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Toptal is a marketplace for experienced Product Consultants. Top companies and startups hire freelance Product Consultants from Toptal for app development, web development, and other software development projects to achieve their business needs.

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Clients rate Toptal product consultants 4.9 / 5 on average based on 259 reviews.

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David Bialer

Freelance Product Consultant
United States
Toptal Member Since February 23, 2022

David has over 35 years in the tech industry, launching innovative, complex products across multiple markets. He's led teams that have delivered consumer marketplaces, SaaS platforms, developer tools, device software, and human psychometrics. David is the calm in the storm, inspiring teams to give their best. He ruthlessly prioritizes and believes in transparency. David excels at bringing ideas from conception to launch and everything in between, including market validation and prototyping.

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Onkar Singh Lohtham

Freelance Product Consultant
United Kingdom
Toptal Member Since August 12, 2021

Onkar has 15+ years of leadership and hands-on experience in global and startup product management. He specializes in building and launching web-based and mobile B2B and B2C products, which he has done in publishing, eCommerce, a hedge fund, agriculture, media, market research, and fashion domains in the US, UK, EU, and SEA. Onkar excels at synthesizing core business problems into actionable points by leveraging his technical and design background, business acumen, and consulting skills.

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Prashant Saxena

Freelance Product Consultant
Canada
Toptal Member Since March 28, 2023

Prashant is a product manager with 7+ years of experience. He has worked with companies such as Cisco, Thomson Reuters, Marsh, IHS Markit, and Nagarro. Specializing in managing the development of SaaS and B2C web applications, Prashant delivers results with deep expertise in Agile product management, UI/UX, SQL, Google Analytics, Jira, and Excel. His industry experience is backed by scrum product owner certifications, an MBA from Notre Dame, and a bachelor's degree in computer science.

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Beth McHugh

Freelance Product Consultant
United States
Toptal Member Since September 3, 2021

Beth is a director of product and user-centered design specialist with expertise in data-informed decision-making, building highly collaborative teams, and improving business KPIs. She has nine years in product management, creating impact at startups, mid-sized companies, and mission-focused education, health, and community-building organizations.

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Scott Lee

Freelance Product Consultant
Italy
Toptal Member Since February 11, 2022

Scott has eight years of experience as a product manager, consultant, and entrepreneur working with worldwide markets on behalf of large groups such as LVMH, Kering, and Richemont, as well as pre-seed to scale-up startups like Blablacar, Cheerz, and Snips (bought by Sonos). He has an interest in transversal and multidisciplinary projects. Scott is happy to jump into a pitch deck design and strategy debate with a founder to integrate and set up an analytics environment for future endeavors.

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Matteo Ressa

Freelance Product Consultant
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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Katie Mills

Freelance Product Consultant
United States
Toptal Member Since March 8, 2021

Katie has over ten years of experience leading product management, consumer insight, and user experience efforts for large Fortune 500 companies and small consumer tech startups. She has successfully taken products from concept through launch and drove ongoing product innovation and improvements. Katie has a successful track record of building new teams and competencies, most recently for consumer SaaS startups.

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Malavika Lakireddy

Freelance Product Consultant
India
Toptal Member Since March 19, 2019

Malavika has 12+ years of experience in product management and engineering roles in MarTech, eCommerce, marketplaces, FinTech, and analytics products. With proven cross-functional leadership in taking products from concept to market covering aspects of monetization, product design, customer development, and go-to-market with globally distributed teams, she's an analytical hands-on PM with excellent written and verbal communication skills.

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Tonći Jajić

Freelance Product Consultant
Croatia
Toptal Member Since October 1, 2020

Tonći is an accomplished product and project manager with over ten years of multi-disciplinary experience. He managed over 15 products and several SMBs, helping them improve efficiency and maximize their margins. Leveraging his expertise, attention to detail, and leadership skills, he has nurtured and managed several large Agile teams to timely deliveries of amazing products. Tonći has experience in digital business, eCommerce, travel, mobility, retail, wholesale, news, and service industries.

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Louis Levine

Freelance Product Consultant
United States
Toptal Member Since November 23, 2022

Louis is a product leader who's excited to solve problems and deliver exceptional outcomes. He's honed his craft as a head of product for an acquired healthtech startup, product lead for a global benefits consultancy, and strategy manager for a Fortune 20 company. Louis is passionate about helping people navigate complex systems at their most difficult times. Through user research, strategy development, and product leadership, he's ready to supercharge any product team.

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Mikhail Asavkin

Freelance Product Consultant
Australia
Toptal Member Since July 14, 2021

Mikhail has 10+ years of experience specializing in B2B2C marketplaces, AI, eCommerce, and real estate. While his primary focus is multiplying company profits via product management, he likes to help with engineering leadership, growth hacking, hiring, and company culture. Mikhail's greatest achievements include founding five companies (two of which were acquired), leading products in multinational companies with 5,000+ engineers, and bringing many startups to profitability and greater success.

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Co-Founder & CTO

Getting set up with Toptal and finding a new team member was so easy, I don't know why anyone wouldn't give it a try. Best of all, we no longer have to worry about finding great people to help with our projects!

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One of our most time consuming problems is finding qualified staff. We need to find the correct platform to advertise on, create a proper ad, filter through tons of applications, interview and test the applicants' capabilities, and finally take a risk by hiring. This was the old way of doing things. The new way: describe the job position to our Toptal account manager, interview a few qualified applicants, and hire with a risk-free trial -- much faster, a lot easier, and with incredible results.

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How to Hire Product Consultants 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.
2

Work With Hand-Selected Talent

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

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

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Access a vast pool of skilled product managers in our talent network and hire the top 3% within just 48 hours.

FAQs

  • How quickly can you hire with Toptal?

    Typically, you can hire a product consultant 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 product consultant, 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.

  • How do I hire a product consultant?

    To hire the right product consultant, 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 product consultants for your project.

  • How are Toptal product consultants different?

    At Toptal, we thoroughly screen our product consultants 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 product consultants ready to help you achieve your goals.

  • Can you hire product consultants on an hourly basis or for project-based tasks?

    You can hire product consultants 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 product consultants can fully integrate into your existing team for a seamless working experience.

  • What is the no-risk trial period for Toptal product consultants?

    We make sure that each engagement between you and your product consultant 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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  • Trusted Experts Only

    Trusted Experts Only

    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.

  • The Right Fit

    The Right Fit

    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.

  • Scale as Needed

    Scale as Needed

    Hire talent within 48 hours and scale your team up or down as needed, no strings attached.

  • Seamless Hiring

    Seamless Hiring

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

  • Flexible Engagements

    Flexible Engagements

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

  • Expert Talent Matching

    Expert Talent Matching

    Focus on your project and enjoy support from your dedicated account executive and expert talent matcher.

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