Key Facts

Remote From:

Anywhere

Category: API Product Manager

Full time

Senior (5-10 years)

English

Hard Skills

Product Roadmap Management Data Architecture Application Programming Interface (API) Personal Security Distributed Control Systems Application Programming Interface (API) Client Services Continuous Improvement Process Data Integration Software Versioning +15 more

Other Skills

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Reliability
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Decision Making
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Communication
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Delivery Focused
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Entrepreneurship
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Teamwork
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Strategic Thinking
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Prioritization
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Problem Solving

Roles & Responsibilities

7+ years of experience in a product manager or similar role, with demonstrated experience shipping data products in collaboration with engineering teams
Prior focus on building and managing platform, data, and/or API products
Strong understanding of data systems, including data pipelines, data modeling, and distributed systems concepts
Working knowledge of API design (e.g., REST), data integration patterns, and system interoperability

Requirements:

Product strategy ownership: Define the product strategy, roadmap, and lifecycle for a new suite of data platforms and APIs, including versioning, scalability, maintainability, SLAs, and clear success metrics.
Customer-centric API design: Treat developers and integration partners as primary customers by defining target consumers, use cases, API contracts, data schemas, and integration patterns that prioritize usability and extensibility.
Execution collaboration: Partner closely with engineering, data, marketing, and commercial teams to prioritize tradeoffs, unblock delivery, support go-to-market efforts, and communicate product vision to technical and non-technical stakeholders.
Quality, governance and continuous improvement (AI): Ensure reliability, performance, security, and compliance while continuously improving the platform through feedback, usage metrics, and AI-enabled research and development workflows.

Job description

This is a remote position.

Peoplr is searching for a Senior Product Manager (API, Data) to lead the development of a new product line for our client, Quavo, in the fintech SaaS industry. This job is ideal for strategic, entrepreneurial candidates with proven experience managing the development of API, data, and developer experience products. The Senior Product Manager is a full-time, fully remote role.

What You’ll Do (Key Responsibilities)

As a Senior Product Manager, you will own:

Product strategy & ownership: Define the product strategy, roadmap, and lifecycle for a new suite of data platforms and APIs, including versioning, scalability, maintainability, SLAs, and clear success metrics.
Customer-centric API design: Treat developers and integration partners as primary customers by defining target consumers, use cases, API contracts, data schemas, and integration patterns that prioritize usability and extensibility.
Execution & collaboration: Partner closely with engineering, data, marketing, and commercial teams to prioritize tradeoffs, unblock delivery, support go-to-market efforts, and communicate product vision to technical and non-technical stakeholders.
Quality, governance & continuous improvement (AI): Ensure reliability, performance, security, and compliance while continuously improving the platform through feedback, usage metrics, and AI-enabled research and development workflows.

Compensation & Benefits

Competitive pay ($120k-160k base) and bonus opportunities
Comprehensive benefits including medical, dental, vision, short and long-term disability, life insurance, HSA, FSA, employee assistance programs, 401(k) with match, and unlimited PTO
Fully remote schedule with lots of flexibility

Required Qualifications

7+ years of experience in a product manager or similar role, with demonstrated experience shipping data products in collaboration with engineering teams
Experience leading product work across strategy, prioritization, and delivery
Prior focus on building and managing platform, data, and/or API products
Strong understanding of data systems, including data pipelines, data modeling, and distributed systems concepts
Working knowledge of API design (e.g., REST), data integration patterns, and system interoperability
Ability to partner effectively with engineering and data teams on technical product decisions and architecture-level discussions
Experience in regulated or risk-sensitive domains, preferably within fintech
Working knowledge of AI/ML concepts and experience contributing to data-intensive or AI-driven products
Experience using AI tools to improve productivity, accelerate workflows, and enhance product development processes
Ability to weigh and decide about system and product tradeoffs (e.g., latency vs consistency, batch vs real-time processing)
High school diploma

About Quavo

Quavo is the industry leader in fraud and disputes management technology, offering the world’s only E2E cloud-based Disputes as a Service solution for issuing financial services organizations. It is an organization of tenacious experts who are innovative and challenge complacency to continuously deliver cutting edge technology and AI. Quavo has a people-focused, supportive, collaborative culture where the best financial and tech minds come together to produce high-quality dispute management solutions.

About Peoplr

Peoplr is a national Human Resources consulting firm that delivers fractional HR solutions, recruiting services, and outplacement/career coaching services. Check us out at www.mypeoplr.com.

Peoplr is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer. All job applicants will receive consideration for employment. We do not discriminate based upon race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, other non-merit-based factors, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state, or local laws.

Peoplr is committed to providing equal opportunity and reasonable accommodation for people with disabilities. Accommodation for applicants with disabilities is available upon request in connection with the recruitment process. If you require a reasonable accommodation to complete an application, interview, or otherwise participate in the recruiting process, please call 844-577-1940 or email recruiting@mypeoplr.com.