# SaaS Fractional CPO

> Sivan Kadosh is a solo fractional Chief Product Officer for B2B SaaS companies at Series A and Series B, roughly $2M to $15M ARR, where product has outgrown founder-led decision-making. He embeds part-time to own product strategy, roadmap and prioritisation, and is accountable for activation, retention and ARR rather than advisory deliverables. A standard engagement is $8,000 per month for 25 hours, with a 3-month minimum in 2026. He has 18+ years leading product in CPO and CEO roles, most recently as CPO and GM at Touch Stay, a TravelTech SaaS. The comparison anchor is a full-time CPO at $250,000 or more all-in.

Site: https://saasfractionalcpo.com/
Book a Product Strategy Session (30 minutes, no pitch): https://saasfractionalcpo.com/discovery-call/
Operator: Sivan Kadosh, Lisbon, working remotely with US and EU teams.

## Original data and published standards (free to quote and reuse)
- [The Fractional Rates Index](https://saasfractionalcpo.com/data/): first-party price survey of 1,127 fractional executive providers, captured 31 August to 2 September 2026. 19% publish a price (211 of 1,127). Eight findings packaged for citation with a source line.
- [The Engagement Standard](https://saasfractionalcpo.com/standard/): the actual contracts a fractional engagement runs on, published free under CC BY 4.0. $8,000 a month for 25 hours, 3 month minimum then monthly, 30 days notice both ways, 60 to 80 customer interviews in the first quarter.

## Start here
- [Homepage](https://saasfractionalcpo.com/): what an embedded fractional CPO owns, the price, and who it fits.
- [About Sivan Kadosh](https://saasfractionalcpo.com/about-me/): career, credentials and the named client outcomes behind every figure on this site.
- [Frequently asked questions](https://saasfractionalcpo.com/faq/): how the engagement runs day to day, MVP scoping, roadmap prioritisation, PLG, and engagement length.
- [References](https://saasfractionalcpo.com/references/): 18 named LinkedIn recommendations republished verbatim with names, dates and profile links.

## Hubs
- [Services](https://saasfractionalcpo.com/our-services/): the seven service pages, each with scope, price and what is not included.
- [Guides](https://saasfractionalcpo.com/guides/): thirty-seven guides for founders between $2M and $15M ARR, split into hiring guides priced against 2026 market data and operating playbooks.
- [Case studies](https://saasfractionalcpo.com/case-studies/): five engagements, each measured on a number the client already tracked.
- [Tools for founders](https://saasfractionalcpo.com/tools-for-founders/): seventeen calculators that run in the browser and show their formulas.

## Services (each page states scope, price and what is not included)
- [Fractional CPO](https://saasfractionalcpo.com/our-services/fractional-cpo/): the core offer. A senior CPO embedded part-time, owning product strategy and roadmap, measured on activation, retention and ARR.
- [Interim CPO](https://saasfractionalcpo.com/our-services/interim-cpo/): cover for a vacant product leadership seat with full decision authority, handing over to the permanent hire.
- [Product strategy consulting](https://saasfractionalcpo.com/our-services/product-strategy-consulting/): where the product plays and how it wins, turned into a prioritised roadmap.
- [Product management consulting](https://saasfractionalcpo.com/our-services/product-management-consulting/): rebuilding how discovery, prioritisation and delivery actually run, then handing the system over.
- [SaaS product consulting](https://saasfractionalcpo.com/our-services/saas-product-consulting/): product work scoped to B2B SaaS mechanics, activation, retention and expansion.
- [SaaS consultant](https://saasfractionalcpo.com/our-services/saas-consultant/): the commercial side of the product function, CAC, ARR and what the roadmap is worth.
- [Product launch consultant](https://saasfractionalcpo.com/our-services/product-launch-consultant/): positioning, messaging, segment choice and launch sequence, measured on day-one adoption.

