Strategic Product Leader™
Gabriel Steinhardt
PMTK® Author & Product Management Expert
Formulate and Lead Product Organizations
The Blackblot Strategic Product Leader™ (SPLD) course is an advanced training program designed to equip senior product professionals and business leaders with the knowledge, skills, and tools to build and lead high-performing product organizations.
Grounded in the Blackblot Product Manager's Toolkit® (PMTK) methodology, the course focuses on the strategic and operational principles that define effective product leadership.
The course emphasizes integrating leadership, strategy, and process, enabling participants to apply the PMTK® methodology to structure roles and teams, guide cross-functional collaboration, and overcome organizational challenges.
By the end of the course, participants will be equipped to lead product teams with clarity and confidence and embed a market-driven product management methodology across their organization.
This course is ideal for senior or experienced product professionals and executives seeking to strengthen their product leadership skills in product management.
What you’ll learn
Master PMTK's strategic tools to build and lead product organizations, preparing you to step confidently into senior product leadership.
Structure and lead product teams in line with strategic business goals.
Build leadership skills to align teams, plan strategically, and execute effectively.
Accelerate time-to-market by applying best practices in product strategy and operations.
Improve performance by implementing scalable, repeatable product management practices
Apply a consistent methodology to define roles, responsibilities, and processes in product organizations.
Learn directly from Gabriel
Gabriel Steinhardt
Taught 1K+ firms, 6K+ PMTK users, 4K+ trained, 3x author, global PM expert, MBA
Who this course is for
Senior Product Managers
Experienced professionals advancing into leadership roles and responsible for guiding product teams and strategy.
Heads of Product and Product Directors
Leaders defining product processes, team structures, and linking product functions to business goals.
Business and Strategy Executives
Decision-makers overseeing product operations and performance via a market-driven methodology.
What's included
Live sessions
Learn directly from Gabriel Steinhardt in a real-time, interactive format.
Free Blackblot PMTK Book: Second Edition
Free printed hardcover and a digital copy of the Blackblot PMTK Book: Second Edition.
Free Blackblot Product Manager's Toolkit® (PMTK) Templates
Free license and login credentials to the Blackblot Product Manager's Toolkit® (PMTK) professional template collection.
Free Mentoring Sessions
Three free half-hour online mentoring sessions with the instructor.
Free Course Slides
Course slides are provided to students as a downloadable PDF file at no charge.
Blackblot Official Certificate of completion
A digital Blackblot Official Course Certificate of Completion will be emailed after the last session.
Maven Guarantee
This course is backed by the Maven Guarantee. Students are eligible for a full refund up until the halfway point of the course.
Course syllabus
Schedule
Live sessions
8 hrs
The sessions are highly interactive, and students will get the most benefit by attending and participating. The sessions are not video recorded.
Blackblot PMTK Book: Second Edition
The authoritative guide to market-driven product management and the Blackblot PMTK® methodology.
Frequently asked questions
Trilogy of Professional Guides, Published Globally By Springer-Verlag
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PMTK® is a registered trademark of Blackblot – Product Management Expertise™
The Blackblot Product Manager’s Toolkit® (PMTK) is a comprehensive set of models and templates for planning and marketing market-driven products.
PMTK is the trusted standard used by over 6,000 product management and marketing professionals worldwide.