Ata Tahiroglu
Senior Director of Product Management at Salesforce, building AI agents at scale. Former Group PM at Apple. Columbia University lecturer. 4,000+ students taught.
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Ata is a seasoned Senior Director of Product Management at Salesforce, where he leads the development of cutting edge AI agents at enterprise scale. The same agent product work this program teaches, he does every day for one of the largest software companies in the world.
Before Salesforce, Ata led AI and machine learning product initiatives at Apple, shipping innovative AI products used by millions of people. Earlier in his career he built machine learning based equity research products in hedge fund technology, where his work reshaped how investment decisions get made.
Across his career he has taught more than 4,000 students, including courses at Columbia University. Based in the San Francisco Bay Area, he brings real world expertise from the world's leading technology companies and financial institutions into every cohort, so you learn how AI products actually get built and shipped, not just the theory.
A Track Record You Can Trust
Salesforce
Sr. Director PM leading AI agent development at enterprise scale.
Apple
Former Group PM on AI and machine learning products used by millions.
Columbia University
Lecturer and educator with 4,000+ students taught.
Hedge Fund ML
Built machine learning equity research products that changed investment decisions.
Learn From Someone Who Actually Hires AI PMs
Most AI PM courses are taught by career coaches or content creators. Ata sits on the other side of the interview table. As a Senior Director who builds and staffs AI product teams, he teaches you exactly what hiring managers look for, because he is one.
Real Hiring Standards
You learn the bar AI PMs are actually held to in interviews and on the job, not a generic checklist.
One Expert, Every Session
No rotating roster of guest lecturers. You get the same senior practitioner in every class and every coaching call.
Portfolio That Lands Roles
You ship real AI products reviewed by someone who decides whether work like yours gets hired.