Industry group overview

Fractional work across Hardware

Explore the industries within Hardware, the professionals with relevant experience, and the roles companies hire for. Group totals count each job and professional once across member industries.

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15

Jobs published · past year

7

Hiring companies

$182/hr

Average benchmark · 90 days

1169

Professionals with industry experience

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Explore individual industries with enough observed data to publish insights. Industry audiences overlap.

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Public profiles with experience at companies in this industry group. Experience does not establish current availability.

  • Adria C
    Growth Executive & CMO | Scaling VC-Backed SaaS & Tech | GTM Strategy | P&L Management | Product-Led Growth (PLG) | Ex-WPPFreelancer, Sony, VML

    Executive leader in SaaS & Tech Scale-Up, expert in digital transformation and GTM strategy with a focus on fractional talent.

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  • Alison T
    Helping mission-driven organizations lead with purpose | Strategy, Board Leadership Development, & Operational ExcellenceThe George Washington University, MCI, National Kidney Foundation

    Expert in strategy & leadership for mission-driven organizations, excelling in fractional talent roles.

    Hire Alison
  • Anshita S
    Growth Marketing at DoorDashBroadcom Inc., DoorDash Australia, Juniper Networks

    Digital marketing expert at DoorDash excels at merchant growth through innovative campaigns and web analytics.

    Hire Anshita
  • Bill B
    Chief Product Officer & AI Transformation Leader · Strategy and hands-on delivery · Scaled Statista product org 15→175 · Shipping enterprise AI @ Blockbrain · HamburgStatista, VERSO, Blockbrain

    Fractional CPO with 25+ years in product, AI, and SaaS. Scaled teams at Statista. Expert in product strategy and organizational growth.

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  • Chad B
    Advisor/Consultant, Operations, Business Development focusing on Consumer Health, Retail, Employee Benefits. MBAOptum, Best Buy, Intuit

    Passionate Business Leader with expertise in Consumer Health & Retail, pioneering growth through innovative strategies & partnerships.

    Hire Chad
  • Chad M
    0-1 Innovation | Principal Product Designer | AI Strategy & Vibe CodingHP, Pivotal Action

    Fractional Principal Product Designer specializing in AI, 0-1 innovation, and human-centered solutions for high-impact product launches.

    Hire Chad
  • Dan V
    Finance at OpendorseBest Buy, Korn Ferry, Alvarez & Marsal

    Expert in fractional finance with skills in accounting, forecasting & financial modeling for business growth.

    Hire Dan
  • David F
    Market Strategy & Customer Insights LeaderDeloitte, EY, Zebra

    Fractional Market Strategy & Customer Insights Leader driving growth with expertise in market intelligence, analysis, and strategic planning.

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Popular roles in Hardware

Ranked by professionals with industry experience, not hiring demand. Activity covers the past year.

roles by talent experience in Hardware
RoleProfessionalsAvg. rate · 90dRate details
Advisor general rates412$193/hr
CTO general rates116$203/hr
CPO general rates97$191/hr
CMO general rates88$191/hr
CRO general rates69$221/hr
Director of Operations general rates66$183/hr
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Additional roles by talent experience in Hardware
RoleProfessionalsAvg. rate · 90dRate details
CEO general rates65$219/hr
COO general rates60$215/hr
Product Manager general rates51$152/hr
Board Member general rates48$255/hr
Chief AI Officer general rates47$221/hr
Chief Growth Officer general rates47$228/hr
Consultant general rates39$172/hr
Architect general rates38$202/hr
CSO general rates35$233/hr
Director of Business Development general rates28$184/hr
Marketing Consultant general rates28$151/hr
CDO general rates27$182/hr
Coach general rates26$181/hr
Director of Product Management general rates23$168/hr
Engineering Manager general rates22$197/hr
Chief Customer Officer general rates21$225/hr
CFO general rates21$169/hr
Director of Growth Marketing general rates20$157/hr
Business Manager general rates19$156/hr
Senior Software Engineer general rates19$155/hr
Director of Digital Marketing general rates18$138/hr
Sales Manager general rates18$213/hr
Chief Brand Officer general rates17—
Director of Supply Chain general rates17$220/hr
Product Lead general rates16$160/hr
CIO general rates15—
Chief of Staff general rates15—
Head of Talent general rates15—
Growth Strategist general rates14$185/hr
Senior Program Manager general rates14—
Technical Program Manager general rates14$223/hr
Creative Director general rates13—
Account Executive general rates12—
Chief Business Officer general rates12—
CISO general rates11—
Lead AI Engineer general rates11—
Marketing Manager general rates11$117/hr
Product Owner general rates11—
Project Manager general rates11—
Director of Marketing and Product Strategy general rates10$196/hr
Director of Product Marketing general rates10—
Full Stack Engineer general rates10—

A dash means there is not enough observed data to publish a rate. Rates shown cover this group; links open general role benchmarks across all industries.

Companies hiring fractional talent in Hardware

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How we measure this industry group

This group combines 13 industry classifications. Each job and profile is counted once within the group, even when associated with multiple member industries. Rates are calculated from the combined observations and independently meet the same publication thresholds. Group totals cannot be calculated by adding individual industry counts.

Activity window · 2025-11-11 to 2026-11-11 · refreshed hourly. Public and platform job postings and aggregated talent profiles are evaluated as separate sources. Talent aggregates include public and non-public profiles; individual profile cards only show public profiles. Rate benchmarks always use jobs published and profiles active in the last 90 days.

Industry and company size come from accepted company tags linked to matched Crustdata identities. 1,765 of 2,560 period job records have a qualifying industry classification. Unclassified records remain unknown. Industry and role groups overlap; their totals must not be added together.

Demand counts require at least 10 jobs across 5 companies. Talent counts require 10 distinct professionals active in the selected activity window. Roles are ranked separately by jobs and professionals with industry experience. Hire links can also appear with 3 relevant public profiles and authored hiring guidance. Each rate source requires at least 10 observed samples; employer-side prices also require 5 companies and no employer contributing more than 40% of samples. Percentile ranges require 20 samples. Estimated job prices are excluded. Averages are a weighted blend of our live benchmarks and are only published when an employer offer or talent asking rate independently qualifies.

Company-size comparisons use current tags for activity in the period, not historical size or funding stage. Profile rates describe professionals with industry experience, not rates charged to specific past employers. These platform observations are not a census of the fractional market.

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