Fractional COO for Series A/B Scale-ups with

Scale operations without full-time COO overhead

Built Ocado Cloud Services 5→30+ engineers (£3.5M AWS savings). Led Pinnacle insurance platform transformation (60% Azure costs down, 45% velocity up).

You get: 
• Operational rhythm + cross-team alignment 
• Technical project management (Agile/Waterfall/ITIL) 
• Enterprise IT + service systems (Azure AD/Okta/Saviynt) 
• OKR execution + C-suite delivery 
• Multi-country ops scaling (UK/ES/PT/India/US)

Perfect for: Series A/B founders (10-50 people) who need structure NOW.
10 hours/month Portugal timezone (GMT) | Flexible for UK | US founders

Need more time? We can discuss that as well.

BOOK A FREE CALL: https://tidycal.com/diamantinoalmeida/fractional-call

I help engineers become leaders who deliver results without losing their humanity.

Most engineers become managers and feel lost fast.
Not because they lack intelligence but because no one taught them how to lead people, only systems.

I’ve been there.

After 25 years scaling teams (Ocado 5→30+, £3.5M AWS savings, 60% Azure cost reduction), I now coach engineering leaders to become effective, respected, and adaptable in the AI era.

What I help with:

Transition from IC to Engineering Manager with confidence

Lead teams of 10–50 engineers with clarity and execution discipline

Build influence, not just authority

Navigate AI-driven change without losing direction

Develop leadership systems that actually work in practice

Who I work with:

New or aspiring Engineering Managers

Senior / Staff Engineers considering leadership

EMs and CTOs who want to level up their impact

I also write Leadership as a Verb (1,700+ leaders weekly), where I share practical lessons on engineering culture and leadership.