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About the role
Product leadership A Chief Product Officer sets product direction and makes sure it turns into decisions teams can ship. This role connects business goals, customer needs, and delivery reality across product, design, engineering, sales, and marketing.
- Define product vision and portfolio focus
- Shape roadmap priorities and trade-offs
- Align executive stakeholders around outcomes
- Guide discovery, validation, and launch decisions
What they deliver A strong CPO does more than manage a backlog. They clarify where the product should win, what to stop building, and how teams measure progress. Common deliverables include product strategy, roadmap structure, operating cadence, stakeholder updates, and decisions on feature scope, pricing logic, or platform direction.
They are often brought in when a company needs a sharper product narrative, a cleaner decision process, or a reset after scattered execution.
Core skills The best candidates combine product judgment with commercial and organizational strength. They know how to lead senior conversations without losing contact with users and delivery teams.
- Product strategy and portfolio management
- Customer discovery and market analysis
- Roadmap governance and prioritization
- OKRs, metrics, and outcome tracking
- Leadership across product, UX, and engineering
They should also be strong in SaaS, B2B platforms, marketplaces, or digital services, depending on the company model.
Tools and methods A Chief Product Officer usually works with tools and methods that support structured product decisions: analytics platforms, user research workflows, experimentation, roadmap tools, and executive reporting. They may use product discovery frameworks, lean validation, cohort analysis, and pricing tests.
In Berlin, this role is common in scale-ups, software companies, and funded startups that need senior product leadership without adding a permanent executive too early.
When to hire one Companies bring in a freelance Chief Product Officer when product work is moving fast but decisions are not keeping up. That can mean unclear ownership, too many roadmap requests, weak discovery, or tension between growth and product quality.
- Product strategy needs a reset
- Several teams need one clear product direction
- A launch, pivot, or reorganization is coming
- The company needs interim executive product leadership
- The in-house team needs coaching and structure
A freelancer works well when the need is senior, immediate, and focused on outcomes rather than a long permanent search.
What strong leaders do The best Chief Product Officers make hard choices early and explain them clearly. They protect focus, build trust with engineers and commercial teams, and keep product work tied to customer value and company goals.
In freelance work, this matters even more. A strong leader can enter quickly, read the situation, and create momentum without needing a long ramp-up. That is especially useful for Berlin companies that run distributed teams or need a mix of remote and on-site collaboration.
Meet FRATCH Chief Product Officers
Sascha Brossmann
Fractional CPO / VP Product / Head of Product / Product Lead
Last position:
Parent at Full-time Parent
Hendrik Schüler
VP Product / CPO · Product Strategy, AI-Enabled Platforms & Scalable Market Systems
Last position:
Chief Product Officer at Sentryc GmbH
Led product strategy, cross-functional delivery, and the evolution of the platform and operating model at a VC-backed B2B SaaS company (~60 FTE at peak) operating a multi-sided enforcement platform — connecting brand owners, marketplace operators, and enforcement workflows — scaling from founding-stage concept to commercially validated product.
