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About the role
Strategic Product Leadership for German Enterprises
An interim Head of Product bridges the gap between high-level business strategy and technical execution. In Germany, this role often requires navigating both the agile startup ecosystem in cities like Berlin and the structured processes of established Munich-based companies or the Mittelstand. These freelance leaders align your product vision with local market demands, manage stakeholder expectations across departments, and mentor internal product management teams to ensure operational continuity.
Core Deliverables of an Interim Product Leader
- Definition and refinement of the long-term product vision and strategic roadmap.
- Alignment of engineering, design, and marketing teams toward shared KPI goals.
- Introduction of standardized product discovery, validation, and delivery frameworks.
- Evaluation of the existing product organization to design scalable team structures.
- Management of day-to-day agile processes, sprint planning, and backlog grooming.
Essential Expertise and Tools
Experienced freelance product leaders bring deep knowledge of modern discovery and delivery methodologies. They are highly proficient in product analytics, user research, and roadmapping tools such as Productboard, Amplitude, Jira, and Confluence. Beyond technical tools, they possess strong leadership capabilities to steer cross-functional teams, implement objective and key results frameworks, and foster a data-driven product culture that accelerates time-to-market.
Why Hire a Freelancer Instead of a Permanent Executive
Recruiting a permanent executive can take several months, leaving critical initiatives stalled. A freelance product director steps in immediately to stabilize teams during sudden leadership departures, manage transitional phases, or lead high-risk product launches. This agile approach allows German organizations to access seasoned leadership on demand, optimize development budgets, and benefit from external best practices without committing to a long-term contract.
Meet FRATCH Heads of Product
Sahra Hainke
Interim B2B Product Management
Last position:
Interim B2B Product Management at Telefónica Germany GmbH & Co. OHG
Project lead for all transformation projects since 01/2018
Advisory role for the IT development team to ensure the best possible implementation of customer communication workflows within the new IT structure
Monitoring cross-department process harmonization to create a unified approach for B2B customer communication
Introduction of a new agile working method, including an optimized IT development process with clearly defined responsibilities
Reduction of process redundancies by 35% through effective system integration and workflow optimization
Successful unification of customer communication across three previously separate systems
Introduction of customer journeys and customer experience
Chintan Padaliya
Product Owner and Technical Product Lead
Last position:
Product Owner and Technical Product Lead at Sustamize GmbH
LLM-based features for automated CO₂e data extraction from unstructured documents (70% reduction)
Agentic AI pipeline for automated Scope 3 emissions calculation with 150,000+ validated data records
Smart API workflows for real-time carbon footprint calculations in ERP and ESG systems
ML algorithms to predict emission hotspots and optimize product design
Automated data validation pipelines with NLP for quality assurance of CO₂e datasets
Led a 15-person cross-functional team to develop 10+ AI features
Strategic product planning and AI roadmap with 35% shorter time to market
Stakeholder management with DAX companies (40% higher satisfaction, 95% retention)
On-time project delivery with 95% budget adherence through data-driven backlog management
Agile methods (Scrum, Kanban) with continuous AI/ML integration (25% team velocity increase)
Product-market fit for AI features through A/B testing and analytics (60% higher adoption rate)
Chintan Padaliya
Product Owner and Technical Product Lead
Last position:
Product Owner and Technical Product Lead at Sustamize GmbH
- LLM-based features for automated CO₂e data extraction from unstructured documents (70% reduction)
- Agentic AI pipeline for automated Scope 3 emissions calculation with 150,000+ validated data records
- Smart API workflows for real-time carbon footprint calculations in ERP and ESG systems
LLM-based features for automated CO₂e data extraction from unstructured documents (70% reduction)
Agentic AI pipeline for automated Scope 3 emissions calculation with 150,000+ validated data records
Smart API workflows for real-time carbon footprint calculations in ERP and ESG systems
ML algorithms to predict emission hotspots and optimize product design
Automated data validation pipelines with NLP for quality assurance of CO₂e datasets
Led a 15-person cross-functional team to develop 10+ AI features
Strategic product planning and AI roadmap with 35% shorter time to market
Stakeholder management with DAX companies (40% higher satisfaction, 95% retention)
On-time project delivery with 95% budget adherence through data-driven backlog management
Agile methods (Scrum, Kanban) with continuous AI/ML integration (25% team velocity increase)
