Product Design Career Accelerator: Navigate Your Next Career Step

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5 Days

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Cohort-based Course

This course is tailored to empower you to clarify your professional blueprint and advance confidently to the next level.

Helped clients from

Loom
Intercom
Google
H&M
Snap Inc.

Course overview

Toolkits, frameworks, and templates that would help you move up.

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.

Who is this course for

01

Senior / Lead / Stuff Product Designers and Product Design Managers who want to take the next step in their careers

02

Senior / Lead / Staff Product Designers and Design Managers who struggle to articulate their strategic impact during promotions/applications

03

Same seniority design professionals who are struggling to get promoted or hired for the next level of seniority

What you’ll get out of this course

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.

This course includes

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.

Course syllabus

Week 1

Jan 20—Jan 24

    Jan

    20

    Introduction and course overview

    Mon 1/204:00 PM—4:15 PM (UTC)

    Jan

    20

    IC vs. Manager: Which Path is Yours? Presentation & Group Reflection Exercise

    Mon 1/204:15 PM—5:00 PM (UTC)

    Jan

    20

    Introduction to Goals Setting

    Mon 1/205:00 PM—5:15 PM (UTC)

    Self-Discovery and Reflection

    3 items

    Goal Setting

    6 items

    Jan

    22

    Goals Review and Feedback

    Wed 1/224:00 PM—4:45 PM (UTC)

    Jan

    22

    Introduction to Case Study Development

    Wed 1/224:45 PM—5:00 PM (UTC)

    Case Study Development & Presentation

    4 items

    Jan

    24

    Case Study Presentation and Feedback

    Fri 1/244:00 PM—5:30 PM (UTC)

    Jan

    24

    Q&A & Completion Celebration

    Fri 1/245:30 PM—5:45 PM (UTC)

What people are saying

        Kate gave me valuable advice in speaking more to the business and the detailed experimentation process really hardened what I was able to interview with. Kate equipped me with mature and thoughtful questions that I had ready in any scenario during the interview process. I felt prepared for my first 30 days when I received an offer.
Ben Pham

Ben Pham

Senior Product Designer @Loom
        Lena is a great recruitment partner to have on board. During our time at Miro, Lena has helped us to secure an immense caliber of talent for both ICs, as well as Design Directors + levels.
Vlad Zely

Vlad Zely

VP of Design @ ZOE | ex-Miro HoD
        Lena's deep understanding of design and business enables her to speak the language of both worlds effortlessly, and her warm and caring personality creates a welcoming atmosphere. Lena is a recruitment superstar who brings a unique blend of skills, warmth, and dedication to the table.
Patrycja Rozmus

Patrycja Rozmus

Head of Product Design @ Zalando
        Kate supported me in transitioning to a new role in growth. As a result, she helped me navigate the new workplace and feel much more confident than I would’ve been on my own! Her guidance and advice on ongoing projects made me feel inspired. Our sessions made me excited about my job the way I haven’t been in a while :)
Daria Vorontsova

Daria Vorontsova

Staff Product Designer @Intercom
        The most valuable coaching outcome from the session with Kate was gaining insight into the structure framework for growth strategy and experimentation. This has helped me jump-start a fractional role I recently embarked on and tackle our activation and onboarding challenges.
Emmanuel Omole

Emmanuel Omole

Senior Product Designer @ LeadGenius
        Kate has been instrumental in our hiring process, helping build a strong business case for a new designer and guiding us through recruitment. Her career advice has empowered our conversations with leadership, while her skills in conflict resolution and effective feedback have improved our team's output.
Philippe Ziya

Philippe Ziya

Lead Product Designer @ Stotles
        Lena provided me with incredible support and tailored her guidance to make me feel represented and empowered. Her warmth and openness created a safe and comfortable space for me to grow. Her feedback and tips were incredibly insightful and boosted my confidence in a way that I never imagined. You won't regret connecting with Lena!
Gabriela Lima

Gabriela Lima

Global Group Design Manager @ Axur

Meet your instructors

Kate Syuma

Kate Syuma

Growth Advisor, ex-Miro Head of Growth Design | Founder at Growthmates

  • Over 6+ years at Miro, Kate built a team of 10+ Product designers and co-strategized Miro's growth across Activation, Retention, Monetisation, and Community Platforms.
  • Now she is advising B2B and B2C companies who want to bring PLG and excel in User Experience simultaneously. Kate is also hosting a Growthmates podcast with industry experts from top tech companies.


Lena Kul

Lena Kul

Recruitment & Job Search Advisor, ex-Lead Design Recruiter | Founder at /kuːl/

  • Lena Kul is a seasoned Recruitment Leader specializing in product design and UX research hiring across Senior IC (Senior/Lead/Staff) and Leadership (Managers/Directors) levels. She led recruitment at Miro, where she built a top design team in Europe by bringing 30+ senior talented individuals from the FAANG companies and other leading brands.
  • She now runs /kuːl/, a successful boutique recruitment and job search advising agency that helps product designers and UX researchers of all levels excel in their job searches and career transitions. 
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Product Design Career Accelerator: Navigate Your Next Career Step

Cohort 1

$890

Dates

Jan 19—24, 2025

Payment Deadline

Jan 20, 2025
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Course schedule

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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Join an upcoming cohort

Product Design Career Accelerator: Navigate Your Next Career Step

Cohort 1

$890

Dates

Jan 19—24, 2025

Payment Deadline

Jan 20, 2025
Get reimbursed

$890

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