6 Months, part-time and fully online
Requires 12-15 hours per week
Includes 1:1 career coaching
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.
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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)
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.
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
Product management and strategy
Product design and development
Launching a product to market
Employer Project
View detailed course outlines in the programme brochure
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.
Key takeaways
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.
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.
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
“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.”
Career Accelerator graduate
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.
Head of the Department of Digital Humanities at King’s College London
Programme Coordinator
Director of Education, Digital Futures Institute at King's College London
Curriculum Contributor
Former Professor of Digital Humanities at King’s College London
Curriculum Contributor
Post-graduate student (King’s College London) & Principal Product Lead at SKY
Employer Project Convenor
CEO of ProdPad and Co-founder of Mind the Product
Group Product Manager at Intercom
Chief Product Officer at NHS
Product Expert and Coach at Stories Matter
Product Consultant at Adaptavist
Head of Product at Revolut
Director of technical product Management at Diligent
Enterprise Agile Coach at NEU21
Chief Product Officer at London Product Group
CEO of ProdPad and Co-founder of Mind the Product
Group Product Manager at Intercom
Chief Product Officer at NHS
Product Expert and Coach at Stories Matter
Product Consultant at Adaptavist
Head of Product at Revolut
Director of technical product Management at Diligent
Enterprise Agile Coach at NEU21
Chief Product Officer at London Product Group
CEO of ProdPad and Co-founder of Mind the Product
Group Product Manager at Intercom
Chief Product Officer at NHS
Product Expert and Coach at Stories Matter
Product Consultant at Adaptavist
Head of Product at Revolut
Director of technical product Management at Diligent
Enterprise Agile Coach at NEU21
Chief Product Officer at London Product Group
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.”
Career Accelerator graduate
This programme is for you if you want to:
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.
This Career Accelerator is a bridge to a more satisfying, strategic and flexible career in product management.
“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.”
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.”
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.”
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.”
Career Accelerator graduate
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.
From customer success manager
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analyst in a product function
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From customer success manager
to product manager
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From fashion business owner
to product manager
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From store manager
to head of retail
Hired at:
From digital marketing
to product manager
Hired at:
From operations manager
to product operations manager
Hired at:
From authorisation & referral
executive to product manager
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From programme manager
to product manager
Hired at:
From quality assurer
to product manager
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From business analyst to business
analyst in a product function
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87.5%
of learners achieve their desired career goal within 6 months of completing their Career Accelerator.
90%
of this 87.5% group landed a new role within 3 months of completing the Career Accelerator.
+21.9%
is the average salary increase reported since completing a Career Accelerator.
*Based on results from The FourthRev 2023/24 Completers’ Survey
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.
Complete the form to receive more information about this Career Accelerator. You will be redirected to the programme brochure on submission.
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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.
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.
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.
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.
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