Keith Lynn — Fractional CTO & CPO

Fractional technology and product leadership

Keith Lynn brings decades of executive experience across startups, growth companies, and market leaders. He provides interim and retained fractional CTO and CPO services to help teams set strategy, ship product, scale engineering, and prepare for growth or exits.

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20+
Years Experience
100+
Delivered Releases
M&A
Due Diligence & Exit Support

Common fractional CTO & CPO offerings

Below are the widely used engagements offered by fractional CTOs and CPOs. These reflect market-standard services that deliver immediate leadership and measurable outcomes.

Fractional CTO Competencies

  • Technology strategy & multi-year roadmaps
  • Architecture reviews, platform selection & refactors
  • Cloud migration, optimization, and cost reduction
  • Security, compliance (including HIPAA/GDPR), and risk remediation
  • DevOps, SRE, CI/CD, and release engineering
  • Data platform & analytics architecture
  • Technical due diligence and M&A technical assessments
  • Interim leadership, hiring, and org design
  • Vendor, partner, and contract negotiation
  • AI/ML strategy and proof-of-concept guidance

Fractional CPO Competencies

  • Product vision, strategy, and market positioning
  • Roadmap development, prioritization frameworks, and OKRs
  • Discovery, user research, and rapid experimentation
  • Go-to-market planning, pricing, and launch support
  • Product ops: processes, metrics, and tooling
  • Feature prioritization & product-led growth initiatives
  • Cross-functional alignment with engineering, sales, and customer success
  • Support for fundraising decks and product-market fit evidence
  • Post-merger product integration planning

These offerings are customizable — engagements are scoped to outcomes, whether you need a short strategic sprint, a 3–6 month interim leader, or a longer retained partnership.

How engagements run

Practical, measurable, and collaborative. Typical phases:

1
Rapid assessment
1–2 week audit, stakeholder interviews, and priority roadmap.
2
Strategy & plan
Clear objectives, success metrics, and 90/180/365 day milestones.
3
Execute & embed
Deliver work via the team, hire or mentor leaders, and implement processes for sustained velocity.
4
Handoff & scale
Operational transfer, documentation, and continued coaching as needed.

Engage

If you need senior product or technology leadership without a full-time hire, Keith offers outcome-focused fractional engagements that align with business goals. Typical retainers and timeboxes are available.

Email
keith.lynn@pilartech.com

Engagement formats
Single strategic sprint • Interim executive (3 to 12 months) • Retained fractional