Senior Director of Product API Management Platform

Ignite your passion for product innovation by leading customer-centric development inspiring solutions and shaping the future with your strategic vision and influence. We are seeking a visionary Senior Director of Product to lead our API Management Platform a large-scale mission-critical solution that serves as the backbone for both internal developers and external strategic partner developers. This platform is central to our business enabling secure reliable and high-performance access to our products and services across multiple channels and business lines. We are looking for bold passionate leaders to help us build the worlds best API Management Platform. If you thrive in a mission-critical environment and are excited to empower developers we want to hear from you!

As a Senior Director of Product in Architecture & Engineering team you lead innovation through the development of products and features that delight customers. As a leader on the team you leverage your advanced capabilities to challenge traditional approaches remove barriers to success and foster a culture of continuous innovation that helps inspire cross-functional teams create groundbreaking solutions that address customer needs. As the Senior Director you will define and execute the product strategy drive innovation and ensure the platform meets the highest standards of scalability reliability and developer experience. You will partner closely with engineering UX security and business stakeholders to deliver a world-class API ecosystem that empowers developers and accelerates business growth.

Why Join Us Lead a platform that is central to our business and developer strategy. Work with talented teams in a dynamic fast-paced environment. Drive innovation and shape the future of API management at scale. Competitive compensation benefits and opportunities for growth.

Job responsibilities

• Oversees the product roadmap vision development execution risk management and business growth targets

• Leads the entire product life cycle through planning execution and future development by continuously adapting developing new products and methodologies managing risks and achieving business targets like cost features reusability and reliability to support growth

• Coaches and mentors the product team on best practices such as solution generation market research storyboarding mind-mapping prototyping methods product adoption strategies and product delivery enabling them to effectively deliver on objectives

• Owns product performance and is accountable for investing in enhancements to achieve business objectives

• Monitors market trends conducts competitive analysis and identifies opportunities for product differentiation.

• Develop and communicate a compelling vision and strategy for the API Management Platform aligning with business objectives and developer needs.

• Own and drive the product roadmap prioritizing features and enhancements that deliver value to both internal and external developers. Build mentor and lead a high-performing team of product managers fostering a culture of innovation collaboration and excellence. Partner with engineering UX security compliance and business teams to deliver seamless secure and scalable API solutions.

• Champion the needs of developers by delivering intuitive onboarding comprehensive documentation robust developer tooling and responsive support. Leverage AI technologies such as Retrieval-Augmented Generation (RAG) to optimize developer experience through intelligent search self-service tooling and enhanced support capabilities.

• Ensure the platform meets mission-critical SLAs for performance availability and security supporting millions of API calls daily.

• Engage with internal business units and external partners to understand requirements gather feedback and drive adoption. Leverage analytics and usage data to inform product decisions measure success and continuously improve the platform.

• Stay ahead of industry trends incorporating emerging technologies (such as AI RAG and advanced developer tooling) to maintain a leading-edge platform

Required qualifications capabilities and skills

• 8 years of experience or equivalent expertise delivering products projects or technology applications

• Extensive knowledge of the product development life cycle technical design and data analytics

• Proven ability to influence the adoption of key product life cycle activities including discovery ideation strategic development requirements definition and value management

• Experience driving change within organizations and managing stakeholders across multiple functions

• Bachelors or advanced degree in Computer Science Engineering or related field.

• 8 years of product management experience with at least 5 years in a leadership role overseeing large-scale mission-critical platforms.

• Proven track record of building and scaling API management platforms or developer ecosystems in complex environments.

• Deep understanding of API technologies developer platforms authentication security and cloud infrastructure.

• Experience supporting both internal and external developer communities with a focus on developer experience and engagement.

• Demonstrated experience leveraging AI technologies to optimize developer experience and platform capabilities.

• Strong technical acumen; able to work closely with engineering teams and understand architectural trade-offs. Excellent communication stakeholder management and leadership skills.

Preferred qualifications capabilities and skills

• Recognized thought leader within a related field