Product-market fit for AI features through A/B testing and analytics (60% higher adoption rate)
ML algorithms to predict emission hotspots and optimize product design
Automated data validation pipelines with NLP for quality assurance of CO₂e datasets
Led a 15-person cross-functional team to develop 10+ AI features
Strategic product planning and AI roadmap with 35% shorter time to market
Stakeholder management with DAX companies (40% higher satisfaction, 95% retention)
On-time project delivery with 95% budget adherence through data-driven backlog management
Agile methods (Scrum, Kanban) with continuous AI/ML integration (25% team velocity increase)
Product-market fit for AI features through A/B testing and analytics (60% higher adoption rate)
Marc Hammerschmidt
Senior Product Manager / Product Lead
Last position:
Own AI product project & AI training at Self-employed
- Built and validated SupportPiloten, an AI-powered content operations service; won first paying pilot customers
- Tested agentic workflows with Claude Code and Codex for analysis, research, documentation, and prototyping
- Further developed own AI product; training: AI governance, AI compliance, and the EU AI Act (ongoing)
Marc Hammerschmidt
Senior Product Manager / Product Lead
Last position:
Own AI product project & AI training at Self-employed
- Built and validated SupportPiloten, an AI-powered content operations service; won first paying pilot customers
- Built and validated SupportPiloten, an AI-powered content operations service; won first paying pilot customers
- Tested agentic workflows with Claude Code and Codex for analysis, research, documentation, and prototyping
- Further developed own AI product; training: AI governance, AI compliance, and the EU AI Act (ongoing)
- Tested agentic workflows with Claude Code and Codex for analysis, research, documentation, and prototyping
- Further developed own AI product; training: AI governance, AI compliance, and the EU AI Act (ongoing)
Jens G.
Technology & Product Lead
Last position:
CTO & Member Executive Management
- Executive management (C-level)
- End-to-end ownership: IT, Engineering (SDD & Agentic AI), architecture; teams across DE/ES/RO
- Operational responsibility for scalable platforms (nine-digit annual revenue; global marketplace)
- Launched and scaled an AI-powered AdTech service to >€1M daily revenue
- Integration and alignment with group-level processes (Security, BI, Business IT)
- Corporate strategy development and business planning at executive board level
Jens G.
Technology & Product Lead
Last position:
CTO & Member Executive Management
- Executive management (C-level)
- End-to-end ownership: IT, Engineering (SDD & Agentic AI), architecture; teams across DE/ES/RO
- Operational responsibility for scalable platforms (nine-digit annual revenue; global marketplace)
- Executive management (C-level)
- End-to-end ownership: IT, Engineering (SDD & Agentic AI), architecture; teams across DE/ES/RO
- Operational responsibility for scalable platforms (nine-digit annual revenue; global marketplace)
- Launched and scaled an AI-powered AdTech service to >€1M daily revenue
- Integration and alignment with group-level processes (Security, BI, Business IT)
- Corporate strategy development and business planning at executive board level
- Launched and scaled an AI-powered AdTech service to >€1M daily revenue
- Integration and alignment with group-level processes (Security, BI, Business IT)
- Corporate strategy development and business planning at executive board level
Olcay Chasan
Interim Product Leader
Last position:
OWI specialist process modernization at Junikom
Public sector, regulated environment with legal deadlines and interfaces to justice, finance offices, and authorities. Took over a software product, condition unknown. The handover reported 89 percent completion.
Description / Results:
Review of the current state showed only two months of remaining runtime until year-end. Stabilized the product base in four weeks, including setup. Process logic proven instead of estimated: 181 workflows with 28 steps each verified against the legacy system.
Olcay Chasan
Interim Product Leader
Last position:
OWI specialist process modernization at Junikom
Public sector, regulated environment with legal deadlines and interfaces to justice, finance offices, and authorities. Took over a software product, condition unknown. The handover reported 89 percent completion.
Description / Results:
Public sector, regulated environment with legal deadlines and interfaces to justice, finance offices, and authorities. Took over a software product, condition unknown. The handover reported 89 percent completion.
Description / Results:
Review of the current state showed only two months of remaining runtime until year-end. Stabilized the product base in four weeks, including setup. Process logic proven instead of estimated: 181 workflows with 28 steps each verified against the legacy system.
Review of the current state showed only two months of remaining runtime until year-end. Stabilized the product base in four weeks, including setup. Process logic proven instead of estimated: 181 workflows with 28 steps each verified against the legacy system.
