One to one coaching
Build your product career path, together
Work one-on-one with an experienced product leadership coach to practically and pragmatically tackle the greatest challenges you face today in your product career.
A professional and personal approach
A dedicated one to one coach to help you achieve your product career goals We’ll work with you to help you excel in your career.
- have built and led hugely successful product teams at global companies including The Guardian, Ebay, Square, Amazon and more.
- pride themselves on delivering powerful and actionable coaching which comes from a place of realism. Our are Product Leaders have risen through the ranks; we intimately understand the nuances of product management because they’ve lived and breathed it at all levels for +12 years
- have trained and coached over +1k product management professionals
- leadership skills
- org design and implementation
- prioritization and governance frameworks
- influencing and communication
- supporting and building confidence with new product leaders
- hiring and interviewing, stakeholder and C-suite management
Who benefits from our coaching
Our coaches work predominantly with product managers and leaders who want to take their career in product to the next level. But if you’re looking to make the leap into product we can also help you develop a plan for doing so.
Product managers
you have a number of years experience as a product manager but want to take some time to consider your next move. Perhaps you want to move into a leadership position in your own company, impress your boss to get a promotion or move to a new role. We’ll work with you to achieve it.
Product leaders
You’re a product leader responsible for product strategy, org design and setting the vision for your business. We appreciate leadership roles can be a lonely endeavor – we’ll work with you as a peer to identify areas of growth for you and your business.
Tech professionals looking to transition
You have no / little experience in product but you want to make the leap into product. We’ll work with you to develop a bespoke plan on how you can do it.
Why one to one coaching?
Build credibility
Be viewed as a critical member of your product team and organization whose voice needs to be at the table
Widen influence
Become an individual whose counsel is often seeked by individuals across your immediate and extended team
Impress and inspire your teams
One of the hardest parts of being a product leader is that your product team/org can be your hardest critics. Our coaching will help you inspire confidence across your team.
Stand out as a high performer
Develop your skills so that your executive team pinpoint you as an indispensable asset to the organization who they want to sound ideas off
Get clear about your strengths and weaknesses
Escape the day to day priority list and schedule time to get clear about what you want out of your career in product
Become strategic
Our coaches will help you to become more strategic about your career, the paths available to you and how your daily decisions can help work towards your long term career objectives.
How a coaching engagement works
Our minimum engagement is 4 sessions, spaced twice per month over 2 months. However, we often work with our clients for much longer. Note: session 1 is designed to get under the skin of your business and product org.
Each session is one hour, at your chosen time each week.
All our sessions take place live over video chat where you’ll work together one on one with your coach to plan your career in product and how to achieve your goals.
About us
Find out more
Request more information about one to one coaching with the Department of Product and we’ll be in touch.
Frequently asked questions
How long is a typical coaching engagement?
The minimum coaching engagement is 4 sessions, spaced twice per month over 2 months. However, we often work with our clients for much longer. It depends on where you are in your career and what you’d like to achieve.
How long does each one to one coaching session last?
One to one coaching sessions are one hour in total and take place live online via video call.
Can I book coaching in advance?
All coaching sessions must be booked in advance to ensure availability. Your coach will work with you to decide which time slots you want to book over your engagement period.
Can I keep this private and confidential?
Yes. Our coaching service is tailored to professionals in full time employment and all interactions between you and your coach are private and confidential.
Who would benefit from coaching?
Our one to one coaching is tailored to professionals and leaders who are looking to take their careers to the next level. This can include those who are already working in product or those who want to transition into product, too. If you’re not sure whether this is right for you, just drop us a line and we can discuss your requirements.
How do I find out more?
If you’d like to chat to the team about your individual needs you can drop us a line at support@departmentofproduct.com and we’ll be in touch.
How do engagements work?
Coaching engagements are payable up front but if you change your mind you can cancel your coaching engagement up to 14 days before your first session. Once your coaching sessions have started, a refund is no longer possible. Coaching slots can be rescheduled with 48 hours notice.
