AI Leadership Accelerator for Women in Product
Rachel Dowling
Former VP of Product, Executive Coach
Lead the AI shift in product management
Have you found yourself asking:
“What AI skills are actually required for PMs? / How much technical depth is ‘enough’? / How can I adapt continuously without burning out?”
If so, this course is for you! This is a 7-week cohort for senior women in product who are looking for a structured way to stay current in AI, gain greater scope, navigate a promotion, or succeed in a compensation conversation.
You will get:
Lessons each week in AI and leadership for PMs and product leaders
Project-building time to support to debug issues that come up in your AI projects
PM mock interview coaching
Personalized feedback directly from Rachel Dowling on your interviewing, candidate positioning, AI projects, and any other topics you need help on
You will leave feeling:
Clear about what is expected for product leaders today in AI, Vibe Coding, Evals and Guardrails, and personal productivity
Empowered with a complete system of autonomously running, self-improving AI tasks that elevate your work
Able to teach others in your organization, and be the person your team looks to for AI leadership
Able to make the business case for AI, reduce token spend, and lead an AI rollout.
What you’ll learn
Become more visible, influential, AI-enabled, and ready to operate one level up.
Cut through the noise on what senior product leaders actually need to know now.
Decide how technical is enough for your level, without over-investing in engineering depth.
Clarify whether your path is AI PM or AI-enabled PM, then follow the one that fits.
Learn models, agents, evals, risks, and tradeoffs well enough to lead the room.
Hold credible conversations with engineering, data, and executives.
Practice defining behavior, boundaries, evals, and success criteria, not just prompts.
Prototype a useful AI workflow or agent without becoming an engineer.
Build with vibe-coding tools so the learning sticks and you have proof of fluency.
Integrate AI into research, synthesis, strategy, PRDs, meeting prep, and communication.
Make your impact legible to the people who shape scope, compensation, and succession.
Map power, build the right alliances, and navigate office politics with integrity.
Communicate emerging technology with a headline, so senior leaders can trust your judgment.
Translate expanded AI capability into a credible case for greater scope.
Practice the language for an internal move, a promotion, or a compensation conversation.
Walk out with a strategy for greater visibility, influence, and recognition where you already are.
Learn directly from Rachel
Rachel Dowling
Former VP of Product. Executive coach for women product leaders.
Who this course is for
Mid-to-senior women in product (Senior PM, Principal, Group PM, Director, VP) already doing consequential work.
Product leaders whose visibility, scope, title, or compensation has not caught up to their performance.
Leaders who want to advance inside their current company or move to a more aligned internal team.
Prerequisites
For women in product only
A supportive, low-ego space for women product leaders. Any question is welcome.
Not for aspiring PMs
Built for experienced leaders, typically Senior, Principal, Group, Director, or VP, with a real portfolio already.
Ready to be intentional about what comes next
You can commit to three live hours a week plus light async work, and you want applied practice, not more bookmarks.
What's included
Live sessions
Learn directly from Rachel Dowling 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.
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Course syllabus
21 live sessions • 7 lessons • 7 projects
Week 1
Oct
5
Core Curriculum: The New AI Expectations for Product Leaders
Mon 10/57:00 PM—8:00 PM (UTC)Oct
7
PM Mock Interviews: Positioning as an AI-fluent leader
Wed 10/77:00 PM—8:00 PM (UTC)Oct
9
Office Hours: Baseline and path
Fri 10/97:00 PM—8:00 PM (UTC)
The New AI Expectations for Product Leaders
Week 2
Oct
12
Core Curriculum: AI product fluency
Mon 10/127:00 PM—8:00 PM (UTC)Oct
14
Project Building: Your AI system one-pager
Wed 10/147:00 PM—8:00 PM (UTC)Oct
16
Office Hours: Fluency and tool choice
Fri 10/167:00 PM—8:00 PM (UTC)
AI product fluency
Free resource
Your PM Story Isn't Landing: Rewrite It in 60 Minutes
The Three Elements Hiring Managers Remember
Build a senior PM narrative with the specific ingredients that stick with recruiters after the call ends.
Make a Non-Linear Background Work for You
Translate consulting, engineering, ops, healthcare, or big-tech experience into one clear, compelling arc.
Draft Your 60-Second Positioning Statement
Leave with a working version of your pitch, built live during the session.
Schedule
Live sessions
3 hrs / week
Three 1-hour Zoom sessions each week, 12-1pm Pacific: Monday Core Curriculum, Wednesday PM mock interviews or project studio (whichever the week needs), Friday office hours.
Mon, Oct 5
7:00 PM—8:00 PM (UTC)
Wed, Oct 7
7:00 PM—8:00 PM (UTC)
Fri, Oct 9
7:00 PM—8:00 PM (UTC)
Projects
2-4 hrs / week
Each week a project that matches the theme: baseline, system one-pager, prototype, AI operating system, evals and rollout, teaching packet, advocacy demo.
Async content
1 hr / week
Methods, templates, and examples you can adapt for AI fluency, visibility, and the case for your next level.
Testimonials
I had the pleasure of working with Rachel years ago and witness her PM skills and leadership first hand. She is not just a very effective and well-respected product leader, but also an incredible person (smart, kind, thoughtful) and a caring mentor.
Monika
Senior Director of Internal AI (MongoDB)I finally received the revised offer letter and have officially signed it and sent it off. I can say that I am feeling very relieved and excited for this next chapter. It’s been a long search for me. But I’ve learned a ton along the way and I think overall the experience has made me a better advocate for myself and my skills. 🙂
Natalia
VP of Product (Alma)#win for building confidence in advocating for yourself at work. Rachel has helped me drill down the details in an upcoming compensation adjustment request that I now feel strong and confident about.
Susan
Senior Product Manager (MethaneSAT)For me, its your material and the pivot in my thinking it caused w.r.t positioning myself, specially knowing how a hiring manager would see 0>1 projects vs large scale applications in the same line. IT was never as clear to me. The tactical feedback on resumes, and the why behind it; also the good side of networking - even w/o any response, i was able to realize why i need to do it.
Subha
Senior PM (Roku)
Senior PM gets clearer candidate positioning and more confidence in 8 weeks
Subha shares her experience in the Women's Product Leadership Accelerator (Spring 2026)
How Sabrina got 2 recruiters in her inbox in one day (Director of Product)
Sabrina was in the Summer 2026 cohort. She focused on following the program and got great results!
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