Become a Product Manager: Drive the Success of High-Impact Digital Products

The Product Manager plays a key role in the development of digital products that are useful, desirable, and profitable. Like a conductor, they coordinate design, technical, and business teams to build solutions that meet real user needs, while aligning with the company’s strategic goals. They rely on a deep understanding of market expectations, user data, and technical constraints to prioritize which features to develop.

 

As a Product Manager, you’ll be responsible for key tasks that ensure your organization runs smoothly.

Here are some examples of what you’ll learn to do:

• Analyze user needs through interviews and data

• Define a product strategy aligned with business goals

• Build a prioritized roadmap using user feedback and technical constraints

• Write clear and actionable functional specifications

• Lead product development with a cross-functional team

• Measure product performance using KPIs

• Conduct user testing to validate hypotheses

• Work with agile methodology and team rituals tailored to your context

Our Learning Approach

Our programs are designed to help you learn through hands-on practice.

Your Support

You’ll be guided by a mentor — a seasoned industry professional — throughout your training.

You’ll be able to schedule one-on-one mentoring sessions online, based on your availability and that of your mentor. 

"I really enjoy sharing my knowledge while leaving a lot of autonomy to the learners so that they develop this 'Test & Learn' mindset, an essential skill of the professions they wish to enter. I also like to provide them with the global view of the steps they will go through, in order to make the intellectual path necessary to complete a project more fluidly."

Your Career and Employment Opportunities Following This Program

By completing our online training program, you will be qualified for a variety of roles, including Product Manager, Product Owner, and Product Marketing Manager.

 

Career progression opportunities for a Product Manager include positions such as Lead Product Manager, Head of Product, and even Chief Product Officer.

 

Market salaries for the Product Manager role

Our Alumni Tell Us

“In the training program, the projects are very concrete. This ‘real life’ aspect is reinforced by the apprenticeship. What I learn with my mentor, I can directly apply at work.”

Prerequisites to Enroll

To enroll in the Product Manager training program, applicants must meet the following prerequisites:

• Hold a Bachelor’s degree (or equivalent) in one of the following fields: Project Management, Computer Science, Web Design, or Digital Marketing;

OR

• A year of equivalent experience as a Product Manager or Software Engineer;

AND, Have at least a B2 level in English.

Information About Degrees

OpenClassrooms is a higher education institution, accredited by the WASC Senior College & University Commission (WSCUC).

 

Upon completion of this program, eligible students will be awarded a Master's level degree in the Product Management area of study. OpenClassrooms is eligible to issue degrees in the following states.