Engagement Fees — International

How fees are set

One published fee structure, set by the size of the business

Fees follow a published category based on the client's annual turnover, applied the same way to every client. The turnover you declare gives you an indicative fee immediately. No financial documents are needed to use this page. For a one-to-one session, see Book a Session.

1 · DeclareEnter your annual turnover. The fee category and indicative fees appear instantly.

2 · VerifyThe declared turnover is checked against your latest audited financial statements, shared confidentially before the engagement letter is finalised.

3 · ConfirmThe applicable fee category and professional fees are confirmed before the engagement letter is signed. Where the audited figure differs, they are revised with your agreement. Group turnover applies where the engagement covers the whole group.

Corporate advisory and consulting engagements

Strategic transformation. Institutionalisation. Growth. Leadership.

Senior-level management consulting and Fractional CXO engagements for growth-stage enterprises, established businesses, promoters and corporate leadership teams.

Fixed scope · fixed fee

Strategic assignment

A defined piece of work, such as a strategy workshop with the report, plan and roadmap that follow it.

Monthly

Advisory and transformation oversight

Regular senior guidance, and oversight of initiatives already under way.

Monthly

Fractional CXO

A senior leader embedded part-time in your business, owning agreed outcomes without a full-time hire.

1 · Fees by company size

Fees scale with the size of the business

Every assignment and monthly engagement is priced as a base fee multiplied by the band for the client's annual turnover. Enter your turnover in the bar above and the fee columns below show your indicative fees, excluding GST and expenses.

Annual turnover	Multiplier
Up to USD 10M	Base fee × 1.0
Above USD 10M, up to USD 50M	Base fee × 1.25
Above USD 50M, up to USD 150M	Base fee × 1.5
Above USD 150M, up to USD 500M	Base fee × 2.0
Above USD 500M, up to USD 1,000M	Base fee × 2.5
Above USD 1,000M	Custom proposal

Turnover is declared by the client and verified against the latest audited financial statements before the engagement letter is signed (see clause 3). Day rates, travel and expenses do not vary with turnover. Calculated fees are rounded to the nearest USD 50.

2 · Assignments and deliverables

Assignment fees

Clients are paying for the diagnostic, the strategic synthesis and the business outputs, not only the time in the room.

Assignment	Base feeturnover up to USD 10M	Your indicative feeexcl. GST & expenses
Diagnostic and workshops
Preliminary business diagnostic (limited scope)Business information review, management discussions, issue identification and agenda design	USD 2,500	—
Half-day management workshopA structured half-day session with management on a defined set of issues	USD 2,250	—
Full-day strategic workshopStructured sessions on strategic choices, prioritisation and alignment over one day	USD 4,000	—
Two-day transformation / strategy workshopTwo days of senior-level facilitation, with preparation, covering strategic choices, prioritisation and alignment	USD 7,500	—
Reports and plans
Workshop outcome report and management recommendationsKey observations, decisions, SWOT, gaps, opportunities, recommendations and action points	USD 3,250	—
Board-level strategy / transformation reportExecutive summary, key decisions, investment requirements and recommendations for the board or promoters	USD 4,750	—
Business strategy and three-year growth planRevenue architecture, channel strategy, market opportunity, business plan and financial projections	USD 8,000	—
Transformation programmes
Transformation blueprint and implementation roadmapTarget operating model, organisation structure, governance, processes and technology priorities, with workstreams, milestones, owners and outcomes	USD 10,000	—
Organisation design, governance and institutionalisationOrganisation structure, role definitions, KRAs, delegation matrix, governance framework and promoter-to-professional transition	USD 7,000	—
Business restructuring / operating model assignmentRestructuring of the business or operating model, scoped individually	USD 12,000	—

The workshop and the formal outcome report are quoted separately. Final fees depend on scope, complexity, preparation, stakeholder involvement and deliverable requirements.

3 · Ongoing engagements

Monthly engagements

Time commitment, availability and deliverables are defined in the engagement letter.

Engagement	Indicative time	Base feeturnover up to USD 10M	Your indicative feeexcl. GST & expenses
Implementation oversight / transformation PMOOversight of the implementation programme, milestone tracking, governance reviews and escalation support	Approx. 2 days / month	USD 3,500 / month	—
Strategic advisory retainerA monthly strategic review with management, plus guidance and access between reviews by email and phone	Approx. 2 days / month	USD 3,500 / month	—
Fractional CXO: approximately 4–6 days a monthEmbedded senior leadership role, with the CXO function agreed with the client, owning agreed outcomes and the board and management interface	Approx. 4–6 days / month	USD 8,500 / month	—
Fractional CXO: approximately 8–10 days a monthThe same role with a higher time commitment, for businesses in active transformation	Approx. 8–10 days / month	USD 14,000 / month	—
Extended or near full-time CXO engagementScope, time commitment and fees agreed individually	Custom	Custom proposal	Custom proposal

Advisory and PMO retainers include the monthly days shown, a monthly review, and access between reviews by email and phone. Fractional CXO mandates define the time commitment, availability, authority limits, reporting lines, decision rights, board access, deliverables and conflicts of interest. Execution responsibilities beyond the agreed scope, and additional time, are agreed separately.

