Offer summary

Qualifications:

Bachelor's degree in Business, Engineering, or a related field., Proven experience in product management or a related role., Strong understanding of API management and compliance requirements., Excellent project management and organizational skills..

Key responsibilities:

Ensure compliance readiness and support requirements for APIs.

Monitor and track API inventory and metadata.

Oversee bug management and ensure timely resolution of issues.

Participate in software release processes and communicate risks.

Job description

Who We Are

Prowess Consulting is a consulting firm that specializes in helping the largest enterprises in the technology industry define, manage, benchmark, and market their solutions and services. We take great pride in investing the time and effort to gain a deep understanding of our clients’ technologies, their customers, and the stories and strategies they need to tell to be successful in the market. Our team of technology and marketing experts is immersed in the technology trends that affect our clients’ businesses, so we can add value at every stage of engagement to help them succeed.

Who You Are

We are looking for a highly motivated and experienced API Product Manager to handle development of content and training for APIs for one of our large software clients. In this role, you’ll run program operations, maintain a complete and accurate repository of APIs, and ensure APIs documentation is released to meet required timelines.

To be considered for this role, you must reside in one of the following states: Arizona, California, Colorado, Connecticut, Georgia, Illinois, Iowa, Michigan, Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina, Oregon, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, Texas, Utah, Virginia, or Washington.

This is a four (4) month role that can be worked remotely, however, collaboration with teammates centered in the Pacific time zone will be essential. No third-party agencies, please.

Responsibilities:

Ensure compliance readiness as well as training and support requirements are met for APIs.
Monitor and track inventory: Ensure 100% of in-scope APIs have complete metadata (ownership, implementation timeline, regulatory tags).
Oversee bug management and ensure timely resolution of issues.
Participate in software release processes to ensure appropriate timelines and planned release of API content.
Track, monitor, and drive to resolution all open “bugs”, issues, or discussions, including release gating if non-compliance is identified.
Escalate any at-risk APIs and communicate any schedule slips or other risks regularly.
Develop and maintain training content that aligns with or exceeds recognized accessibility standards.

Qualifications

Bachelor's degree in Business, Engineering, or a related field.
Proven experience in product management or a related role.
Strong understanding of API management and compliance requirements.
Excellent project management and organizational skills.
Ability to work collaboratively with cross-functional teams.
Strong problem-solving and analytical skills.
Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.
Strong background in working with globally distributed teams.
Strong understanding of product marketing principles and best practices.
Strong organizational and communication skills.

Preferred qualifications

Experience with Microsoft Teams and API development.
Knowledge of API security best practices
Knowledge of regulatory compliance and data management.
Familiarity with agile methodologies and tools.

Additional Details

The pay range offered for this position is $90,000 – 120,000 per year, depending on experience and geographic location.

Prowess Consulting is an equal-opportunity employer, and diversity is a core value for us. We are a Minority/Women-owned Business Enterprise (WMBE) in Washington, and we committed to diversity, equity, and inclusion. At Prowess Consulting, we are passionate about building and sustaining an inclusive and equitable working and learning environment for all employees. We provide a well-rounded benefits package including health insurance, flexible spending account, life and disability insurance, paid time off, and retirement plan investing. For more information, please visit www.prowessconsulting.com

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