Hire the Top 3% of Freelance Lean Project Managers

Toptal is a marketplace for top Lean project managers. Top companies and start-ups hire Lean freelancers from Toptal for their mission-critical projects.

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Jon Thomas

Freelance Lean Project Manager

United StatesToptal Member Since May 22, 2018

Jon is an experienced project manager, scrum master, and agile leader of 20 years spread across multiple industries. He has a strong passion for leadership, with significant experience in several delivery methodologies, including Agile, Waterfall, and iterative. He specializes in projects requiring flexibility and adaptability to overcome ambiguity. His most recent experience includes Agile Coaching and a Scrum of Scrums master in an established and thriving Agile transformation.

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Liam Wickham

Freelance Lean Project Manager

United KingdomToptal Member Since June 11, 2018

Liam excels at understanding that every client and project is different, and each requires unique care and expertise to deliver maximum value and satisfaction. His servant-leadership approach, coupled with pragmatic stakeholder engagement, lends itself to lean agile project and program management. Liam has successfully led multiple teams through Agile transformations, handling everything from writing vision statements to installing Jira.

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Manuel Jose D. de Jesus

Freelance Lean Project Manager

United StatesToptal Member Since June 21, 2018

Manuel is a proven Technical Program Manager and Scrum Master with deep experience in Waterfall (PMI) and Agile methodologies from working in the technology and consulting industries. Manuel spent two years as a Microsoft Official Curriculum trainer, five years as a Developer and Lead/Architect before moving into Project Management. He has spent the last eight years as a TPM/Scrum Master for one of the largest software companies.

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Joseph Adams

Freelance Lean Project Manager

United StatesToptal Member Since June 4, 2018

Joseph is a project manager and business developer proficient in ASP.NET (C#), Microsoft SQL Server, and cross-platform web/mobile development using Corona (Lua). He is mission- and team-oriented with a focus on skill replication and team mentorship. The ideal projects for Joseph are opportunities to educate stakeholders while performing tasks and holistically addressing the organization's needs.

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Erin Stewart

Freelance Lean Project Manager

United StatesToptal Member Since May 21, 2018

Erin has over ten years of experience in product design and agile product management, leading various responsive web and native app projects for eCommerce, B2C, and B2B organizations. She works with the US and global organizations ranging from startups to large Fortune 500 companies to create inspired and innovative products. She also enjoys helping build out new, agile product teams and is well versed in Agile, Scrum, and Kanban.

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Audrius Zujus

Freelance Lean Project Manager

LithuaniaToptal Member Since July 12, 2018

Audrius is an experienced technical project manager and a CTO. As a contractor, he has worked with Uber, Swedbank, Deloitte, Samsung, SAAB, and Leonardo. While at Deloitte, he worked with Rolls-Royce, Diageo, Deutsche Bank, Clydesdale Bank, Warner Bros, John Lewis, Waitrose, and Tesco. He is a member of the NATO STO advisory board and holds full NATO Secret security clearance.

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Miroslav Anicin

Freelance Lean Project Manager

SerbiaToptal Member Since July 4, 2018

Miroslav has led teams and departments with 50+ members through Agile transformation at telcos, banks, and other organizations. He's also managed up to five concurrent teams with as many as 35 developers on their path out of troubled eCommerce projects and on their way to becoming great Scrum teams. Miroslav loves a challenge and looks forward to working with new clients and projects at Toptal.

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Jose Maria Polo

Freelance Lean Project Manager

ArgentinaToptal Member Since April 30, 2018

For the past ten years, Jose has been working in management, always operating close to software development teams and coaching upper management on the best practices for implementing Scrum and Agile principles across the company. He has a bachelor's degree in business administration, and his graduation project was about Agile practices across companies in Cordoba, Argentina.

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Steven Ligeza

Freelance Lean Project Manager

United StatesToptal Member Since March 18, 2019

Steve has nearly 20 years of experience as a technology program, project, and product manager, and Scrum Master and Agile Coach. This includes senior management experience at a $450 million fintech firm, and an online lending startup. He is adept with both Agile and Waterfall methods. His projects include app development, infrastructure, and organizational development, with deep expertise in data (strategy, big data, analytics, BI, and DW).

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Nate Dinet

Freelance Lean Project Manager

United StatesToptal Member Since May 1, 2019

Nate is an expert agile product and program manager with over a decade of experience leading organizations and teams through organizational transformations and delivering projects as a product or project manager. He has a rare combination of experience working for some of the largest corporate environments as well as an on-the-ground contributor in entrepreneurial settings, meeting deadlines and exceeding expectations.