## Hiring decisions (what each role costs and when to fill it)
- [Hire a fractional CPO](https://saasfractionalcpo.com/hire-fractional-cpo/): independent rates $5,000 to $15,000 a month; my standard engagement is $8,000. Full-time CPO $250,000 or more all-in and up to eight months to hire.
- [Hire an interim CPO](https://saasfractionalcpo.com/hire-interim-cpo/): near full-time cover for an empty seat, typically 3 to 6 months while the permanent search runs, starting in one to two weeks.
- [Hire a head of product](https://saasfractionalcpo.com/hire-head-of-product/): full-time costs $250,000 or more a year all-in plus 0.5 to 1.5 percent equity and a 3 to 6 month search; fractional runs $72,000 to $180,000 a year.
- [Hire a product consultant](https://saasfractionalcpo.com/hire-product-consultant/): the five different jobs the title covers, and how to match the hire to the symptom.
- [Hire a product management consultant](https://saasfractionalcpo.com/hire-product-management-consultant/): strategy advisor, hands-on execution PM, or fractional product leader, and why scope mismatch is why engagements disappoint.
- [Hire a product strategy consultant](https://saasfractionalcpo.com/hire-product-strategy-consultant/): what a strategy engagement should produce in 4 to 8 weeks, and when the strategy needs an owner instead.
- [Hire a B2B product manager](https://saasfractionalcpo.com/hire-b2b-product-manager/): $110,000 to $170,000 US base, and the screening that is specific to buyer versus user tension.
- [Hire a SaaS product manager](https://saasfractionalcpo.com/hire-saas-product-manager/): salary bands by seniority, and the test for whether you actually need a leader instead.
- [Hire a monetization product manager](https://saasfractionalcpo.com/hire-monetization-product-manager/): $140,000 or more US base, versus treating pricing as a 4 to 8 week project at $2M to $15M ARR.
- [Outsourced product management](https://saasfractionalcpo.com/hire-outsourced-product-management/): why fully outsourced roadmaps fail, and the hybrid model that works.

## Buying decisions (comparisons, cost and contract terms)
- [Where to hire a fractional CPO](https://saasfractionalcpo.com/where-to-hire-a-fractional-cpo/): the four sourcing routes compared, executive firms, marketplaces, direct search and independents.
- [Best fractional CPO services for B2B SaaS 2026](https://saasfractionalcpo.com/best-fractional-cpo-services-saas/): honest comparison of providers and models, with the criteria that actually separate them.
- [Best product management consultants for B2B SaaS](https://saasfractionalcpo.com/best-product-management-consultants-saas/): the four provider types, embedded independents, boutique firms, marketplaces and training organisations.
- [TechCXO alternatives](https://saasfractionalcpo.com/techcxo-alternative/): firm bench depth against independent continuity, and when each is the right structure.
- [Fractional CPO cost in 2026](https://saasfractionalcpo.com/fractional-cpo-cost/): independents $5,000 to $15,000 a month; marketplace and firm pricing above that and rarely published.
- [Fractional CPO contract terms](https://saasfractionalcpo.com/fractional-cpo-contract-terms/): term length, notice, IP assignment and monthly scope in hours, with my own terms published in full.
- [Fractional CPO engagement models](https://saasfractionalcpo.com/fractional-cpo-engagement-models/): retainer, fixed-fee project, firm bench and interim, and what each structure makes the provider optimise for.
- [Independent fractional CPO or a firm](https://saasfractionalcpo.com/independent-fractional-cpo-vs-firm/): redundancy and institutional process against continuity and senior-only hours.
- [VP of Product or fractional CPO first](https://saasfractionalcpo.com/vp-product-vs-fractional-cpo/): direction against throughput, at $8,000 a month versus a VP base of roughly $220,000 to $300,000.
- [Product management consultant or fractional CPO](https://saasfractionalcpo.com/product-management-consultant-vs-fractional-cpo/): a consultant advises, a fractional CPO operates and owns the roadmap.

## Case studies (client-tracked numbers)
- [Touch Stay: AI onboarding](https://saasfractionalcpo.com/case-studies/saas-ai-onboarding-optimization/): onboarding completion 52% to 81%, trial to paid 35% to 49%, time to activation 3.5 days to 1.2 days.
- [Touch Stay: mobile UX conversion](https://saasfractionalcpo.com/case-studies/mobile-ux-conversion-optimization/): mobile trial to paid 8% to 30%, bounce 58% to 22%, sign-up time down 68%.
- [Strategy-led roadmap transformation](https://saasfractionalcpo.com/case-studies/strategy-led-roadmap-transformation/): $30M ARR MarTech SaaS, NRR 102% to 112%, strategy-aligned work 35% to 90%, R&D waste down 30%.
- [NAXEX web trading platform](https://saasfractionalcpo.com/case-studies/naxex-web-trading-platform/): production MVP in four months, visitor to first deposit up 68%, CAC down about 50%.
- [FX Financial Solutions: intelligent CRM](https://saasfractionalcpo.com/case-studies/intelligent-crm-sales-conversion/): lead to customer up 45%, calls per rep up 30% to 40%, 300 reps onboarded in eight months.

