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Product Management Career Accelerator

Become an AI-fluent, data-driven product manager

Product managers getting hired today combine product craft, strategic judgement and AI fluency – not just technical skill. Build that AI-era capability on real challenges with companies like Raspberry Pi, and leave with a job-ready portfolio.

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6 months, online

12-15 hrs/week*

1:1 career coaching

*Excludes live sessions, coaching and time with Success Team

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Certificate from King's College London - Elevate your CV with a trusted credential – from a university ranked 31st globally and top 5 in the UK.*

*QS World University Rankings 2026

Build a portfolio that proves what you can do. Turn hands-on experience with a real employer partner into a portfolio you can showcase to employers.

Career coaching toward your next role. Work with a career coach 1:1 for 12 months towards your career goal – CV reviews, interview prep and career planning included.

Transition to a Postgraduate Certificate upon successful completion of the Career Accelerator*

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Experience career advancement, faster

88%

achieved their career goal within 6 months of completing the Career Accelerator.*

£72k

estimated annual pay for a product manager in the UK.**

31%

is the average salary increase reported since completing a Career Accelerator.*

*Based on results from The FourthRev Completers’ Survey
** Glassdoor (2026).

AI is changing product management.
Here's what that actually means for your career.

PM job listings in the UK have grown 26% year-on-year, with global openings at their highest in over three years.1 2 In a booming market, the role is constantly evolving – and the definition of a strong PM in the AI era is shifting with it:

97%

of product managers now use AI at work – fluency is the baseline3

— and yet —

85%

still rely on their own expertise and judgment to validate what AI produces3

Today's PM must be AI-fluent and discerning, with strong product craft – able to use AI to move fast, and skilled enough to combine it with the judgment and product thinking that actually drive decisions. This programme is built around developing exactly that.

Stand out in an AI-driven world

Here's how you'll develop the skills the market values most.

Master AI-enabled PM workflows

Lead research synthesis, rapid prototyping and stakeholder communication using integrated AI methods – while developing the product judgment to know when to trust the output and when to challenge it.

Develop data fluency with confidence

Interpret dashboards and funnels, collaborate with analysts, and make evidence-based decisions without needing to code. AI amplifies your data insights, but human judgment drives strategy.

Strengthen the skills AI can't replace

Build strategic thinking, commercial judgment and stakeholder leadership that remain essential as AI handles more routine tasks.

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THE CAREER ACCELERATOR DIFFERENCE

Why choose a Career Accelerator

Not a bootcamp. Not a degree. It's a Career Accelerator: a six-month structured, intensive programme built around one goal: making you the AI-fluent product manager employers need, faster.

You develop as a holistic product professional – not just technical capability, but strategy, commercial fluency, AI-enabled workflows and the leadership skills to carry it all into a business – backed by King's and dedicated career coaching.

Build the complete PM skillset and a portfolio to prove it

Master the full product lifecycle across three courses, then apply it to a real business challenge on a six-week Employer Project with employer partner organisations like DocuSign. Leave with a job-ready portfolio – producing deliverables like MVP specs and strategic recommendations – proving your readiness to employers.

Learn from King's academics and industry leaders

The curriculum is designed and delivered by King's College London academics alongside practising product leaders. You get the rigour of a world-renowned university paired with the commercial relevance of people doing the job today.

Supported every step of the way: 12 months of 1:1 career coaching

Work 1:1 with a Career Coach for up to 12 months toward a milestone you agree together, while a dedicated Success Manager keeps you on track with regular check-ins and a study plan built around your life.

Graduates of Career Accelerators have been employed at:

Make the right change for your career

This Career Accelerator is a bridge to a more satisfying, strategic and flexible career in product management.

STUDENT TESIMONIALS
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“I would definitely recommend this Career Accelerator in Product Management to anyone in my situation: coming from a totally different background who would like to make the most of their inner skills – like communication, adaptivity, flexibility – because product management includes all of these skills, and more.”

Donatella Lorusso

Career Accelerator graduate

“The industry input into the Career Accelerator is a key aspect of this programme, because when you look at the course content it’s evident that someone who has real-life experience in building products has had input into it and has structured it in the way that it has been. [...] Their input just makes it invaluable.”

Malavika

Career Accelerator graduate

“I would recommend this Career Accelerator to somebody who has always wanted to be a product manager but they’re not quite sure how to take that step. [ This course is ] the perfect opportunity to put skills into practice but also have the backing of a world-leading institution like King’s College to hold you accountable and give you some of that credibility that in turn gives you the confidence to go forward and present yourself as a product manager.”

Deslyn Kurankye Afoakwa

Career Accelerator graduate

“Being able to see actual household organisations being attached to the course and have the opportunity to work with them was definitely something you would not get the opportunity to do outside of the course. [ The experience ] allowed you to feel like you were working towards something – not just something theoretical but something that could have real-world impact.”

Deslyn Kurankye Afoakwa

Career Accelerator graduate

Who is this programme for?

