consulting services
I partner with teams across industries to bring new products to life. My work blends product strategy and design. I can step in as a fractional leader, coach, or contributor, guiding what to build, how to build it, and why it matters.
Fractional Product Leadership
Available to startups and other organizations looking for user- and business-centric product vision and leadership. Engagements can be hourly or short, intensive blocks.
talent assessment & hiring
- assess current product management team to identify gaps and strengths
- interview product management candidates
team development
- mentor product ICs and leaders
- create career ladders, org designs, hiring plans, interview guides
- strengthen strategic vision, storytelling, data-driven decision making, and stakeholder engagement
product health
- evaluate product effectiveness and measurement
- institute product development processes and best practices
- improve collaboration with cross-functional partners and close process gaps
Fractional Design Leadership
Available to startups and organizations with small (or no) design teams that would benefit from strategic design leadership without a full-time hire. Engagements can be hourly or short, intensive blocks.
talent assessment & hiring
- assess current design team to identify gaps and strengths
- interview design, content and research candidates
team development
- mentor design, content and user research ICs and leaders
- create career ladders, org designs, hiring plans, interview guides
- strengthen human-centered design skills across the org
design effectiveness
- institute design and user research processes and best practices
- provide design oversight and guidance on key initiatives
- ensure design plays a strategic role and collaborates effectively across functions
Designer Coaching and Mentorship
Design leaders often report into non-design functions and need a sounding board with domain expertise. I provide one-on-one support to strengthen teams and leaders.
- hiring, firing and promotion decisions
- design process and workflow
- org design and resource planning
- relationships with cross-functional partners
- team health (assessment and improvement)
- measuring design impact
Product, Design, and Research Consulting
In addition to leadership support, I take on select IC work for product development projects.
- product strategy and vision
- user research and product discovery (strategy and execution)
- concept design and evaluation
- product measurement and assessment