What Is a Fractional Product Director?
A fractional Product Director provides part-time product leadership to companies building digital products. This role is ideal for startups and scale-ups that need senior product expertise but cannot justify a full-time Head of Product or CPO.
When to Hire a Fractional Product Director
- Building your first product team
- Launching a new product line
- Product-market fit challenges
- Scaling from founder-led product to team
- Need strategic product guidance
Typical Responsibilities
- Product strategy and roadmap development
- Product discovery and validation
- Team structure and hiring
- Agile process implementation
- Stakeholder management
- Metrics and OKR frameworks
- User research programme setup
Fractional Product Director Rates UK
- Junior (5-8 years): 450-650 per day
- Mid-level (8-12 years): 650-900 per day
- Senior (12+ years): 900-1,200 per day
Industries Hiring
- B2B SaaS companies
- Consumer apps and platforms
- E-commerce businesses
- Fintech startups
- Healthtech companies
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