 
Aspiring PMs

Kickstart your career in product management with a comprehensive foundation, practical skills and real industry experience

"What I learned during this course directly influenced my success in my job interview."

Diego Dalmonte

Diego Dalmonte
From authorisation & referral executive to product manager

Hired at

 
Career changers

Transition into a strategic, flexible career with the structure, support and experience you need to make the move.

"I was given a hypothetical scenario with the company's product and asked how I would approach it. We had done that exact exercise as part of the assignment I had just finished. I had the tools to do it and present it back, and obviously that ended up going very well."

Aoife Duggan

Aoife Duggan
From customer success manager to product manager

Hired at

 
Career advancers

Deepen your PM expertise with the strategic fluency and commercial acumen employers expect, plus the credibility to step up.

"Investing in my professional growth wasn't an easy decision, but looking back, this was the best career investment I've made. The ROI is real – I now have the confidence, skills, and credibility to grow my career in ways I wouldn't have imagined before."

Polly Dhaliwal

Polly Dhaliwal
COO at Enterprise Nation

Launched a purpose-driven product consultancy

Still not sure if this programme is right for you? The fastest way to get your answer is to speak to one of our Enrolment Advisors.

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Develop the complete skill set of tomorrow's product managers

Our structured, future-ready curriculum gives you complete coverage of modern product management – from core fundamentals to AI-driven workflows – so you can step into your new role with confidence

AI-ENRICHED CURRICULUM

Learn to use AI as your product assistant from day one – from research synthesis and prototyping in Course 1, to data analysis and backlog management in Course 2, to evaluating and managing AI products strategically in Course 3.

Course 1

PM Essentials

Course 2

Advanced PM Execution

Course 3

Strategic Fluency

Course 4

Employer Project

View detailed course outlines in the programme brochure.

Course 1: PM Essentials

Key takeaways

Build job-ready PM fundamentals in just 6 weeks. In this course, you'll:

Master the complete product lifecycle, from discovery and problem framing through delivery and testing, learning how PMs create value at each stage.

Build and validate your first product idea using scrappy research methods, prioritisation frameworks, and AI-powered prototyping to define and communicate your MVP.

Develop delivery literacy by scoping MVPs, defining success criteria, and understanding how PMs plan and communicate work in Agile environments.

Course 2: Advanced PM Execution

Key takeaways

Deepen your expertise with advanced techniques in data, design, and delivery. In this course, you'll:

Work confidently with data by interpreting dashboards and funnels, and using insights to drive product decisions so you can collaborate more effectively with data teams.

Lead cross-functional collaboration – mastering communication with engineering, design, and GTM teams while maintaining alignment in remote environments.

Plan and execute at scale by building strategic roadmaps, managing complex backlogs, and launching products with full GTM coordination.

Course 3: Strategic Fluency

Key takeaways

Develop the strategic thinking, commercial acumen, and leadership presence of senior PMs. In this course, you'll:

Craft defensible product strategy by balancing portfolio trade-offs, positioning products in competitive markets, and aligning vision with business goals.

Strengthen commercial fluency – understanding unit economics, assessing value andROI, and partnering effectively with sales and business teams.

Manage AI products responsibly by assessing AI feasibility, understanding ethics and risk, and building your career narrative to stand out in the evolving PM landscape.

Course 4: Employer Project

Key takeaways

Apply your complete modern PM skillset to a real business challenge. In this capstone experience, you'll:

Work with live industry partners like DocuSign and SO-SURE to solve authentic product challenges that mirror what you'll face in PM roles.

Integrate AI workflows, data analysis, and commercial thinking alongside proven PM fundamentals to deliver comprehensive solutions that demonstrate your full capabilities.

Collaborate in cross-functional teams to practice the stakeholder management and leadership skills that distinguish strategic product managers.

Create portfolio-ready deliverables including research insights, MVP specifications, business cases, and strategic recommendations that prove your readiness to employers.

Present your solutions directly to industry professionals, gaining valuable feedback and networking opportunities that accelerate your career transition.

Career Milestone Guarantee

Get outcomes—not just a course

Start with your coach in Week 1 and work with them for a full year from programme start. If you haven't hit your agreed milestone by Month 12, we’ll extend coaching for 6 more months, at no extra cost.*

12 months of 1:1 coaching

Work one-to-one with an expert career coach to upgrade your confidence, judgment, communication, and execution. They’ll help you:

  • Think clearly when the stakes are high
  • Craft narratives that influence stakeholders
  • Showcase proof of your skills through projects and case studies
  • Build a system that keeps working—long after Month 12

Career Milestone Guarantee

If you don’t hit your career goal within 12 months, we’ll keep working with you—extending coaching for 6 months, for free. Your milestone could be:

  • Securing a new role
  • Earning a promotion or pay raise
  • Landing paid consulting work
  • Another agreed outcome that matters to you

Career coaching was probably my highlight. I’d never had a career coach, and I initially thought it was a ‘nice-to-have’—but it was probably one of the most impactful parts of the programme. I now have the confidence, skills, and credibility to grow my career in ways I wouldn’t have imagined before.”

