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Michael Poythress

Freelance Product Development Manager
United StatesToptal Member Since March 12, 2019

Michael excels at engineering technology, interacting with colleagues, and at developing processes to solve everyday problems for people and organizations—both large and small. As a proficient Agile product manager and design leader, he has been planning and delivering web and mobile projects for business and end consumers for the past 18 years. He also has extensive experience in strategic architecture and end-to-end solution creation.

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Dom Wolf

Freelance Product Development Manager
MaltaToptal Member Since November 23, 2018

Dom is a product manager with 11+ years of hands-on experience in fintech, marketing, marketplaces, design, blockchain, P2P, telcos, and eCommerce. With a marketing and product background, he's an expert at building and growing award-winning platforms, mobile apps, and websites. Dom brings together developers, marketers, and designers to build great products.

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Prem Sundaram

Freelance Product Development Manager
United StatesToptal Member Since April 24, 2019

For over 15 years, Prem's been successfully developing and launching software and product innovations as an international technology consultant and product manager. He advises companies of all stages in diverse industries including software, banking, internet-of-things, mobile, and cloud—in both the US and Europe. Prem has a bachelor of science degree in physics and materials science from Cambridge University and an MBA from UCLA,

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Andrew Sylvia

Freelance Product Development Manager
United StatesToptal Member Since February 13, 2019

As an accomplished product leader with over ten years of experience, Andrew has a proven track record of driving product innovation and achieving business goals. Andrew has successfully led cross-functional teams throughout his career, working collaboratively to bring new products and features to the market.

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Uros Titovic

Freelance Product Development Manager
SerbiaToptal Member Since January 18, 2019

Uros has 10+ years of experience managing digital products and services for software development companies and mobile operators. He’s worked in all aspects of product management, including conducting research, detecting customer needs, defining the scope, prioritizing, building business models and business cases, reporting to the stakeholders, and managing development, QA, UX/UI, sales, marketing, and customer service teams.

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Boris Krstovic

Freelance Product Development Manager
GermanyToptal Member Since November 9, 2018

Boris is an entrepreneurial product leader driven by strong user empathy. He has a decade of product management and product development experience defining product strategies and product/market fits in a range of B2B/B2C industries—from his own startups (one exit, one bootstrapped to profitability) to Fortune 500 companies. Boris holds an MBA from the University of Cumbria and a computer science undergraduate degree (BSc).

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Terrance Holbrook

Freelance Product Development Manager
United StatesToptal Member Since June 3, 2019

Terrance is a tenacious and curious problem solver with 25+ years in solution development, servicing many industries, including manufacturing, fintech, insurance, life sciences, and healthcare. He aspires to find the simplicity hidden within the complex. Skilled in user experience research, new product launches, process control, and automation, Terrance has overseen global deployments, launched enterprise solutions, and successfully scaled solutions into large-tier clients.

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Roman A. Abashin

Freelance Product Development Manager
AustriaToptal Member Since June 25, 2019

Roman is your bridge between tech, business strategy, and data. Whether you need to execute a project in data analytics, drive product innovation, or improve your web application's performance and conversion, Roman is a battle-tested technical product lead who gets things done even in the most complex environments.

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Andrew Bellay

Freelance Product Development Manager
United StatesToptal Member Since June 24, 2019

Andrew is an experienced product manager and inherently curious, strategic, and process-oriented entrepreneur. He has two engineering degrees, and a liberal arts degree from Stanford and UT Austin. He was trained in human-centered design by the founders of IDEO. Since 2010, he has built and shipped dozens of products on time and budget, primarily for start-ups and innovation groups within established companies.

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Eddy Vermeulen

Freelance Product Development Manager
BelgiumToptal Member Since June 20, 2019

Eddy has been working in product and project management for high-tech multinationals for nearly 30 years. The combination of technical knowledge, experience in electronics companies like Barco, Flir, and Honeywell, and his writing skills allow him to bring a unique advantage to his clients. Eddy has a passion for market analysis and new product introduction. He has expertise in a variety of sectors such as finance, IT, and marketing.

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Rafal Dylewski

Freelance Product Development Manager
PolandToptal Member Since June 17, 2019

Since 2005, Rafal has been designing and documenting profitable software products for corporations and startups. He is a certified technical writer, AI technical writer, and knowledge engineer. He is excellent at technical writing, documentation, knowledge management, and information engineering and has a strong background in robust technical product management, IT business analysis, and technical documentation. Rafal has worked on full SDLC projects and OTS system implementations.

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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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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 product development manager for your project. Average time to match is under 24 hours.
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FAQs

  • How are Toptal product development managers different?

    At Toptal, we thoroughly screen our product development managers 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 product development managers in less than 48 hours through Toptal?

    Depending on availability and how fast you can progress, you could start working with a product development manager within 48 hours of signing up.

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

    We make sure that each engagement between you and your product development 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 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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    Hire talent within 48 hours and scale your team up or down as needed, no strings attached.

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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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