
Outcome: The business sees itself clearly and decides on data, not gut. Often the smartest first project.
See the 90-day build05Build your Hiring System
For businesses hiring reactively.
Deliverables
- Role scorecards
- Interview process and frameworks
- Onboarding programme
- Team structure and org design
AI: AI interviewing support.
Outcome: A repeatable hiring engine, a consistent interview process, and key seats filled. This is org design and hiring only, not payroll or compliance.
See the 90-day buildAI enablement runs through every engagement.
We don't sell AI as a separate project.
We build it into the function we deliver.
When a project requires deeper capability, The Bench can also bring together specialist product, engineering, design and AI expertise as part of the engagement.
Sales
AI prospecting and meeting prep.
Marketing
AI content systems and workflows.
Customer
AI support workflows.
Operating Rhythm
AI automation.
Hiring
AI interviewing support.
How The Bench Works
Simple. Focused. Built around outcomes.
Understand
We identify the function, capability or problem that needs to be built.
Assemble
We bring together the operators and support required to do the work.
Build
The team works alongside your business to build the systems, processes and capability required.
Transfer
You keep the systems, documentation, knowledge and operating rhythm that gets built.
Build the capability. Keep what gets built.
Why The Bench is different
Traditional Consultant
- Advice
- Recommendations
- Presentations
- Your team does the work
Fractional Executive
- Advice
- Leadership
- Strategy
- Your team does the work
The Bench
- Advice
- Leadership
- Execution support
- Systems built
- Processes documented
- Capability transferred
The best people shouldn't sit on the sidelines.
The Bench is for experienced operators who still have enormous value to create. We call them Players.
Whether you are recently made redundant, between roles, already fractional or exploring a new way of working, The Bench provides opportunities to stay sharp, stay connected and continue building meaningful things.
We are building a network of operators, builders and specialists across sales, marketing, customer success, operations, product, engineering, design and AI.
The best people don't suddenly become less valuable because they're between roles.
The Bench exists to help experienced operators continue creating impact while helping ambitious businesses gain access to talent they could never normally hire.
Meaningful Projects
Work on problems that genuinely move ambitious businesses forward.
Total Flexibility
Take on engagements that fit the way you want to work.
A Strong Peer Network
Stay connected to a community of people who operate at your level.
New Opportunities
Meet businesses and founders you might never have crossed paths with.
Continued Growth
Keep your edge sharp by building real things, not just advising.
Ambitious Businesses
Partner with companies ready to invest in doing it properly.
Real Impact
Help organisations reach talent they could never normally access.
Why now?
For the first time in years, exceptional operators from leading technology companies are available for project-based work.
These are people most businesses would never normally get to hire.
The Bench exists to connect that experience with businesses ready to build what comes next.
Questions, answered honestly.
For businesses
What exactly is The Bench?
We bring proven operators and an execution team into your business for a focused 90-day engagement to build the function you need next. A sales engine, a marketing function, a customer team, your operating systems, or a hiring system. We build it, run it, and hand it over. It is not advice and it is not a slide deck.
What does $30,000 get me?
A focused 90-day build of one function. A senior operator who has done it before sets the direction and joins the moments that matter, while an execution team does the hands-on build. You get the systems, the process and a documented handover, and your team is trained to run it. Deeper scope and add-ons are priced in your proposal. $30,000 is the starting point, not the ceiling.
How is this different from a consultant or a fractional executive?
A consultant gives you advice and a deck. A fractional executive gives you leadership and strategy, then leaves the execution to your team. The Bench brings the leadership and the people who actually do the work, and you keep everything that gets built.
Who actually does the work?
A proven Player Lead sets the direction. A project lead owns the relationship and keeps it on track. An execution team builds it. The senior input is deliberately light touch, because the value is in the decisions and the build, not in someone sitting in your office full-time.
What happens after 90 days?
Your choice. Run it yourself with the systems and playbooks we have built, continue with ongoing support, or hire the people we have put in front of you.
Can I hire someone permanently?
Yes. If you want to bring an operator on full-time, we will help you make that happen. You have already seen them work, so it is a far safer hire than a cold one.
What can't you promise?
We build the function, stand up the systems and prove they run. We do not promise a specific amount of closed revenue inside 90 days, because most sales cycles are longer than that. We are precise about what we deliver and honest about what takes longer.
How do I start?
A short conversation about what you are trying to build. No obligation and no pressure. We will tell you honestly whether The Bench is the right fit.
For operators (Players)
What is a Bench engagement?
A short, focused project, usually 90 days, where you help a growing business build a real function. You bring the experience. We bring the project around it.
How do I get paid?
Per engagement, for the work you do and the phase you are in. As your project flow builds, several engagements at once can add up to serious income, earned part-time.
How much time is expected?
It is light and phased. As a Player Lead you might give two to three hours a week to the decisions and the customer-facing moments. Execution work is more hands-on. Because the senior input is light, you can be involved in several projects at once.
What if I get another role?
You take it, with no strings. The work is phased and bounded specifically so that a full-time opportunity is never a problem. If a client wants to hire you permanently, even better.
Will my name be public?
Only with your permission. We never feature or name an operator who has not agreed to it.
Do I have to sell or find clients?
No. Sales partners and the team source the work. If you would like to bring in opportunities and earn from them, you can opt into that, but it is never required.
How are projects matched to me?
By what you have built, the problems you solve, and your availability. We match the work to the operator, not the other way round.
Build the function your business needs next.
Access people you could never normally hire.
Build the capability.
Keep what gets built.
We build the function, stand up the systems and prove they run, then hand everything over. We are precise about what we deliver and honest about what takes longer than 90 days.
For Businesses
Whether it's a sales department, marketing function, customer team or operating rhythm, we'll help determine if The Bench is the right fit.
Join The Bench
We're assembling a network of proven operators, our Players, who help ambitious businesses build what comes next. Tell us the basics and we'll take it from there.