Senior product leadership,
embedded with your team.
A senior CPO runs strategy and stakeholder management. A senior product manager runs day-to-day execution. AI runs the workflows that used to require a third hire. For Seed to Series B teams that need senior product judgment now — but aren’t ready to commit to a $300K head of product.
3-month minimum, then month-to-month. Thirty days notice to wind down. No long-term lock-in.
Is this the right offer for you?
Fractional if you need senior product leadership embedded with your team.
Sprint if you have a single new initiative to execute.
Diagnostic if you’re scoping the problem first.
Still not sure? The Fit Finder will tell you.
The problem this solves
You need senior product leadership. But you’re months away from a real hire. Or you’re not even sure what kind of leader you actually need.
Your team ships, but without a clear strategy. Stakeholders pull in conflicting directions. Roadmaps drift. You need someone senior who can run product now — without committing $300K and a year-long search to a head-of-product hire.
What we do
We’ve run fractional engagements across B2B SaaS, marketplaces, AI-native products, and government — same playbook, different domain.
A senior CPO embeds 4 to 8 hours a week as your fractional head of product. A senior PM runs day-to-day execution at 15 to 25 hours a week. AI runs persistent workflows across discovery, specs, research, and analytics. You get senior judgment plus execution capacity — at less than the cost of either as a full-time hire.
What we own
Quarterly product strategy, OKRs, stakeholder alignment, and exec-level updates.
PRDs, specs, launch plans, and a weekly priority loop your team actually follows.
Board updates, exec briefings, and cross-functional coordination across eng, design, GTM.
How we work
A senior CPO shows up as your fractional head of product — 4 to 8 hours of client-facing leadership a week. A senior PM embeds at 15 to 25 hours a week, running day-to-day execution. AI handles persistent workflows: research synthesis, spec drafts, analytics queries, and status reporting. The pod operates as one unit.
Senior CPO + Senior PM + AI Workflows
Updated roadmap every month. Weekly priority loop. Quarterly strategy review. PRDs, specs, and launch plans whenever they’re needed.
Investment
From $20,000/month
$30,000/mo for multi-product or complex stakeholder environments. $40,000/mo for pre-IPO scale. Three-month minimum, then month-to-month. Thirty days notice to wind down.
What’s not included
A 40-hour-a-week presence — fractional means fractional. Engineering management or org redesign. Permanent fractional commitment — we plan for handoff to your full-time hire. Pure execution PM work without strategic ownership (see Sprint).
Is this for you?
- You need senior product leadership but aren’t ready to hire a $300K head of product.
- You have a team but no strategic owner setting direction.
- You want product running with senior judgment without a year-long hiring search.
- You’re Seed to Series B and product is a P0.
- You have a single, well-scoped initiative — Sprint is faster and fixed-price.
- You need 40-hour-a-week presence — hire full-time.
- You’re still scoping the problem — start with a Diagnostic.
- You want a freelance contractor, not embedded leadership.
We hired ProductivPM to address chaos in our team. Despite having strong developers, we struggled with deadlines and quality. They introduced Scrum and best practices; fast forward a year, and our delivery is consistent and high-quality. Highly recommend.
— Justin S., CEO, Invelo
FAQs
A freelance PM is one execution-focused operator. Fractional is a senior CPO + senior PM + AI workflows, embedded together. You get judgment and capacity, with redundancy if someone is on PTO.
We plan for handoff from day one. When you hire your full-time head of product, we transition documentation, key relationships, and active workstreams in 30 days. No lock-in.
Yes. Sign by the 15th of any month, start within 5 business days. Established methodology means fast onboarding — 1 week to ship value, 30 days to fully embed.
Case-by-case for early-stage. We’ve structured equity-light arrangements for pre-Series A teams with strong founders. Cash preferred but we’ll talk.
Yes. All work product is yours.
Fractional engagements we’ve delivered
Embedded fractional product leadership across multiple healthcare initiatives. Roadmap, prioritization, stakeholder alignment.
Read the story →Fractional CPO support during Series A scaling. Strategy, hiring plan, and product operations.
Read the story →Fractional product leadership for an AI-native startup. Validated GTM, shipped MVP, supported Series Seed raise.
Read the story →Book a fit call
On the call: 5 min on your situation, 15 min on how Fractional engagements work, 10 min Q&A. You’ll know by the end whether to move forward.
Book a 30-minute fit callHonest fit check — we’ll tell you if it isn’t right. Or email hello@productivpm.com if a call isn’t your thing.