Operators, not advisors.
Madrid Operations Group is an embedded fractional COO and Chief of Staff practice for founder- and CEO-led organizations. We do the operating work alongside your team, then leave behind systems your people own.
Martina Madrid Sebring
Martina partners directly with founders and executive teams during periods of growth, transition, or complexity. She turns strategic intent into durable execution by designing the systems beneath the surface: operating clarity, decision-making infrastructure, and cross-functional alignment, so leaders are no longer the bottleneck.
The work is hands-on. Clients don't get a set of recommendations and carry the execution alone. They work with the person designing the systems, setting the rhythm, and making sure things get done.
- Teach For America: 16+ years, rising from Operations Coordinator to Managing Director. Founded the first Project Management Office for a decades-old, 75-person national team.
- RYSE Creative Agency. Chief Operating Officer.
- Indianapolis Public Schools. Classroom teacher.
Alexis Madrid
Alexis brings senior operational leadership to mission-driven organizations that need structure, clarity, and follow-through as they scale. With experience across operations, development, and cross-functional leadership, she helps executive teams keep fundraising, programs, and people moving in the same direction.
She's known for a steady presence, disciplined execution, and building momentum without adding complexity.
Behind that is twenty years in fundraising and event operations, management of CRMs, donor portfolios and corporate activations.
Embedded, not advisory
The work is grounded in ownership, not observation. Systems are designed to be used, not documented and forgotten.
Time-bound by design
Experienced operational ownership when it's most needed, without forcing a permanent hire before you're ready.
Systems your team owns
Infrastructure built to support leadership long after the engagement ends. Success means leadership feels lighter.
The name reflects the work: strong systems beneath the surface that provide structure, stability, and continuity over time.
Madrid is also our family name. It keeps the work personal in the right way, grounded in accountability, durability, and long-term stewardship.
Frequently asked questions
Why Madrid Operations Group?
Most organizations don't struggle because of a lack of vision. They struggle because execution is unsupported. As organizations grow, leadership gets overloaded with decisions, handoffs, and operational friction.
Madrid Operations Group builds the systems that let leadership teams operate with confidence: clarity, less noise, and structure that holds. The goal isn't more ideas. It's execution that works in practice.
Why fractional?
Fractional leadership solves a timing and commitment problem. A full-time COO is a significant decision and often not the right one at an early or transitional stage. Operating without senior leadership creates hidden costs through inefficiency, misalignment, and delayed decisions.
Fractional leadership provides experienced operational ownership when it's most needed, so you can stabilize and build foundational systems before making a permanent hire.
How is the work different?
Madrid Operations Group doesn't operate as an advisory function. Decisions are clarified so execution doesn't rely on escalation or individual heroics, and infrastructure is built to support leadership long after the engagement ends.
The measure of success is simple: leadership feels lighter, priorities are clearer, and the organization can execute with confidence.
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A short call, no agenda. See if there's a fit.