Technical Product Management (TPM)
A 7-week program that teaches you to manage APIs, systems, and technical products, prototype, build and ship with AI tools without becoming an engineer, with the option to become an AIPMM Certified Technical Product Manager.
Date: September 26th - October 31st, 2026
Morning Session: 9am - 12pm (GMT +1)
Afternoon Session: 3pm - 6pm (GMT +1)
Duration
7 weeks
Format
Live Sessions
Time Commitment
8hrs every Saturday
Level
Specialized
"Is TPM right for you?"
This is for you if...
This may not be for you if...
The Transformation You Will Experience
Building technical products, APIs, platforms, integrations require a different level of product thinking, but technical conversations often move faster than your understanding. Engineers discuss microservices and system architecture in unfamiliar language, making it hard to contribute confidently or move into specialized technical PM roles. Here's the truth: you don't need to become an engineer; you need the right frameworks and mental models to bridge business and technology.
Over seven weeks, you will learn to engage in technical discussions, understand system architectures, and make informed decisions about APIs and platforms. By the end, you'll confidently lead technical products and position yourself for specialized Technical Product Manager roles at the intersection of product, engineering, and systems design.
92%
of our graduates land PM roles within 6 months
or advance to senior positions in their current companies
How You Will Learn
A blended learning experience designed for busy professionals who want real results
Live sessions
Weekly 8-hour live sessions with industry experts. Interactive sessions where you'll learn frameworks, analyze case studies, and get real-time feedback.
Every Saturday, 9AM-12PM and 3-6PM WAT
Become A Certified Technical PM
Become a certified Technical Product Manager by taking the AIPMM certification exam to validate your Technical Product Management expertise.
Become Globally Recognized with AIPMM
Build A Real AI Product (Capstone)
Learn how to build, prototype and ship a complete product from scratch. From user research to software testing using AI Tools.
Portfolio-ready Deliverable
Team Based Learning
Collaborate with a pod of 4-5 peers on group projects. Learn to navigate cross-functional dynamics just like in real PM roles.
Peer learning & accountability
Done-For-You Templates
Access a wide range of templates that will save you 15 hours per week, streamlining your product management workflow.
World Class Templates
Alumni Hub & Job Board Alert
Access our Alumni Community and Job Board to get valuable resources to support your ongoing professional growth.
Exclusive Access to Opportunities
AI-Led Capstone Projects That Get Noticed
Real product work that demonstrates your PM skills to hiring managers. Increased team engagement by 34% through AI-powered recommendations
RegTech
Pluto Partner API
Expanding Pluto’s verification capabilities by allowing partners to integrate and automate verification workflows directly from their own systems via a secure API
Oluwasemire Aremu
VerifyMe Nigeria, Product Manager
FinTech
Pecunia
Helping African retailers save money digitally, building financial discipline, and creating a financial record that can improve their access to credit.
Motunrayo Olaleye
Hadi Finance, Senior Product Manager
FinTech
API-Driven Cross-Border Remittance & Treasury Platform (CBRTP)
A unified API gateway that integrates with
Nigerian banks, enabling IMTOs and B2B
fintechs to process payouts into NGN accounts
with minimal setup.
Iretijesu Awopejo
Bluebulb Financials, Product Manager
Not Sure if TPM is Right for You?
Grab Our Free Guide:
“What Every Aspiring Technical Product Manager Needs to Know”
Discover what TPMs actually do, the technical skills you need (without being an engineer), and how to position yourself for technical roles.
New Projects
Cohorts
7-Week Comprehensive Curriculum
A comprehensive journey from PM fundamentals to advanced product knowledge
In this module, you will begin by gaining knowledge of product management, skills required of a technical product manager, the trajectory of a technical product manager. Also, you will learn the following on Product Development:
- System design and patterns
- Gathering and analysing requirements
- Key components of system design
- Introduction to diagramming technique
Key Skills: Technical Product Thinking, System Design Fundamentals, Workflow Visualization, Cross-Functional Collaboration.
