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    Embedded, hands-on

    Fractional Product Crafter

    I embed with your team and build alongside them — strategy, discovery, design, and the judgment calls in between. Not a deck-and-leave engagement: hands on the actual product.

    I work with founders who need someone in the work, not above it. That means strategy and prioritization, but also the research habits, design standards, and decision systems that outlast any single engagement.

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    Sound familiar?

    Your product needs direction. Your team needs someone to own it.

    There's a product that matters and a team that cares. But no one whose full-time job is holding the product direction together. The founders are stretched. Priorities shift every few weeks. Features ship, but it's hard to say whether any of it is moving the needle.

    You've probably thought about hiring a Head of Product. But the timing isn't right, the budget isn't there, or the role isn't scoped enough to attract the right person. So it stays on the list. And the product keeps drifting.

    The roadmap changes every board meeting

    Nobody owns the product direction full-time

    Discovery keeps getting pushed to next quarter

    How I work

    I don't advise from the outside. I join the team.

    I sit in the standups, shape the features, push back on scope, and help the team make better product decisions every week. I'm not writing a strategy deck for someone else to execute. I'm doing the work alongside your team.

    That usually means owning the roadmap, running discovery, reviewing designs, aligning engineering and clinical teams, and making sure the product direction holds up under pressure. The specifics depend on where your product is and what the team needs most.

    What doesn't change is the goal: by the time the engagement ends, your team should be stronger, not dependent. I focus on building the habits, systems, and decision frameworks that last.

    1

    EMBED

    I learn the product, the team, the users, and where the gaps are.

    2

    SHAPE

    We define what matters, what to defer, and how to make clear decisions.

    3

    BUILD

    I work alongside the team day-to-day: discovery, features, reviews.

    4

    STRENGTHEN

    I build the systems, hire the people, and set the habits so the team doesn't need me anymore. That's the whole point.

    "

    Adrien rapidly built credibility across the organization and delivered meaningful improvements to our product capability.

    Adam Rowlands

    Senior Director, Strategy and Transformation - British Red Cross

    Getting started

    How we start working together

    Every team is different. The right level of involvement depends on where your product is, what the team needs, and what you're trying to achieve. That's what the first conversation is for.

    We talk

    A short call to understand your product, your team, and what's not working. No pitch. Just a conversation about where things stand.

    I recommend a shape

    Based on what I learn, I propose an engagement structure: scope, rhythm, and duration. Most engagements run 2-4 months.

    We start

    I embed with the team and we begin with alignment. You'll see traction within the first two weeks.

    I take on a limited number of fractional engagements at a time. If the timing doesn't work, I'm happy to recommend someone who can help.

    Selected work

    Real teams, real outcomes

    Mentalyc project screenshot

    Mentalyc

    AI Clinical Co-Pilot for Therapists

    Shaped the product strategy for an AI platform that automates clinical notes and surfaces insights for therapists.

    Product StrategyAI/MLMental Health
    View case study

    Result

    Documentation tool → clinical insight platform

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    British Red Cross

    Transforming digital services for humanitarian impact

    Designed systems that increased access to care, mobilized support, and connected storytelling with public engagement.

    Product DesignHumanitarianDigital Services
    View case study

    Result

    4x increase in online donations

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    Sedex

    Digital transformation of global ethical-trade audits

    Led the product strategy to transform a legacy audit platform across 180+ countries, cutting cycles from ~45 to ~10 days.

    Product DesignPlatform StrategyEthical Trade
    View case study

    Result

    Audit cycles: 45 days → 10 days

    Not sure if fractional is right?

    Most of my engagements started the same way: a conversation, not a commitment.