3 weeks ∙ Part-time

Product Leadership Certification

Lead and scale AI-native product teams. Move from execution to setting direction: strategic roadmapping, performance management, unit economics, and executive influence.

Sandra Cuya
Sandra Cuya

Product Lead at Uber

Next Cohort:Oct 13 – Oct 29
Live Session:Tue and Thu, 3:00 AM–5:00 AM PT
4 spots left

Live online

Taught by top AI product leaders

Small classes

20 students per class, on average

4.8

Based on 1,709+ ratings

20,901+

students graduated

Our instructors work at

AnthropicOpenAIGoogleMetaUberSpotify

Master the strategy, culture, and influence that define great Product Leaders.

Becoming a true Product Leader means moving beyond execution. It’s about setting vision, orchestrating multi-product portfolios, scaling organizations, and shaping executive-level strategy. The leaders who excel combine strategic clarity with cultural stewardship, financial rigor, and the influence to align entire companies.

The Product Leadership Certification is built exclusively for senior PMs, Group PMs, Directors, and VPs ready to step into the highest levels of product leadership. You’ll master advanced strategy design, portfolio management, organizational culture building, and executive alignment—skills that define today’s top product executives.

This program is reserved for proven leaders who are already managing teams and accountable for driving product and business outcomes.

What you’ll learn

  • Advanced Product Strategy

    A long-range strategic framework that connects product vision to company objectives, designed to influence executive decision-making and investor confidence.

  • Multi-Product Portfolio Blueprint

    An orchestration model for managing an entire suite of products—balancing investment, risk, and innovation to maximize business impact across the portfolio.

  • High-Performance Product Culture Playbook

    A leadership system for scaling product organizations—codifying principles, rituals, and coaching models that sustain elite performance across teams.

  • Financial & Strategic Investment Framework

    Advanced financial models and build-vs-buy decision matrices that secure executive alignment and unlock resources for transformative bets.

  • Analytics & Experimentation Growth Engine

    Executive-ready experimentation frameworks powered by advanced analytics to identify, prioritize, and capitalize on high-value growth opportunities.

  • Executive Alignment & Influence Narrative

    A compelling, board-level communication package that secures buy-in, drives alignment, and establishes you as the strategic voice of product at the executive table.

Who this course is for

  • Group PMs and above

    who are managing teams and portfolios, not just products.

  • Directors & VPs of Product

    who need to scale product strategy, org culture, and cross-functional influence.

  • Senior PM leaders with AI proficiency

    who already understand AI workflows and want to lead AI-driven organizations.

Prerequisites

This course is not for everyone

This course requires manual approval. Only experienced PM leaders will be admitted.

This is not an entry level course

This course is for experienced leaders accountable for product success

It is FOR YOU if you ...

want to lead not just products, but entire product organizations—setting vision, driving culture, and securing executive alignment.

Not sure if this certification is right for you?

Schedule a call

What's included

  • Live sessions

    Live build labs with your AI Product Leader.

  • Course materials

    Full access to materials and recordings, anytime.

  • AI tools access

    $50k+ worth of AI tools, included with Unlimited Membership.

  • Instructor feedback

    Direct, live feedback from your Silicon Valley instructor.

  • Workflows & templates

    The most popular AI tool workflows, templates, and prompt packs.

  • Certification

    Industry-recognized credential on completion.

  • Reimbursement kit

    Support and resources to get your employer to cover the cost.

  • Alumni community

    Exclusive access to a network of 10k+ alumni.

Unlimited membership

$416

$462/mo, billed annually

  • Access to all 10 live instructor-led courses
  • Weekly live AI workshops
  • Free access to $50k+ worth of AI tools

Buy individual course

$2,999

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Full Syllabus

Product Leadership Certification Curriculum

6 Live Sessions12 Live Hours6 Hands-on Labs6 Artifacts1 Graded Final Project
01Craft an advanced product strategy1 live session1 lab1 artifactHook: "What separates a real strategy from a wish list?"

Pre-read

Pre-read · 10 min

Playing to Win, Rumelt's kernel, JTBD, OKRs as the bridge

Live · 2h

Strategy Sprint Builder

Hands-on lab

Advanced Product Strategy — defensible vision, OKR bridge

Artifact

Session recording

Available post-class
02Prioritization & roadmapping for product leaders1 live session1 lab1 artifactDay 2 Hook: "How do I sequence work across competing teams?"

Pre-read

Pre-read · 10 min

WSJF, cost of delay, outcome-driven roadmaps

Live · 2h

Roadmapping Lab Guide

Hands-on lab

Outcome-driven roadmap — WSJF-prioritized across competing teams

Artifact

Session recording

Available post-class
03Lead and develop high-performing teams1 live session1 lab1 artifactHook: "How do I shift from IC to player-coach?"

