Roger Foxcroft

Stoke-on-Trent, England, UK

Roger Foxcroft

Fractional CTO and founder of Softfox Ltd

I provide senior leadership to small and mid-sized businesses either fractionally or on an interim / contract basis. I bring three decades of experience in technical leadership roles within small, medium and enterprise level organisations.

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Roger Foxcroft, fractional CTO and founder of Softfox Ltd

Now

What I do

I left Taylor & Francis in April 2026, and started Softfox Ltd. Today my work splits between fractional and interim leadership, consultancy through Softfox, and building Safeguard.

Via Freeman Clarke

Fractional CTO

Part-time, board-level technology leadership for mid-sized businesses. Strategy, architecture, supplier and team decisions, and someone accountable for making technology serve the business. Fractional engagements are arranged through Freeman Clarke, where I'm a Principal.
Freeman Clarke

Direct

Interim and contract leadership

Interim CTO or engineering director cover, or a defined piece of work: a platform or architecture review, a delivery turnaround, an AI adoption plan, or leading a team through a difficult transition.

Softfox Ltd

Consultancy for small organisations

Hands-on help for small businesses and charities through Softfox: the right software, a clearer process, or a well-built tool that makes day-to-day work easier. Cyber Essentials certified.
softfox.com

Product

Safeguard

Softfox's first product. A platform that helps voluntary youth performing-arts and sports groups manage safeguarding and the child performance licensing that comes with putting on shows.
safeguard.softfox.com

Career

Where the experience comes from

Before that, three decades in technical leadership roles across small, medium and enterprise organisations, most recently these.

  1. 2022 – 2026

    Taylor & Francis

    Engineering Director

  2. 2015 – 2022

    Pearson

    Architecture and delivery leadership

  3. 2013 – 2014

    Home Retail Group

    Enterprise Architect

  4. 2008 – 2013

    Reckitt Benckiser

    Digital architecture and engineering

Full experience

How I work

Three things I hold to

Technology should serve the business

I start with what the organisation is trying to do, not with the tooling. Good architecture is the one you can afford to run and change.

Carry people with you

Progress matters most when it carries people with it. Transformation that leaves the team behind doesn't stick.

Do it properly

Security taken seriously, decisions written down, and solutions the client can maintain after I've gone.

Let's talk.

Open to fractional, interim and contract work, and to consultancy through Softfox. No hard sell.

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