PRODUCT STRATEGY & BUSINESS IMPACT
- Defined and iterated product strategy aligned to ICP refinement, competitive positioning, and long-term revenue growth
- Refined segment focus to concentrate capacity on highest-value enforcement use cases, improving customer retention and average contract value
- Redesigned pricing and packaging after identifying that a modular, feature-based model was enabling customer cherry-picking and creating confusion at the point of sale. Collapsed a multi-page pricing structure into a single-page, outcome-based model — anchored on what the customer actually wanted to protect, not which modules they selected. Contributed directly to a 10× ACV increase on a key account (€500 → €5,000/month)
- Replaced ad-hoc stakeholder-driven prioritisation with a structured decision framework — coupling OKR alignment, ICE scoring, and a fixed roadmap split (50% strategic initiatives / 30% customer feedback / 20% tech debt) — ending a pattern where sales requests and leadership interventions routinely displaced planned work mid-quarter
- Redesigned the customer onboarding process after identifying a recurring failure pattern: misaligned sales commitments, missing customer-side inputs, and siloed handoffs between sales, CS, and product were routinely delaying time-to-value. Introduced structured pre-onboarding requirements and cross-functional handoff protocols — ensuring customers arrived with the data needed to go live, and internal teams operated from a shared baseline
LEADERSHIP, DELIVERY & OPERATING MODEL
- Built and led a 20-person cross-functional organisation spanning product management, engineering, design, and operations
- Introduced OKR-driven planning and quarterly review cadences, providing consistent strategic alignment across functions and seniority levels
- Built decision-routing frameworks that pushed operational and product decisions down to team level — replacing a pattern where analysts and PMs escalated routine calls (e.g. enforcement actions, edge-case handling) to leadership by default. Defined clear ownership boundaries and decision criteria so the team could act independently on the vast majority of cases, freeing leadership capacity for genuinely non-standard situations
AI-ENABLED PRODUCT & WORKFLOW TRANSFORMATION
- Led the development of an AI-enabled website detection system that replaced much of a previously manual review process, reducing analyst workload by 70–90%
- Redesigned key operational workflows to incorporate AI-enabled classification and decision routing, increasing detection throughput 20× without linear cost growth
- Defined AI product KPIs covering coverage, accuracy, and false positive rate — embedding measurable quality standards into the development cycle
- Defined where automation should replace, support, or escalate human decisions, balancing scale, quality, and customer-facing risk
Aleksandar Sibilia
Director Business Partner, People Operations & Talent Acquisition, Deputy CPO
Last position:
Director Business Partner, People Operations & Talent Acquisition, Deputy CPO at Native Instruments GmbH
- Leading and managing of three team leads and their respective teams
- Overseeing Global People Operations for 600 EEs in 9 locations on 4 continents
- Deliver consulting and coaching to all leaders and employees with my HR Business Partner team
- Responsible for all hiring activities including employer branding to the business in all locations
- HR Tech and innovation
- Project creation and delivery across the entire organization
- Policy making and labor law
- Sparring partner to C-Level and senior leaders
- Liaison person and employer representation to the Works Council
- Member of the Global HR Leadership team
Mitya Frikh-Khar
Product Leader | B2B/B2C SaaS | Building Discovery, Alignment & Delivery Systems
Last position:
Chief Product Officer at SHC Group
Defined product strategy for healthcare identity management: B2B platform expansion, compliance foundation for future audits, and expansion into new practitioner segments
Assessed payment platform viability through customer interviews—evidence showed customers needed 7 distinct solutions, not one platform
Took on CTO role after departure—established predictable development process, achieved 80%+ delivery predictability
Built structured product function: assessed capabilities, enabled scaling, hired Senior PMs, defined Product and Product Development responsibilities across organization (resolved conflicting interpretations)
Built product operating system: outcome roadmaps, discovery/validation processes, data-driven decisions—shifted team to strategic planning
Enabled transparent growth paths: created career frameworks across Product, Customer Success, and Engineering
Planned loss → profit, 19% revenue growth
70% interruption reduction
80%+ delivery predictability
Velocity +100-150%
Developer satisfaction 75-80%
Cross-functional alignment across Product/Engineering/Sales/Marketing/CS
Tovah Simon
Head of Product
Last position:
Head of Product at Upstream
- Architected a business strategy and aligned product strategy increasing organizational clarity, focusing on investor and marketing communication.
- Established Product Market Fit process to refine target customers and use cases.
- Developed business monetization strategies and roadmap aimed at achieving platform profitability within 2-years.
- Assessed operational cost and drafted cost-saving measures doubling runway.
David Hamel
Fractional CPO | Fintech x AI Product Builder
Last position:
Venture Development Consultant at Impacmve.pro
- Advised product and strategy of a cloud-based SaaS for financial institutions
Michael Haizmann
Organizational Transformation Consultant
Last position:
Organizational Transformation Consultant at Blacklane GmbH
- Coaching leadership and teams in evolving their ‘ways of working’ through strategic planning habits, OKRs, and operational governance.
- Fostering a modern company culture.