Pre-read

Pre-read · 10 min

Habits, structures, and accountability systems that multiply the work

Live · 2h

Team Leadership Lab Guide

Hands-on lab

Team operating system — habits, structures, accountability for a player-coach

Artifact

Session recording

Available post-class
04Drive alignment and executive influence1 live session1 lab1 artifactDay 4 Hook: "How do I secure buy-in across the org?"

Pre-read

Pre-read · 10 min

Frame compelling narratives, lead high-stakes conversations

Live · 2h

Alignment Lab Guide

Hands-on lab

Stakeholder map + board-ready executive narrative

Artifact

Session recording

Available post-class
05Master product financials & strategic bets1 live session1 lab1 artifactHook: "How do I make the financial case for my bet?"

Pre-read

Pre-read · 10 min

Model opportunities, build a business case, set kill criteria

Live · 2h

Financials Lab Guide

Hands-on lab

Business case — modeled bet, kill criteria, stakeholder confidence

Artifact

Session recording

Available post-class
06Leverage AI tools for leadership execution1 live session1 lab1 artifactDay 6 Hook: "How do I lead teams that build with AI?"

Pre-read

Pre-read · 10 min

Integrate AI into your execution workflow, lead teams that build with AI

Live · 2h

AI Execution Lab Guide

Hands-on lab

Final deliverables deck: AI-integrated leadership execution plan

Artifact

Session recording

Available post-class
07Final project: your leadership deliverables deck6 artifacts1 repoCertification

Your forked repo: four artifacts assembled toward one submission

Portfolio-ready

Product Leadership certification review, graded by your instructor

Graded · Certification

Certificate issued on pass

Shareable credential

Upcoming start dates

Product Leadership

4 spots left

Oct 13 – Oct 29

3 Weeks · Part-time

Tuesdays and Thursdays

3:00 AM – 5:00 AM

(America / Los Angeles)

Sandra CuyaProduct Lead at Uber

Product Leadership

Nov 17 – Dec 8

3 Weeks · Part-time

Tuesdays and Thursdays

10:00 AM – 12:00 PM

(America / Los Angeles)

No class on Nov. 26th

Stacy CroninProduct Leader. Ex-YouTube, Google

Explore our flexible plans

Single Certification

Ideal for: Focused learners who want to master a specific skill

$2,999

  • 1 live, instructor-led certification course

Pro Membership

Ideal for: Product managers ready to build broad expertise across multiple disciplines

$333

/mo, billed annually

  • 2 live, instructor-led certification courses
  • Weekly live AI Workshops
  • Access to on-demand content
  • Access to our alumni community

Unlimited Membership

Ideal for: Product professionals seeking full career transformation

Best Value

$416

/mo, billed annually

  • 10 live, instructor-led certification courses
  • Weekly live AI Workshops
  • Free access to $50k+ worth of AI tools
  • Ticket to one ProductCon conference
  • Access to on-demand content
  • Access to our alumni community
  • Access to all newly released courses

Hear it from our alumni

"The biggest shift was getting comfortable turning rough ideas into working prototypes — actually shipping things, not just planning them."

Vikrant Shukla

Sr Product Manager at Salesforce

Thank you Product School for helping bring genAI concepts down to earth. We covered technical basics such as RAG and embedding and tokenization and Product-focused ideals such as defensive and offensive AI strategies.

Deepak Ravi

Product Manager, AI & Data at New York Life

"Through the certification, I learned a lot about AI, myself, and how to keep current with the rapid changes in the industry. No doubt that I will be a better product leader, and I look forward to building our AI PM community."

Josh Gray

Global Monetization Product at Tiktok

"This program strengthened my understanding of how successful AI products are built — not just with strong models, but with the right balance of workflow integration, trust, evaluation, and operational impact."

Debolina Das

Sr Product Manager at Amazon

"It was the right time to pick up this course when AI tools like Claude Code are changing how PMs work — and this program gave me a practical, hands-on foundation from vision to launch."

Clinton Gonsalves

Product Manager at JPMC

"Product School helped me develop critical product skills to master my job and get a product promotion. The case studies and real examples shared by my instructor helped me put into practice the frameworks that I learned and drive impact in my work."

Paulina Mwangi

Sr Director of Product at Salesforce

"Claude Code gave me a better overview of the entire process — system, roadmap, strategy — and freed up mental space to focus on the quality of the work."

Jenny Kan

Product Strategy Lead at ServiceNow

"Product School helped me learn the skills that I needed to break into product, and now I work on Product Strategy for Google Play."

