API Technical Product Manager
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Job Summary
As an API Technical Product Manager you will be responsible for driving the API strategy and roadmap ensuring that our API products are aligned with both business goals and technical requirements. Reporting to the Ecosystem Architect you will act as the bridge between engineering teams stakeholders and customers to deliver highquality reliable and easytouse APIs. This role requires strong technical acumen excellent communication skills and the ability to translate business needs into actionable API features and enhancements.
Responsibilities:
- API Strategy & Roadmap Development:
- Define the API product vision strategy and roadmap in collaboration with crossfunctional teams including engineering design and business stakeholders.
- Analyze customer needs market trends and competitor APIs to shape product features and prioritize enhancements.
- Technical Leadership & Collaboration:
- Serve as the technical expert and champion for the API product providing leadership and guidance to engineering and development teams.
- Collaborate with software architects and engineers to understand technical limitations propose innovative solutions and make informed decisions on API design and architecture.
- Ensure that APIs are developed according to industry best practices for scalability security and performance.
- API Documentation & User Experience:
- Define clear and comprehensive API documentation that facilitates ease of use for internal and external developers.
- Collaborate with the business units and customers to improve API usability adoption and overall developer satisfaction.
- Product Lifecycle Management:
- Manage the full product lifecycle from ideation and design through to deployment and iteration based on user feedback and market needs (voice of customer).
- Ensure that the APIs are integrated and tested across all relevant systems and services both internally and externally.
- Stakeholder Communication:
- Act as the primary point of contact for all internal and external stakeholders regarding API product updates features and issues.
- Communicate the API vision progress and technical details clearly to both technical and nontechnical stakeholders.
- Performance Monitoring & Continuous Improvement:
- Define governance policy to ensure API quality. Monitor and report on compliance.
- Define migration plans and versioning to create a consistent API design.
- Continuously gather feedback track usage patterns and implement improvements to enhance API performance and functionality.
- Compliance & Security:
- Ensure that all APIs meet security compliance and regulatory requirements.
- Work closely with security teams to define API authentication authorization and encryption mechanisms.
Requirements:
- Bachelors Degree in Computer Science Engineering or a related field (or equivalent work experience).
- Proven experience 3 years) as a Technical Product Manager Product Manager or similar role with a focus on API products.
- Strong understanding of API design principles (REST WebSockets etc. specifications (OpenAPI etc) architecture and best practices.
- Familiarity with API management platforms (e.g. Apigee Kong Postman AWS API Gateway) and API testing tools (e.g. Swagger Insomnia Postman).
- Handson experience with coding/scripting languages (e.g. Python JavaScript Java) is a plus.
- Familiarity with containerization (e.g. Docker Kubernetes) cloud infrastructure (e.g. AWS Azure GCP) and microservices architecture.
- Experience with API authentication mechanisms (e.g. OAuth JWT API keys) and data security protocols.
- Strong understanding of Agile/Scrum methodologies.
- Strong understanding of CI/CD pipelines.
- Strong analytical and problemsolving skills with a focus on delivering value to users.
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills with the ability to clearly articulate technical concepts to nontechnical stakeholders.
- Collaborative team player who thrives in a fastpaced crossfunctional environment.
- Selfmotivated with a proactive approach to driving results and problemsolving.
- (Highly desired) Knowledge of data centers including Thermal Power Networking and management.
- (Highly desired)Experience working with partner integrations or thirdparty APIs.
- (Highly desired)Experience with API versioning deprecation strategies and lifecycle management.
TIME TRAVEL REQUIRED
- 25
The successful candidate will embrace Vertivs Core Principals & Behaviors to help execute our Strategic Priorities.
OUR CORE PRINCIPALS: Safety. Integrity. Respect. Teamwork. Diversity & Inclusion.
OUR STRATEGIC PRIORITIES
Customer Focus
Operational Excellence
HighPerformance Culture
Innovation
Financial Strength
OUR BEHAVIORS
Own It
Act With Urgency
Foster a CustomerFirst Mindset
Think Big and Execute
Lead by Example
Drive Continuous Improvement
Learn and Seek Out Development
About Vertiv
Vertiv is a $6.9billion global critical infrastructure and data center technology company. We ensure customers vital applications run continuously by bringing together hardware software analytics and ongoing services. Our portfolio includes power cooling and IT infrastructure solutions and services that extends from the cloud to the edge of the network. Headquartered in Columbus Ohio USA Vertiv employs around 20000 people and does business in more than 130 countries. Visit Vertiv to learn more.
Work Authorization
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Employment Type
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