May 6, 2026 7 MIN READ

Ops Hire Calculator

Head of Content

Ops capacity calculator

Plug in your numbers. See what ops drag is costing you in billable capacity, side by side with the cost of an ops hire.

Your firm

Number of billable people

Anyone whose time is billed to clients — regardless of seniority.

#

Average day rate

Average billable rate across your team, per day.

$

Time lost to ops work per week

15%

Coordination, admin, firefighting, chasing information — tasks that pull billable people away from client work.

What it’s costing you

$70,000/year

Compare to hire cost

Fractional ops lead

Annual capacity lost
$70,000
Fractional ops lead cost
$52,000–$117,000/yr
Net capacity reclaimed
$0/yr

Sean Collins is Head of Content at Scoro. Before joining the team, Sean led an SEO team at a digital agency, managing content and search strategy across more than 20 clients. Over the past 8 years, Sean has been a content writer, SEO specialist, content lead, and consultant — working across SaaS, agencies, and in-house teams. He knows firsthand the chaos of managing work, deadlines, and delivery.

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