CAIO Foundations: Your Path into the Chief AI Officer Role
Dalibor Jovic
Director of AI
Hussam Ahmad
Leadership & Product Excellence Coach
Gain the skills to think and act like a future Chief AI Officer
This course is for AI curious professionals who want to move beyond “prompting” and start building the skills of a future Chief AI Officer without already being a CIO, CDO, or executive. You’ll learn how CAIOs think about AI strategy, use cases, governance, and delivery, and you’ll practice these skills on realistic scenarios so you can position yourself for CAIO type opportunities.
Across 4 weeks, you’ll go from “I understand AI” to “I can think like a CAIO.” You’ll build a personal CAIO skills map, design a simple AI portfolio and governance approach, and create a concrete development plan that bridges the gap between where you are today and where you want to be.
What you’ll learn
Develop CAIO-level skills that can make you ready to take on career opportunities like a Chief AI Officer
Explain what a CAIO actually does and how it differs from CIO/CDO/CTO and “AI lead” roles.
Identify and prioritize high value AI opportunities in a business, even if you’re not an executive yet.
Understand the basics of AI governance, risk, and regulation, and speak credibly about them with leadership.
Create a personal roadmap: skills, experiences, and projects you need to pursue to become a strong CAIO candidate.
Learn directly from Dalibor & Hussam
Dalibor Jovic
Tech lead turned Director of AI
Hussam Ahmad
Leadership & Product Excellence Coach
Who this course is for
AI literate professionals in product, engineering, data, design, or operations who want to grow into AI leadership.
"AI leads” and consultants who are informally doing CAIO like work and want stronger frameworks and language.
Ambitious ICs and emerging leaders who don’t yet own a big team or budget, but want to position themselves for CAIO style opportunities.
What's included
Live sessions
Learn directly from Dalibor Jovic & Hussam Ahmad in a real-time, interactive format.
Lifetime access
Go back to course content and recordings whenever you need to.
Community of peers
Stay accountable and share insights with like-minded professionals.
Certificate of completion
Share your new skills with your employer or on LinkedIn.
Maven Guarantee
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Course syllabus
8 live sessions • 4 lessons
Week 1
May
12
CAIO Foundations: What is a CAIO, really?
Tue 5/126:00 PM—7:30 PM (UTC)May
14
Optional: CAIO Foundations: Office Hours - Q&A
Thu 5/146:00 PM—7:00 PM (UTC)Optional
What is a CAIO, really?
Week 2
May
19
CAIO Foundations: Finding real AI opportunities, not toy use cases
Tue 5/196:00 PM—7:30 PM (UTC)May
21
Optional: CAIO Foundations: Office Hours - Q&A
Thu 5/216:00 PM—7:00 PM (UTC)Optional
Finding real AI opportunities, not toy use cases
Free resource
Your First 90 Days as a CAIO: Skills, Signals, and Bets
See the CAIO role clearly
You understand what strong behavior looks like for a CAIO: how they listen, map the landscape, and decide.
Use a simple 90-day game plan
You leave with a concrete 30/30/30 framework (Listen & Map, Focus & Prioritize, Execute & Signal) that you can adapt.
Identify your smart first moves
You pinpoint your strongest zone and choose 2–3 specific actions you can take to start sending clear CAIO signals.
Schedule
Live sessions
2-3 hrs / week
Tue, May 12
6:00 PM—7:30 PM (UTC)
Thu, May 14
6:00 PM—7:00 PM (UTC)
Tue, May 19
6:00 PM—7:30 PM (UTC)
Handouts
1 hr / week
Templates, examples, and lightweight homework you can apply directly to your current context
Frequently asked questions
$1,200
USD
6 days left to enroll