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    Fractional AI Product Manager

    Explore a focused product responsibility within your team: framing an AI initiative, shaping the roadmap and connecting it to delivery. I’m Anim Rahman, based in Sydney, with work across AI content, lead capture, marketplaces and payments.

    For a defined consulting problem, review the strategy and delivery services. For recruitment, review my experience and CV.

    A product remit the team can work with

    A fractional engagement works when the responsibility is clear. It might cover discovery and prioritisation for one AI workflow, ownership of a release backlog, or coordination of a product journey across engineering and operations.

    RankForge is the relevant AI product example: product strategy and delivery for a multi-tenant content platform integrating AI models, brand knowledge and analytics. Liviti provides a different example of getting the customer journey and internal lead operations to work together.

    Agree these responsibilities before starting

    Problem and milestone

    Choose the product problem, intended users and next meaningful release. Agree what success would look like and which evidence can inform it.

    Decision rights

    Define who owns prioritisation, who approves investment, and where engineering, design and domain specialists make the final call.

    Capacity and collaboration

    Agree the time commitment, team access, working arrangement and delivery cadence. Confirm availability and commercial terms during scoping.

    Delivery and handover

    Set the expected outputs, review points and handover responsibilities so the roadmap and product context remain usable by the team.

    Relevant delivery experience

    RankForge: AI content SaaS

    Product strategy and delivery for a multi-tenant content platform connecting AI models, brand knowledge and search analytics.

    Liviti: lead capture and operations

    Calculator-driven lead capture across 10 profession verticals, with three lead inboxes brought into one admin surface and webhook delivery logging.

    Read how I approach the work

    Questions about fractional support

    What does fractional product management mean?

    A defined part-time product responsibility embedded in your team. Its value depends on a clear remit, enough team access and explicit ownership of the decisions within scope.

    When is it a useful working model?

    It can suit a team with delivery capacity and a focused product initiative, or a founder who needs help turning a problem into priorities. A role that needs constant operational coverage may be better served by dedicated full-time leadership.

    Are hours, rates and start dates fixed?

    The scope, time commitment, availability, fees and start date are discussed for the specific engagement. Send the product context and the coverage you need as a starting point.

    Can the work transition to an internal PM?

    A handover can be included in the agreed scope: product context, decision records, a prioritised backlog and an explanation of the measurement and delivery cadence.

    Discuss the product responsibility you need

    Share your product stage, team, next milestone and the decisions that need an owner. We can assess whether a fractional arrangement fits.

    Discuss fractional support