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Managed by You

Christine Chen
Christine Chen
Verified Expert in Product Management

Product Manager

Previously at

Goldman Sachs
Jeremy Santy
Jeremy Santy
Verified Expert in Design

Product Designer

Previously at

Apple
Jose Miguel Arreola
Jose Miguel Arreola
Verified Expert in Engineering

Software Engineer

Previously at

Microsoft
William Guss
William Guss
Verified Expert in Engineering

Software Engineer

Previously at

OpenAI
ASSEMBLE YOUR TEAM FROM 20,000+ VETTED TALENT

TRUSTED BY THOUSANDS OF LEADING BRANDS


Motorola
Team of 20+
Duolingo
Team of 20+
University of Southern California
Team of 25+
Priceline
Team of 40+
Tropicana
Team of 45+
Okta
Team of 45+
FLEXIBLE TEAMS THAT FIT YOUR NEEDS
High-performing Teams for Every Business Goal
Hire a team of best-in-class talent from Toptal’s vetted network of 20,000+ professionals. Lead the team yourself with Toptal Teams, or choose Toptal Teams Advanced and we’ll provide you with a dedicated team manager.
EXPLORE EXAMPLES OF THE TEAMS WE CAN BUILD FOR YOU
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Divya Chittoor
Divya Chittoor
Verified Expert in Product Management
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15+ Years

of Experience

Product Manager

Divya is a fractional product leader with diverse experience in software engineering, consulting, and product management. She has held multiple leadership roles at high-performing organizations such as Facebook, McKinsey, and Y Combinator-backed startups. She can help companies build high-performing product teams, set a product strategy, and improve teams’ execution.

Previously at

Gianluca Vaccarini
Gianluca Vaccarini
Verified Expert in Engineering
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8+ Years

of Experience

Front-end Engineer

Gianluca is a highly versatile front-end and full-stack software engineer. He has helped many companies take an idea and turn it into a product that serves thousands to millions of users. Gianluca built the software that powers Tesla’s scheduling service centers from scratch, and has worked at Big Tech companies, such as Adobe, Starbucks, Snapchat, and T-Mobile. Known for building exceptionally fast and well, he can work on either end of the stack, integrate CI/CD, perform end-to-end testing, and more.

Previously at

Alex Gurevich
Alex Gurevich
Verified Expert in Design
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17+ Years

of Experience

UI/UX Designer

For the last 17 years, Alex has built, managed, and led a design agency that provides branding, marketing, and web development services. He grew it from a small startup to one of the best brand design firms in the city in less than three years. During that time, Alex has provided branding, app design, and UI/UX solutions for clients in various industries, including Fox Sports, Credit Karma, Goodwill, the USDA, and the US Air Force.

Previously at

Javier Ortiz
Javier Ortiz
Verified Expert in Engineering
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14+ Years

of Experience

Back-end Engineer

Javier loves challenges and new technologies. He has a strong background in C++, Python, and the vast cloud DevOps experience, and is AWS certified. He has worked with large companies such as Intel and Amadeus, and for several startups and research-based companies. Javier is currently based in France and can communicate in Spanish, English, and French.

Previously at

Seema K Nair
Seema K Nair
Verified Expert in Engineering
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20+ Years

of Experience

Manual QA

Seema brings more than 20 years of software testing and quality assurance expertise to the table. She has substantial experience with manual testing and the test automation of web and mobile applications. Seema is a certified Scrum master, an IBM-certified Db2 professional, and an AWS-certified solutions architect comfortable with Agile and Waterfall approaches. Her in-depth knowledge of API and performance testing delivers excellent results.

Previously at

Paul Meijer
Paul Meijer
Verified Expert in Marketing
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10+ Years

of Experience

SEO Expert

Paul is a senior marketing manager who has managed teams and stakeholders. He excels at strategy creation, growth marketing and implementation, marketing management, and specific channels such as CRO, SEO, and paid advertising. He uses a data-driven, growth, and experimentation approach to drive business value. He has worked for startups and established international brands. Paul is known for his never-ending drive in the marketing field and his strategic, creative, and critical thinking skills.