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Andy Walters

Freelance Lean Project Manager

United StatesToptal Member Since May 1, 2019

Andy brings a decade-long track record of delivering digital publishing projects for marquee clients like Poynter and Stanford. He leverages his passion for Agile, robust technical background, and seasoned managerial skills to shepherd digital projects to success. His veteran approach is high-touch, radically transparent, and focused on outcomes.

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Harbor System Integrators, Inc

One of our most time consuming problems is finding qualified staff. We need to find the correct platform to advertise on, create a proper ad, filter through tons of applications, interview and test the applicants' capabilities, and finally take a risk by hiring. This was the old way of doing things. The new way: describe the job position to our Toptal account manager, interview a few qualified applicants, and hire with a risk-free trial -- much faster, a lot easier, and with incredible results.

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EvoBits Information Technology SRL

Always incredibly responsive, prompt, and flexible, Anna has done an outstanding job -- her work is exactly what we needed. Toptal has been a great experience for us due to the ease of getting a project going with quality talent at a cost that fits our budget. The automated online system for managing everything during onboarding was also impressive.

Cody Wilke, Product Manager

Crucial Life Sciences Data Solutions

What attracted us to Toptal was that Toptal is sourcing its talent from a global pool. The selection process is very stringent. They’re sourcing the talent not only based on capabilities -- sourcing the best 3% -- but also based on cultural fit, which is really important to us. We had an amazing experience working with Toptal. Toptal helped us achieve our goals by bringing us very high-quality resources, on very short notice.

Elmar Platzer, Digital Transformation Leader, CSR Australia

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Cleveland Cavaliers

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Tuatara Corp

Toptal has been extremely helpful to us in finding top remote talent. The ratio from interview to hire with Toptal candidates is the highest I've ever experienced in my professional career.

Philipp Berner, Co-founder and CTO

KeepSafe

I can't say enough about how happy and confident I am in working with Enrique. He brings an enthusiasm to his profession that is very refreshing, constantly surprising us with his depth of knowledge and his capability to not only complete the task, but to surpass our expectations. He presents us with solutions that we would not have thought about ourselves, and sees the problem better than we can explain it.

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Zoomedia

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How to Hire Lean Project Managers through Toptal

1

Talk to One of Our Industry Experts

A Toptal director of project management will work with you to understand your goals, technical needs, and team dynamics.
2

Work With Hand-Selected Talent

Within days, we'll introduce you to the right Lean project manager for your project. Average time to match is under 24 hours.
3

The Right Fit, Guaranteed

Work with your new Lean project manager for a trial period (pay only if satisfied), ensuring they're the right fit before starting the engagement.

FAQs

  • How are Toptal Lean project managers different?

    At Toptal, we thoroughly screen our Lean project managers to ensure we only match you with talent of the highest caliber. Of the more than 200,000 people who apply to join the Toptal network each year, fewer than 3% make the cut. You'll work with project management experts (never generalized recruiters or HR reps) to understand your goals, technical needs, and team dynamics. The end result: expert vetted talent from our network, custom matched to fit your business needs.

  • Can I hire Lean project managers in less than 48 hours through Toptal?

    Depending on availability and how fast you can progress, you could start working with a Lean project manager within 48 hours of signing up.

  • What is the no-risk trial period for Toptal Lean project managers?

    We make sure that each engagement between you and your Lean project manager begins with a trial period of up to two weeks. This means that you have time to confirm the engagement will be successful. If you're completely satisfied with the results, we'll bill you for the time and continue the engagement for as long as you'd like. If you're not completely satisfied, you won't be billed. From there, we can either part ways, or we can provide you with another expert who may be a better fit and with whom we will begin a second, no-risk trial.

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  • Trusted Experts Only

    All of our talent are seasoned experts who ramp up quickly, readily contribute as core team members, and work with you to minimize onboarding time.

  • The Right Fit

    We have a knack for matching you with the right fit. Start working with your new hire on a no-risk trial period, paying only if satisfied.

  • Scale as Needed

    Hire in under 2 weeks and scale your team up or down as needed, no strings attached.

  • Seamless Hiring

    We handle all aspects of billing, payments, and NDA’s. Let us take care of the overhead while you focus on building great products.

  • Flexible Engagements

    Choose the engagement type that suits your needs — hourly, part-time, or full-time — with the ability to change anytime.

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    Focus on your project and enjoy support from your dedicated account executive and expert talent matcher.

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