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Shawn Chung Kim

Freelance Principal Product Manager
Verified Expert in Product Management
UTC-08:00
United States
Toptal Member Since April 4, 2023

Shawn is an accomplished product leader with a proven record of driving results across diverse industries. With deep expertise in the environmental, automotive, insurance, eCommerce, consulting, and education sectors, he excels at navigating complex nuances and leveraging diverse talents to deliver exceptional outcomes. Shawn's leadership inspires teams to achieve optimal results on every project, cementing his reputation as a trusted leader in the field.

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Drew Bartlett

Freelance Principal Product Manager
Verified Expert in Product Management
UTC-07:00
United States
Toptal Member Since July 7, 2020

Drew is a seasoned digital product management and software development leader with over 20 years of experience. Known as an expert agent of change, Drew has a history of accomplishment delivering high impact, transformational and disruptive product, platform, and service offerings to market. Drew is an expert throughout the product development lifecycle from market analysis, strategy, and ideation through execution, operationalization, launch, iteration, and end of life. Drew delivers results.

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Rochelle Ramirez

Freelance Principal Product Manager
Verified Expert in Product Management
UTC-05:00
United States
Toptal Member Since July 12, 2021

Rochelle is an energetic product leader with 15+ years of experience impacting users and stakeholders through strategic product thinking, execution, and leadership. She focuses on strategy development which balances user-centricity and profitability. She is an expert in managing all business and consumer product lifecycle stages—from concept to end of life—for both mature and new products and for startups to large enterprises.

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Valerio Zanini

Freelance Principal Product Manager
Verified Expert in Product Management
UTC-05:00
United States
Toptal Member Since August 28, 2019

With 15+ years of hands-on experience, Valerio is a certified CST, SPC, MBA, and agile product trainer and coach—leading product and tech teams across various industries. He delivers training and coaching on product management, innovation, Agile, SAFe, and design thinking. Recently, Valerio founded Truly Scrum, a training and coaching company. Working at the intersection of technology, business, and human-centered design, Valerio is passionate about creating digital products that customers love.

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Stacey Ward

Freelance Principal Product Manager
Verified Expert in Product Management
UTC-05:00
Australia
Toptal Member Since July 25, 2022

Stacey is a seasoned senior product delivery lead passionate about data and AI in global tech. With 20 years of experience, she excels in crafting executable strategies, connecting the dots others miss, and amplifying project value. Her leadership drives innovation, efficiency, and impactful outcomes in complex tech landscapes, ensuring alignment with organizational goals and market needs. Stacey's expertise in leveraging data and AI enhances solutions, driving growth and competitive advantage.

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Adrian Hula

Freelance Principal Product Manager
Verified Expert in Product Management
UTC+00:00
United Kingdom
Toptal Member Since April 19, 2022

Adrian is a well-rounded business professional with a decade of digital product management experience. He has worked for both startups and global corporations. Adrian's expertise includes user testing, intuitive UX design, responsive design, MVPs, conversion optimization, A/B testing, stakeholder and supplier management, Agile product development, eCommerce, and APIs. He is passionate about AI and machine learning and holds an MBA from London Business School.

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Matteo Ressa

Freelance Principal Product Manager
Verified Expert in Product Management
UTC+01:00
Luxembourg
Toptal Member Since June 14, 2022

Matteo is a corporate product leader with a startup mindset. With 20 years of experience in IT and digital product management, he is a serial digital entrepreneur who launched four startups. Matteo spent five years at Amazon as a technical product manager, leading global initiatives, three years in Vodafone as a digital product manager, and seven years in IT consulting. He holds two master of science degrees with full honors in information technology management and computer science.

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Guram Kashmadze

Freelance Principal Product Manager
Verified Expert in Product Management
UTC+04:00
Georgia
Toptal Member Since July 16, 2021

Guram is a seasoned Product Owner with a deep tech background and a Crypto enthusiast with an in-depth knowledge of Blockchain technology. With over 12 years of experience in software product management and development, his main areas of expertise are fintech, eCommerce, and decentralized finance. Guram holds extensive experience in managing software development teams in an agile manner.

