Fractional Talent Leadership that delivers real impact
Senior, practical talent support for organisations that need clarity, pace, and measurable results — without unnecessary complexity.
From fixing broken hiring processes to building scalable recruitment models, MBB Fractional Talent helps organisations move forward with confidence.
Hiring challenges rarely come from a lack of effort — they come from unclear strategy, stretched teams, and processes that no longer fit the business.
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I work with organisations to bring structure, momentum, and leadership to talent delivery, helping them hire better, faster, and with greater confidence.
Fractional Talent Solutions
Flexible senior recruitment leadership that brings clarity, pace and commercial impact.​When you need talent expertise without the cost or delay of a full-time hire, I step in to diagnose what’s slowing things down, fix the processes and build scalable systems that actually work; fast, practical and tailored to your business.
About Mike Bratby-Bale
20+ years building high-performing talent functions, and still obsessed with making hiring simple, human and effective.
Empowering Business Growth Through Fractional Talent Solutions
I help organisations solve talent challenges with clarity, pace and measurable impact. From fixing broken hiring processes to building scalable recruitment systems, I turn talent problems into commercial results, quickly, pragmatically and with zero fluff.
LEADERSHIP
Fractional Talent Leadership
Senior advisory and hands-on partnership that brings clarity, pace and commercial confidence to your hiring. I work with leaders to diagnose what’s slowing you down, fix the processes that aren’t serving you, and build scalable, high-performing recruitment functions that deliver results.
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Senior advisory and stakeholder partnership
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Hiring strategy, planning and decision support
DELIVERY
Hands-On Hiring Support
Direct, practical delivery support that removes bottlenecks and gets hiring moving again. I step in to fix gaps in process, diagnose friction points, and accelerate priority vacancies with structure, pace and accountability.
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Process design and optimisation
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Vacancy diagnostics and bottleneck removal
SYSTEMS
Recruitment Systems & Insights
Scalable systems that give you clarity, consistency and control. From ATS setup to workflow redesign, I build recruitment infrastructure that helps teams operate smarter, faster and with better data at their fingertips.
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ATS setup and optimisation
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Data, reporting and scalable workflows
Why Choose Mike As Your Fractional Talent Partner
Because you need results fast, without the full-time overhead and because great hiring, changes everything.
IMMEDIATE IMPACT
I slot in fast, diagnose what’s slowing you down, and get hiring moving again. No long onboarding—just practical action that delivers results from day one.
CLARITY & CONTROL
I turn hiring from reactive and messy into structured, visible, and confidently led.
Clear processes. Clear ownership. Clear reporting.
Everyone knows the plan. Everyone knows their role. Leaders get real visibility, recruiters know what to prioritise, and candidates move quickly and smoothly through the process.
Just a simple, transparent hiring system that puts you firmly back in control.
Because great hiring isn’t luck—it’s clarity, intent, and pace.
CONFIDENCE & PARTNERSHIP
When talent delivery matters, you need someone who can take the wheel immediately.
I don’t just advise; I lead, embed, and drive outcomes from day one.
Your managers gain confidence.
Your processes gain control.
Your hiring gains pace and quality.
I become the steady partner your business relies on to make decisions, solve problems and keep hiring moving without you having to chase, manage, or firefight.
Want results without the chaos?
That’s where I come in.