Previously at

How Toptal Teams Works

1

Align on Goals

We’ll work with you to understand your objectives and goals, so we’re aligned with your vision from the start.
2

Assemble Your Team

We’ll curate a team from our network of 20,000+ vetted developers, designers, marketers, product and project managers, and consultants.
3

Kick Off Your Project

Start working with your team immediately. Enjoy a risk-free trial period; if you’re not completely satisfied you won’t be charged.

Compare Toptal Teams and Toptal Teams Advanced

Assemble a team of world-class talent from Toptal. Compare our options below to see which one is the best fit for you.

Teams
Teams Advanced

For clients with the time and technical expertise to manage their team

For clients who want support managing their team

Custom team built by Toptal
Flexible team composition
Top 3% of talent
Risk-free trial
Onboarding and team integration
Budgets, timelines, and resource planning
Day-to-day team management
Stakeholder reports

UNRIVALED EXPERTISE

Our Talent Has Worked With Top Companies

With experience at the world’s leading companies, our talent brings valuable insights and expertise to deliver world-class outcomes.

Google
OpenAI
Meta
Microsoft
Apple
GoogleOpenAIMetaMicrosoftAppleIBMTeslaOracleAccentureAmazon Web ServicesAirbnbintelDuolingoBooking.comSAPHBOAdobeCiscoNvidiaSAS
EXCEPTIONAL TALENT

Top 3%

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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25,000+

CLIENTS SERVED

20,000+

GLOBAL TALENT

300+

INDUSTRIES SERVED

300+

CAPABILITIES

OUR INDUSTRY COLLECTIVE

Industry-leading Expertise

Our experienced business leaders turn industry insights into transformative solutions.

Connect With Our Technology Team

From developing innovative strategies to driving sustainable change, our team has led numerous projects for leading technology clients through strategic advisory and team augmentation.

Mario Merlano

Mario Merlano

Technology Industry Leader

Mario is an expert in account leadership, executive leadership, delivery, and project management/business analysis.

Previously Managed Client

Featured Technology Articles

Spring Security With JWT for REST API

Spring Security With JWT for REST API

Ioram Gordadze
Ioram Gordadze
Verified Expert in Engineering
  • Spring
  • Java
Advantages of AI: Using GPT and Diffusion Models for Image Generation

Advantages of AI: Using GPT and Diffusion Models for Image Generation

Juan Manuel Ortiz de Zarate
Juan Manuel Ortiz de Zarate
Verified Expert in Engineering
  • SQL
  • Python
Creating Success: A Guide to Product Manager KPIs

Creating Success: A Guide to Product Manager KPIs

Laurie Harvey
Laurie Harvey
Verified Expert in Product Management
  • Valuations
  • Fundraising

Connect With Our Financial Services Team

From developing innovative strategies to driving sustainable change, our team has led numerous projects for leading financial clients through strategic advisory and team augmentation.

Terry Kuester

Terry Kuester

GM of Banking, Financial Services and Insurance

Terry is a senior executive with 25+ years of experience in banking, financial services, and fintech. He has held leadership roles at Deloitte, NTT Data, and two publicly traded technology firms.

PREVIOUSLY AT

Featured Financial Services Articles

Should We Rethink the Use of EBITDA?

Should We Rethink the Use of EBITDA?

