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Chris Thompson

Freelance Scrum Product Owner
Verified Expert in Product Management
UTC-08:00
United States
Toptal Member Since February 2, 2022

Chris has over 20 years of experience in software development, IT, and product management. He has recently worked as a senior product manager at Micro Focus and has created several digital experiences. Micro Focus is a top ten software company with customers in 98 of the Fortune 100. Before, Chris spent five years at LiveWorld building a world-class moderation tool that included instant messaging capability, auto-replies with business rules, case management, reporting, and more.

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Justin Whittaker

Freelance Scrum Product Owner
Verified Expert in Product Management
UTC-07:00
United States
Toptal Member Since May 9, 2020

At Toptal, Justin is both a product manager and a project manager and is also a product marketer with over a decade of experience leading teams to create and market B2B and B2C products used by millions of people in the US, Canada, and Europe. Products Justin has built have powered experiences for brands like Disney, DIRECTV, Nintendo, FOX, NBC Universal, TELUS, Huffington Post, and Time Warner.

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Prashant Saxena

Freelance Scrum Product Owner
Verified Expert in Product Management
UTC-06:00
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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Gabriel Ignacio

Freelance Scrum Product Owner
Verified Expert in Product Management
UTC-05:00
Canada
Toptal Member Since January 6, 2021

Gabriel has a reputation for getting things done as an entrepreneurial expert-generalist (polymath) with diverse experiences. He is passionate about employing finance, entrepreneurship, and technology in making the world a better place for generations to come. Gabriel has extensive experiences in a global, regional, and C-suite scale as CEO and COO in four early-stage startups, two top global banks, and a multinational consumer packaged goods company.

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Siobhan Durcan

Freelance Scrum Product Owner
Verified Expert in Product Management
UTC+00:00
United Kingdom
Toptal Member Since May 18, 2022

Siobhan has held global product management roles. She has technical skills in Python (machine learning), generative AI development, and Salesforce. She delights in seeing the impact of her work–whether that's measured by revenue, operational efficiency, or the number of customers reached. Siobhan stays abreast of AI trends and publishes a newsletter on AI. She thrives on untangling messy problems and has a track record of rapidly absorbing disparate information and producing clear insights.

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Vanessa Soares

Freelance Scrum Product Owner
Verified Expert in Product Management
UTC+00:00
United Kingdom
Toptal Member Since January 5, 2022

Vanessa has worked as a product manager in digital for 15+ years and in video-on-demand for nine years. She has extensive experience in strategy alignment, scope definition, and prioritization, as well as getting into the details developers need for user stories. Vanessa’s breadth of expertise also includes UX and SQL, leading discovery workshops, and analyzing, improving, and automating business processes. She has additional background as a project manager, developer, and tester.

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Greg Prickril

Freelance Scrum Product Owner
Verified Expert in Product Management
UTC+01:00
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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Adrian Gonzalez

Freelance Scrum Product Owner
Verified Expert in Product Management
UTC+01:00
Canada
Toptal Member Since July 27, 2020

With an engineering degree, two master's degrees that include an MBA, and the ability to speak four languages, Adrian has delivered as a PM in North America, LATAM, and Europe on multiple innovation initiatives, including software development, AI strategy, project delivery, executive coaching, etc. He has extensive experience in technical and business roles and has worked in several industries: telecom, cloud, supply chain, fintech, IT, etc.

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Guram Tchitchinadze

Freelance Scrum Product Owner
Verified Expert in Product Management
UTC+04:00
Georgia
Toptal Member Since October 24, 2022

With expertise in leading cross-functional teams, Guram excels in streamlining business operations, driving innovation, and enhancing IT infrastructure. Skilled in product strategy, data-driven decision-making, and cloud solutions, he helps businesses optimize their processes, improve product-market fit, and create scalable solutions that align technology with business goals for sustainable growth.

