How Business Talent Group works, from its own pages
Business Talent Group covers independent consultants, subject experts and interim executives. You submit a need, it replies "within one business day", and it puts together a curated slate. It says 53% of the Fortune 100 are clients and claims a "99% fill rate".
As of November 2026 its prices are not published, and there is no public browsing of its talent before you submit a request.
Business Talent Group and getoperators side by side
| Business Talent Group | getoperators | |
|---|---|---|
| Model | Curated slate after you submit a need | Browsable bench plus retained search |
| Talent | Consultants, experts and interim executives | Fractional executives in eleven senior seats |
| Browse before contact | No public browsing | Profiles open without an account |
| Rates before contact | Not published | Most profiles show the executive's own day rate |
| Availability shown | Not shown | Shown on profiles |
| Speed it states | Reply within one business day | Meet within days, in the seat in one to three weeks |
| Parent group | Heidrick & Struggles | London executive search practice |
| Permanent hires | Not stated on its site | Operator Search, shortlist in five business days |
Who Business Talent Group suits better
Large organisations buying project expertise are the obvious fit, given it says 53% of the Fortune 100 are clients. If you need a pricing specialist for a twelve-week programme, a former consultant to lead a transformation workstream or an expert in a narrow field, a curated slate of consultants and experts is the kind of need Business Talent Group describes serving.
It also suits a buyer who wants a procurement-friendly supplier with a large parent group behind it, and is content to describe the need first and see people second.
Where getoperators is different
getoperators is narrower and more open. It covers eleven senior seats, from CFO and CTO to CISO and general counsel, and every profile can be read without an account. Most show the day rate the executive has set, and all show availability. As of November 2026, none of the competitors researched for this comparison shows named executives with rates and availability before you talk to sales.
Every executive is verified by hand against LinkedIn and CV and has held the seat, not consulted on it. Companies contact and engage the executive directly at the published rate, and pay getoperators a fee of its own under the Terms of Business. For a permanent CTO or other senior hire, Operator Search runs a retained search with a researched shortlist in five business days.
What a fractional CTO costs
In the UK a fractional CTO is published at £800 to £1,400 a day. At two days a week that is £6,133 to £10,733 a month, on 46 billable weeks a year.
In the US, fractional CTOs are usually quoted monthly, and the published band is $6,000 to $16,000 a month depending on days and scope. A fractional COO in the US sits at $5,000 to $13,000 a month. These are the bands used across getoperators, published openly so a buyer can test any quote.
Common questions
Who owns Business Talent Group?
Business Talent Group has been owned by Heidrick & Struggles, the executive search firm, since April 2021.
Does Business Talent Group publish its rates?
No. As of November 2026 Business Talent Group does not publish prices and does not offer public browsing of its talent. You submit a need and receive a curated slate, with a reply within one business day by its own account.
What is a good Business Talent Group alternative for a part-time CTO?
For a CTO two or three days a week, getoperators lets you browse named fractional CTOs, most with their day rate on the profile and all with availability shown, and engage them directly. Retained search is available if the role becomes permanent.
More of them, on hiring, contracts and what a fractional engagement costs, on the fractional executive FAQ.