Product Manager – API Platform & Ecosystem
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Job Summary
Description
Tyler Technologies is seeking aProduct Manager for API Platform & Ecosystem to lead the strategy development and evolution of APIs as first-class products for Public Safety. This role focuses on enabling teams that build the foundational infrastructure governance and partner-friendly interfaces required for secure scalable data exchange across public safety agencies and trusted partners within the Tyler portfolio.
The ideal candidate brings strong platform-oriented product thinking deep experience with APIs and a passion for interoperability in complex mission-critical environments. They can balance long-term platform strategy with near-term delivery while collaborating closely with engineering architecture security and business stakeholders.
Key Responsibilities
API Platform & Product Strategy
- Define and own the product vision and roadmap for Tylers API platform supporting Public Safety treating APIs as scalable reusable products.
- Lead development of infrastructure supporting API lifecycle management discoverability versioning scalability and reliability in mission-critical environments.
- Leverage success metrics to guide API adoption usage performance and ecosystem impact.
Open API & Ecosystem Enablement
- Advance an open ecosystem-oriented API strategy that improves interoperability and strengthens Tylers position in the Public Safety market.
- Evolve API standards and MCP-style access models that enable safe governed use by AI systems and automated agents.
- Partner with architecture and security teams to ensure consistent secure and compliant API standards documentation and developer experience across Tyler products.
Long-Term API Marketplace Strategy
- Shape and execute a long-term strategy for an API marketplace supporting internal teams customer integrations and third-party partners.
- Enable scalable data import/export to support analytics interoperability and partner solutions.
- Identify opportunities for APIs to drive new value revenue streams or strategic partnerships.
Partnership Enablement & Evaluation
- Support partner relationships by defining API capabilities onboarding workflows and technical enablement.
- Evaluate inbound partnership requests and through collaboration assess technical feasibility strategic alignment and platform impact.
- Partner with business development legal and product leadership to support go-to-market and partnership decisions.
Delivery & Collaboration
- Maintain and prioritize the product backlog aligned with strategic goals and engineering capacity.
- Translate platform strategy into clear work breakdown through collaboration.
- Act as a key connector across engineering architecture security product teams and external stakeholders.
Required Qualifications
- 5 years of experience as a Product Owner Product Manager or similar role with experience in platform or API-driven products.
- Strong understanding of RESTful APIs API lifecycle management and integration patterns.
- Proven success working with cross-functional teams including product engineering architecture and security.
- Ability to think strategically about platforms and ecosystems while delivering incremental value.
- Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills.
Preferred Qualifications
- Experience supporting Public Safety Justice or government technology solutions.
- Background in building or scaling API platforms or ecosystems.
- Familiarity with API gateways authentication/authorization (OAuth OpenID Connect) and API management tools.
- Experience supporting B2B or partner-driven integrations.
- Exposure to API marketplaces or monetization strategies.
Why This Role Matters
This role is critical to Tylers ability to scale integrations enable partners and compete in a market increasingly driven by open ecosystems and data interoperability. The Product Manager will directly influence how Tyler products connect both internally and externally for years.
Required Experience:
IC
Key Skills
- Time Management
- Data Analytics
- Analytical
- Agile
- Requirement Gathering
- Strategic thinking
- Visio
- Communication
- Problem Solving
- Market Research
- UML
- Cross Functional Teams
About Company
Tyler offers public sector software solutions designed specifically for the unique needs of state, local, and federal government organizations and school districts.