Grasp the fundamentals of API management, its significance, and its role in enhancing API development and governance. In this module, we delve into:
- API lifecycle and strategy management
- API gateways
- API integration and specifications
- API performance management
- API governance, security and compliance
- Collaboration between product and engineering teams
Key Skills: Authentication & Authorization Concepts, Technical Communication for APIs
In this module, we learn practical applications emphasizing best practices and integration strategies. We will have a holistic approach into:
- Microservices architecture
- Microservices design patterns
- Operational reuse and frontend
- System integration patterns
- APIs in system integration
Key Skills: Service Decomposition Strategies, System Integration Patterns, Scalable System Architecture
Learn optimal performance in:
- Load balancing techniques
- Caching strategies
- Data partitioning and sharding
- Cloud tooling for product development
- Enabling backend systems to communicate using APIs
Key Skills: Latency Reduction Strategies, System Reliability and Availability.
Learn:
- The different types of software testing
- How to test tools and frameworks
- How to create effective test plans and test cases
- How to develop and execute test cases
- How to analyse and present testing result
Key Skills: Usability Testing, Beta Testing, Test Planning, Test Case Creation, Regression Testing, Automated Testing.
Learn:
- How to build your product using AI tools
- How to prototype your product using AI tools.
- How to ship your product using AI tools.
Choose a product, define target audience and user journeys, map out the success metrics, outline end-to-end user flow and present final product plan, insights using AI tools.
Key Skills: prompt engineering, vibe coding.
Learn From Industry Leaders
World-class instructors from companies that define product excellence
Head Product Engineering
Led a cross-functional team to develop embedded finance products, enhancing customer access and usability.
VP Solutions Architecture & Platform Strategy
Led platform architecture covering card authorisation, clearing, settlement, reconciliation, and ledgering, supporting regulated payment flows
Engineering Lead
Reduced production defects by 85% through thorough multi-environment testing, ensuring seamless product and feature releases.
Lead Software Engineer
Experienced Software Engineer that is passionate about innovation and tackling new challenges.
Staff Software Engineer
Software engineer with years of experience specializing in building web services (APIs), Application Performance Monitoring (APM), server management and deployments (Devops).
Your Career Pathway
Multiple paths to PM success - choose the journey that fits your background
Engineer → Technical Product Manager
Leverage your technical skills and knowledge with product strategy, user thinking, and business impact to become a Technical PM
3 Months
Technical Product Associate
1-2 Years
Technical PM
3-5 Years
Senior Technical PM
Solutions Architect → Technical Product Manager
Combine your knowledge of designing systems and technical solutions to influence product direction, strategy, and roadmap decisions
3 Months
Technical Product Associate
1-2 Years
Technical PM
3-5 Years
Senior Technical PM
Business/Data Analyst → Product Manager
Use your analytical skills to build product strategy and drive product decisions.
3 Months
Technical Product Associate
1-2 Years
Technical PM
3-5 Years
Senior Technical PM
System Administrator → Technical Product Manager
Use your understanding of IT infrastructure, system performance, and technical environments to move into building and managing technology products.
3 Months
Technical Product Associate
1-2 Years
Technical PM
3-5 Years
Senior Technical PM
Anyone who wants to build technical products → Technical Product Manager
Leverage your desire to solve problems to drive product decisions
3 Months
Technical Product Associate
1-2 Years
Technical PM
3-5 Years
Senior Technical PM
Tools to be learnt:
80%
Landing A New Role
Land a better job within 6 months of graduation
$105k
Average Starting Salary
For graduates landing their first PM role
35%
Average Salary Increase
For those transitioning from previous roles
Success Stories
Real transformations from our alumni community
HEAR FROM OUR ALUMNI
"
I liked how the instructor gave a description of the responsibilities of an API Product Manager; this would guide me on the areas where I need to improve upon.
Philomena Obasi
/ Product Manager, Bamboo Systems Technologies
"
The session shed light on a lot of things I have observed over time regarding APIs and also the best practices for API versioning and design.
Ezeokafor Chibuzo
/ Product Manager, Uobis
"
The sessions inculcated hands-on experience for each topic. This will help me pay more attention and be more proactive about strategies that sets the tone for my work
John Olawole Martins
/ Product Manager, Accion Microfinance.