Sascha Brossmann
Fractional CPO / VP Product / Head of Product / Product Lead
Last position:
Parent at Full-time Parent
Sascha Brossmann
Fractional CPO / VP Product / Head of Product / Product Lead
Last position:
Parent at Full-time Parent
Manuel Gass
Interim Head of Product | Fractional CPO | Product Leader with AI Focus
Last position:
Interim/Fractional Product Leader at Self-employed
Advising tech companies and founders on product strategy, customer discovery, AI-driven product development, and product operating models.
Manuel Gass
Interim Head of Product | Fractional CPO | Product Leader with AI Focus
Last position:
Interim/Fractional Product Leader at Self-employed
Advising tech companies and founders on product strategy, customer discovery, AI-driven product development, and product operating models.
Advising tech companies and founders on product strategy, customer discovery, AI-driven product development, and product operating models.
Jens Rusitschka
Founder & Product Lead
Last position:
Founder & Product Lead at Kick & Boost
Established a new venture focusing on AI-powered UX and rapid prototyping
Leading the development of an AI-based prototyping framework and prompt optimization for product design
Managing stakeholder relationships and strategizing go-to-market approaches
Planning and creating coaching programs (to be launched in 2025) on AI-driven product discovery
Developed internal processes enabling prototype creation in minutes
Published best practices and insights on LinkedIn, driving industry interest and awareness
Jens Rusitschka
Founder & Product Lead
Last position:
Founder & Product Lead at Kick & Boost
Established a new venture focusing on AI-powered UX and rapid prototyping
Leading the development of an AI-based prototyping framework and prompt optimization for product design
Managing stakeholder relationships and strategizing go-to-market approaches
Established a new venture focusing on AI-powered UX and rapid prototyping
Leading the development of an AI-based prototyping framework and prompt optimization for product design
Managing stakeholder relationships and strategizing go-to-market approaches
Planning and creating coaching programs (to be launched in 2025) on AI-driven product discovery
Developed internal processes enabling prototype creation in minutes
Published best practices and insights on LinkedIn, driving industry interest and awareness
Planning and creating coaching programs (to be launched in 2025) on AI-driven product discovery
Developed internal processes enabling prototype creation in minutes
Published best practices and insights on LinkedIn, driving industry interest and awareness
Fabian Oechsner
Head of Product / Product Owner
Last position:
Head of Product / Product Owner at XXXLdigital (XXXLutz KG)
Developing a product vision and strategy
Creating a roadmap
Improving stakeholder communication
Introducing an outcome-oriented roadmap
Aligning with stakeholders and creating transparency
Defining relevant product metrics as a KPI tree
Initiating measures to improve product quality and measurability
Supporting the introduction and migration of the new Identity Provider (IDP)
Fabian Oechsner
Head of Product / Product Owner
Last position:
Head of Product / Product Owner at XXXLdigital (XXXLutz KG)
Developing a product vision and strategy
Creating a roadmap
Improving stakeholder communication
Introducing an outcome-oriented roadmap
Aligning with stakeholders and creating transparency
Developing a product vision and strategy
Creating a roadmap
Improving stakeholder communication
Introducing an outcome-oriented roadmap
Aligning with stakeholders and creating transparency
Defining relevant product metrics as a KPI tree
Initiating measures to improve product quality and measurability
Supporting the introduction and migration of the new Identity Provider (IDP)
- Defining relevant product metrics as a KPI tree
- Initiating measures to improve product quality and measurability
- Supporting the introduction and migration of the new Identity Provider (IDP)
Stephan Schnitzler
Project and Product Leader, Consultant and Trainer
Last position:
Head of Digital Transformation EMEA at Rhenus Air & Ocean Management GmbH
Responsible for driving digital transformation and aligning country organizations with the Rhenus platform model
Initiated the digital transformation roadmap for five countries, ensuring alignment with global group strategy
Built and led a high-performing digital transformation consulting team, expanding delivery capacity from one to three value streams and thereby fast tracking the roadmap from 3 to 2 years
Acted as strategic advocate for 5 country organizations, ensuring group-wide cross-functional alignment
Redefined business analysis into an agile approach, reducing time-to-value for platform harmonization by 50%
Stephan Schnitzler
Project and Product Leader, Consultant and Trainer
Last position:
Head of Digital Transformation EMEA at Rhenus Air & Ocean Management GmbH
- Responsible for driving digital transformation and aligning country organizations with the Rhenus platform model
- Initiated the digital transformation roadmap for five countries, ensuring alignment with global group strategy
Responsible for driving digital transformation and aligning country organizations with the Rhenus platform model
Initiated the digital transformation roadmap for five countries, ensuring alignment with global group strategy
