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The fractional cpo

Your product needs a leader, not another meeting

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.

Our Expertise

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.

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WHO THIS IS FOR

Seed-stage (pre-seed to £2M)

Seed-stage (pre-seed to £2M)

Seed-stage (pre-seed to £2M)

  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.

Series A (£2M–£15M raised)

Seed-stage (pre-seed to £2M)

Seed-stage (pre-seed to £2M)

  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.

Series B+ / Scaleup

Seed-stage (pre-seed to £2M)

Series B+ / Scaleup

  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.

what you get

Product strategy and vision

Product strategy and vision

Product strategy and vision

Aligned to your commercial goals and investor narrative 

Translated into a 12-month product roadmap with clear prioritisation logic

Product team leadership

Product strategy and vision

Product strategy and vision

Hiring, coaching, and performance management

Structuring the team from first PM hire through to a multi-squad organisation

Discovery and user research

Product strategy and vision

Discovery and user research

Rigorous problem validation before any build

Customer interviews, competitive analysis, market sizing, and PMF frameworks

Cross-functional alignment

Investor and board communication

Discovery and user research

Product as the connective tissue of the business

Engineering, design, sales, and customer success all pulling in the same direction

Investor and board communication

Investor and board communication

Investor and board communication

Product narrative and metrics that build confidence

Monthly board packs, KPI dashboards, and fundraising story support

AI integration strategy

Investor and board communication

Investor and board communication

Embedding AI meaningfully into your product

From Claude-powered prototyping to agentic workflows, with ethical and regulatory awareness

REGULATED INDUSTRIES: NHS, FINTECH & BEYOND

Our Mission

Our Mission

Our Mission

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  

Pricing

Our Mission

Our Mission

Fractional CPO engagements start from £3,000 per month for Seed-stage companies, with transparent tiered pricing across all stages.

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