Advisory & Fractional Talent
Senior consulting expertise, structured for how your business actually works.
IIT and IIM-qualified consultants available on retainer or fractional terms - with a defined scope, a named advisor, and accountability for outcomes.
Advisory & Fractional Talent
Not every engagement needs a full consulting project.
Some businesses do not need a six-month strategy engagement. They need a senior mind in the room - consistently, reliably, and accountably - who can pressure-test decisions, guide the team through inflection points, and bring external perspective to internal conversations that have become echo chambers.
Samura's advisory and fractional talent practice is designed for exactly this situation. Whether you need a fractional CMO to lead growth strategy, a fractional CTO to oversee your technology decisions, or a strategic advisor to attend board meetings and quarterly reviews - we provide IIT and IIM-qualified consultants who operate as genuine extensions of your leadership team, not external observers.
The key distinction: every advisory engagement at Samura comes with a named consultant, a defined scope of involvement, and a direct communication channel. You are not buying access to a firm - you are buying a specific person's expertise and time, with full transparency about what that means.
Advisory & Fractional Talent
What our advisory and fractional practice covers.
Fractional CMO and Growth Advisory
A senior marketing and growth strategist engaged on a fractional basis - leading your marketing strategy, managing the team or agency, and being accountable for growth metrics.
- Marketing strategy ownership
- Agency and team management oversight
- Brand and positioning decisions
- Growth metric accountability
Fractional CTO and Technology Advisory
An IIT-trained technology advisor who provides the senior technical judgment your business needs - whether that is evaluating architecture decisions, managing a technology vendor, or helping recruit and build an internal team.
- Architecture and technical decision review
- Engineering team leadership
- Technology vendor evaluation
- Technical due diligence support
Strategic Advisory Retainers
A monthly retainer with a named Samura consultant who provides structured strategic input - regular sessions, documented recommendations, and accountability between meetings.
- Monthly strategy sessions
- Documented recommendations and decisions
- Proactive horizon scanning
- Direct access between sessions
Board-Level Consulting Support
Advisory board participation or board-level consulting - providing independent strategic perspective to founders and leadership teams at critical growth stages.
Dedicated Pod Model
A named team - strategy consultant from Samura plus delivery lead from Altix Codeit - assigned exclusively to your engagement and operating as an embedded part of your business.
Quarterly Strategy Reviews
Structured quarterly reviews for existing clients - reviewing progress against strategy, updating priorities for the next quarter, and providing the external accountability that internal teams often lack.
Ideal For
Who our advisory practice serves.
Scale-ups Between Funding Rounds
Growth-stage companies that have closed a funding round and now need senior strategic and technical guidance to execute - but are not yet ready to hire full-time C-suite executives.
Family Businesses Adding Digital Capability
Established family businesses in Dubai and the wider GCC that are adding technology or digital ventures to their portfolio - needing trusted advisors who understand both the business and the technology dimensions.
Enterprises Supplementing Internal Teams
Large organisations whose internal consulting or strategy function needs external senior support for a specific mandate - market entry, technology evaluation, or transformation planning.
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Our Process
How advisory engagements are structured.
- 1
Scope definition
We define exactly what the advisory relationship covers - the topics, the time commitment, the communication cadence, and what success looks like.
- 2
Advisor matching
We match you with the right Samura consultant for your specific situation - based on sector experience, functional expertise, and working style fit.
- 3
Engagement kickoff
The first session covers your business context in depth - where you are, where you are going, and what the advisor's mandate is within the broader team.
- 4
Ongoing advisory rhythm
Regular sessions, documented outputs, and direct access between meetings. The advisor is proactive - not waiting to be called.
- 5
Review and renewal
At the end of each engagement period we review what was covered, what was achieved, and whether the advisory scope should be renewed, expanded, or closed.
- 1
Scope definition
We define exactly what the advisory relationship covers - the topics, the time commitment, the communication cadence, and what success looks like.
- 2
Advisor matching
We match you with the right Samura consultant for your specific situation - based on sector experience, functional expertise, and working style fit.
- 3
Engagement kickoff
The first session covers your business context in depth - where you are, where you are going, and what the advisor's mandate is within the broader team.
- 4
Ongoing advisory rhythm
Regular sessions, documented outputs, and direct access between meetings. The advisor is proactive - not waiting to be called.
- 5
Review and renewal
At the end of each engagement period we review what was covered, what was achieved, and whether the advisory scope should be renewed, expanded, or closed.
Results
What advisory clients value most.
Named
Advisor assigned per engagement
Monthly
Minimum engagement rhythm
IIT/IIM
Qualification standard for all advisors
Case studies and client testimonials available upon request - contact us to speak with a reference client.
Ready to start?
Looking for a senior advisor who takes accountability for outcomes?
Tell us the situation. We will match you with the right consultant and propose an advisory structure that fits your business.