Built and led a high-performing digital transformation consulting team, expanding delivery capacity from one to three value streams and thereby fast tracking the roadmap from 3 to 2 years
Acted as strategic advocate for 5 country organizations, ensuring group-wide cross-functional alignment
Redefined business analysis into an agile approach, reducing time-to-value for platform harmonization by 50%
Built and led a high-performing digital transformation consulting team, expanding delivery capacity from one to three value streams and thereby fast tracking the roadmap from 3 to 2 years
Acted as strategic advocate for 5 country organizations, ensuring group-wide cross-functional alignment
Redefined business analysis into an agile approach, reducing time-to-value for platform harmonization by 50%
Stefan Fischer
Senior Expert AI & Digital Transformation | Mobility & Logistics | EX-DKV Mobility
Last position:
Founder & Product Lead at RideNow
- Iterated an MVP for an autonomous vehicle platform in close collaboration with potential customers
- Conducted comprehensive market research, persona analysis and validation tests
Stefan Fischer
Senior Expert AI & Digital Transformation | Mobility & Logistics | EX-DKV Mobility
Last position:
Founder & Product Lead at RideNow
- Iterated an MVP for an autonomous vehicle platform in close collaboration with potential customers
- Conducted comprehensive market research, persona analysis and validation tests
- Iterated an MVP for an autonomous vehicle platform in close collaboration with potential customers
- Conducted comprehensive market research, persona analysis and validation tests
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
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.
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
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
Dušan Žeželj
Senior Product Manager / Product Lead – Digital Products and Platforms
Last position:
Consultant Venture Development at PropTech
- Development of a scalable operating model and commercial concept
- Analysis of market, positioning, revenue, governance, and implementation
- Development of target picture, service model, and go-to-market strategy
Dušan Žeželj
Senior Product Manager / Product Lead – Digital Products and Platforms
Last position:
Consultant Venture Development at PropTech
- Development of a scalable operating model and commercial concept
- Analysis of market, positioning, revenue, governance, and implementation
- Development of target picture, service model, and go-to-market strategy
- Development of a scalable operating model and commercial concept
- Analysis of market, positioning, revenue, governance, and implementation
- Development of target picture, service model, and go-to-market strategy
Carina Huppertz
Product Lead | White-Label App
Last position:
Product Lead | White-Label App at Freelance
- Led the development and launch of multiple HEMS Apps for energy providers ensuring end-user value and product scalability as white-label solution
- Owned the full product lifecycle: created roadmaps, prioritized features, and managed the product backlog and development process
- Introduced and continuously refined agile methodologies to enhance team fulfillment and improve development efficiency
- Established scalable customer management systems including Help Center setup and implementation of a ticketing/support solution
- Contributed to investor pitches and strategic product positioning to align with market needs and drive business growth
Carina Huppertz
Product Lead | White-Label App
Last position:
Product Lead | White-Label App at Freelance
- Led the development and launch of multiple HEMS Apps for energy providers ensuring end-user value and product scalability as white-label solution
- Owned the full product lifecycle: created roadmaps, prioritized features, and managed the product backlog and development process
- Led the development and launch of multiple HEMS Apps for energy providers ensuring end-user value and product scalability as white-label solution
- Owned the full product lifecycle: created roadmaps, prioritized features, and managed the product backlog and development process
- Introduced and continuously refined agile methodologies to enhance team fulfillment and improve development efficiency
- Established scalable customer management systems including Help Center setup and implementation of a ticketing/support solution
- Contributed to investor pitches and strategic product positioning to align with market needs and drive business growth
- Introduced and continuously refined agile methodologies to enhance team fulfillment and improve development efficiency
- Established scalable customer management systems including Help Center setup and implementation of a ticketing/support solution
- Contributed to investor pitches and strategic product positioning to align with market needs and drive business growth
Max Fabian Uth
AI Product Director · AI Transformation Officer
Last position:
Co-Founder & Builder, medishift.de at Independent
AI-first workforce management platform for medical practices (scheduling, time tracking). Market insight: no modern SaaS solution for the sector. Product insight: only fully autonomous with AI agents.
- Vibe-coding with Claude Code — built the entire platform myself, including the AI agent "Kira" as autonomous scheduling support.
- Brand building (medishift) including SEO distribution; built onboarding and sales.
- Early-stage traction (May 2026): 7 paying practices plus 70+ practices and 500+ users on the free plan.