Shilpi Verma

Product Lead at Google

"This certification covers everything you need to know about Product Management to jumpstart and land your first PM job. It isn’t all theory, you get to apply everything you learn to your own project and the instructors provide feedback to help you improve."

Medha Ghatikesh

Product Manager at Meta

For teams

Train the whole product org

Private cohorts on your schedule, group pricing from three seats, and everything you need to get it expensed.

  • Group discounts starting at 3 seats

  • Private cohorts, your dates and your case studies

  • Reimbursement letter and invoicing handled

  • Team progress reporting for managers

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Frequently asked questions

What does a Certification from Product School mean?

Product School certifications are the gold standard in Product Management and AI Training and are recognized across the industry. Since 2014, Product School has been at the cutting edge of Product Management education. We’ve certified over 20,000  Product Managers from around the world, so we know exactly what it takes to succeed in this highly competitive and ever changing industry. Hiring managers recognize that our alumni have been trained by the very best.

What’s the schedule and duration of the course?

We know you’re busy, so making this fit in with your schedule is key! That’s why we have multiple course options that focus on making this as convenient as possible.

Who are Product School instructors?

Our instructors are accomplished AI Product Leaders who work at some of the most prominent Silicon Valley companies, such as Google, Facebook, Netflix, Airbnb, PayPal, Uber, and Amazon. As experienced professionals who build digital products for millions of people and work with AI every day, they know exactly what it takes to get upskilled as a Product Manager and succeed in the role as an AI native PM.

How many students are in each class?

At Product School, we believe in fostering a collaborative and personalized learning environment. That’s why we keep our class sizes small, with a limited number of students per class. Unlike other Product Management courses, where you may be competing for the instructor's attention among dozens or even hundreds of students, we ensure that you'll receive individual attention and forge meaningful relationships with your instructor and peers. They’re also just big enough that you benefit from learning and networking alongside students with a broad range of professional backgrounds.

What are the classes like?

Our AI certifications are hands-on, immersive, and practical from the very first day. You’ll be using state-of-the-art PM and AI tools, taking part in group exercises, discussing case studies, creating content to add directly to your portfolio, strengthening your resume, and practicing mock interviews. By the end of the sessions, you’ll have built deeper knowledge and skills in AI Product Management supported by a tool-kit of frameworks aligned to real-world examples to help you succeed in your career.

Are the certifications taught in-person or online?

All of Product School's courses are delivered live online. You'll be able to stream lectures in real-time, interact with your instructor, and collaborate with your peers from anywhere in the world, all from the comfort of your own home. We offer cohorts at various times to accommodate students from different time zones and locations around the world.

How much does Product School cost?

Product School offers three plans to fit different goals and levels of commitment.

  • Single Certification — One live, instructor-led certification to deepen expertise in a specific area.

  • Pro Membership — Two live certifications per year, on-demand content and alumni community access. Flexible payment plans available.

  • Unlimited Membership — Ten live certifications per year, free access to $50,000+ worth of AI tools, a ticket to ProductCon, on-demand content and alumni community access. Flexible payment plans available.

Discover how our programs can unlock new opportunities—without worrying about upfront costs. Schedule a call with our Admissions Team to discuss which plan aligns with your goals and explore flexible payment options tailored to you.

Which Product School plan is right for me?

It depends on your goals and how quickly you want to grow.

If you’re targeting one specific skill gap, a Single Certification is the most direct path. If you want structured annual development across two focus areas, Pro Membership gives you that without overcommitting. If you’re serious about staying ahead of AI in product management and want maximum access — certifications, events, tools, and community — Unlimited Membership is built for you.

Not sure? Schedule a call and we’ll help you choose.

What’s included in the Pro and Unlimited Memberships?

Both memberships include live, instructor-led certifications, on-demand content, alumni community access, and a LinkedIn badge.

  • Pro Membership — Two certifications per year — a focused way to keep developing without a large time or financial commitment. Flexible payment plans available.

  • Unlimited Membership — Ten certifications per year, plus free access to $50,000+ worth of AI tools and a ticket to ProductCon (SF, NY, or London). Built for professionals who want to go all-in on their product career. Flexible payment plans available.

Schedule a call to find out which is right for you.


How do I get started?

Ready to get started? Explore our plans to find the right fit, or enroll now if you already know which certification you want. If you have questions, schedule a free call and we’ll help you choose.

Can Product School provide custom training for my company?

Absolutely! We frequently customize training for companies looking to onboard new talent, upskill and align existing teams, and outpace the competition. In-person or online, we’ll work with you to design a unique experience that fits your company’s needs and schedule, no matter where you are in the world. Speak to our Enterprise team to learn more today.