Master AI product Integration and lead the future of product development.
Learners Persona
This program is designed for:
- For PMs working in startups or scale-ups who recently added AI product to their roadmaps
- Mid-to-senior level Product Managers looking to build AI product depth and move into AI-focused roles.
- Startup Founders looking to acquire AI product skills to stay ahead in the market.
- Experienced professionals looking to pivot into AI-driven roles
Prerequisites
- Basic understanding of data and how to work with it
- ML foundation is a plus (but not a must)
- Already built and managed products (this is not a beginner level program)
What you'll learn
How you will learn
100% Virtual Session
Learn through virtual live sessions with industry experts and catch up anytime with recorded sessions.
Expert-led sessions
Every session is a perfect blend of learning and practical activities with your peers led by proven industry experts
Recognized Badges
Treford Alumni work in leading companies across Africa, Europe, and North America.
Project-Based
Work on weekly projects with your peers and an individual capstone project to build your portfolio.
Resource Kit
Access job-aid resources like templates, cheat sheets, and toolkits to support your learning beyond the sessions.
Post Program Support
Stay supported even after graduation with career guidance, mentorship, and access to our growing alumni community.
Curriculum
Description:
This module provides a solid, non-technical understanding of AI and its core concepts, focusing on what product managers need to know to effectively work in AI teams and build AI products.
Learning Objectives:
- Understand key definitions and distinctions of AI, ML, Deep Learning.
- Identify common AI/ML algorithms and their applications
- Understand the importance of data in AI, including its collection, cleaning, and quality.
- Explain the role of data infrastructure, privacy, and security in AI.
- Grasp fundamental AI technical concepts from a PM perspective, such as model training, evaluation, and performance metrics.
- Understand the roles and collaboration with data scientists and ML engineers.
Description:
This module explores how AI product development differs from traditional product development, focusing on the unique challenges of building custom ML models versus using Foundation models. You will master the AI Product lifecycle: Discovery → Design → Develop → Deploy and ♻️Iterate fast.
Learning Objectives:
- Understand AI vs. Traditional Products – Distinguish between ML products, Foundation models, and traditional software development approaches
- Master the AI Product Lifecycle: Discovery → Design → Develop → Deploy and iterate with confidence
- Build Effective Prototypes & MVPs – Create fast feedback loops and test assumptions quickly
- Introduction to AI Evaluations
- Handle Real-World Challenges – Solve common AI product issues like dataquality problems, model staleness, and metric misalignment
- Apply through case studies – Analyze real AI product examples and learn from both successes and failures
Description:
This module teaches participants how to develop AI product strategies that drive business value while managing the unique challenges of AI/ML systems. Participants will learn to bridge AI capabilities with business objectives through strategic thinking, data-driven decision making, and stakeholder alignment.
Learning Objectives:
- Identify customer and business problems that can be effectively addressed with AI, and articulate how AI can create competitive advantage.
- Understand customer needs, user behaviors, and market dynamics, and conduct targeted market research and competitive analysis in the AI landscape.
- Develop compelling AI value propositions and quantify impact through ROI, cost savings, and risk assessment.
- Create and prioritize AI initiatives using structured frameworks, accounting for data readiness, feasibility, and business impact.
- Align cross-functional teams and leadership around the AI product vision through clear communication and stakeholder engagement strategies.
Description:
This module explores the practical aspects of building AI products, focusing on how product managers collaborate with technical teams, design intuitive user experiences, and make strategic trade-offs. It emphasizes the use of ML models and Foundation Models to build products, explainability for user trust, and effective iteration. Participants will practice bridging technical complexity with UX and business needs.
Learning Objectives:
- Design intuitive and user-friendly AI experiences, incorporating Explainable AI (XAI) to communicate decisions and limitations.
- Conduct user research for AI-specific needs and test AI prototypes.
- Define and set both model-centric and business-centric success metrics for AI products.
- Collaborate with AI/ML teams, manage expectations, and understand data/model versioning.
- Evaluate and iterate AI outputs to refine performance (AI evals)
- Apply A/B testing and experimentation to AI product development.
Description: This module addresses the critical ethical implications of AI, focusing on how to build products responsibly. It covers principles of fairness, accountability, and transparency (FAT), and prepares participants to navigate emerging regulations.
Learning Objectives:
- Apply principles of fairness, accountability, and transparency in AI product development.
- Identify and mitigate bias in AI models and data.
- Design for user trust and control through explainability and opt-out mechanisms.
- Understand emerging AI regulations and develop ethical guidelines for product development.
- Establish processes for responsible AI deployment and monitoring.
Description: In the AI era, this module explores leadership, advanced strategies, and emerging trends for senior professionals. It covers scaling AI products, driving organizational AI transformation, building an AI-first culture, and identifying future opportunities.
Learning Objectives:
- Lead high-performing AI product teams and foster an AI-first culture within an organisation.
- Organizational AI Transformation
- Align AI initiatives with business objectives and communicate the vision to stakeholders.
- Manage the complexities of scaling AI models, infrastructure, and costs in production.
- Stay abreast of the latest advancements in AI and identify future opportunities and challenges for AI PMs.
Project Goal:
Participants will work individually or in self-formed groups to conceptualise, design, and roadmap an AI-powered product or feature. This involves problem definition, AI opportunities, data requirements, a proposed AI model approach (conceptual), UX/design, success metrics, a high-level roadmap, and ethical considerations.
Where our Facilitators work
Learn live with industry experts
AI Product leader

Head of Product, Mindsmiths

Al Engineer

Ayeni, Wole Dapo
Senior Technical Product Manager
Chiedozie Ike
Lifecycle Marketing Expert
Precious Dahunsi
Product Marketing Expert for SaaS Products
Princewill Akuma
Marketing Leader
Ebuka Chidube
Growth and Digital Marketing Expert
Bukayo Ewuoso
Performance Marketing Expert
Oluwole Adeosun
Performance Marketing Expert
Oluwapelumi Oyetimehin
Marketing Leader
Olumide Adaramoye
Lifecycle Marketing Expert
Everest Nwaigwe
Data Driven Marketing Expert
Key Stats
Related Jobs
Access vetted top-paying jobs as a Treford Alumni
Alumni Reviews
Projects from Previous Cohort
Success Metrics
Program KPIs
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💼 Job promotion rate within 6 months:
25%
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🎉Average skill assessment improvement:
60+ points
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💸 Salary increase within 12 months:
15% average
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😍 Alumni referral rate:
40%
Participant Outcomes
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🔥 Completion rate
90%
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🥳 Satisfaction score
85%
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👏🏾 Implement learnings within 30 days
75%
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🎯 50% achieve measurable ROI improvement
within 90 days
FAQs
This program is designed for mid-to-senior product managers who want to deepen their expertise in AI, founders seeking to harness AI for competitive advantage, and experienced professionals looking to pivot into AI-driven roles. If you’re leading products in fast-changing industries and want to confidently drive AI initiatives, this program is for you.
AI is no longer experimental, it’s becoming the backbone of product strategy across industries. Organizations aren’t just hiring product managers; they’re seeking leaders who can spot AI opportunities, align them with business goals, and navigate ethical and regulatory complexities. The leaders who can confidently define and execute AI strategy today will set the pace for the next decade of innovation. This program equips you to be one of them.
Not at all. The program is non-coding and concept-driven. You’ll learn the language, frameworks, and decision-making approaches needed to collaborate with AI/ML teams and lead AI product initiatives, without writing a single line of code.
Thank you for your interest, we would be delighted to answer any questions. Please email [email protected] or drop a message via WhatsApp.
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