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Fractional CPO · AI-Powered Product Leadership
Fractional CPO services for growing businesses
CPO-level product leadership embedded in your team. Clear roadmap ownership, feature prioritisation and investor-ready product metrics, without the cost of a full-time executive hire.
Get the strategic expertise of a fractional CPO, accelerated by AI and grounded in expert experience, so you know what to build, what to prioritise, and what to do next.
What is Malvorah Execute?
Malvorah Execute is an embedded fractional Chief Product Officer (CPO) service for growing startups and scaleups. Starting from £497/month, it provides product direction, roadmap governance and go-to-market execution by amplifying senior human product judgment with AI-assisted workflows.
Full-time CPO or agency
£5,000 to £12,000 per month, or a £180,000+ salary plus equity, with a long hiring and onboarding runway.
Malvorah Execute
From £497 per month, embedded within 5 working days, month-to-month flexibility on Foundation and Growth.
The business case
Three ways to buy senior product leadership
| Criteria | Full-time CPO | Product agency | Malvorah Execute |
|---|---|---|---|
| Annual cost | £286,000 loaded | £25,000+ per month | From £497 per month |
| Equity dilution | 0.5% to 2.0% | None | None |
| Time to onboard | 3 to 6 months | 4 to 8 weeks | 5 working days |
| AI acceleration | Depends on the hire | Rarely built in | Built into every engagement |
| Roadmap ownership | Full | Advisory only | Full, accountable to delivery |
| Notice period | 3 to 6 months | Fixed contract | Month to month on Foundation and Growth |
Fractional CPO market rate is £800 to £1,500 per day. Malvorah delivers the same seniority, AI-amplified, for less.
Fractional CPO pricing, three levels
A graduated engagement that grows with you, from strategic clarity, to embedded delivery, to a full fractional CPO.
Entry level
Strategic direction, AI-amplified
Foundation
Tailored Strategic Oversight
Normally £997/mo
From£497/mo
Cancel any time
AI generates your roadmap options before every session. Your Malvorah PM spends your monthly hour on the one decision your product needs most.
What's included
- AIAI-generated roadmap options prepared before every session
- AIAsync spec reviews, AI-drafted, PM-refined
- HumanSenior PM judgment on the right call for your context
- Human48-hour async response SLA
- HumanFrameworks and playbooks you keep
London PM rate: £150–200/hr. Foundation = 6–8 hours equivalent thinking/month for £497.
Most popular
Embedded delivery, AI-amplified
Growth
Expert-Led Strategy & Leadership
Normally £1,897/mo
From£997/mo
Cancel any time
Two days per week, inside your team. AI generates sprint plans and board drafts. Your PM handles difficult conversations, team alignment, and the call that has to be made.
What's included
- AISprint plans, retro summaries, stakeholder updates, AI-generated
- AIBoard report drafts, AI-prepared, PM-owned
- HumanEmbedded product lead ~2 days/week
- HumanHuman ownership of what actually ships
- HumanHuman in difficult team and stakeholder conversations
- HumanSame-day Slack response
2-day/week senior PM contractor in London: £5,600–7,200/mo. Malvorah Growth: £997. 85% lower cost.
3-month minimum
Fractional CPO, AI-amplified
Scale
Embedded C-Level Execution
Normally £3,497/mo
From£1,997/mo
3-month minimum
AI generates analysis, OKR options, hiring briefs, and board slides. Your Malvorah CPO owns the strategy, people decisions, and the narrative when it counts.
What's included
- AIProduct analytics synthesis and insight generation
- AIOKR drafts and scenario modelling
- AIPM hiring briefs and onboarding plans
- HumanHuman CPO owns the product strategy
- HumanHuman in board meetings and investor conversations
- HumanHuman makes people and prioritisation calls
- HumanPriority Slack + weekly founder 1:1
Full-time CPO loaded: £23,833/mo. Scale at £1,997 = 92% saving.
All plans cancel any time. Foundation and Growth: 30 days notice. Scale: 3-month minimum.
Don't have a product yet?
Malvorah Studio builds it, brand, live MVP, go-to-market, and your first 5 customers. AI-built, human-validated, fixed price.
How we work
A simple, four-step engagement.
- 01
Discover
We audit your product setup, priorities, and blockers.
- 02
Define
We set a clear roadmap with your team, what ships first and why.
- 03
Execute
We embed and deliver. Sprints, stakeholders, outcomes.
- 04
Scale
We help you hire, build process, and hand over with confidence.
What does a fractional CPO actually do?
A fractional CPO provides CPO-level direction, roadmap ownership, and delivery leadership 1–3 days per week, embedded in your team, accountable for outcomes. At Malvorah, every engagement is AI-amplified: AI handles output generation so your PM focuses on judgment, accountability, and the relationships that move products forward.
Fractional CPO vs full-time hire
| Full-time CPO | £286,000/yr loaded | 9–12 month hire | Permanent headcount |
| Agency / consultant | £800–1,500/day | Project only | No ongoing accountability |
| Malvorah Execute | From £497/mo | Starts in 5 days | Cancel any month |
Not sure which level fits?
Book a free 30-minute call. We'll tell you honestly whether you need Foundation, Growth, or a full fractional CPO, or none of the above.
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