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Barny Ritchley

Freelance Interim CPO
United Kingdom
Toptal Member Since September 13, 2022

Barny is a successful product leader with over 17 years of experience, specializing in monetizing technology products and services from innovation to fully considered business strategies. His deep understanding of technology and process importance led to impressive commercial gains within B2B and B2C SaaS markets. Barny's outstanding business experience and understanding of financial models enable him to quickly prioritize high-impact objectives, delivering transformational growth.

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Derek Anderson

Freelance Interim CPO
United States
Toptal Member Since December 13, 2019

Derek has 20 years of experience growing businesses by thrilling customers and solving real-world problems. He has served in roles ranging from VP of marketing to CTO and CEO. His expertise bridges the gap between executive vision and technical execution when delivering complex solutions at an enterprise scale. With his hands-on style and “get it done” attitude, Derek has worked with global firms such as Facebook, Cisco, Cemex, Coca-Cola, Ford, and many SMBs and startups.

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Derick Thompson

Freelance Interim CPO
United States
Toptal Member Since May 10, 2022

As a product and GTM leader, Derick collaborates with top-tier clients and talent to deliver innovative and impactful solutions that leverage generative AI and growth marketing. His superpower is leading product, marketing, and sales teams to build, launch, and grow B2B digital products.

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Laurie Harvey

Freelance Interim CPO
United States
Toptal Member Since October 26, 2018

Laurie is a skilled leader who drives unprecedented results. Starting from the ground up, she's a strong leader who leverages her ability to inspire results, focusing on prioritizing high-impact efforts. She has led both marketing and product management during her extensive career. Laurie has delivered B2B and B2C offerings for startups and enterprises, exceeding customer expectations, solving their most pressing challenges, and fulfilling new market opportunities.

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Roger Norton

Freelance Interim CPO
South Africa
Toptal Member Since October 20, 2020

Roger has been running product and operations for high-growth tech startups for 10+ years. Focusing mainly on emerging markets, he co-founded and served as COO for Trixta, a developer tools platform; built and ran Playlogix, a startup studio; and developed Lean Iterator, a product validation process used by top local accelerators and a listed financial company. Roger lives at the intersection of building startups and creating agile, digital products in innovative, fast-moving businesses.

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Eddie George

Freelance Interim CPO
United Kingdom
Toptal Member Since July 14, 2020

Eddie is a leading-edge fintech product manager with a proven history of success driving a strategic vision and transformational product advances in mission-critical areas for companies at all stages, from scale-ups and startups to well-known enterprise-level brands. He brings 20+ years of experience in fintech product management and engineering. Eddie is a master's graduate well-versed in Agile methodology, innovation, and computer science who seeks to maximize value in every endeavor.

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Chad Bockius

Freelance Interim CPO
United States
Toptal Member Since May 17, 2019

Chad is a strategic, hands-on product leader with over 20 years of experience. He's launched, managed, and positioned multiple award-winning, patented products to secure over $50 million in enterprise product revenue. He’s raised over $26 million in venture funding to fuel product and company growth. Combining a unique background in sales, marketing, and product, he’s a great choice to help bring the right solutions to market at the right time.

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Greg Prickril

Freelance Interim CPO
Germany
Toptal Member Since November 16, 2018

Greg is a seasoned product strategy consultant and trainer with nearly 20 years of experience shipping digital enterprise products at IBM, Microsoft, and SAP. He is also a global expert on delivering complex products and solutions at an enterprise scale.

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Alex Feltwell

Freelance Interim CPO
United Kingdom
Toptal Member Since July 8, 2022

Alex is a relentless leader and product professional with over 20 years of experience. His creative, enthusiastic, and galvanizing attitude helps deliver successful projects through high-performing and collaborative teams. Clients and colleagues highly praise Alex's ability to think outside the box and guide projects in the most challenging circumstances.

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Shikhin (Shaun) Agarwal

Freelance Interim CPO
United States
Toptal Member Since March 23, 2020

Shaun has delivered $300+ million in revenue for B2B/B2C platforms. As a C-level product and tech executive, he's worked with boards and executives and with 400+ Global 1,000 brands across retail, financial services, travel, auto, etc. He has 22+ years of product management experience in AI/Generative-AI, fintech, sales tech, blockchain/web3.0, and AR/VR. With his transformative leadership style, Shaun is excited to take on new business challenges and deliver market success.

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Mark DelSesto

Freelance Interim CPO
United States
Toptal Member Since November 8, 2022

Mark has over 25 years of software and product management experience. He started his career at Motorola, writing embedded software for cellular radios. Transitioning to product management, Mark successfully grew a new startup product to over $20 million in annual revenue, selling it for $135 million. He's worked with a healthcare startup to create a SaaS-based AI/ML analytic product for the pharmaceutical industry. Mark has a computer science degree from Carnegie Mellon and an MBA from DePaul.

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A Toptal director of product management will work with you to understand your goals, technical needs, and team dynamics.
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Within days, we'll introduce you to the right Interim CPO for your project. Average time to match is under 24 hours.
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Work with your new Interim CPO for a trial period (pay only if satisfied), ensuring they're the right fit before starting the engagement.

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FAQs

  • How quickly can you hire with Toptal?

    Typically, you can hire an Interim CPO with Toptal in about 48 hours. For larger teams of talent or Managed Delivery, timelines may vary. Our talent matchers are highly skilled in the same fields they’re matching in—they’re not recruiters or HR reps. They’ll work with you to understand your goals, technical needs, and team dynamics, and match you with ideal candidates from our vetted global talent network.

    Once you select your Interim CPO, you’ll have a no-risk trial period to ensure they’re the perfect fit. Our matching process has a 98% trial-to-hire rate, so you can rest assured that you’re getting the best fit every time.

  • To hire the right Interim CPO, it’s important to evaluate a candidate’s experience, technical skills, and communication skills. You’ll also want to consider the fit with your particular industry, company, and project. Toptal’s rigorous screening process ensures that every member of our network has excellent experience and skills, and our team will match you with the perfect Interim CPOs for your project.

  • At Toptal, we thoroughly screen our Interim CPOs to ensure we only match you with the highest caliber of talent. Of the more than 200,000 people who apply to join the Toptal network each year, fewer than 3% make the cut.

    In addition to screening for industry-leading expertise, we also assess candidates’ language and interpersonal skills to ensure that you have a smooth working relationship.

    When you hire with Toptal, you’ll always work with world-class, custom-matched Interim CPOs ready to help you achieve your goals.

  • You can hire Interim CPOs on an hourly, part-time, or full-time basis. Toptal can also manage the entire project from end-to-end with our Managed Delivery offering. Whether you hire an expert for a full- or part-time position, you’ll have the control and flexibility to scale your team up or down as your needs evolve. Our Interim CPOs can fully integrate into your existing team for a seamless working experience.

  • We make sure that each engagement between you and your Interim CPO begins with a trial period of up to two weeks. This means that you have time to confirm the engagement will be successful. If you’re completely satisfied with the results, we’ll bill you for the time and continue the engagement for as long as you’d like. If you’re not completely satisfied, you won’t be billed. From there, we can either part ways, or we can provide you with another expert who may be a better fit and with whom we will begin a second, no-risk trial.

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    We handle all aspects of billing, payments, and NDA’s. Let us take care of the overhead while you focus on building great products.

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    Choose the engagement type that suits your needs — hourly, part-time, or full-time — with the ability to change anytime.

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