How Product Foundry works
From role brief to shortlist, intro, interview, contract, and engagement, Product Foundry gives companies and talent a guided workflow powered by AI support and reviewed by Product Foundry.
AI prepares the work. Product Foundry reviews the risk. Companies and talent move faster.
First match cycle is free
During beta, approved companies can submit one role, project, or job brief, receive Product Foundry review, and see up to 3 anonymized matches with basic fit notes before paid workflow begins.
One guided path from need to engagement.
Submit the need
A company shares a role brief, project brief, job description, or business need.
AI structures the brief
Product Foundry AI extracts scope, skills, timeline, working model, missing details, and match criteria.
Product Foundry reviews the risk
Our team reviews company readiness, brief quality, pricing direction, and sensitive workflow decisions.
Matching begins
The platform compares structured company needs against registered talent profiles, availability, skills, and rates.
Review anonymized shortlist
Companies see privacy-safe shortlist cards before any approved introduction.
Request intro or revision
Companies can request an intro, ask for more detail, or revise the brief before moving forward.
Talent responds
Talent is notified only when the workflow reaches the right stage and Product Foundry approves the intro path.
Interview, contract, and payment
The workflow can move into interviews, contract review, milestone tracking, invoices, and payments.
For companies
For talent
AI assists. Product Foundry reviews.
AI helps structure briefs, parse resumes, identify missing details, prepare match signals, and summarize risk. Product Foundry remains responsible for reviewing sensitive workflow steps before approvals, intros, contracts, payments, or verification outcomes advance.
Read the AI disclosureFree first shortlist, then paid workflow when value moves forward.
Paid workflow begins when a company needs more than the included first cycle, adds another role brief, requests an approved intro, moves into contract or payment, starts Managed Search, or activates Fractional Bench. Talent engagement costs are separate.
Project Match
$499 per brief
Best for one defined product, PMM, project, marketing, launch, or event need.
Fractional Bench
$799/month
Best for recurring access to curated product, marketing, project, or launch support.
Managed Search
Starting at $2,500
Best for specialized, confidential, senior, or urgent searches.
Success Fee
10-15%
May apply when a company engages talent through Product Foundry.
Conversion Fee
15-20%
May apply if Product Foundry talent is hired into a permanent full-time role.
Talent Pro
$29/month
Optional talent-side profile, readiness, and visibility support.
Built for privacy before introductions.
Start with the right workflow, then let Product Foundry guide the next step.
Companies can register a workspace and talent can join the bench. Product Foundry keeps matching, intros, contracts, and payment steps structured as the engagement moves forward.