- Integrating the tech organization with the company-wide ‘ways of working’ to ensure maximum effectiveness and alignment.
- Providing strategic product consulting.
Andreas Kerzmann
Chief Product Officer
Last position:
Chief Product Officer at doctorly
- Responsible for the first customer launch in 2021 and for continuously growing the customer base
- Built and led a high-performing product team (3 PMs, 3 UX designers)
- Set up cross-functional teams in agile product development using SCRUM
- Formulated and translated overarching product strategies, analyzed market trends, and defined product requirements and design
- Transformed product development toward business value and user centricity by professionalizing processes and prioritization methods
- Established targeted communication with stakeholders inside and outside the company
- Supported regulatory approval with the KBV and gematik
Julian Huehnermann
CPO | CEO
Last position:
CPO | CEO at Mobile Monsters GmbH
Leading and growing products and teams in a new phase of the company, working on 3 projects in parallel.
Within 6 months signed a 7-figure investment and publishing deal, crossed 100,000 DAU and 1 million users within 4 months after launch.
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Chief Product Officers statistics
Typical experience
20 years
Average project duration
2.9 years
Certifications per freelancer
1
Top business areas
Strategy, Product Development, Project Management
Top industries
Information Technology, Banking and Finance, Healthcare
Most common languages
German, English, French
Bachelor's degree or higher
100%
Master's degree or higher
60%
Doctorate
10%
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Frequently Asked Questions
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A Chief Product Officer sets product direction, priorities, and operating rhythm. They align leadership on what to build, what to delay, and how the product supports business goals. In freelance work, they often step in to stabilize strategy, guide teams, and bring structure to product decisions.
A freelance CPO makes sense when product leadership is needed quickly, but a permanent hire is not the right move yet. That is common during a pivot, rapid growth, a leadership gap, or a product reset. The freelancer can focus on strategy and execution without a long hiring cycle.
A strong Chief Product Officer needs product strategy, prioritization, stakeholder management, and the ability to work across design, engineering, and commercial teams. They should also be comfortable with discovery, analytics, and roadmap governance. Good judgment matters as much as process.
A Chief Product Officer usually sits closer to executive leadership and carries broader responsibility for product direction and company alignment. A VP of Product or Head of Product may focus more on team execution, a product area, or day-to-day management. Titles vary, so scope matters more than wording.
Berlin companies often hire a Chief Product Officer when they are scaling software, SaaS, platform, or digital service products. The role is useful for startups, growth-stage companies, and teams with international stakeholders. It is especially valuable when product decisions need stronger senior leadership.
A Chief Product Officer can often work remotely for strategy, roadmap work, and stakeholder alignment. On-site time helps when the team needs deep workshops, leadership buy-in, or close work with founders and product teams in Berlin. Many engagements use a hybrid setup.
Look for clear product decisions, not just long resumes. A strong CPO can explain how they shaped strategy, handled trade-offs, improved collaboration, and linked product work to business outcomes. Ask for examples from similar product models, such as SaaS, B2B, or marketplace work.
Freelance Chief Product Officers are usually hired for a clear mission: define direction, fix decision making, or support a transition. They need to move fast, communicate well, and create trust across teams. The best assignments give them access to leadership, data, and the people who build the product.
The average hourly rate for Chief Product Officers in Berlin is 129 €, which corresponds to a daily rate of about 1,033 € based on an 8-hour working day.
Of the freelancers working as Chief Product Officers in Berlin, 100% hold at least a Bachelor's degree, 60% hold at least a Master's degree, and 10% hold a doctorate.
On average, freelancers working as Chief Product Officers in Berlin have 20 years of professional experience, with a single engagement typically lasting around 2.9 years.
The most common languages among freelancers working as Chief Product Officers in Berlin are German (100%), English (100%), and French (40%).
The most common industries among freelancers working as Chief Product Officers in Berlin are Information Technology (100%), Banking and Finance (60%), and Healthcare (60%).
The most common business areas among freelancers working as Chief Product Officers in Berlin are Strategy (100%), Product Development (90%), and Project Management (80%).
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