A map of the recurring work and what each hour costs
Automation Pod
A manual report replaced with an automated one.
Automation fails when it starts from tooling. The Automation Pod starts from the work: which recurring task consumes senior time, what it costs, and whether it deserves a human at all. Then it removes it — and keeps ownership of what it built.
Human layer
- Automation lead — fractional
- Automation engineer — dedicated to you
AI layer
- Workflow mapper — documents the manual path before it is replaced
- Report builder — generates recurring packs from source systems
- Failure watcher — alerts when an automation stops silently
The AI layer does not replace the human layer. It removes the work that never deserved a human in the first place, so senior time goes to decisions.
What we get hired for
The problems this pod solves.
If one of these is live in your business today, this pod is scoped for it. If none of them are, tell us the problem in your words — we will say honestly whether a pod fits.
- 01Manual MIS delaying decisions by days
- 02The same spreadsheet rebuilt every Monday morning
- 03Copy-paste between systems that should talk to each other
- 04Automations nobody owns, that break without anyone noticing
First 90 days
What lands, and when.
01
02
The highest-cost report replaced end to end
03
Monitoring and ownership for everything automated
04
A backlog of the next automations, ranked by hours returned
Contracted first outcome
A manual report replaced with an automated one. It is written into the engagement, reviewed weekly and reported on monthly.
How it starts
Four steps. No hiring cycle.
Step 1
Start with a problem
Not a job description. We scope the business problem and the outcome that proves it solved.
Step 2
Get matched
A named lead and a team shaped to that problem — not a CV pile to filter.
Step 3
Execute from day one
The pod arrives pre-formed with playbooks. Ramp is days, not months.
Step 4
Track weekly
A weekly review, a monthly outcome report, a quarterly re-baseline.
Other pods
Often run alongside this one.
Pod
Data & Analytics
Reporting, dashboards, KPI architecture and the data underneath them.
First outcomeOne trusted founder dashboard within 30 days
PodProduct
Strategy, roadmap, prioritisation and delivery discipline.
First outcomeA prioritised roadmap tied to funnel metrics
PodFinance Operations
Reconciliation, MIS, revenue and cash reporting.
First outcomeMonthly close moved from weeks to days
Get started
Start with one problem. Not a hiring plan.
A short sprint tells you more about the work than three rounds of interviews.