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Fractional CXO · Customer Experience Leadership

Customer Experience Leadership That Cuts Churn and Grows Revenue

Skillfi embeds an experienced Chief Experience Officer in your team on a flexible retainer to map your customer journeys, fix what frustrates customers, lift NPS and turn retention into your fastest growth lever.

Senior CX leader embedded in your team within 2 weeks
Journey mapping, voice of customer, support & retention
Plans from $4,000/mo, a fraction of a full-time hire
Fractional Chief Experience Officer leading a customer journey workshop
−30%
Average churn reduction
60% Lower cost than
a full-time CXO

Trusted by customer-first companies in SaaS, retail & healthcare

Brightwell
Lumora
Cartwise
Northpeak
Vellum Health
Orbita
★★★★★
4.9/5 average client rating
✓ CX leaders from SaaS, retail, hospitality & healthcare
What We Do

A Customer Experience That Keeps Customers Coming Back

From your first journey map to board-level CX reporting, Skillfi's fractional CXOs build and run the experience program that keeps customers loyal and growing.

CX Strategy

Customer Experience Strategy & Roadmap

We assess how customers experience your business today, find the moments that drive churn and loyalty and build a practical roadmap to fix them.

  • CX maturity assessment
  • End-to-end journey mapping
  • 12-month CX roadmap
  • CX metrics & targets
Voice of Customer

Customer Insight You Can Act On

We set up the listening programs that tell you why customers stay, leave or complain, and turn the feedback into clear priorities for every team.

  • NPS, CSAT & CES programs
  • Customer interviews & surveys
  • AI-assisted feedback analysis
  • Monthly insight reports
Service & Retention

Support Operations & Retention Programs

We redesign support and success so customers get fast, helpful answers, then build the programs that keep them renewing and buying more.

  • Support process & SLA design
  • AI chat & self-service that works
  • Onboarding & success playbooks
  • Churn & win-back programs
30%

Average reduction in customer churn for our clients

+25pts

Average NPS improvement in the first year

90days

Typical time to the first measurable CX improvement

60%

Lower cost than hiring a full-time CXO

The Process

From Customer Frustration to a Program That Drives Loyalty

A clear four-step path, led by the same experienced CXO from day one.

01

CX Diagnostic

We review your data, customer feedback, support tickets and team setup to see where the experience breaks down.

02

Journey Map & Quick Wins

We map your key customer journeys and fix the most painful moments in the first 30 days.

03

Build & Run the Program

Your CXO sets up voice of customer, support standards and retention playbooks, and leads them across teams.

04

Measure, Report & Improve

We track NPS, churn and lifetime value, report to leadership and keep improving as you grow.

Industries We Serve

CX Leadership for Businesses Where Every Customer Counts

Our CXOs understand the journeys, expectations and retention drivers in each of these markets.

B2B SaaS

Smoother onboarding, proactive customer success and renewals that don't come down to the wire.

E-commerce & DTC

Fewer returns and complaints, faster support and repeat customers who buy again and again.

Healthcare & Clinics

A patient experience from booking to follow-up that builds trust and fills the schedule.

Financial Services

Simple, reassuring journeys for onboarding, claims and support that customers recommend.

Hospitality & Travel

Consistent guest experiences across locations and channels, reflected in reviews and repeat stays.

Subscriptions & Memberships

Lower monthly churn, smarter save offers and members who stay longer and spend more.

Who It's For

Built for Companies Ready to Take CX Seriously

If any of these sound familiar, we built this for you.

01

Churn is rising and nobody knows why

Customers are leaving quietly, and the data is spread across tools no one has time to connect.

02

Your NPS and reviews are slipping

Complaints are growing, ratings are falling and every team blames another for the problem.

03

Support is overwhelmed and costs keep climbing

Tickets pile up, response times stretch and your chatbot frustrates more customers than it helps.

04

CX is everyone's job and no one's job

Marketing, sales, product and support each own a piece of the journey, but nobody owns the whole.

05

A full-time CXO isn't in the budget

Experienced customer experience leaders cost $250K+ a year. You need the expertise without the full-time cost.

Sound like you?

Get senior CX leadership this month, at a fraction of the cost.

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Why Skillfi

CXO-Level Expertise, Sized for Your Business

You get a seasoned customer experience leader who has built CX programs before, working as part of your team for the hours you actually need.

Seasoned CX leaders, not junior consultants

Every Skillfi CXO has led customer experience, success or support at growing and enterprise companies.

CX tied to revenue

We measure success in retention, lifetime value and referrals, not just survey scores.

Practical, right-sized programs

No 100-slide journey maps that sit on a shelf. Just the changes that matter most to your customers.

Clear reporting for leadership

Plain-English CX dashboards for leadership and the board, showing what changed and what it's worth.