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Kartikeya Yadav

Freelance Scrum Product Owner
Verified Expert in Product Management
UTC+05:00
India
Toptal Member Since November 24, 2022

Kartikeya is a professional with a decade-long experience in product and portfolio management, marketing, research, sales, strategy, and banking. His background as a product owner includes over 50 products in digital banking, payments, rewards and loyalty programs, corporate and government banking, insurance, lending, and supply chain finance. As a subject matter expert in digital products, digital marketing, portfolio management, and consumer banking, Kartikeya has guided teams of 5-20 members.

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Bilal Siddiqui

Freelance Scrum Product Owner
Verified Expert in Product Management
UTC+10:00
Australia
Toptal Member Since September 29, 2022

Bilal is an experienced product manager who builds user-centric products that drive growth. An ex-Western Union employee, he is an Agile product manager with 7+ years of experience moving product development from ideation to launch. Bilal has a proven track record of increasing user engagement and delivering successful B2B and B2C products. He is skilled in Agile methodologies, user research, roadmapping, and stakeholder management. Bilal is available for full-time and part-time opportunities.

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How to Hire Scrum Product Owners Through Toptal

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A Toptal client advisor 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 scrum product owner for your project. Average time to match is under 24 hours.
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Work with your new scrum product owner 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 Scrum Product Owners

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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Capabilities of Scrum Product Owners

Scrum product owners bring value-focused leadership to Agile teams, emphasizing the product vision and making sure that the team builds the right product. They bridge stakeholder and development team communications and act as the voice of the customer, aligning features with business goals by defining clear user stories that enable rapid iteration and maximize ROI.

Product Backlog Ownership

A well-managed, prioritized backlog ensures that teams are aligned and focused on the most important work. Scrum product owners create and continuously refine the product backlog to match customer needs, business goals, and team capacity.

Actionable User Story Writing

User stories with clearly defined acceptance criteria help clarify what success looks like. Toptal’s scrum product owners write stories that describe a product backlog item from the user’s perspective, including actionable items that guide the development team in delivering valuable, testable features.

Stakeholder Product Vision Alignment

Keeping all stakeholders aligned on the product vision at every stage prevents competing priorities from arising. Scrum product owners collaborate with executives, users, and other stakeholders to ensure a shared understanding of the product’s vision, roadmap, and priorities.

Value-based Feature Prioritization

Prioritizing backlog features based on their value delivers the best returns. By evaluating business risk and return value against customer impact, our scrum product owners identify and rank backlog items that deliver the greatest ROI.

Sprint Planning Participation

Strong sprint planning clarifies requirements, making sure the team understands what they’re building and why it’s important. Toptal’s scrum product owners collaborate with the scrum team during sprint planning to explain the goals, answer questions, and prioritize a clear sprint backlog.

Work Review and Acceptance

Validating completed work against the product goal is essential to ensuring quality and usability. Scrum product owners review and evaluate delivered features by participating in sprint reviews to confirm the work meets the definition of done and satisfies user needs.

User Feedback Gathering and Analysis

Gathering continuous feedback from real users leads to better products. Our scrum product owners collect and analyze information from user surveys, interviews, and analytics to inform backlog refinements and improve product usability.

Real-time Scope and Trade-off Decisions

Timely decisions and trade-offs keep development aligned and protect the product vision. Scrum product owners make real-time scope adjustments by actively managing the product backlog and collaborating with teams to add or remove items during sprints without compromising product alignment.

Cross-functional Team Communication

Clear alignment between business stakeholders and development teams avoids misunderstandings and rework. The best scrum product owners act as a bridge between teams, guaranteeing everyone has the same context and shares the same priorities.

Trends and Competitor Awareness

Well-informed insights, based on current industry best practices, lead to smarter product decisions. Toptal’s scrum product owners stay informed about technology shifts, competitor offerings, and industry trends, cultivating a culture of constant learning that guides strategic product decisions.

FAQs

  • Typically, you can hire scrum product owners 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 scrum product owner, 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 scrum product owner, 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 scrum product owners for your project.

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

  • You can hire scrum product owners 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 scrum product owner 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 scrum product owners can fully integrate into your existing team for a seamless working experience.

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

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    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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