Senior IT leadership for situations that cannot wait.
I step into organizations that need immediate senior ownership during a leadership gap, transformation, integration, separation or operational reset.
When to bring me in
Fractional CIO leadership fits when an organization needs recurring senior accountability but not a full-time executive. An interim CIO or interim IT Director fits when a vacancy, transformation, integration, recovery, or operating-model reset needs more intensive leadership for a defined period.
Choose the right intensity
Both are principal-led mandates carried personally by Sven; the difference is intensity and duration.
This is not an advisory title without authority. Depending on scope, Sven can take accountability for the IT team and operating model, governance and decision cadence, transformation delivery, budget and priorities, vendors and contracts, risk escalation, executive communication, capability building, and preparation for a permanent successor.
The first 90 days
The first 30 days establish evidence, priorities, decision rights, and immediate risks.
By 60 days, governance, delivery cadence, vendor control, and the agreed interventions should be operating.
By 90 days, leadership should have visible progress, a defensible roadmap, and a clear view of the longer-term operating model or handover.
Exact milestones remain specific to the mandate.
Timing
Defined leadership mandate; timing agreed after scope and availability are confirmed
Delivery owner
Every mandate is led directly by Sven Van Roosenbroek. Specialist involvement, when needed, is made explicit in scope.
Commercial model
Day-rate or monthly structure for a defined leadership mandate.
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Frequently asked questions
A fractional CIO works a recurring number of days each month when the organization needs ongoing senior accountability without a full-time executive. An interim CIO or IT Director steps in more intensively for a vacancy, transition, transformation, or recovery period. Both are defined, principal-led mandates delivered directly by Sven, with the authority, objectives, cadence, and handover condition agreed before the work starts.
Yes. Galactus can provide interim IT leadership for a defined period or take a hands-on Crisis & Rescue mandate when control, delivery, or stability is at risk. Availability, scope, and any start date are confirmed after the first discussion; the service is not positioned as a 24/7 emergency-response channel.
It depends on scope. The AI GRIP Scan is free. Assessments (IT Health, the AI track, IT Due Diligence, Exit Readiness) are fixed-fee for a defined scope. C-level advisory is usually a monthly retainer, and interim or crisis leadership is billed per day or per month. Costs are clear from the first conversation: no hidden fees, no scope-creep surprises.
Availability and start dates are confirmed only after the decision, scope, access, and delivery model are understood. The public response promise of two business days covers the initial reply; it is not a commitment to begin or complete an engagement within that period.
Usually that is exactly how it works. Sven works with the existing team rather than around it. The objective is to leave stronger ownership, clearer governance, better processes, and knowledge that stays inside the organization.
Regular strategic sessions with your executive team or board, independent validation of major technology and investment decisions, and support at the moments that matter: a transformation, a major program, M&A, or a governance reset. It ranges from a monthly advisory cadence to intensive support during a specific initiative, and it is also built for private-equity value creation.
Thirty minutes is enough to establish fit, the right depth, and the next responsible step.