Fractional Chief Product Officer services for UK & SA startups and scaleups at Seed, Series A, and Series B+.
A fractional CPO is not an advisor. They are not a consultant who delivers a report and disappears. A fractional CPO joins your leadership team on a part-time basis, typically 2–3 days per week, with full accountability for product outcomes.
We operate as a member of your exec team from day one. We own the product function, manage the product team, represent product to your board and investors, and drive cross-functional alignment between engineering, design, sales, and customer success.
You have a vision and early traction but no structured product thinking. Your roadmap is a Notion doc that nobody agrees on. Investors are asking about product-market fit and you're not sure how to answer. You need someone to turn founder intuition into a credible, executable product strategy — fast.
You've validated demand, but product delivery is chaotic. Engineers are building without clear priorities. The team has grown but accountability hasn't. You need a structured product organisation, proper OKRs, and a roadmap that your investors, board, and team all believe in.
You're scaling fast but the product org isn't keeping pace. You have product managers but no product leadership. You need a seasoned exec who can build the function, establish governance, and manage the transition to a permanent CPO hire — without losing momentum.
Aligned to your commercial goals and investor narrative
Translated into a 12-month product roadmap with clear prioritisation logic
Hiring, coaching, and performance management
Structuring the team from first PM hire through to a multi-squad organisation
Rigorous problem validation before any build
Customer interviews, competitive analysis, market sizing, and PMF frameworks
Product as the connective tissue of the business
Engineering, design, sales, and customer success all pulling in the same direction
Product narrative and metrics that build confidence
Monthly board packs, KPI dashboards, and fundraising story support
Embedding AI meaningfully into your product
From Claude-powered prototyping to agentic workflows, with ethical and regulatory awareness
Building a product in a regulated environment is fundamentally different from consumer apps. Data privacy obligations, clinical safety frameworks, FCA compliance, and enterprise procurement cycles demand a product leader who has actually navigated these environments — not one who is learning on the job at your expense.
Adrien has led product in regulated settings including the NHS (Joy App — serving 19.2 million patients across 30% of UK Primary Care Networks, ISO 27001, Cyber Essentials, NHS IM1 compliant) and retail financial services (Funding Circle, FCA regulated). If your product
Fractional CPO engagements start from £3,000 per month for Seed-stage companies, with transparent tiered pricing across all stages.
