5 Days
·Cohort-based Course
This course is tailored to empower you to clarify your professional blueprint and advance confidently to the next level.
5 Days
·Cohort-based Course
This course is tailored to empower you to clarify your professional blueprint and advance confidently to the next level.
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Course overview
Are you a Senior, Lead, or Staff Product Designer, or a Product Design Manager, grappling with career uncertainty or promotion barriers?
Through a series of toolkits and individual and group reflective exercises, you'll develop a clear agenda for your career, going beyond traditional promotion and job search preparation. You will define your strengths, identify areas for growth, and set actionable goals. The course will guide you in crafting compelling case studies that showcase your contributions and strategic impact, making you a standout candidate during promotion cycles and interviews.
/ Addressing Common Challenge /
- Career Path Uncertainty: Decide between pursuing an Individual Contributor (IC) role or a Leadership position with confidence.
- Lack of Clarity: Define your purpose, vision, and the ideal work environment for your career growth.
- Promotion Barriers: Overcome hurdles in getting promoted or hired for senior roles by effectively articulating your experience and impact.
/ Course Content /
- Personal Career Canvas: Define your current status and future aspirations.
- Self-Reflection Diary: Document achievements to inform your CV, portfolio, and promotion materials.
- Career Goals: Establish clear, actionable objectives.
- Creating Impactful Case Studies: Structure narratives that highlight key competencies and achievements.
- Final Case Study Presentation: Refine your storytelling through feedback from instructors and peers after you present your newly developed case study.
/ Who Will Benefit /
This course is ideal for Senior, Lead, Staff Product Designers, and Product Design Managers who:
- Are uncertain about choosing between an IC or managerial path.
- Struggle to articulate their strategic and leadership impact.
- Face challenges in achieving promotions or securing senior positions.
/ Time Commitment /
Invest ±10 to rapidly accelerate your career progression. By the end, you'll have a clear career strategy, a compelling case study, and the confidence to excel in promotion evaluations and job interviews.
/ Course Outcomes /
- Clarifying Your Career Path: Reflect on essential questions to determine your ideal role.
- Setting Real Goals: Articulate and plan your career objectives with structured guidance.
- Building Credibility: Create a compelling CV and portfolio that effectively communicates your skills.
- Articulating Your Impact: Develop case studies that illustrate your strategic contributions.
- Gaining Feedback and Insights: Benefit from constructive instructor and peer feedback. during your case study presentation.
Both instructors have successfully launched and led other courses on Maven in multiple cohorts.
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Senior / Lead / Stuff Product Designers and Product Design Managers who want to take the next step in their careers
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Senior / Lead / Staff Product Designers and Design Managers who struggle to articulate their strategic impact during promotions/applications
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Same seniority design professionals who are struggling to get promoted or hired for the next level of seniority
Clarifying Your Career Path
Through the Personal Career Canvas exercise, you will reflect on who you are, where you currently stand, and where you want to go in your career. This will help you determine whether an Individual Contributor (IC) role or a leadership position suits you best.
Setting Actual Career Goals
During the course, we will work together to establish clear and actionable career goals. You’ll have the opportunity to articulate what you want to achieve and develop a structured plan to reach those objectives, ensuring you stay focused on your aspirations.
Building Credibility for Promotions and Job Applications
The course provides lessons on crafting a compelling CV and portfolio that highlight your core competencies and impact. You’ll develop a self-reflection diary that serves as a baseline for these materials, enhancing your ability to communicate your candidacy effectively.
Articulating Your Impact through Case Studies
You will create detailed case studies that illustrate your contributions and their strategic significance to your company’s success. We provide templates and guiding questions to help you reflect on what to highlight and how to structure your narrative.
Enhancing Presentation Skills
You will present your case study to instructors and fellow participants, gaining valuable feedback to strengthen your narrative and improve your presentation abilities. This experience will equip you with the skills needed to effectively communicate.
7 interactive live sessions
Lifetime access to course materials
7 in-depth lessons
Direct access to instructor
6 projects to apply learnings
Guided feedback & reflection
Private community of peers
Course certificate upon completion
Maven Satisfaction Guarantee
This course is backed by Maven’s guarantee. You can receive a full refund within 14 days after the course ends, provided you meet the completion criteria in our refund policy.
Product Design Career Accelerator: Navigate Your Next Career Step
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Ben Pham
Vlad Zely
Patrycja Rozmus
Daria Vorontsova
Emmanuel Omole
Philippe Ziya
Gabriela Lima
Growth Advisor, ex-Miro Head of Growth Design | Founder at Growthmates
Recruitment & Job Search Advisor, ex-Lead Design Recruiter | Founder at /kuːl/
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Cohort 1
$890
Dates
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10-12 hours
3 days of live sessions
Monday, Wednesday, Friday
Session lengths vary from 60 to 105 minutes, with each designed to foster collaboration and interactive learning while also allowing time for self-paced work on projects.
5 Individual Assignments
Reflect, build, present, get feedback
During the course, students will complete five individual assignments designed for self-reflection, the creation of promotion packs and application materials, and receive feedback from instructors and peers.
Access to Bonus Materials
Pre-Recorded Lessons and Templates
"All students will have access to pre-recorded lessons on best practices for creating portfolios and CVs. Additionally, they will receive case study templates and progress-tracking tools designed for use in 1:1 conversations with their managers.
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$890
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