Top 14 Fractional CPOs to Hire for Growth in 2026
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 14 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
Mauricio Monico is Catalant’s Chief 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 marketplace turnarounds,…
Mauricio Monico is Catalant’s Chief 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 marketplace turnarounds, AI-enabled products, growth platforms, and executive product leadership. Through M2Innovate, he also provides fractional CPO support covering strategy, roadmaps, hiring, operating cadence, and board narratives.
Harpal Singh
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…
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 across embedded interim leadership and fractional advisory engagements, tackling product strategy, business models, organizational design, customer experience, hiring, and growth. His experience spans sectors from ecommerce and martech to healthcare, fintech, and robotics.
Emma van Dijkum
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…
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 with scaling and transforming organizations through coaching, advisory work, and embedded fractional leadership. Her CPO engagements cover product strategy, team stabilization, stakeholder alignment, hiring, and reshaping the product function.
Sivan Kadosh
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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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.
Kadosh embeds with Series A and B companies to own strategy, roadmaps, prioritization, product rituals, and PM coaching. His approach links product decisions to commercial measures such as retention, activation, ARR, and customer value rather than treating the role as outside consulting.
Randy Silver
Randy Silver founded Out of Owls after product leadership roles at HSBC and Sainsbury’s. He is a product coach, consultant, community builder, author, podcast co-host, and former interim CPO.
Silver has stepped…
Randy Silver founded Out of Owls after product leadership roles at HSBC and Sainsbury’s. He is a product coach, consultant, community builder, author, podcast co-host, and former interim CPO.
Silver has stepped into interim CPO and leadership roles while advising startups and coaching product leaders. He also founded CPO Circles and co-hosts The Product Experience, combining hands-on leadership with community building and practical product strategy.
Jeremy Glassenberg
Jeremy Glassenberg is a product and platform leader with 17+ years of experience building APIs, developer platforms, marketplaces, and ecosystems at companies including Box and DocuSign.
His advisory and fractional CPO work…
Jeremy Glassenberg is a product and platform leader with 17+ years of experience building APIs, developer platforms, marketplaces, and ecosystems at companies including Box and DocuSign.
His advisory and fractional CPO work centers on platform strategy, product management, API development, and developer ecosystems. Glassenberg has helped organizations test platform opportunities, align customer evidence with strategy, and turn those decisions into phased product roadmaps.
Colin Roper
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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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.
Roper advises startups and scale-ups on product-market fit, product strategy, and team development. His operating background includes leading payroll product at Gusto and serving as VP of Product at B2B companies, giving his fractional work a hands-on SaaS and fintech foundation.
Kandarp Bhatt
Kandarp Bhatt is a product leader, fractional CPO, and consultant with 15+ years across B2B SaaS, healthcare, payments, marketplaces, hospitality, AI-enabled platforms, and product delivery.
Bhatt works across the full product loop,…
Kandarp Bhatt is a product leader, fractional CPO, and consultant with 15+ years across B2B SaaS, healthcare, payments, marketplaces, hospitality, AI-enabled platforms, and product delivery.
Bhatt works across the full product loop, from customer discovery and MVP definition to delivery and launch. His fractional model combines strategic leadership with hands-on execution, including roadmaps, team coaching, operating models, pricing, portfolio decisions, and AI-enabled products.
Amy Bonsall
Amy Bonsall is a founder, leadership advisor, coach, and former IDEO and Old Navy executive. Her work spans design leadership, innovation, product strategy, organizational growth, and ambiguity.
Bonsall has worked fractionally with…
Amy Bonsall is a founder, leadership advisor, coach, and former IDEO and Old Navy executive. Her work spans design leadership, innovation, product strategy, organizational growth, and ambiguity.
Bonsall has worked fractionally with organizations on product-market fit, customer research, product direction, and scalable design practices. An HBR author on fractional leadership, she combines product and design expertise with a broader focus on helping leaders navigate uncertainty and create growth.
Vahid Jozi
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…
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 sits alongside his experience building companies through exits and failures, giving him an operator’s perspective on product leadership. His professional focus includes product strategy, distribution, pricing, retention, and tying product organizations more closely to business outcomes.
Holly Donohue
Holly Donohue is a fractional CPO and consultant at Product Rebel, where she works with startups and established businesses on product strategy, roadmaps, product leadership, and market fit.
Donohue helps founders and…
Holly Donohue is a fractional CPO and consultant at Product Rebel, where she works with startups and established businesses on product strategy, roadmaps, product leadership, and market fit.
Donohue helps founders and teams turn customer and market insight into clearer product strategies and roadmaps. Her fractional work provides senior product expertise without a permanent executive hire, with particular attention to product-market fit and strategic direction.
Tyron Dizon
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…
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 leadership with hands-on prototyping across SaaS, AI, automation, and UX. His fractional CPO work for early-stage companies covers roadmaps, discovery, scope, customer conversations, and building early versions when working software can answer strategic questions faster.
Charlotte McGuire
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…
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 Insights has covered product-market fit, pricing, business models, investor messaging, roadmaps, and fractional CPO support. Her broader product career also includes AI product management and work across complex and regulated environments.
Tiago Valente
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…
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 operations leadership for founders, agencies, and post-PMF companies. His work covers product strategy, MVP definition, product-market fit, audits, digital transformation, growth, and cross-functional delivery without requiring a full-time CPO hire.
Selection Methodology
We selected the leaders on this list based on their relevance, demonstrated expertise and impact, professional credibility, and ongoing contributions to the field.
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