Hands-on, not just advice

Your CXO rolls up their sleeves: running workshops, rewriting playbooks, coaching teams and fixing processes.

Real client outcome
"Our Skillfi CXO mapped every step of our customer journey, fixed onboarding and rebuilt support in one quarter. Churn fell by a third and our NPS jumped 28 points."
CE
CEO B2B SaaS · 120 employees
−34%Customer churn
+28NPS points
$2.1MRevenue retained
Flexible, month-to-month

Scale hours up or down as you grow and cancel anytime. You keep every journey map, playbook and dashboard we create.

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30 minutes. No obligation. A clear view of where your customer experience is costing you.

Fractional CXO Plans

A Senior CXO for Less Than the Cost of a Hire

Every plan includes a named, experienced Chief Experience Officer. Choose the level of involvement that fits your stage and goals.

Advisory
On-demand CX guidance for growing teams.
$4,000/mo
Billed monthly. Cancel anytime.
  • 8 hours/mo of CXO time
  • CX maturity assessment
  • One priority journey mapped
  • NPS or CSAT survey setup
  • Monthly advisory call
  • Support & tool guidance
  • Email & Slack access
  • Quarterly CX summary
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Enterprise
Board-level CX leadership for scaling, multi-team companies.
$12,000/mo
Billed monthly. Cancel anytime.
  • Everything in Program
  • 40 hours/mo of CXO + analyst time
  • Multi-brand or multi-region CX
  • Board & investor CX reporting
  • AI support & self-service strategy
  • Churn & win-back programs
  • CX team hiring & coaching
  • Quarterly board presentation
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Not sure which plan fits? Book a free audit and we'll recommend one →

The Full Picture

How We Stack Up

See how a Skillfi fractional CXO compares with a full-time hire or a project-based CX consultancy.

Feature Full-Time CXO CX Consultancy Skillfi Us
Typical annual cost$250K–$400K+$40K–$120K per projectFrom $48K/yr
Time to start3–6 months to hire3–6 weeks2 weeks
Owns your CX strategyYes✕✓
Leads teams across the journeyYes✕✓
Board & leadership reportingYes✕✓
Ongoing program, not a one-offYesOne-off project✓
Scale hours up or down✕Per project✓
Client Outcomes

What Our Clients Say About Skillfi's Fractional CXOs

★★★★★

"We had great products and a leaky bucket. Our Skillfi CXO found exactly where customers were giving up and fixed it. Churn fell by a third in two quarters."

CE
CEO
B2B SaaS · 120 employees
★★★★★

"For the first time, sales, support and success work from the same customer journey. Renewals are smoother and expansion revenue is up."

VC
VP of Customer Success
HR Tech Platform
★★★★★

"The retention program paid for the retainer in the first month. Every CX change now comes with a clear revenue number attached."

CF
CFO
Subscription Box Brand
★★★★★

"Patient complaints dropped and our review ratings climbed across every clinic. Our staff finally have clear standards to work to."

CO
Chief Operating Officer
Multi-Location Clinic Group
★★★★★

"We cut response times in half and fixed a chatbot customers hated. Support costs went down while satisfaction went up."

HS
Head of Support
E-commerce Retailer
★★★★★

"Our CXO gave us a consistent guest experience across six properties. Repeat bookings are up and our reviews have never been better."

FD
Founder
Boutique Hotel Group
Case Studies

Proof from real customer experience work

See how Skillfi's fractional CXOs get customers to value faster, turn more visitors into buyers and build communities that keep them.

FAQ

Fractional CXO Questions, Answered

Everything a full-time Chief Experience Officer does, for fewer hours: owning your CX strategy, mapping and improving customer journeys, running voice of customer programs, leading support and success standards, and reporting CX results to leadership.

A consultancy usually delivers one project, like a journey map or a survey, and leaves. A fractional CXO joins your leadership team on an ongoing basis and is accountable for making the changes happen and keeping them working.

It depends on your plan, from 8 hours a month on Advisory to 40 hours a month on Enterprise. You can move between plans as your needs change, and we flex up during big launches or turnarounds.

We agree targets at the start, usually churn, NPS or CSAT, response times and retention revenue, and report progress every month in a simple dashboard your leadership team can act on.

Yes. We work inside your CRM, help desk and survey tools, and lead your existing support, success and marketing teams rather than replacing them. If a tool is holding you back, we'll recommend a better one.

Most clients have their CXO in place within two weeks. The first 30 days focus on the diagnostic and quick wins, so you see improvements early instead of waiting for a long strategy phase.

Ready to Lead on Customer Experience?

Get a Seasoned CXO on Your Team This Month

Book a free CX strategy call. We'll review your customer journey, churn and feedback, and show you exactly how a fractional CXO would work for your business.

✓ Experienced CXO
✓ Journey mapping
✓ Live in 2 weeks
✓ Revenue-linked CX
✓ Cancel anytime