API Product Manager

Company: INSPYR Solutions
Location: Atlanta
Posted on: May 21, 2025

Job Description:

Client: US Bank (www.usbank.com)

Interested in this role You can find all the relevant information in the description below.
Location: Atlanta, GA OR Minneapolis, MN (3 days on site)
Duration: 6+ Month Contract
Compensation: $65.00 - 70.00/hr
Work Requirements: US Citizen, GC Holders or Authorized to Work in US

If interested, please contact Margot Parsons at mparsons@inspyrsolutions.com or call 714-465-5478

TOP REQUIREMENTS:
3+ years of experience: Understanding of RESTful API concepts and JSON. Knowledge of API design and OpenAPI Specification preferred.
Strong technical communication skills including verbal, written and collaboration tools. Knowledge of Confluence, Jira, Adobe Experience Manager preferred.
Experience with API developer portals and API gateways.


Summary
Do you have a passion for the convergence of technology and business? Have you worked with APIs? We are seeking API Product Managers to help us build the bridge between business and technology teams for API Developer Platform projects.

We treat APIs as products. Our API Product Managers create APIs, influence the product life cycle and evangelize our API as a Product culture. As a candidate you deeply understand the developer persona and ensure API products are easy to implement, well documented and designed to our high standards. You also understand RESTful concepts, JSON structure and API architecture principles.

Responsibilities: Translate business requirements into user stories and API specifications using Swagger framework.
Serve as the bridge between Line of Business partners and Engineering teams and ensure that everyone is working towards a shared goal.
Work with internal and external partners to create and validate business critical use cases.
Help establish OKRs and own development outcomes
Create and manage user personas and brainstorm new API ideas.
Help develop product charters to provide an understanding and vision for the API offering.
Manage the API backlog, prioritize feature requests, bug fixes, and new initiatives based on data and user feedback.
Collaborate with other teams including other enterprise platforms, engineering, architecture, and UX.
Participate in Scrum ceremonies including daily standup, planning, grooming and Quarterly Planning sessions
Oversee the development process, ensuring APIs adhere to established standards, naming conventions, and design principles.
Review API design with Sr. Product Manager, API engineering team, QA, Compliance and other impacted teams
Ensure APIs adhere to established standards, security protocols, naming conventions, and design principles.
Track API performance, identify areas for improvement, and work with engineering teams to ensure APIs remain scalable and reliable.
Apply product management, industry, and market expertise to brainstorm and create additional use-cases for the API
Participate with business lines and marketing team to develop a marketing plan for the API
Work with the QA team for test case creation and ensure all critical use cases are accounted for.
Own all API documentation including documents for developer support, security, sales, sales training and marketing.
Help set up and run Hackathons
Participate in API monetization strategy if required


Basic Qualifications Bachelor's degree or equivalent work experience
3+ years' experience working with APIs
Understanding of RESTful concepts and JSON
3+ years of experiencing managing financial technology Products
2+ years of Agile experience with managing scrum teams
Strong communication skills including verbal, written and collaboration tools.
Strong PowerPoint skills with high attention to detail and visual presentation
Jira experience with creating and managing stories and epics


Preferred Qualifications 2+ years of designing, programming, testing, or supporting APIs (though no API programming will be required for this specific role)
1+ years of technical writing experience
Excellent presentation skills and comfort presenting complex information to senior leadership
Wireframing experience
Working knowledge of Apigee.



Our benefits package includes: Comprehensive medical benefits
Competitive pay
401(k) retirement plan
...and much more!


About INSPYR Solutions
Technology is our focus and quality is our commitment. As a national expert in delivering flexible technology and talent solutions, we strategically align industry and technical expertise with our clients' business objectives and cultural needs. Our solutions are tailored to each client and include a wide variety of professional services, project, and talent solutions. By always striving for excellence and focusing on the human aspect of our business, we work seamlessly with our talent and clients to match the right solutions to the right opportunities. Learn more about us at inspyrsolutions.com.

INSPYR Solutions provides Equal Employment Opportunities (EEO) to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability, or genetics. In addition to federal law requirements, INSPYR Solutions complies with applicable state and local laws governing nondiscrimination in employment in every location in which the company has facilities

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