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Fu Fei

Freelance Principal Product Manager
Verified Expert in Product Management
UTC+08:00
Singapore
Toptal Member Since April 6, 2021

Fu Fei loves tinkering with new products and feels lucky to work full-time as a product manager. He tweets and blogs about his lessons as a product manager for early-stage startups and offers frameworks to demystify early-stage product development. In his professional career, Fu Fei has worked on products spanning a range of industries (logistics, nonprofit, and data analytics). Fu Fei joined Toptal to find freelance work that makes an impact.

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Janna Fuller

Freelance Principal Product Manager
Verified Expert in Product Management
UTC+09:00
Japan
Toptal Member Since March 3, 2022

Janna is a product leader with a robust design, marketing, and business background and experience building products, teams, and processes from scratch for early to late-stage startups. She worked as head of product for Coins.ph, a Philippine e-wallet and cryptocurrency fintech acquired by Gojek (now GoTo), and Zemble, an Australian B2B SaaS startup targeting insurance claims management. Janna's consulting work has spanned entertainment, fine art, and microbiology industries.

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Lisa Beattie

Freelance Principal Product Manager
Verified Expert in Product Management
UTC+12:00
New Zealand
Toptal Member Since September 27, 2019

Lisa has over 15 years of experience in product management, leading transformative new product developments and applying the lean methodology in a practical way across risk and regulations, retail and commercial banking, and fintech. From innovative product and service design to operations, business models, and organizational change, Lisa is a versatile and strategic leader.

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How to Hire Principal Product Managers Through Toptal

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Talk to One of Our Client Advisors

A Toptal client advisor will work with you to understand your goals, technical needs, and team dynamics.
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Work With Hand-selected Talent

Within days, we’ll introduce you to the right principal product manager for your project. Average time to match is under 24 hours.
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The Right Fit, Guaranteed

Work with your new principal product manager for a trial period (pay only if satisfied), ensuring they’re the right fit before starting the engagement.

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How We Source the Top 3% of Principal Product Managers

Our name “Toptal” comes from Top Talent—meaning we constantly strive to find and work with the best from around the world. Our rigorous screening process identifies experts in their domains who have passion and drive.

Of the thousands of applications Toptal sees each month, typically fewer than 3% are accepted.

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FAQs

  • Typically, you can hire principal product managers with Toptal in about 48 hours. For larger teams of talent or full end-to-end project 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 principal product manager, 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 principal product manager, 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 principal product managers for your project.

  • At Toptal, we thoroughly screen our principal product managers 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 principal product managers with Toptal, you’ll always work with world-class, custom-matched principal product managers ready to help you achieve your goals.

  • You can hire principal product managers on an hourly, part-time, or full-time basis. Toptal can also manage the project end-to-end based on your specific requirements as part of our Consulting and Services offerings. Whether you hire a principal product manager 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 principal product managers can fully integrate into your existing team for a seamless working experience.

  • We make sure that each engagement between you and your principal product manager 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 principal product manager who may be a better fit and with whom we will begin a second, no-risk trial.

Toptal Lets You Hire Fast,
With Unparalleled Success

  • Trusted Talent Only

    Trusted Talent Only

    Our talent network is composed of thoroughly vetted professionals who ramp up quickly, function as essential team members, and deliver results.

  • Precise Matching

    Precise Matching

    Our experienced talent matchers specialize in identifying talent that fits your needs. They work to understand your exact requirements and hand-select the best professionals for your project.

  • Seamless Hiring

    Seamless Hiring

    We handle all aspects of billing, payments, and NDAs, streamlining the hiring process so you can focus on innovation, not overhead.

  • No-risk Trial Period

    No-risk Trial Period

    We want to be sure your engagement is a total success, so we offer a no-risk trial period. Work with your new hire for up to two weeks and pay only if you’re satisfied.

  • Effortless Scaling

    Effortless Scaling

    We help you scale your team up or down as needed, with quick and efficient hiring in under 48 hours.

  • Flexible Engagements

    Flexible Engagements

    Our flexible engagement models allow you to choose the engagement type that suits your needs and adjust it anytime: hourly, part time, or full time.

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