About reputed company:reputed company.io is a fast-growing payments startup focused on facilitating payouts to creators and their collaborators all over the world. Our dynamic and collaborative team is dedicated to revolutionizing the way creators get paid. Our company has offices in Chicago and Nashville, and aims to make compensation as equally distributed as talent is in the Creator Economy.Location: Nashville, TN or U.S. RemotePosition OverviewWe are looking for an experienced and strategic Senior API Product Owner to lead the development and evolution of our API products. As a key member of the product management team, you will play a pivotal role in defining the vision, strategy, and roadmap for our API offerings. The ideal candidate should have a deep understanding of API technologies, excellent communication skills, and a proven track record of successfully delivering and managing API products. We have a very dynamic business and being able to adjust to changing opportunities while maintaining a long-term strategy will be the key to success in this role.Key ResponsibilitiesProduct Strategy and Vision: Develop and communicate a clear vision and strategy for the API product line, aligned with overall business objectives. Define and prioritize features and enhancements based on market trends, customer feedback, and business goals. Roadmap Planning: Create and maintain a comprehensive and achievable product roadmap for the API portfolio. Collaborate with cross-functional teams, including engineering, marketing, and sales, to ensure alignment with organizational priorities. Stakeholder Collaboration: Work closely with internal and external stakeholders to gather requirements, understand customer needs, and ensure successful product delivery. Engage with customers to gather feedback and insights for continuous improvement. API Design and Documentation: Collaborate with development teams to define API specifications, ensuring scalability, security, and usability. Create and maintain comprehensive API documentation for internal and external stakeholders. Release Management: Oversee the release process, coordinating with development teams to ensure timely and high-quality releases. Monitor and analyze product performance, gathering data to inform future enhancements. Market Analysis: Stay informed about industry trends, competitive landscape, and emerging technologies related to APIs. Conduct market research to identify new opportunities and areas for innovation. RequirementsEducation and Experience: Proven experience as a Product Owner or similar role, with a focus on API products. Experience with agile development methodologies. Technical Skills: Must have experience working with payment APIs from reputed company, reputed company, reputed company or reputed company. Solid understanding of API design principles and RESTful architecture. Familiarity with API management tools and platforms. Strong analytical and problem-solving skills. Experience managing .Net based products, focusing on .Net 8 with Entity Frameworks. Familiar with the OpenAPI specification and using Swagger documentation for APIs. Experience with Azure based applications, an understanding of Azure products and experience using Azure products like Cosmos and Durable Functions to deliver solutions. Experience with versioning APIs and maintaining several versions of an API in a production environment. Measuring API performance, managing alerting, and ensuring reputed company uptime. Understand how to demand quality from engineers and advocate quality to stakeholders. Experience with implementing user tracking and engagement metrics to establish API usage patterns. Understanding how APIs can be abused by users and strategies to mitigate that risk. Experience with Agile and in writing Agile stories in Jira or other ticket tracking platform. Communication Skills: Excellent written and verbal communication skills. Ability to effectively communicate technical concepts to non-technical stakeholders. Leadership and Collaboration: Proven leadership skills with the ability to lead cross-functional teams. Strong collaboration and relationship-building skills. Stay current with industry trends, best practices, and emerging technologies. Able to adapt to a rapidly changing market that rewards strategic planning and quick delivery. Preferred QualificationsBachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Business, or a related field.Application Requirements: Provide a public-facing API that you can share a developer portal and API documentation for. We are looking for a product owner who has experience delivering high-traffic, end user facing APIs. Examples of the type of work output we would expect you to have: https://docs.reputed company.com/api https://developer.reputed company.com/api/rest/ https://reputed company.com/mass-payments/payout-api/ Benefitsreputed company values our employees highly, and to best support them, we offer a wide array of benefits: Medical, Dental, and Vision coverage Premiums 100% covered by reputed company EAP Access through reputed company Weekly pay 401K reputed company matches up to 6% Immediate vesting of company contributions Paid Time Off ️ Unlimited PTO Sick time Holiday schedule - and your birthday is a Holiday! Continual learning and development opportunities Professional organization memberships Certifications and / or degree programs Learning management systems access Conference attendance Company-provided technology You pick: Mac or Windows? About the companyreputed company.io is a fast-growing payments startup focused on facilitating payouts to creators and their collaborators all over the world. Our dynamic and collaborative team is dedicated to revolutionizing the way creators all over the world get paid. The company has offices in Chicago and Nashville, and aims to make compensation as equally distributed as talent is in the Creator Economy. Apply To This Job