4 · Time-based and additional work

Day rates and additional items

Applied to work outside a fixed-scope assignment, or beyond what the engagement letter includes. These do not vary with turnover.

Item	Fee
Senior consulting day rateAdvisory, review or on-site work outside a fixed-scope assignment. Not linked to turnover	USD 3,000
Half dayUp to 4 hours. Not linked to turnover	USD 1,600

Item	Treatment
Travel days	Where travel involves a substantial time commitment, charged at 50% of the applicable day rate.
Additional report revisions	One consolidated revision round per deliverable is included. Further rounds are charged pro-rata at the day rate.
External research and paid databases	At actuals, with prior written approval.
Specialist legal, tax or financial advice	Separately appointed and billed by the specialist.
Printing and workshop materials	At actuals.

5 · What the deliverables contain

Deliverables explained

Deliverable	Typical contents
Pre-workshop diagnostic	Business information review, management discussions, issue identification and agenda design
Workshop facilitation	Structured sessions, management discussions, strategic choices, prioritisation and alignment
Workshop outcome report	Key observations, decisions, SWOT, gaps, opportunities, recommendations and action points
Transformation blueprint	Target operating model, organisation structure, governance, processes and technology priorities
Growth strategy	Revenue architecture, channel strategy, market opportunity, business plan and financial projections
Implementation roadmap	Workstreams, milestones, timelines, dependencies, owners and measurable outcomes
Management performance framework	KPIs, KRAs, management dashboards and review cadence
Board / promoter presentation	Executive summary, key decisions, investment requirements and recommendations

6 · Travel, expenses and taxes

What is charged on top of fees

Expenses are separate from professional fees and reimbursed at actuals.

Category	Treatment
Air travel	Business class for flights over six hours, subject to prior agreement. Otherwise economy or premium economy
Hotel	Business or premium business hotel
Local transport	Chauffeur, app cab or local transport, at actuals
Meals and incidentals	Actuals, or an agreed daily allowance
Visa and travel documentation	At actuals
Local coordination and logistics	At actuals, where required

Approvals: international travel, visa and accommodation are pre-approved by the Client, and reimbursed at actuals against supporting documents with no mark-up. Exceptional expenditure requires prior written approval.

Taxes: fees are quoted exclusive of taxes. For GST and export-of-services treatment and withholding tax, see clause 4. For invoicing currency, remittance and bank charges, see clause 18. Fees are quoted in USD by default, with GBP, EUR or other currencies available by agreement.

7 · How an engagement runs

From first call to delivery

Scoping callA short conversation to understand the business and the objective.

ProposalScope, deliverables, timeline and fees in a written proposal.

Engagement confirmationTurnover verification, finalisation and signing of the engagement letter, followed by the first invoice and the start of the assignment.

Delivery and reviewWork delivered in milestones, with a review at the end.

8 · Terms and conditions

General terms and conditions

These terms accompany every proposal issued from this schedule and are confirmed in the signed engagement letter.

