Fractional Head of Product · AI Product Strategy Consultant
Ray Sharma
Helping startups, SMBs, and enterprises build better products faster — guiding SaaS and AI teams from ambiguity to an aligned roadmap, validated prototypes, and production‑ready delivery.
$200m+
business impact
40% YOY
growth supported
15+ awards
across fintech, AI, enterprise
24+ years
product leadership
What I do
I help founders and teams bring clarity to product direction, align discovery and delivery, and turn AI opportunity into practical execution.
How I help
Fractional Head of Product
Ongoing leadership for teams needing senior product direction without a full‑time hire.
Product Strategy Sprint (4w)
Clarify direction, focus, and measurable outcomes.
AI Product Opportunity Sprint
Identify where AI creates real value in product and workflow.
Product Operating Model Audit
Diagnose delivery friction and produce a 90‑day action plan.
A Bit About Me
Having kids — and the many experiences of raising them — taught me how much people everywhere value connection and clarity. That perspective shapes how I work with founders: helping them move faster, reduce friction, and build with purpose.
I’m still a builder at heart, drawing on my industrial design roots and staying hands‑on with code, prototypes, specs, and AI‑native structures like prompts, schemas, and context models.
Recent work
Intelligenic
Head of Product
Leading product strategy for an AI‑powered product development system unifying discovery, design, and code through Context Mesh, Work Products, and specification‑driven development.
Altos Labs
Product Design Consultant
Led product design for a cloud‑based bioinformatics platform, improving workflows and reducing AWS cost through infrastructure‑aware design.
Toptal
Design Consultancy Lead
Helped drive growth in a $200M+ business, launching new consulting offers and verticals.