Partner Program

What Partners Do

Partners at Pertama operate independently, delivering consulting engagements on a fractional (10-15 hrs/week) or project-based (20-30 hrs/week) basis. You source your own clients OR take referrals from our pipeline. We handle contracting, invoicing, and administrative overhead. You focus on delivery.

Three Engagement Modes

Fractional

Ongoing advisor role, 3-12 months

10-15 hrs/week

Keep your full-time job

Project-Based

Embedded consultant, 3-6 months

20-30 hrs/week

Dedicated focus

Full-Time

Join Pertama permanently

40 hrs/week

Salary + equity + success fees

What We Look For

Senior operator (10+ years experience)
Independent delivery capability (can work without hand-holding)
Client-facing polish (C-suite credibility)
Domain expertise (industry, technical, or consulting background)

What You Get

Success-fee share (25% of project fees for delivery, 10% for referrals)
AI tooling stack (research agents, document automation, QA tools)
Administrative support (contracts, invoicing, collections)
Conflict management (we handle client overlaps and IP issues)

How You Deliver Without Juniors

Traditional consulting requires juniors to do research, drafting, and analysis. We use AI agents for those tasks — Partners handle strategy, client interaction, and QA.

Example Workflow

AI agent:

Market research (50 sources, 2 hours) → Synthesis into structured brief (30 min)

You:

Review findings, add strategic interpretation (2 hours)

AI agent:

Draft client memo (30 min)

You:

Edit for client context (1 hour)

Total: 6 hours vs. 20+ hours with junior consultant

Result: Same client value, 60% less time, higher effective hourly rate for you.

See Full Delivery Model

Economics: Success-Fee Model

Partners earn a percentage of project fees when milestones are complete and clients pay. No guaranteed income, but higher upside than traditional consulting employment.

Example Scenario

Client project: $150K (delivered over 4 months)

Partner time: ~120 hours

Partner success-fee share: 25% ($37,500)

Effective rate: $312/hour

Risk-sharing: You're not paid until the client pays. But you also don't have the overhead of sourcing, contracting, or collecting.

View Detailed Economics

Who We're Looking For

Industry Partners

Ex-operators with deep domain expertise (fintech, healthcare, manufacturing, etc.). You bring client credibility and executive relationships.

Technical Partners

Senior engineers, AI/ML specialists, data architects. You deliver hands-on AI implementation and systems integration.

Delivery Partners

Ex-Big 4 consultants, independent practitioners. You manage client engagements and stakeholder navigation.

GTM/Network Partners

Well-connected executives who refer clients. You earn 10% of first-year revenue for qualified introductions (no delivery required).

About the Founder

Michael Hauge founded Pertama after 10 years building LearningLeaders, a communication training firm that worked with 500+ executives at companies like Amazon, Meta, and McKinsey. In 2024, he saw AI disrupting consulting delivery models — and launched Pertama to build an AI-native consulting firm that can deliver senior-level work without junior consultants.

Read the full story in the Founder Manifesto: Why AI-Native Consulting Will Disrupt Traditional Firms

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