Fractional Product Design Leadership — for Founders Who Need Momentum

You get senior CXO/CPO leadership plus hands-on execution from the Forge UX team.
No full-time hire required.

Your Fractional CXO/CPO -
Co-Founder W Venture and Forge Experience Design.

Translate chaos into a clear plan
Prioritize what actually matters
Align your team
Build a product strategy you can execute
Weekly strategic touchpoints

Forge as your execution engine

UX research
Prototyping
Product discovery
Journey mapping
Usability testing
Continuous iteration

You’re not hiring one person — you’re hiring a product leadership system.

Pricing Tiers

Foundations $4,500/mo

For early teams needing direction.

2 hrs/week fractional CXO/CPO
8 hrs/mo UX team
Prioritization workshop
Roadmap starter

Growth
$8,500/mo
(Most Popular)

For teams with product debt or scaling challenges.

4 hrs/week fractional leadership
20 hrs/mo UX team
Discovery + quarterly research
Hiring support
Team coaching

Scale
$14,000/mo

For companies building or rebuilding product orgs.

6 hrs/week fractional leadership
40 hrs/mo UX team
KPIs + governance + rituals
Embedd Design Team Lead
Full CXO-level support
Deep research + product ops

Why Forge?

Strategic + Execution in One

You get high-level product clarity and the team to deliver it.

BC Tech + Government Expertise

Deep experience in regulated, complex environments where

clarity matters.

Founder-Friendly, No Bloat

We move quickly. Practical, applied - not red tape. Progress, not perfection.

CX, UX, Service Design & Product Tribes Combined

Your product gets the cross-functional support most startups never access.

What Success Looks Like

We measure what matters: momentum, clarity & customer impact.

Product & Strategy KPIs

Roadmap delivery ↑
Priority churn ↓
Team alignment ↑

Experience KPIs

Usability success rate ↑
Customer friction ↓
Support tickets ↓

Execution KPIs

Faster cycle times
Clearer research → decisions
Better founder bandwidth

Clients feel meaningful progress in the first 30 days.

Who is this for?

Perfect for:

Founders overwhelmed by product decisions
Teams with product debt or inconsistent execution
Companies prepping for funding
Startups expanding their product org
Non-technical founders who need calm clarity

Not a fit for:

Teams wanting pure design-only work (Forge can still help separately)
Companies seeking full-time C-suite hires
Organizations unwilling to prioritize

“Testimonials provide a sense of what it's like to work with you or use your products.
Change the text and add your own."

Alexa Young, CA

Let’s see if fractional CXO/CPO support is the right fit for your company.

Optional Add-Ons

UX Research Package
Service Blueprint
Design Sprint
Full Product Design and Development
Product Concepting / Solution Generation
Product Audit/ Heuristic Review
Design Team Mentorship