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Toptal is a marketplace for top Product Development Consultants. Top companies and start-ups hire Product Development Consultant freelancers from Toptal for their mission-critical projects.

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Yoni Balkind

Freelance Product Development Consultant

South AfricaToptal Member Since May 20, 2019

Yoni is a commercially minded product manager with a legal background and a passion for productized services and online information tools. He is a certified Agile product owner with a business management diploma. His expertise includes market research, customer discovery, and business modeling, as well as the successful launch of MVPs. As a systems thinker and growth marketer, Yoni excels at automating workflows, building audiences, and generating sustainable revenue streams.

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Phillip Wood

Freelance Product Development Consultant

United StatesToptal Member Since August 4, 2020

Phillip is a senior product leader with 17 years of fintech experience and a passion for creating vision and inspiring teams to execute. He has led consulting engagements with Visa, MasterCard, TD Bank, and has also built successful products with several fintech startups around payments and small business loans. He has worked extensively with cross-functional teams and has a track record of driving increased user engagement through better product and UX design.

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Rafal Dylewski

Freelance Product Development Consultant

PolandToptal Member Since June 17, 2019

Since 2005, Rafal has been designing and documenting profitable software products for corporations and startups. He is a certified technical writer and AI technical writer. He is excellent at technical writing, documentation, knowledge management, and content engineering and has a strong background in robust technical product management, IT business analysis, and technical documentation. Rafal has worked on full SDLC projects and OTS system implementations.

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Laszlo Kardos

Freelance Product Development Consultant

HungaryToptal Member Since July 16, 2020

Laszlo has been a product leader for the past decade. He worked at global businesses like Skyscanner, Prezi, PwC, and Reward Gateway. He's led teams of up to 30 people while working in Tokyo, London, San Francisco, and Budapest. Laszlo is experienced and knowledgeable in the travel industry. He built and served as CEO of two startups and was part of two acquisitions. He is a software engineer by trade who speaks English, German, Hungarian, and a little Japanese.

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Nick Guggenbuehl

Freelance Product Development Consultant

United StatesToptal Member Since July 29, 2019

Nick’s a proven product leader who thrives on taking opaque ideas and turning them into well-articulated, revenue-generating solutions. Nick's experience in digital health has offered many opportunities to innovate. From pioneering the digitization of health at EHR leader Epic to launching and advising numerous health tech startups, building transparency tools at health plans, and ushering in digital transformation at biopharma, he's dedicated his career to improving healthcare from every angle.

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Brian Kobler

Freelance Product Development Consultant

United StatesToptal Member Since June 24, 2019

Brian has over a decade of experience building consumer, enterprise, and marketplace products across the education, finance, government, healthcare, nonprofit, supply chain, and travel industries. He's helped companies like Amtrak, Comcast, Lumi, and SpaceX launch products that drive engagement, expand revenue, and lower costs. Brian excels at breaking down complex workflows, designing intuitive user experiences, and leading distributed product development teams.

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Stephen Conn

Freelance Product Development Consultant

United StatesToptal Member Since March 1, 2019

Stephen is a physician and versatile product manager with extensive startup experience as a founder and software developer. He has expertise in eCommerce, API products, B2B SaaS products, logistics and shipping, and biotech/health technology. Previously he’s worked for venture-backed startups (funded by Union Square Ventures, Bessemer Ventures, Plug and Play), and he recently completed his MD degree at Dartmouth. Stephen enjoys helping founders solve tough analytical problems.

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Jeremy Glassenberg

Freelance Product Development Consultant

United StatesToptal Member Since February 4, 2019

Jeremy has over 12 years of experience in product management at successful startups such as Box and Tradeshift. He managed numerous product initiatives for companies that crossed $1 billion valuations, both full-time and as a consultant. He built and grew product and platform organizations while training colleagues to become PMs. Jeremy is also a lead instructor at Product School and author of their updated curriculum.

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Brennon Martin

Freelance Product Development Consultant

United StatesToptal Member Since April 29, 2020

Brennon is a strategy, design, and delivery leader with 20+ years of experience and deep expertise in B2B2C software product management, project management, and cross-functional team leadership in financial services, education, healthcare, travel, and media. Brennon excels at leading groundbreaking product design and delivery projects and new business initiatives. Past clients include T-Mobile, Royal Caribbean, Time Warner Cable, Scottrade, T. Rowe Price, Pearson Education, and Franklin Covey.

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Guillaume Michels

Freelance Product Development Consultant

PortugalToptal Member Since October 30, 2019

Guillaume is a product manager, market analyst, and mobile strategy expert with 10+ years of experience he's acquired in three multi-billion dollar companies and as the founder of an award-winning startup. He's led cross-functional teams spread around the world, launching digital products in 60+ countries and territories, including for the UN. He's also provided marketing and strategy guidance to large European and US-based telecom and IT companies.

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Ece Isel

Freelance Product Development Consultant

TurkeyToptal Member Since May 26, 2020

Ece is a data-driven product manager with 19 years of experience in technology enterprises and startups, managing the entire product lifecycle from launch to growth to maturity. She is experienced in delivering competitive product strategies for real-time, large-scale web applications. Ece has a combined experience in product development, building and specifying web-based business applications, collecting and interpreting product data, and designing and developing products using that data.

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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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How to Hire Product Development Consultants through Toptal

1

Talk to One of Our Industry Experts

A Toptal director of product 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 Product Development Consultant for your project. Average time to match is under 24 hours.
3

The Right Fit, Guaranteed

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

FAQs

  • How are Toptal Product Development Consultants different?

    At Toptal, we thoroughly screen our Product Development Consultants 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 product 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 Product Development Consultants in less than 48 hours through Toptal?

    Depending on availability and how fast you can progress, you could start working with a Product Development Consultant within 48 hours of signing up.

  • What is the no-risk trial period for Toptal Product Development Consultants?

    We make sure that each engagement between you and your Product Development Consultant 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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