Get started now with the investment that will pay dividends throughout your career
Whatever your track record, TPM will fast-track your career growth and position you as a
top-tier candidate.
Enrolment closes on September 24th, 2026. Choose from one of our payment options below:
CONVENIENT
$
140 x 3
3 - part payment of $ 140
FLEXIBLE
$
198 x 2
2 - part payment of $ 198
BEST VALUE
$
385
One-time payment of $ 385
TUITION FINANCING
Start Learning Now, Pay Later
Next LIVE Cohort
Date: September 26th, 2026.
7 weeks: September 26th - October 31st, 2026
Limited to 30 students per cohort
Morning Session: 9AM - 12PM WAT (GMT +1)
Afternoon Session: 3PM - 6PM WAT (GMT +1)
You are to attend both sessions.
75% Full - Hurry Up!
Enrollment has started
Deadline is 24th September 2026
Become a Certified Technical Product Manager
Get Globally Recognized Certification
After completing the Technical Product Management program and taking your exam, you earn the AIPMM (Association of International Product Marketing and Management) certification.
One Time Payment PRICE: $ 1,500
2 Part Payment PRICE: $ 770
Step 01
Make payment for your Certified Technical Product Manager exam.
Step 02
Complete the TPM program.
Step 03
After you write and pass the exam; you earn your certification accredited by AIPMM.
Step 04
Add the certification to your LinkedIn and CV.
Not sure what program to apply for?
If you are not sure which program is right for you, or you would like to join our next cohort or you have any questions about ProductDive, you probably need some clarification.
That’s okay! Our ProductDive Program Specialist would be happy to speak with you.
You can email them at admissions@productdive.com or you can fill this form right away and a Program Specialist would reach out to you to discuss next steps to achieve this incredible goal!
OUR ALUMNI WORK IN SEVERAL STARTUPS AND UNICORNS GLOBALLY INCLUDING:
Only Authorised (AIPMM) Training Partner, West Africa
TPM is a program by ProductDive, the only authorised AIPMM Training Partner in West Africa. Our curriculum is proven, backed by over a decade of experience. We have 1500+ alumni representation in the most successful tech companies across several industries including health tech, fintech, ed-tech, and more. This program is also a certified program with AIPMM.
Frequently asked questions
This program is for anyone building or managing technical products:
- Product Managers who want to specialize in technical products
- Engineers and architects moving into product roles
- Designers working on technical products or platforms
- Entrepreneurs building technical products or APIs
- Systems analysts and technical program managers transitioning to product
Just starting your product career? Check out our Pivot to Product Management program instead.
6 weeks of full-day Saturday classes.
Each Saturday:
Morning session: 9am-12pm
Afternoon session: 3pm-6pm
All sessions are recorded and available within 24 hours. You get 3 months access to all recordings after the program ends.
However: Because sessions build on each other, we recommend attending live when possible.PMB is for people already building or managing products, not complete beginners. If you're trying to get your first product role, try our Pivot to Product Management (PPM), instead. That one is made to help you land your first role.
You will learn to use:
SwaggerHub (API documentation)
Postman (API testing)
Diagramming tools (system architecture)
Basic cloud concepts (AWS, Azure, GCP)
All tools have free versions for learning.
No! This program teaches you to understand technical products without becoming an engineer. You will learn enough to make smart product decisions and work well with engineering teams, but you won't write code.
If you make payment for the class alone, you will get only the certificate of completion. However, if you go on to take the exam, you will also be getting the AIPMM certified Technical Product Manager certificate.
If you would like to be globally recognized as a Certified Technical Product Manager, that comes at an extra cost.
Every Saturday for 6 weeks:
6 hours live session
2-3 hours weekly for assignments/capstone work
The program is delivered 100% online through live virtual sessions every Saturday.
You'll also get:
Recorded replays (accessible for 3 months after program ends)
Done-for-you PM toolkit with templates
Access to instructors for questions and feedback
Capstone project with personalized guidance
admissions@productdive.com and our team will respond within 24 hours. Or schedule a call with a Program Advisor.
Still have questions?
Book a free 15-minute call with our program advisor
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