Fractional Head of Product

Fractional Head of Product

Position Details

• Location: London
• Work Arrangement: Hybrid, 1-2 days/week, fractional
• Reports to: CEO
• Employment Type: Contractor

The Role

You'll set product direction across two live products - one established, one new to market - and direct the developer(s) who build(s) them. This is a judgment role where you'll be the person making the call on strategy, roadmap trade-offs and shaping what growing editorial products become. You'll also advise on hiring needs.

What You'll Do

• Own the roadmap for both products; sequencing, trade-offs, and the case for what does not get built this quarter
• Set technical direction and review architecture decisions, aligned with long-term platform vision
• Oversee AI-assisted content-creation features, ensuring quality standards evolve alongside the roadmap
• Coach and mentor our Full Stack Developer and bring in extra freelance capacity if the roadmap needs it
• Build a support ticket framework and the feedback loop back into the roadmap
• Step into the codebase yourself when it's genuinely the fastest way to unblock something
• Conducting thorough market research, gathering user insights, and staying informed about the competitive landscape

What We Are Looking For

• Proven B2C product leadership; consumer mobile app, marketplace, subscription, or social/community products
• A real coding background; you've shipped production code yourself, even if you're not doing it daily now
• Fluent in our stack: JavaScript, Node.js, Express, React, MongoDB/Mongoose
• Experience directing developers and evaluating their output critically
• Comfort with genuine ambiguity and lean resourcing

Compensation

Contract, duration, and day rate/salary will be discussed based on experience and availability.