Product Manager (API Enterprise Solution) at Leatherback

⏲ Mar 26, 2024, 3:39 PM
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Leatherback is a global digital cross-border payments service provider positioned to transform how treasury solutions are delivered to businesses and individuals in frontier countries. We provide a single access point that empowers individuals and businesses to be truly global. We do this by building best-in-class financial, payment, and commerce solutions that remove barriers to global growth and mobility for all citizens of the world.

We are recruiting to fill the position below:

Job Title: Product Manager (API Enterprise Solution)

Location: Victoria Island, Lagos (Hybrid)
Employment Type: Full-time
Department: Product

Job Description

The role of a API Product Manager requires a combination of technical expertise, strategic thinking, market analysis, and stakeholder management skills to successfully drive the development and adoption of API products that create value for both the company and its customers.
The successful candidate will be responsible for overseeing the development, implementation, and management of Application Programming Interfaces (APIs) within a company or organization. Here are some key responsibilities and tasks associated with this role

Responsibilities

Act as a Product Owner in an agile environment that defines, manages, and grooms the product backlog
Own the product vision, strategy, and roadmap
Conceive and execute on a product vision and strategy for our developer API
Conduct user research by engaging directly with developers and merchants through interviews, surveys, forum participation, and more to understand their pain points and requirements
Lead the design and development of APIs, including defining features, functionalities, and specifications based on customer requirements and market feedback, collaborating with cross-functional teams such as engineering, design, and marketing to ensure successful product delivery.
Develop the product requirements, user stories, and acceptance criteria to be used by the stakeholders, ensuring the right requirements are built
Own and maintain the quality of the product your team is responsible for; deliver value in every release
Motivate a group of committed, smart people to do the best work of their careers
Be the source of communication between the business, customers, and scrum team.
Review and update API documentation to meet the required global standard making it easy to understand by users.
Work with a team of Quality Analyst in testing APIs to ensure they meet the set requirements
Analyze API usage data and feedback to measure product success and uncover new opportunities
Ensure compliance with industry standards, regulations, and security best practices in API development and management.
Manage the product plan: capture work from a wide range of inputs, understand and prioritise work to maximise the value that delivers a positive product outcome

Requirements
What we are looking for:

You have 6+ years of experience as a Product Manager in a Software Company and 3+ years managing an API Product
You are willing to uphold the company’s mission, vision, and values here at Leatherback
Excellent communication and servant leadership skills
Ability to deliver quality products according to schedule and scope
You are self-motivated and have a passion for building amazing products
You have a strong technical understanding of APIs, web services, and RESTful architecture. Experience in API design and documentation is preferred
Understanding of developer tools and workflows developers use in order to translate tooling/workflow requirements into features on the product roadmap
You are familiar with the Agile framework and have worked in an Agile environment

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