Bryson Alef LLC
Fractional CPO & Head of Product

A product chief at the level you need without the full‑time cost.

I translate the vision, solidify the roadmap, optimize the team, and set up a process that can run smoothly, efficiently, and objectively with minimal input.

Let's talk → LinkedIn ↗ What I do
Former: Chicago Bulls Google First Republic Bank Comcast Epic Systems Scholly

Three operator exits, two as a founder. VP of Product at an S&P 500 bank. Senior PM at Google.

Most recently I built the Chicago Bulls' tech org from two engineers to a full team — cutting vendor spend 85% and doubling fan engagement in under a year.

(01)  What I do
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Fractional CPO

A head of product at the seniority you need right now — without the cost or commitment of a full‑time exec. I translate the strategy, build it into a roadmap, optimize the team, and set something up that can run smoothly and objectively with minimal input.

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Building the org & the process

Hiring plans, career ladders, and objective ways of measuring performance — the foundation most companies lay years late (or never!). I've stood it up at an NBA team, an S&P500 bank, a 50‑person product studio, start-ups, and more.

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Technical leadership, AI included

I'm a Computer Science - Psychology double major who became a software engineer turned product manager turned product executive. I'll read (and understand!) architecture docs, surface product trade-offs, and intently put AI to work so smaller teams ship like big ones.

In demand
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Automating the busywork

Most teams are either buried by or skip the menial work for the interesting stuff. At an S&P 500 bank, I cut process overhead by up to 60% without sacrificing auditable documentation. Today, with AI tooling and the right skills (.md), overhead can be cut by even more.

(02)  Built for regulated rooms

You won't have to explain compliance to me.

Fintech
First Republic Bank

VP of Product at an S&P 500 bank.

Medtech
Epic Systems

Clinical software, HIPAA‑grade constraints.

Edtech
Scholly

A #1 app trusted with a million students' data.

(03)  Two sides of the same coin

The executive who can build 0 → 1.

The executive

Stands up product organizations and the standards and procedures that hold them together. VP of Product at First Republic, CPO at Matter Product Studio, de facto CPO at the Chicago Bulls. I translate fluently between the C-level, board room, and the people doing the work.

The builder

Never stopped shipping. CS degree, production code at Epic, built dozens of apps from scratch (including two #1 in the App Store apps). I can still sit with your engineers and happily build alongside them.

Let's talk

Let's build your product function, or fix the one you have.

Available for retainer and project work, typically
1 – 3 days a week.

[email protected] → LinkedIn ↗