Your business needs a senior ops leader. You don't need — or can't justify — a full-time hire. That's exactly what we're built for.
Growing NZ businesses need operational experience at the executive level — but a full-time COO isn't always the right fit. We give you the leadership, without the overhead.
Embedded executive-level operations leadership — part-time, ongoing. We attend your leadership meetings, own the ops roadmap, manage the detail, and drive execution. You get a COO without the full-time salary.
A focused 90-day engagement. We map what's working, identify the friction, and deliver a prioritised rebuild — then execute it alongside your team. Real change, not a slide deck.
A specific initiative stalling? A system that needs building? We take end-to-end ownership — scoping, planning, team coordination and delivery — and get it across the line.
Our operational background spans some of New Zealand's most complex and demanding business environments. That breadth means we bring cross-industry pattern recognition to every engagement — not just experience from one sector.
Operations management in port and freight environments, including supply chain coordination and the multi-party complexity of bulk export operations.
Operational experience across forestry, agriculture, and primary sector businesses — from production through to export, including contractor management and compliance.
Cross-border trade and international supply chain operations, including the commercial and regulatory complexity of bringing NZ products to global markets.
Operational leadership across food and beverage, accommodation, and visitor experience businesses — including establishment, brand development, and seasonal operations.
Project management and operational oversight for development and construction businesses, including programme delivery, contractor coordination and consent management.
Business development and operational management across commercial enterprises — multi-stakeholder environments, asset management, and growth-stage businesses navigating scale.
No retainers before we've earned them. No decks before we understand the business. Here's how every engagement starts.
30 minutes about where you are, where you want to be, and what's in the way. No pitch, no jargon — an honest conversation about the business.
We spend time in your business — understanding your team, your systems, and where the real friction lives. We look for root causes, not symptoms.
You get a prioritised roadmap: what we'll address, in what order, what it costs. Specific and actionable — you decide what to do with it.
We don't hand you a report and walk away. We embed, execute, and stay until the change is real and your team owns it.
We combine senior operational experience with modern AI tools — so what used to take weeks takes days. Your business gets more done, faster, and handed over properly.
AI-assisted process documentation that's readable, practical, and actually followed by your team.
Real-time visibility into what matters — built and handed over, not something you need us to maintain.
Weekly ops reports, monthly summaries, board packs — automated so your team focuses on action, not admin.
We tell you what we see, not what you want to hear. That honesty is what you're paying for.
We work alongside your team — not at them from a PowerPoint deck.
We understand the scale, the relationships, and the reality of operating in this market.
We measure success by what changes in your business — not hours billed.
Part-Time Exec exists for business owners who are too busy running the day-to-day to fix what's holding them back. Our experience spans ports and logistics, primary industry, tourism, hospitality, trade, and property — giving us operational depth that generalist consultants simply don't have.
We're New Zealand based and work with clients across the country — remote-first, on-site when the engagement calls for it.
Whether you have a specific project in mind or just want to explore whether Part-Time Exec could be useful, we're happy to have a no-pressure conversation. Fill in the form and we'll come back to you within one business day.