## Guides
Definitions and role scope:
- [What a fractional CPO actually does](https://saasfractionalcpo.com/blog/what-is-a-fractional-cpo/): the scope, the hours and the decisions the seat owns.
- [What a fractional product manager does](https://saasfractionalcpo.com/blog/what-is-a-fractional-product-manager/): where a part-time PM helps and where it does not.
- [What a Chief Product Officer owns](https://saasfractionalcpo.com/blog/what-is-a-chief-product-officer/): the mandate, the metrics and the stage that justifies the seat.
- [What a product consultant delivers](https://saasfractionalcpo.com/blog/what-is-a-product-consultant/): what you get, what you do not, and how to tell before signing.
- [The product management consultant guide](https://saasfractionalcpo.com/blog/product-management-consultant-guide/): how to brief, price and review a consulting engagement.

Strategy and roadmap:
- [Write a product strategy that survives the quarter](https://saasfractionalcpo.com/blog/product-strategy-guide/): a one-page format teams can actually execute.
- [Build a roadmap around outcomes](https://saasfractionalcpo.com/blog/product-roadmap-guide/): replacing a feature list with committed outcomes.
- [Set a product vision people can act on](https://saasfractionalcpo.com/blog/product-vision-guide/): what a vision has to contain to change behaviour.
- [Manage a product portfolio without starving it](https://saasfractionalcpo.com/blog/product-portfolio-strategy-guide/): funding several products from one budget.
- [Run product discovery on a small team](https://saasfractionalcpo.com/blog/product-discovery-framework/): a framework that fits four people.
- [The product operating model for SaaS](https://saasfractionalcpo.com/blog/the-product-operating-model-for-saas/): how strategy, planning and delivery connect.

Growth, pricing and go to market:
- [Choose a SaaS go-to-market motion](https://saasfractionalcpo.com/blog/saas-go-to-market-strategy-guide/): self-serve, sales-led or hybrid, and how to tell which fits.
- [Product marketing for founder-led teams](https://saasfractionalcpo.com/blog/saas-product-marketing-guide/): positioning, launch and messaging without a marketing org.
- [Reduce churn in SaaS](https://saasfractionalcpo.com/blog/reduce-churn-in-saas-a-complete-guide/): where churn is actually decided, which is usually earlier than teams think.
- [Product qualified leads, end to end](https://saasfractionalcpo.com/blog/product-qualified-leads-complete-guide/): defining a PQL your sales team will accept.
- [Customer-led growth in practice](https://saasfractionalcpo.com/blog/customer-led-growth-complete-guide/): turning support tickets and churn calls into roadmap input.
- [Write a SaaS business plan](https://saasfractionalcpo.com/blog/how-to-write-a-saas-business-plan/): the version investors read and the version the team runs on.

Building and delivery:
- [SaaS development, end to end](https://saasfractionalcpo.com/blog/saas-development-the-complete-guide/): the full path from idea to a product people pay for.
- [Create a SaaS product from scratch](https://saasfractionalcpo.com/blog/how-to-create-a-saas-product/): the sequence of decisions before the first line of code.
- [Scope a SaaS MVP](https://saasfractionalcpo.com/blog/saas-mvp-development-guide/): what belongs in a first release and the test for cutting the rest.
- [Outsource SaaS development safely](https://saasfractionalcpo.com/blog/outsourcing-saas-development-a-complete-guide/): what to keep in house whatever the contract says.
- [Run SaaS projects without a PMO](https://saasfractionalcpo.com/blog/saas-project-management-guide/): planning and review rituals that hold under pressure.
- [Set up product operations](https://saasfractionalcpo.com/blog/product-operations-guide/): the reporting, tooling and rituals worth centralising.

Metrics and measurement:
- [The SaaS KPIs that matter at your stage](https://saasfractionalcpo.com/blog/saas-kpis/): which numbers to report monthly and which to ignore.
- [Product management metrics](https://saasfractionalcpo.com/blog/product-management-metrics-guide/): measuring a product team without turning it into theatre.
- [Experimentation at low traffic](https://saasfractionalcpo.com/blog/product-experimentation-guide/): getting usable answers well below significance volumes.
- [Forecast SaaS revenue with product data](https://saasfractionalcpo.com/blog/saas-forecasting-guide/): connecting activation and retention to the revenue model.

## Contact
- Book a Product Strategy Session: https://saasfractionalcpo.com/discovery-call/
- Email: sivan@saasfractionalcpo.com
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/chief-product-officer/