Technical Product Manager, API Partnerships
New York City, NY - USA
Job Summary
The future of checkout isnt about which card you use. Its about how you use the ones you already have. Kasheesh is reimagining digital payments and modern checkout experiences. Our technology allows you to combine multiple debit credit or prepaid cards at checkout anywhere Mastercard is accepted. Kasheesh unlocks access to more of your available funds helping increase your cash flow stretch your budget and avoid hitting card limits. No new lines of credit. No disruption to how or where you shop.
About the Role
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YoullworkcloselywithourEngineeringManagerDataEngineerCPOandHeadofPartnerships:theEngineeringManageronbuild
prioritiesandarchitecture
theDataEngineeronintegrationdataflowstheCPOonaligningtheAPIroadmapwithbroaderproductstrategy
andtheHeadofPartnershipsforthetechnicalcomponentsofsalespitches.
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Kasheesh operates under sponsor bank oversight as a regulated card program. Youll be building within that compliance framework daily. Card network rules KYC/AML obligations and data privacy constraints will shape what you can build what you can promise partners and how fast you can move. Experience navigating this environment is required.
- Beanintegralpartofthesalesprocessbyleadingtechnicalconversationsanddevelopingthematerialsneededtosupportthesalesprocess
- DesignandownthearchitectureofKasheeshspartner-facingAPIincludingwhatendpointsshouldlooklikeexpectedresponsesandtheoveralldeveloperexperience
- OwntheAPIproductroadmapandworkwiththeengineeringteamtoensurewhatgetsbuiltservesbothpartnersandthebusiness
- Writedetailedtechnicalrequirementsandtranslatethemintoactionablespecsfortheengineeringteam
- BuildandownKasheeshsAPIintegrationstrategy:howpartnersconnecthowtheyonboardbasedontheirtypeandcomplexityandhowquicklywegetthemlive
- Createthepartner-facingdocumentationsandboxenvironmentsandframeworkspartnersneedtointegratesuccessfully
- Buildtheinternalplaybooksandinfrastructureforarepeatablescalablepartnerprogram
- Writecodewhenneededtoprototypevalidateorunblockintegrations
- Experienceowningthetechnicalnarrativeinabusinessdevelopmentorsalesprocess
- Hands-onexperiencebuildingorworkingdirectlywithproductionAPIs
- ExperiencewritingtechnicalrequirementsandowninganAPIproductroadmap
- Proficiencyinatleastonebackendlanguage
- DirectexperiencebuildinganAPIpartnershipecosystemorfunctionataSaaSstartupfrom0to1
- Success Looks Like
This is a build-from-scratch role with real ownership. The milestones below reflect what we expect from someone who hits the ground running earns trust quickly and builds with intention.
90Days
- EstablishedworkingrelationshipswithEngineeringManagerDataEngineerCPOandHeadofPartnerships
- Workingknowledgeofthesponsorbankrelationshipandcomplianceconstraintsdemonstratedthroughatleastoneinternalcompliancediscussion
- InitialAPIarchitectureassessmentcompletedidentifyinggapsbetweencurrentcapabilitiesandwhatpartnerswillneeddeliveredtotheEngineeringManagerandCPO
- FirstdraftoftheAPIproductroadmapandintegrationstrategypresentedtoandapprovedbytheCPO
- FirsttechnicalsalesconversationcompletedalongsidetheHeadofPartnershipswithsupportingsalesmaterialsdeveloped
6Months
- Integrationstrategyfinalizedandapprovedincludingpartnertiersonboardingpathsbypartnertypeandtime-to-livetargets
- Sandboxenvironmentandpartner-facingdocumentationlive
- GTMstrategyfinalizedandalignedwiththeHeadofPartnerships
- Atleastonepartnerintegrationunderway
12Months
- Firstpartnerintegrationsliveandconsistentlyhittingtime-to-livetargets
- Atleasttwoadditionalpartnerintegrationsunderway
- Repeatableonboardingplaybookandinternalpartnerprograminfrastructureinplace
- API product roadmap actively influencing engineering priorities
Required Experience:
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About Company
Split any online payment across multiple cards. Use both debit and credit cards to split one payment. Pay with multiple cards on websites