# Fractional head of product

Concept · [Talent and hiring](https://ecosystem.samcarlton.com/talent)

Also called: fractional CPO, fractional chief product officer, fractional product leader, part-time head of product, fractional product manager

A part-time product leader. They decide what to build next and why, talk with customers, and turn what they learn into priorities the [developers](https://ecosystem.samcarlton.com/software-engineer) can work from.

**For example:** A [founder](https://ecosystem.samcarlton.com/founder) hires a fractional head of product to interview customers, cut the feature list down to a [first version](https://ecosystem.samcarlton.com/mvp), and write the plan the [developers](https://ecosystem.samcarlton.com/software-engineer) build from.

## Connects to (3)

- [Fractional executive](https://ecosystem.samcarlton.com/fractional-executive): An experienced leader who works for several companies at once, each for part of the week, usually for a monthly fee.
- [Scope](https://ecosystem.samcarlton.com/scope): The agreed list of what a project will include and what it will not.
- [Fractional CTO](https://ecosystem.samcarlton.com/fractional-cto): A part-time chief technology officer.

Map view: https://ecosystem.samcarlton.com/fractional-product-leader