Richard Bate

Fractional Head of Delivery & Product

I help startups scale without losing what makes them fast.

Services

Delivery & Product Leadership

Fractional Head of Delivery, Head of Product. Scaling teams from startup to enterprise. Building delivery capability without full-time overhead.

Tooling & Process

Linear and Jira configuration, sprint structure, backlog management, roadmap alignment. Getting your tools to work for your team, not against them.

Internal Communications

Meeting cadence, team rhythms, stakeholder reporting, contractor coordination. Clear communication systems that scale.

AI Resourcing

Feasibility assessment of AI tools and agents to support delivery teams. Coding agents, automated triage, AI-assisted workflows. Practical AI adoption, not hype.

Automation & Workflow

Process automation, support flows, onboarding workflows, reducing manual overhead. Make repetitive work disappear.

Experience

12+ years scaling delivery teams from 5 to 50 people across healthcare, fintech, and government sectors.

Healthcare: Roche, NHS Digital

Fintech & Government: HMRC, Social Security Scotland

Apple Expedia Roche NHS Digital HMRC Social Security Scotland

Location

Based in Scotland. Available across Scotland and remote.

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