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Adan Perez

Freelance Interim CPO
United StatesInterim CPO Since November 14, 2018

Adan is an expert in taking digital products from zero to one. He provides advice, management, and on-the-ground operations for everything needed to take effect from ideation to launch. He has a proven toolkit of processes and resources that are adapted to meet the needs of a product and organization.

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Joel C Melby

Freelance Interim CPO
United StatesInterim CPO Since March 29, 2019

Joel is a senior product and technology leader and consultant with 20+ years of strategic and technical experience. He has built successful teams, platforms, products, solutions, and markets across multiple industries, including telecommunications, advertising technology, transportation, and defense. Before establishing his consulting practice, Joel was the CTO for two companies, a solutions vice president, a product management director, and a product manager at Motorola.

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Laurie Harvey

Freelance Interim CPO
United StatesInterim CPO Since October 26, 2018

Laurie is a skilled manager who drives unprecedented results. Starting from the ground up, she's a strong leader and 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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Chad Bockius

Freelance Interim CPO
United StatesInterim CPO 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
GermanyInterim CPO 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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Enrique Gallar

Freelance Interim CPO
SingaporeInterim CPO Since May 27, 2019

Enrique has a long career in product management and design and runs a consultancy firm providing advisory services to clients. Throughout his career, he’s held various roles as advisor, chief product officer, and partner at multiple companies and startups in the fields of IoT, fintech, SaaS companies, and product appliances.

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Justin MacLean

Freelance Interim CPO
United StatesInterim CPO Since May 10, 2019

Justin is a product manager with a deep and diverse background. He is adept at addressing strategic opportunities with a context-aware, data-driven approach. He uses agile product management, structured collaboration, and an in-depth analytics skillset to produce real, positive outcomes.

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Justin Nassiri

Freelance Interim CPO
United StatesInterim CPO Since May 17, 2019

For over the past decade, Justin has been a serial entrepreneur. As a solo founder, he has raised $3 million+ in venture capital, including an investment from Google's chairman, Eric Schmidt. His software products have been used by over 35+ Fortune 500 companies, including Disney, P&G, Microsoft, Budweiser, and more. Justin holds an MBA from Stanford, has worked as a McKinsey & Co. consultant, and is a US Navy certified nuclear engineer.

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Topher Williams

Freelance Interim CPO
United StatesInterim CPO Since July 3, 2019

Topher is an executive and entrepreneur with more than 15 years of operational, technology, and product management and development leadership experience across a breadth of industries with specific expertise working with startups. He's always been a person who prefers a great deal of variety in his work—whether that's solving different problems facing an organization or working with several companies in different markets.

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Brad Moss

Freelance Interim CPO
United StatesInterim CPO Since March 25, 2019

Brad has successfully architected, sold, implemented, and managed complex projects and products during his tenure. His experience has allowed him to work in and with multiple countries around the globe. With experience in online commerce, online marketplaces, and education, he has built and successfully managed teams large and small, on and offshore. He is a thinker and a doer and understands how to manage difficult projects.

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How to Hire Interim CPOs through Toptal

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Talk to One of Our Industry Experts

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 are Toptal Interim CPOs different?

    At Toptal, we thoroughly screen our Interim CPOs to ensure we only match you with talent of the highest caliber. Of the more than 200,000 people who apply to join the Toptal network each year, fewer than 3% make the cut. You’ll work with product management experts (never generalized recruiters or HR reps) to understand your goals, technical needs, and team dynamics. The end result: expert vetted talent from our network, custom matched to fit your business needs.

  • Can I hire Interim CPOs in less than 48 hours through Toptal?

    Depending on availability and how fast you can progress, you could start working with an Interim CPO within 48 hours of signing up.

  • What is the no-risk trial period for Toptal Interim CPOs?

    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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    All of our talent are seasoned experts who ramp up quickly, readily contribute as core team members, and work with you to minimize onboarding time.

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    We have a knack for matching you with the right fit. Start working with your new hire on a no-risk trial period, paying only if satisfied.

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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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