Product Management Program

This program is designed with the absolute beginner in mind—so whether you’re brand new to product management or you’ve dabbled in it and want to formalize your knowledge and skills, this program is an excellent way to formalize your expertise and kickstart a career.

You don’t need to have experience in product management or tech to succeed in this program! Regardless of your age or background, we’ve built a learning experience that will help ensure your success—from the curriculum and hands-on exercises, to the mentorship and support you’ll receive along the way.

All you need to be successful in this program is:

• The motivation to transform your career
• An interest in product management
• Written and spoken English skills at a level B2 or higher
• A computer (macOS, Windows, or Linux) with a webcam, microphone, and an internet connection.
  
  *Note that you will be required to invest some independent study time into familiarizing yourself with the tools you’ll use throughout the program, and learning how to use them. It is estimated that you will need to spend an additional 1-2 hours per week of extracurricular study time becoming comfortable with them.

Among other tools, you’ll mainly be using the tools Figma or Omnigraffle, several Google Apps such as Google Docs, Google Sheets, and Google Slides, Miro or Mural, Loom or QuickTime player, and Notion.

All the tools you’ll need in this program are free to use—with no additional cost to you!

We recommend checking the individual system requirements for Figma on their website. For the other tools, we recommend a minimum of 4 GB of RAM on your device, but 8 GB would be preferable.

Yes, the program is entirely asynchronous and online—so you can study when and wherever you’d like so long as you can get online and stay on track for graduation.

But this doesn’t mean the learning experience is isolated or lonely! You’ll have regular contact with your mentor, tutor, student advisor, and career specialist—as well as full access to our active student community on Slack.

The program is flexibly-paced within a 6-month duration. There are two deadlines along the way that we’ve put in place to help keep you on track for graduation.

Expect to devote a minimum of 15-20 hours per week to graduate within that maximum time frame. This is considered part-time study, and matches the default pacing of the program. If you’d like to graduate in as little as four months, you can devote 30-40 hours per week to reach that goal.

The Product Management Program offers you a complete career change package—including expert-authored curriculum, hands-on projects, personalized mentorship, and career coaching. Find out more here:

• How it works: From curriculum details to your career change team, and beyond—here are the details.
• Meet our mentors: Get to know who the CareerFoundry mentors are and how the dual-mentorship model works.
• Career services: Everything you need to know about our personalized career coaching, Job Preparation course, Career Support Center, alumni community, and more.
• Graduate outcomes: Here’s some of the work our graduates did in the program—and where they’re at today.

Yes, we offer two payment options. You can save 5% of your total tuition by paying it up front. Alternatively, you can pay a set amount up front to reserve your place in the program, and the remainder in 10 monthly payments (regardless of when you graduate from the program).

Still not feasible for you? Book a call with a program advisor to see if you’re eligible for a customized payment plan.

While we do offer an ongoing tuition reduction to active U.S. military personnel and veterans, as well as periodic, partial scholarships/tuition reductions, we do not offer any full scholarships or funds at this time.

If you’d like to learn more about any of these offers, please reach out to a program advisor.

If you’re not happy with the program in the first 14 days from the start date, you can simply cancel for a full refund.If you are 60% or less of the way through the program duration (not including any extensions) and need to cancel for any reason, you may be eligible for a prorated refund. For more information, see our full terms and conditions.

You will receive a signed CareerFoundry certificate when you complete the program. This will make it easy for you to share your new qualification on LinkedIn and with potential employers or clients.

While the program is not university accredited, it does undergo a rigorous quality assurance and certification process with the ZFU (Staatliche Zentralstelle für Fernunterricht)—the state body for distance learning in Germany.

This process ensures that the program meets a high stand for an excellent and effective learning experience.

On successful completion of this certification process, the program is assigned a unique approval number (7426022) which can be checked against a public register.

There are conditions that graduates need to meet in order to be eligible for the job guarantee. We’re transparent about these requirements because we want them to be easy for you to follow and because we know they genuinely help graduates succeed in their job search.

You’re eligible for the job guarantee when:

• You’ve successfully completed 100% of your CareerFoundry program as well as our free Job Preparation course.
• You’re applying to at least five relevant jobs a week.
• You live in a metropolitan area with a population above 200K people in any of the following countries: USA, Canada, European Union or EFTA countries, UK, Australia, or New Zealand (or you’re willing to relocate).
• And when you meet other qualifying criteria. Please read the full terms and conditions.

Based on the program’s comprehensive curriculum, you’ll be ready to apply for and step into a junior product management role or mid-level product management position.

Keep in mind that many job ads for product managers ask for 2+ years of experience, but it is often part of their "wishlist" rather than a requirement.

If you have transferable skills from your previous career, it’s possible to land a more senior role. Your dedicated career specialist (during the Job Prep course) will help you understand your transferable skills and craft the right narrative to present in your job application materials.

If you have additional questions, we’re happy to help! Just email us or book a call with a program advisor and we’ll get you the answers you need.