Fractional Senior Product & Commercial Leadership
for EdTech & Corporate Learning Companies
Is your company facing
a senior product or commercial leadership gap?
Fractional leadership engagements are valuable when the business needs to fill temporary commercial or product leadership gaps or isn't quite ready (or able) to hire a full-time CPO or CCO.
Ideal fractional leadership engagements include:
- Your product and commercial strategy aren't aligned - and it's starting to show
- GTM execution is inconsistent and revenue isn't growing at the rate the business needs
- Your roadmap isn't translating into market traction and you need senior product leadership
- You need to demonstrate commercial momentum before your next value creation milestone
- You're preparing for a raise or exit and want an operator who understands the M&A landscape
Rob Strulowitz
Fractional CPO / CCO
Executive Background:
- Former senior product executive at NAVEX and LRN, two global leaders in compliance and ethics training
- Led global product and business divisions for private equity owned portfolio companies
- Built and scaled commercially driven product management organizations
- Deep expertise in EdTech, Corporate Learning and GRC markets at enterprise scale
Private Equity & Advisory:
- Founder of LearnSimple Advisory, advising PE firms and portfolio companies
- Specialized in commercial diligence, EdTech deal sourcing, and Product / GTM strategy + execution
- Experience evaluating companies at institutional investor-level rigor
- Proven track record supporting post-investment growth and value creation
Edtech & Corporate Learning Operator. Private Equity Advisor. Available for limited fractional engagements.
Rob Strulowitz takes on a limited number of fractional CPO and CCO engagements per quarter, bringing senior level experience both as an operator and strategic advisor to private equity investors.
As an Operator: Rob led global divisions at NAVEX and LRN - two of the largest compliance training companies in the world. He's managed product portfolios, build strong commercially focused product management teams, run P&Ls, and navigated the specific market dynamics of EdTech and GRC training at scale.
As an Strategic Advisor:
Through LearnSimple Advisory, Rob works with PE firms on EdTech deal sourcing, commercial diligence and post investment value creation services, evaluating companies at a level of scrutiny most operators never see from the inside while driving growth and scalability during key inflection points
Fractional leadership structured around your needs
Fractional engagements are structured as monthly retainers, usually 3-6 months at 1-2 days per week.
Rob limits active clients to one or two per quarter - which means the engagement is substantive, not advisory from a distance.
Fractional CPO
Senior product leadership
to drive strategy, roadmap and execution
Focus includes:
Product strategy
Roadmap prioritization
Product Development
Product Management (Commercial Focus)
Product Team development
Execution accountability
Hands on. Retainer based.
Structured around your priorities.
Fractional CCO
Senior commercial leadership to
build pipeline, sharpen GTM and grow revenue
Focus includes:
Go-to-market strategy
Sales structure and execution
Revenue growth and pipeline development
Pricing and packaging
Commercial team development
Customer acquisition and retention
Hands on. Retainer based.
Structured around your priorities.
Fractional CPO + CCO
Full product and commercial leadership
under one engagement
Focus includes:
Product and commercial strategy alignment
Roadmap tied to revenue outcomes
Go-to-market execution
Sales and product team development
Pricing, packaging, and positioning
End-to-end growth accountability
For earlier stage companies
with limited resources.