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EARLY ENROLMENT OFFER - ENDS 16 DEC

Unlock priority access to exclusive benefits when you enrol early for this programme:

  • Industry mentorship series: Engage in additional sessions with expert mentors.
  • Extended Career Coaching: Get up to 6 months of extra support post-completion.
  • Alumni Networking Access: Start building valuable industry connections earlier.

Only limited spots left. Offer ends soon.

NEXT INTAKE: 27 January 2025

King’s Product Management
Career Accelerator

Chart a new career path:
Become a product manager
with expert guidance and world-renowned certification

6 Months, part-time and fully online

Requires 12-15 hours per week

Includes 1:1 career coaching

Early enrolment benefits close soon!
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of learners achieve their career goal within 6 months of completing their Career Accelerator. 1

The programme’s structured and practical approach to learning, coupled with a certificate from King's College London, provides the leverage and confidence you need to excel in your new role.

Get more info

Complete the form below for more information and to see the programme brochure.

Earn a certificate from King’s College London
that’s respected by employers worldwide

Navigate your career transition with support from a Career Coach and Success Manager in regular 1:1 sessions

Work on practical projects with industry leaders to build a portfolio that shows you have real-world experience

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

Featuring content, live sessions and real projects from industry leaders

Designed for career changers

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

How we’ve accelerated career changes

Our learners come from diverse backgrounds, like Egret who transitioned from physiotherapy to product management, or Georgina who moved from digital marketing to product management.

Developing a career in product management could give you access to:

 

More opportunities for flexible remote and hybrid work options, for better work-life balance.

 

Roles with high earning potential. The estimated pay for a Product Manager is £66,823 per year in London.1

 

Job opportunities across a diverse range of industries and future opportunities in consulting or entrepreneurship.

 

A rewarding career focused on creative, strategic and diverse work.

Enter the perfect training ground for a career as a product manager

Experience a structured curriculum that ensures you get an end-to-end understanding of the field of product management so you can start a role as a product manager with confidence.

PROGRAMME OVERVIEW

Course 1

Product management and strategy

Course 2

Product design and development

Course 3

Launching a product to market

Course 4

Employer Project

NEW IN 2024: AI and Product Management Learning Track

Learn GenAI tools, methods and insights alongside the core curriculum

View detailed course outlines in the programme brochure

Course 1: Product management and strategy

Key takeaways

Critically analyse the various roles and stakeholders within the product development environment and their relationship to product strategy and development.

Evaluate organisational strategy and vision, and their relationship to product strategy and success.

Conduct exploratory market research and user research to validate product hypotheses and inform competitor analyses.

Use user segmentation, personas and problem statements to inform user-centric product design, development and ongoing product improvement decision-making.

Identify and propose validated solutions to user problems to capitalise on opportunities and propose sustainable product strategy based on specific organisational contexts.

Adopt tailored communication strategies to manage varying stakeholders, requirements and product contexts.

Course 2: Product design and development

Key takeaways

Analyse Agile frameworks including Scrum and create an Agile product roadmap and user story map that informs product strategy and iteration throughout the product design and development phases.

Apply the basic principles of UX design to create user-centric products that align with the product vision.

Select and use various testing methods to validate product design decisions and respond iteratively to user feedback.

Use prioritisation techniques to make strategic product decisions and manage constraints.

Course 3: Launching a product to market

Key takeaways

Prepare an effective go-to-market strategy to execute a successful and Agile product launch.

Apply product-led growth principles to manage sustainable and ethical product growth.

Identify appropriate product metrics and success criteria to continuously improve the product and promote product and organisational success.

Course 4: Employer Project

Key takeaways

As a key component of your learning journey, the Employer Project brings together all the skills you've gained from the first three project-based courses. This project is designed in collaboration with our industry partners, like DocuSign and SO-SURE, to give you first-hand experience in addressing real-world product challenges using the knowledge and skills you've learned.

During these six weeks, every deliverable, every decision you make, mirrors the professional environment, accelerating your practical skills and portfolio development.

The Employer Project is more than just a project; it's a powerful springboard into the product management industry, offering an experience comparable to being on the job

Tools taught in this programme

“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

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.

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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

Take a glimpse into the experts and content you’ll be exposed to

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Industry experts

Janna Bastow

CEO of ProdPad and Co-founder of Mind the Product

Marc Abraham

Group Product Manager at Intercom

Randeep Sidhu

Chief Product Officer at NHS

Nick Jemetta

Product Expert and Coach at Stories Matter

Pippa Topp

Product Consultant at Adaptavis

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

Janna Bastow

CEO of ProdPad and Co-founder of Mind the Product

Marc Abraham

Group Product Manager at Intercom

Randeep Sidhu

Chief Product Officer at NHS

Nick Jemetta

Product Expert and Coach at Stories Matter

Pippa Topp

Product Consultant at Adaptavis

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

Janna Bastow

CEO of ProdPad and Co-founder of Mind the Product

Marc Abraham

Group Product Manager at Intercom

Randeep Sidhu

Chief Product Officer at NHS

Nick Jemetta

Product Expert and Coach at Stories Matter

Pippa Topp

Product Consultant at Adaptavis

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

 

Get support launching your new career

It can be difficult to make a change in your career and know how to market yourself in a new field. That’s why you’ll get your own Career Coach at the start of your learning journey. Through 1:1 sessions, you’ll work to increase your employability and define your goals, so that you secure interviews with exciting employers.

“My coach completely opened my eyes to the world of possibilities that are out there. It’s never too late to start something new.”

Elodie Hudson

Career Accelerator graduate

Who is this programme for?

This programme is for you if you want to:

Make a career change into product management, from a related or unrelated field
Formalise your existing skills and fill knowledge gaps with the latest industry tools and skills
Gain proof of skills and build practical experience to help start a career in product management
Adapt your skills to local industry needs, as an international product manager

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.

Get tangible career results, faster

87.5%

of learners achieve their career goal within 6 months of completing their Career Accelerator.1

£67k

is the estimated annual pay for a Product Manager in London.2

+21.9%

is the average reported salary increase since completing a Career Accelerator.3

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.

Get the brochure

Complete the form to receive more information about this Career Accelerator. You will be redirected to the programme brochure on submission.

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.