Avinash Mahalingam
AI product management coach and career mentor for product professionals
| Hourly rate range | $90 to $175 an hour |
|---|---|
| Focus areas | |
| Works with | Professionals |
| Also coaches | Business coach and Executive coach |
Avinash Mahalingam is a product management and AI coach who helps product professionals grow their careers and build AI products. He has over 14 years in product work across the USA, Canada and India. He led AI product vision at Royal Bank of Canada for a platform used by 10,000+ technologists. Earlier, he led four 0-to-1 billing and payments products at Amazon Freight. He now co-leads a product management course on Maven.
What Avinash helps with
Avinash works with product professionals on career growth, skill building and using AI in product work.
- Growing a career in product management
- Breaking into AI careers
- Building products with AI
- Proving the ROI of AI work to the business
- Building trust in AI products
- Using AI coding tools effectively as a product manager
- Building a product management operating system
Who Avinash works with
Avinash mentors product professionals one on one on career growth and skill building. He has guided more than 50 of them. He also teaches product management to groups, and has co-led live cohort courses for more than 60 people. He has also run a session for BYU students.
Background and qualifications
Avinash has over 14 years of experience in product management, product coaching and business development across the USA, Canada and India. From October 2023 to July 2025 he was AI Product Lead at Royal Bank of Canada. There he led the vision and delivery of an internal developer platform for 10,000+ technologists and launched a GenAI assistant for DevOps and software development questions. Before that, he led four 0-to-1 products in billing and payments at Amazon Freight. He studied at BYU Marriott School of Business. He is also Co-Founder and CEO of an AI-powered wellness platform.
Avinash Mahalingam pricing
Programs and services
- One-on-one mentoring sessions
- Live cohort product management course on Maven
Avinash Mahalingam reviews
Avinash Mahalingam has a 5.0 out of 5 rating from 38 reviews on Leland, as of September 2026.
The CoachVouch take
Has led AI platform product work at a major Canadian bank and launched four 0-to-1 products at Amazon Freight.
Best for product managers who want to grow their careers and build or lead AI products.
Common questions
How much does Avinash Mahalingam charge?
Coaching with Avinash runs $90 to $175 an hour. Request an intro for an exact quote.
What does Avinash Mahalingam help with?
Avinash Mahalingam helps with growing a career in product management, breaking into AI careers, building products with AI and proving the ROI of AI work to the business.
Does Avinash Mahalingam have reviews?
Avinash Mahalingam has a 5.0 out of 5 rating from 38 reviews on Leland, as of September 2026.
Does Avinash Mahalingam coach on building AI products?
Yes. He led AI product work for an internal developer platform at Royal Bank of Canada. He also offers coaching on building with AI and breaking into AI careers.
How do I contact Avinash Mahalingam?
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