Max Fabian Uth
AI Product Director · AI Transformation Officer
Last position:
Co-Founder & Builder, medishift.de at Independent
AI-first workforce management platform for medical practices (scheduling, time tracking). Market insight: no modern SaaS solution for the sector. Product insight: only fully autonomous with AI agents.
- Vibe-coding with Claude Code — built the entire platform myself, including the AI agent "Kira" as autonomous scheduling support.
AI-first workforce management platform for medical practices (scheduling, time tracking). Market insight: no modern SaaS solution for the sector. Product insight: only fully autonomous with AI agents.
- Vibe-coding with Claude Code — built the entire platform myself, including the AI agent "Kira" as autonomous scheduling support.
- Brand building (medishift) including SEO distribution; built onboarding and sales.
- Early-stage traction (May 2026): 7 paying practices plus 70+ practices and 500+ users on the free plan.
- Brand building (medishift) including SEO distribution; built onboarding and sales.
- Early-stage traction (May 2026): 7 paying practices plus 70+ practices and 500+ users on the free plan.
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Heads of Product statistics
Aggregated from the professional profiles of matched freelancers.
Experience
18 years
Position duration
2.4 years
Positions per freelancer
10
Top business areas
Product Development, Strategy, Project Management
Top industries
Information Technology, Professional Services, Retail
Certification focus areas
Product Development, Project Management, Information Technology
Bachelor's degree or higher
96%
Master's degree or higher
69%
Doctorate
9%
Certifications per freelancer
2
Most common languages
English, German, Spanish
Speak two or more languages
96%
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The median daily rate is the middle value of all daily rates — half of comparable freelancers charge less, half charge more. Unlike the average, it is barely affected by outliers.
Actual rates may vary depending on seniority level, experience, skill specialization, project complexity, and engagement length.
Frequently Asked Questions
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A freelance Head of Product steps in to define product strategy, align development teams, and optimize the overall roadmap. They establish efficient agile processes, mentor junior product managers, and ensure that product development closely aligns with business goals.
While a product owner focuses on the detailed execution of the backlog and daily development tasks, an interim VP of Product operates at a strategic level. They oversee the entire product portfolio, manage cross-functional communication, and align product initiatives with long-term company objectives.
Look for a proven track record of scaling digital products in similar industries, strong stakeholder management skills, and familiarity with the German market. A top-tier CPO or product director should also demonstrate deep expertise in agile methodologies, data analytics, and team leadership.
This depends heavily on your company culture and target market. While English is the standard language for product teams in international startups, a fluent German-speaking product leader is highly beneficial when collaborating with traditional Mittelstand stakeholders or local compliance departments.
Companies typically hire an interim product director during critical transition periods, such as a sudden leadership vacancy, a major strategic pivot, or when preparing for a scaling phase. They provide immediate stability and expertise without the long hiring cycles of permanent executives.
Yes, many experienced freelance product executives work highly effectively in a remote or hybrid model. However, for initial onboarding, team alignment workshops, and strategic board meetings, occasional on-site presence in your German office is often recommended to build trust.
Success is measured by concrete deliverables such as improved shipping velocity, clearer roadmap alignment, and overall team performance. A successful interim Head of Product leaves behind structured frameworks, documented processes, and a highly motivated internal team ready for the permanent hire.
Most contracts for an interim product manager at a leadership level run for several months, depending on the complexity of the project. This duration provides enough time to stabilize the product organization, execute strategic milestones, and facilitate a smooth handover.
The average hourly rate for Heads of Product in Germany is 123 €, which corresponds to a daily rate of about 982 € based on an 8-hour working day.
Of the freelancers working as Heads of Product in Germany, 96% hold at least a Bachelor's degree, 69% hold at least a Master's degree, and 9% hold a doctorate.
On average, freelancers working as Heads of Product in Germany have 18 years of professional experience, with a single engagement typically lasting around 2.4 years.
The most common languages among freelancers working as Heads of Product in Germany are English (98%), German (95%), and Spanish (27%).
The most common industries among freelancers working as Heads of Product in Germany are Information Technology (90%), Professional Services (50%), and Retail (49%).
The most common business areas among freelancers working as Heads of Product in Germany are Product Development (99%), Strategy (82%), and Project Management (81%).
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Our freelancers and interim experts are at home across the DACH region — available on-site in the major business hubs or fully remote. Choose a location to discover matched specialists, local market insights and up-to-date availability.
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