About
Operating and people leadership, unified
Two operating leaders who have spent their careers building the execution, workflow, and people systems that help operationally complex service businesses scale. Together, we bring complementary expertise to your most pressing constraints.
Saleem Ahmed
Fractional COO, Execution & AI Transformation Partner
Saleem brings 25+ years of operating leadership across operations, PMO, customer delivery, technology modernization, solution strategy, and AI-enabled transformation. His career spans enterprise, growth-stage, and PE-backed environments, with deep expertise in the systems, governance, and accountability structures that enable sustainable scale.
He has led complex operating transformations, built enterprise PMOs from the ground up, and guided organizations through critical growth phases—consistently connecting AI and automation initiatives to workflow, adoption, and measurable value.
His focus is operating rhythm, execution governance, workflow modernization, customer delivery, vendor and cost discipline, and practical AI adoption.
Areas of Expertise
- 01Operating rhythm & execution governance
- 02PMO, delivery discipline & visibility
- 03Workflow modernization & customer delivery
- 04Vendor/cost discipline & practical AI adoption
Carlos Mallen
Fractional CHRO, Talent & AI Transformation Partner
Carlos brings 25+ years building the People function behind two NASDAQ IPOs, the scale-up to ~$1.6B revenue across 23 countries and ~23,000 employees, M&A integrations, HR systems, and AI-enabled talent operations.
He has built HR functions from the ground up, led enterprise-wide transformations, and developed talent strategies that attract, develop, and retain top performers in competitive markets.
His focus is talent, org design, compensation, compliance, HR systems, leadership cadence, and people-data readiness.
Areas of Expertise
- 01Talent, org design & compensation
- 02Compliance & HR systems
- 03Leadership cadence & people-data readiness
- 04AI-enabled talent operations
Our Partnership
Operations and people strategy, unified
Most companies treat operations and HR as separate silos. But the most successful organizations understand that how you run the business and how you develop your people are deeply interconnected.
That's why we work together. When you engage Fractional Leaders OS, you get a unified approach that aligns your operational systems with your talent strategy. We collaborate to ensure your processes support your people, and your people have the structure they need to succeed.
Whether you need one of us or both, you benefit from our shared perspective and coordinated approach to helping your organization scale.