Puneet Gandhi
Puneet Gandhi
Verified Expert in Management Consulting
  • Financial Analysis
Strategic Financial Leadership: 6 Skills CFOs Need Now

Strategic Financial Leadership: 6 Skills CFOs Need Now

Puneet Sapra
Puneet Sapra
Verified Expert in Management Consulting
  • Interim CFOs
  • Fractional CFOs
An AI Revolution in Finance: Opportunities and Challenges

An AI Revolution in Finance: Opportunities and Challenges

Chris Holloway
Chris Holloway
  • Fintech
  • Data Analysis Consulting

Connect With Our Communications, Media & Entertainment Team

From developing innovative strategies to driving sustainable change, our team has led numerous projects for leading communications, media, and entertainment clients through strategic advisory and team augmentation.

Michael Valocchi

Michael Valocchi

Communications, Media, and Entertainment Industry Leader

Michael is a senior executive with more than 35 years of experience leading strategic consulting practices at IBM, PwC, and most recently serving as Head of Consulting for the Americas at Cognizant.

PREVIOUSLY AT

Featured Communications, Media & Entertainment Articles

Can Designers Make the Metaverse Less Awkward?

Can Designers Make the Metaverse Less Awkward?

Pam Nicholls
Pam Nicholls
Verified Expert in Design
Esports: A Guide to Competitive Video Gaming

Esports: A Guide to Competitive Video Gaming

Josh Chapman (deleted)
Toptal Talent Network Experts

An exclusive network of the world’s top freelancers

  • Market Research Analyst
  • Market Sizing
A Product Designer’s Guide to Competitive Analysis

A Product Designer’s Guide to Competitive Analysis

Chandan Mishra
Chandan Mishra
Verified Expert in Design
  • UX Design
  • Product Design

Connect With Our Consumer Products & Services Team

From developing innovative strategies to driving sustainable change, our team has led numerous projects for leading consumer products and services clients through strategic advisory and team augmentation.

Chris Daniel

Chris Daniel

GM of Consumer Products and Services

Chris is a strategic leader with 25+ years of experience driving innovation in retail, consumer goods, and technology, leading industry practices at Maven Wave and Protiviti, and founding two startups.

PREVIOUSLY AT

Featured Consumer Products & Services Articles

Choosing the Right E-commerce Business Model to Sell Your Product

Choosing the Right E-commerce Business Model to Sell Your Product

Martin Smith
Martin Smith
  • Valuations
  • Fundraising
Looks That Thrill: Inside the Booming Beauty Industry

Looks That Thrill: Inside the Booming Beauty Industry

Natasha Ketabchi
Natasha Ketabchi
  • Valuations
  • Fundraising
Optimizing Retailer Revenue With Sales Forecasting AI

Optimizing Retailer Revenue With Sales Forecasting AI

Ahmed Khaled
Ahmed Khaled
Verified Expert in Engineering
  • E-commerce Development
  • Artificial Intelligence

Connect With Our Healthcare Team

From developing innovative strategies to driving sustainable change, our team has led numerous projects for leading healthcare clients through strategic advisory and team augmentation.

Matt Sitek

Matt Sitek

Director of Healthcare and Life Sciences

Matt is a senior healthcare executive with 20+ years of experience driving AI, cloud, and digital transformation. He has held healthcare-focused leadership roles at Crayon, Maven Wave, and Slalom.

PREVIOUSLY AT

Featured Healthcare Articles

How Open Talent Can Drive Healthcare’s Digital Transformation

How Open Talent Can Drive Healthcare’s Digital Transformation

Erik Stettler
Erik Stettler
Verified Expert in Management Consulting
  • Valuations
  • Fundraising
Three Healthcare Technology Innovations: Driving Better Outcomes and Lower Costs

Three Healthcare Technology Innovations: Driving Better Outcomes and Lower Costs

Vijay Shrinivas
Vijay Shrinivas
  • Digital Transformation
The Key Automation Opportunity Healthcare Leaders Must Focus on Next

The Key Automation Opportunity Healthcare Leaders Must Focus on Next

Peter Matuszak
Peter Matuszak
  • Valuations
  • Fundraising

Connect With Our Industrials Team

From developing innovative strategies to driving sustainable change, our team has led numerous projects for leading industrials clients through strategic advisory and team augmentation.

