Product management as a service
A named senior product manager owning discovery, the roadmap, and the backlog inside your team — starting in 5–10 working days of a signed proposal, at typically 50–70% less than a full-time senior hire.
Every engagement runs on the ORBIT Method — five stages, from embedding to a planned handoff.
Fractional product management fits when the product decisions are real but a full-time senior PM is unaffordable, unavailable, or months away.
You are the product manager by default, and it is costing you engineering time. We take over discovery, prioritisation, and the backlog so you can stay on customers, fundraising, and revenue.
Your roadmap lives in your head and three Slack threads.
Your head of product left, is on leave, or the hire is six months out. We hold the roadmap, run the rituals, and keep delivery predictable until the permanent leader is in the seat.
Engineering is shipping, but nobody can say what it added up to.
You are moving from project delivery to a product operating model. We define the intake, prioritisation, and metrics framework, coach your internal PMs, and hand over documented ways of working.
Every team has its own template and none of them agree.
Four engagement levels, from a fixed-scope audit to full product leadership. Most teams start at rung one or two and move up only once the value is obvious.
A written diagnosis of the product, the backlog, and the way you decide.
Fixed scope · 2–3 weeksInterviews, problem framing, and a roadmap your team actually agrees with.
2 weeks · fixed scopeA named senior PM inside your team, owning the backlog like an employee.
10–15 hours per week · monthlyProduct leadership at the executive table, and the operating model to outlast it.
Monthly · leadership scopeRead the full ladder, including the exit plan for each rung →
Five stages, the same sequence whether you buy a two-week audit or an ongoing fractional CPO. Only the depth of each stage changes.
Get inside the team before forming an opinion.
Turn a list of wants into one measurable outcome.
Pick the smallest slice that could move the number.
No metric, no ship.
Leave on purpose, with the lights still on.
The three honest differences, before the long version. Cost is always stated relative to a full-time senior hire — we publish no absolute rates.
| Dimension | Fractional (us) | Full-time hire | Agency / consultancy |
|---|---|---|---|
| Annual cost | Typically 50–70% less than a full-time senior hire | 100% baseline — salary, equity, benefits, recruiter fee | Comparable or higher, with overhead margin on top |
| Time to start | 5–10 working days | 3–6 months to source, hire, notice-period, and onboard | 4–8 weeks from first call to kickoff |
| Seniority you actually get | Senior, for every hour you buy | Capped by what your compensation band can attract | Senior on the pitch, frequently junior on delivery |
A fractional product manager is a senior PM who works with your company part-time, usually 10 to 15 hours a week, on a monthly agreement. They own discovery, the backlog, and specs the way an employee would, but you pay only for the hours you need and can change or end the arrangement with 30 days notice.
A fractional Chief Product Officer provides product leadership at the executive level, part-time. The scope is strategy, portfolio prioritisation, the product operating model, and building the product team, rather than day-to-day backlog work. It suits companies with two or more product teams and no product executive in place.
We do not publish rates, because every engagement is scoped to your product, weekly hours, and time zone coverage. What we will commit to in writing is the shape: a fractional PM typically costs 50 to 70 percent less than a full-time senior hire. Message us on WhatsApp and you get an exact figure in a written proposal before anything starts.
A consultant advises and leaves a document. An interim PM is a full-time temporary employee, usually covering a fixed gap. A fractional PM is part-time but ongoing: they hold the backlog, sit in your standups, and are accountable for shipped outcomes rather than recommendations.
Fractional PM engagements run 10 to 15 hours a week, spread across two or three fixed days so your team knows when to expect a response. CPO engagements are scoped to a leadership rhythm rather than an hour count. You can move up or down a band at any monthly renewal.
Product leadership, on tap
A 45-minute scoping call, a written proposal within three working days, and a named senior product manager embedded within 5–10 working days.
Scoping call within 48 hours · written proposal in three working days · no absolute rate quoted until we understand the scope.