The right fractional CPOs bring senior product leadership without the full-time commitment. If you're scaling a product team, navigating a pivot, or bridging a leadership gap, the hire matters. I've evaluated the top fractional CPOs based on background, track record, and the types of teams they serve best—so you can find the right fit faster.
Top 15 Fractional CPOs
Below are the profiles of the top fractional CPOs, covering who they are and the impact they've made in this space.
Mauricio Monico
Chief Technology & Product Officer at Catalant
Massachusetts, United States
Focus area:
#Product strategy#AI transformation#Marketplaces#Product leadership#Digital platforms
Mauricio Monico is Catalant's Chief Technology and Product Officer and founder of M2Innovate, with two decades of product leadership across Wish, Nubank, Google, Meta, eBay, Microsoft, and global marketplaces.
His work spans…
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Harpal Singh
Interim & Fractional Chief Product Officer
London, United Kingdom
Focus area:
#Product strategy#Product transformation#Product organizations#Customer experience#AI products
Harpal Singh is an interim and fractional Chief Product Officer who has led product for tech scaleups and held senior roles at intu, Selligent, Net-a-Porter, Yahoo, and other digital businesses.
Singh works…
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Emma van Dijkum
Fractional CPO & Product Leadership Coach
Girona, Spain
Focus area:
#Product leadership#Product strategy#Executive coaching#Organizational design#AI transformation
Emma van Dijkum is a product leadership coach, advisor, and fractional CPO. Her 18 years in product includes executive roles at Multiverse, Funding Circle, Naked Wines, Octopus, and EF.
Van Dijkum works…
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Sivan Kadosh
Fractional Chief Product Officer
Lisbon, Portugal
Focus area:
#B2B SaaS#Product strategy#Product growth#Roadmaps#Product organizations
Sivan Kadosh is an independent fractional Chief Product Officer for B2B SaaS companies, drawing on 18+ years in product leadership across CPO, VP Product, CEO, and GM roles in SaaS and fintech.
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Colin Roper
Product Advisor & Fractional CPO
Roanoke, United States
Focus area:
#B2B SaaS#Product strategy#Fintech#Product-market fit#Product organizations
Colin Roper is a product advisor, fractional CPO, and interim Head of Product with 15+ years in B2B SaaS, including work as Gusto's first product manager and VP Product roles at startups.
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Lindsey Jayne
Fractional Chief Product Officer Partner at Rational Partners
United Kingdom
Focus area:
#Fractional Product Leadership#Product Strategy#AI Transformation#Digital Media#FinTech
Lindsey Jayne is a CPO Partner at Rational Partners and former Chief Product Officer of the Financial Times Group. She previously led product at Monzo and Yoco and global design at Farfetch.
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Vahid Jozi
Fractional Chief Product Officer
New York, United States
Focus area:
#B2B products#Product strategy#Distribution#Entrepreneurship#Product growth
Vahid Jozi is a fractional CPO, entrepreneur, investor, and host of the Helpful Podcast. He has founded multiple companies and focuses on narrow B2B products with embedded distribution.
Jozi's fractional work…
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Tyron Dizon
Fractional CPO & AI Product Builder
Baguio City, Philippines
Focus area:
#AI products#SaaS#Product strategy#0-to-1 products#Rapid prototyping
Tyron Dizon is a Chief Product Officer, AI product builder, and SaaS founder who leads product for StoryPages and StoryFunnels and previously co-founded and led product at Techstars-backed SanityDesk.
Dizon pairs product…
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Charlotte McGuire
Product Executive & Strategic Advisor
Boulder, United States
Focus area:
#Product strategy#AI products#Monetization#Go-to-market strategy#Startup advisory
Charlotte McGuire is a product executive and strategic advisor whose work spans product strategy, AI and data products, monetization, go-to-market planning, startup advisory, and regulated industries.
McGuire's advisory work through Blue Heron…
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Tiago Valente
Founder & Fractional Product Consultant at Remote CPO
Portugal
Focus area:
#Product strategy#Digital products#Product operations#MVPs#Digital transformation
Tiago Valente founded RemoteCPO after 12+ years building and scaling digital products across apps, marketplaces, ecommerce, SaaS, and international teams in Europe, the Middle East, and Asia.
Valente provides on-demand product and…
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Manish Barmecha
Fractional Chief Product Officer
Boston, United States
Focus area:
#SaaS product strategy#AI products#Product scaling#Product operations
Manish Barmecha is a fractional CPO and SaaS product leader whose executive experience spans JRNI, Klaviyo, WordStream, Demandware, and earlier global strategy consulting work at McKinsey.
He has scaled product organizations through…
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John Leonard
Founder & Fractional CPO at RoadMapVenture
Austin, United States
Focus area:
#SaaS product strategy#Product operations#AI and data#Platform consolidation#PE-backed
John Leonard founded RoadMapVenture, where he works as a fractional CPO and product advisor after three decades building SaaS, data, procurement, and emerging-technology product platforms.
His work spans PE-backed software, platform consolidation,…
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Chris Martiniak
Founder & Fractional CPO at 10X Fractional
San Francisco Bay Area, United States
Focus area:
#AI products#Product growth#AdTech#Product monetization#Zero-to-one
Chris Martiniak founded 10X Fractional after 20+ years in product leadership, with experience building AI, advertising, streaming, retail, and marketplace products at Amazon, Samsung, and Yahoo!.
Martiniak works across zero-to-one product creation,…
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Brian Root
Founder & Fractional CPO at Rooted In Product
New York, United States
Focus area:
#Product strategy#Zero-to-one products#Experimentation#UX research#Organizational
Brian Root is a fractional CPO and founder of Rooted In Product, with product leadership experience spanning Amazon, Walmart, startups, and digital businesses in eCommerce, FinTech, and InsurTech.
Root has built and…
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Adam Franchella
Fractional Chief Product Officer
Greenwich, United States
Focus area:
#Product strategy#Customer discovery#Product-market fit#Product-led growth#Zero-to-one
Adam Franchella is a product leader, founder, and advisor who has worked with more than 30 startups and enterprises while building software products from early ideas through launch and growth.
His fractional…
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Selection Methodology
I selected the leaders on this list based on their relevance, demonstrated expertise and impact, professional credibility, and ongoing contributions to the field.
I look for evidence such as leading meaningful initiatives or delivering notable results within their organizations, developing influential ideas or practices, publishing research or educational resources, speaking or teaching, and other contributions that demonstrate impact within their work or the broader field.
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