Geoff Jue

Geoff Jue

GM of Industrial Products and Services

Geoff is a senior executive with 40+ years of experience driving growth in the oil and gas, manufacturing, and automotive industries, as well as leading industry practices at IBM, Accenture, and Wipro.

Years of experience

Featured Industrials Articles

Supply Chain Lessons and Opportunities: Learnings From a Crisis

Supply Chain Lessons and Opportunities: Learnings From a Crisis

Zachary Elfman
Zachary Elfman
Verified Expert in Management Consulting
  • Logistics Consulting
  • Business Modeling
Driving Down Costs in a Digital Oil and Gas Future

Driving Down Costs in a Digital Oil and Gas Future

Alberto Bazzana
Alberto Bazzana
Verified Expert in Management Consulting
  • Valuations
  • Fundraising
Innovation With Life-critical Systems

Innovation With Life-critical Systems

Kyle Kotowick, Ph.D.
Kyle Kotowick, Ph.D.
Verified Expert in Engineering
  • Interim CTOs

Connect With Our Automotive Team

From developing innovative strategies to driving sustainable change, our team has led numerous projects for leading automotive clients through strategic advisory and team augmentation.

Jordan Fulk

Jordan Fulk

Automotive Industry Leader

Jordan has a history of working in the talent industry across sales, market research, management, interviewing, and business relationship management.

Previously Managed Client

Featured Automotive Articles

Virtual Reality in the Automotive Industry

Virtual Reality in the Automotive Industry

Daan Terra
Daan Terra
Verified Expert in Engineering
  • Virtual Reality
  • Augmented Reality
A Deep Dive Into the Future of Mobility

A Deep Dive Into the Future of Mobility

Francesco Castellano
Francesco Castellano
Verified Expert in Management Consulting
  • FP&A
  • Market Research Analyst
Design’s Driving Forces: A Website Redesign Case Study

Design’s Driving Forces: A Website Redesign Case Study

Goran Ramljak
Goran Ramljak
Verified Expert in Design
  • Web Development
  • Brand Design

FAQs

Toptal Teams is an engagement model in which Toptal quickly and efficiently assembles a team of talent well-suited for your project. Companies that require ongoing support may benefit from Toptal Teams Advanced, where a dedicated team manager oversees the team’s performance, making strategic adjustments throughout the project life cycle to maximize the value you’re getting from the team.

In Teams Advanced, the team manager plays a crucial role, providing continuous oversight and proactive management from start to finish. This consistent involvement sets your project up for success and supports on-demand adjustments to meet evolving goals and challenges. The team manager’s guidance helps keep team members on track, simplifies people management, and helps maintain the focus on your strategic objectives.

Both Teams and Teams Advanced provide the flexibility to adjust your team size as your needs evolve. With Teams, Toptal will offer guidance and support as you implement your desired changes. With Teams Advanced, a team manager will also actively manage and implement adjustments on your behalf.

In both Teams and Teams Advanced, you retain full authority over all project and staffing decisions. In either engagement model, Toptal will support and guide you through hiring and talent selection as you build or adjust your team. With Teams Advanced, your team manager also takes an active managerial role, contributing to strategy as needed and executing decisions made with your explicit approval.

Pricing for Teams is determined by the individual rates of the talent you select, offering flexibility to align with your project’s specific needs. For Teams Advanced, pricing includes these individual rates plus an hourly fee for the team manager’s ongoing support. For a personalized quote, please contact us to discuss your requirements.

Getting started with Teams or Teams Advanced is simple. Schedule a call to discuss your needs. We’ll promptly connect you with a specialist to help assemble the ideal team and get your project up and running without delay. Most teams can be assembled in 5 to 7 business days. The exact timeline depends on the complexity of your initiative and the availability of the necessary team members. We are committed to moving your project forward as quickly and efficiently as possible.

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