Nature of this scheduleThis schedule is published for prospective clients and decision-makers considering a consulting or Fractional CXO engagement. It is indicative and is not a public offer or a commitment to undertake an assignment at the listed fees. Every engagement is governed by a written proposal and engagement letter that specifies the scope, deliverables, number of workshop days and interviews, revision rounds, timelines and fees. Where the two differ, the signed engagement letter prevails.
Fees and validityFees shown are rack rates in US dollars (USD), exclusive of taxes and reimbursable expenses. Assignment and monthly engagement fees are the base fee multiplied by the multiplier for the Client's turnover band (clause 3), rounded to the nearest USD 50. Day rates, travel and expenses do not vary with turnover. Fees calculated on this page are indicative until the scope and the turnover category are verified, and are not a binding quotation. Final fees depend on scope, complexity, preparation, stakeholder involvement, urgency and deliverable requirements. Proposals are valid for 30 days. The schedule is reviewed annually and may change for new engagements without notice.
Turnover Declaration and VerificationThe prospective client shall declare its annual turnover for the purpose of determining the applicable professional fee category and obtaining an indicative fee estimate.The applicable turnover category shall be verified against the organisation's latest available audited financial statements, which must be provided confidentially during the engagement finalisation process and before execution of the engagement letter. The applicable turnover category and professional fees shall be confirmed on this basis.Where the declared turnover differs from the audited financial statements, the applicable fee category and professional fees shall be revised accordingly, with the client's agreement.For group-level or multi-entity assignments, consolidated group turnover shall apply where the engagement covers the group as a whole. For assignments restricted to an individual entity, the turnover of that entity shall ordinarily determine the applicable fee category.A turnover falling exactly on a band limit shall be classified in the lower band. For turnover above the highest band, fees are agreed individually.Where the Client's audited financial statements are denominated in a currency other than USD, the annual turnover shall be converted into USD using an agreed published annual average exchange rate for the relevant financial year.
TaxesAll fees are exclusive of taxes. Services supplied to Clients outside India are intended to qualify as export of services and are invoiced without Indian GST where the conditions for export are met. If any withholding or other tax is deducted by the Client or imposed in the Client's jurisdiction, the Client shall gross up the payment so that the Consultant receives the full invoiced amount, unless a valid tax-treaty relief or exemption certificate is provided in advance, and shall supply the tax-payment receipt promptly.
PaymentFixed-fee assignments are invoiced 50% in advance on acceptance of the proposal, with the balance linked to agreed milestones (by default 30% on completion of the workshop or mid-point milestone, and 20% on delivery of the final deliverables). Monthly retainers are invoiced monthly in advance. Extended assignments are billed by milestone or monthly, as agreed in the proposal. Invoices are payable within 15 days of the invoice date by international wire transfer (SWIFT) to the account stated on the invoice. Overdue amounts attract interest at 1.5% per month, and the Consultant may suspend work if any invoice remains unpaid for more than 30 days.
Expenses and travelTravel, accommodation and other approved out-of-pocket expenses are reimbursed at actuals against supporting documents, in addition to fees, under the travel policy in this schedule. Travel days involving a substantial time commitment may be charged at 50% of the applicable day rate. Air travel and accommodation are agreed with the Client before booking.
Retainer termsRetainers (advisory, PMO and Fractional CXO) have a minimum term of 3 months. Either party may end a retainer with 30 days' written notice (60 days for Fractional CXO engagements). The engagement letter sets the monthly days, scheduled reviews, deliverables, availability and access between meetings. Time commitments are monthly and unused days do not carry forward. Additional days are charged at the time-based day rate.
Changes to scopeWork outside the agreed scope, new deliverables and material changes to scope require the Client's written approval and revised fees. One consolidated round of revisions per deliverable is included. Further rounds are charged at the day rate.
Client responsibilitiesTimelines depend on timely access to people, information, management availability and Client approvals. The Client names one point of contact. Delays caused by the Client may move timelines and may attract additional fees.
Rescheduling and cancellationIf the Client cancels or postpones a scheduled workshop: more than 14 days before, no fee (non-recoverable expenses at actuals); 7 to 14 days before, 25% of the workshop fee; less than 7 days before, 50% of the workshop fee. Work already completed remains payable.
ConfidentialityEach party keeps the other's non-public information, business data and discussions confidential and uses them only for the engagement, subject to agreed exceptions. A mutual non-disclosure agreement is available on request. The Consultant will not name the Client as a reference without written consent.
Intellectual propertyDeliverables prepared specifically for the Client are assigned or licensed to the Client as set out in the engagement letter, on payment in full. The Consultant retains ownership of pre-existing frameworks, methodologies, models, tools, templates and proprietary IP, and may reuse general know-how that does not include Client confidential information.
Nature of servicesServices are advisory. Recommendations rely on information supplied by the Client. Decisions and implementation remain with the Client. The Consultant does not guarantee any business or financial result: outcomes depend on implementation, market conditions and Client decisions, and plans and projections are assumption-based illustrations, not forecasts or assurances. Services do not constitute legal, tax, audit or investment advice.
Fractional CXO engagementsEach Fractional CXO engagement letter specifies the time commitment, availability, authority limits, reporting lines, decision rights, board access, conflicts of interest and statutory responsibilities, and whether any formal executive or director appointment is involved. Unless separately agreed in writing, the Consultant holds no statutory office (such as director or key managerial personnel), is not an employee, and decision authority stays with the Client's board and management. A monthly retainer does not imply unlimited availability or a full-time executive commitment. If any office is agreed, separate written terms covering indemnity and insurance will apply.
Independent contractorThe Consultant acts in an advisory capacity as an independent contractor and is free to serve other clients, subject to confidentiality and conflict-of-interest obligations.
Limitation of liabilityThe Consultant's total liability under an engagement is limited to the fees paid or payable under the engagement giving rise to the claim. Neither party is liable for indirect, consequential or loss-of-profit damages.
Governing law and disputesThese terms and any engagement are governed by the laws of India. Any dispute not resolved by good-faith discussion between senior representatives within 30 days shall be finally settled by arbitration under the Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996, before a sole arbitrator, seated in Bengaluru, India, conducted in English. The courts at Bengaluru have jurisdiction for interim relief and enforcement.
Currency and bank chargesFees are invoiced and payable in US dollars by default, and in GBP, EUR or another currency by agreement. Bank, remittance and currency-conversion charges are borne by the Client, so that the Consultant receives the full invoiced amount.

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Published fee schedule for prospective consulting and Fractional CXO clients. It is indicative and is not a public offer or a commitment to undertake an assignment at the listed fees. Services are provided by Sovereign Architect Group. The contracting and invoicing entity, its registered address and tax registration are stated in each proposal and engagement letter.

Consulting and Fractional CXO Engagement Fees