Polly Dhaliwal | COO at Enterprise Nation

Launched a purpose-driven product consultancy

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Who you’ll learn from

We know that a successful career transition requires more than just theoretical knowledge. That's why our course combines hands-on, real-world applications, guided by industry experts with the academic rigour expected from a world-renowned university.

King’s faculty

Dr Mark Hedges

Head of the Department of Digital Humanities at King’s College London

Programme Coordinator

Dr Michael Marcinkowski

Director of Education, Digital Futures Institute at King's College London

Curriculum Contributor

Prof James Smithies

Former Professor of Digital Humanities at King’s College London

Curriculum Contributor

Simon Elder

Post-graduate student (King’s College London) & Principal Product Lead at SKY

Employer Project Convenor

Industry experts and course facilitators

Pierre Cahuzac

Head of Product at Revolut

Mai Nakane

Director of technical product Management at Diligent

Arnold Ho

Enterprise Agile Coach at NEU21

Navin Nair

Chief Product Officer at London Product Group

Justin Hrabec

Product Manager and Subject Lead, FourthRev

Janna Bastow

CEO of ProdPad and Co-founder of Mind the Product

Marc Abraham

Group Product Manager at Intercom

Nick Jemetta

Product Expert and Coach at Stories Matter

Pippa Topp

Product Consultant at Adaptavis

Tom White

Product Leader for Digital Health

Ged Scheuber

Head of Product at upReach

Suzie Leckie

Co-founder of IONA UK

Pauline Richey

Former Senior Product Manager at Ministry of Justice UK

Yasmin Desai

Principal Product Manager, VIOOH

Gerald Tan

Executive VP Product, Efekta

What a PM career really looks like: scope, growth & career options

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“The fact that this course is very industry-led with practical content was a key factor. Having the involvement of people who have done the job before and being able to speak to them was a real draw.”

Adam

Career Accelerator graduate

Become a specialist

Transition from the Career Accelerator
to a Postgraduate Certificate

Elevate your credentials with our postgraduate pathway.
You've built a comprehensive foundation in product management, now become the 'go-to' expert employers look for.

King's College London offers you an extraordinary opportunity to continue your educational journey and earn a prestigious Postgraduate Certificate in Product Management – the first of its kind in the UK.

Earn a certificate that means something

This is not an open-enrolment, low-commitment course that just ticks off a list of required skills. It’s a Career Accelerator.

You'll learn product strategy, not just frameworks. You'll develop the judgment to decide what's worth building, not just how to build it faster. You'll learn more than tools and techniques – you'll learn how to lead the entire product process.

And that’s why you’ll be awarded an official certificate from a top 5 ranked university in the UK: King’s College London.4

Proof of deeper learning

Programmes need to meet certain standards to result in a King’s certificate.

Respected by hiring managers

Get noticed in the job market with a certificate from a recognisable institution.

Stands out for longer

Add the King’s brand to your CV to extend your relevance far into the future.

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If you’re a business, you could be our next partner

We work with industry partners in a few different ways, and we’re open to finding a way that works for you. Here are some of the benefits.

Outsource a project

Co-design a business project to get access to the minds of a group of ambitious and diverse professionals who are solely focused on solving your business problem.

Train your team

We’ll work with you to find a custom solution for your team on all or part of a programme. As learners or mentors, they’ll benefit from relevant skills and university-approved knowledge.

Make recruitment easier

Transform the way you recruit for complex digital roles with exposure to a highly relevant pool of talent and tangible proof of what they’re capable of.

Frequently asked questions

The majority of learning requirements can be completed asynchronously, in your own time. While attendance is strongly recommended for live webinar sessions and masterclasses, recordings will be made available at the conclusion of each session.

Live classes run mid week and outside of standard working hours. However, there is a weekly class that is timezone-friendly for the UK and South East Asia.

The programme is delivered entirely online through a virtual learning environment which is accessible from your personal computer or smartphone. Your personal Success Manager will be available to offer support and guide you through your learning journey.

This 6-month programme has been developed to accommodate both entry-level product managers as well as those at a slightly more advanced level (1-2 years of experience).

  • An academic transcript (a minimum of an undergraduate degree) OR
  • A 1-2 page CV demonstrating no less than 2 years of professional work experience, a supporting letter from your employer (if available)
  • If you don’t meet any of the above criteria, you can book a call with an Enrolment Advisor to set up a suitability meeting where you’ll complete a 30-minute aptitude test.

Supporting documents required:

  • A 500-word personal statement answering
  • A copy of your proof of identity in the form of a passport/drivers license or birth certificate
  • Language proficiency test results (if you haven’t completed university study in English)

These partners add industry experience to coursework development, share tech expertise and play a direct role in the portfolio project design. Through their insight into the ever-changing landscape in the digital economy, they ensure students develop skills aligned to workplace demand, offer exposure to employer networks and open up access to job opportunities.