Product Owner, API

This is a fully remote position, open to applicants in Connecticut, +2 more states.

📋 Description

• Transform strategy into a prioritized backlog of features and stories with comprehensive systems-analysis insights.

• Deliver high-impact product increments that result in measurable business outcomes.

• Manage story refinement, backlog organization, sprint preparation, acceptance criteria, UAT coordination, and prioritization focused on outcomes.

• Lead sprint and PI planning initiatives and ensure backlog preparedness throughout the SDLC.

• Oversee delivery, acceptance, sign-off, and approval processes, including final functionality endorsement.

• Implement Scrum, Kanban, and SAFe methodologies.

• Facilitate daily stand-ups, refinement sessions, sprint planning meetings, demos, and retrospectives.

• Collaborate with RTE, business leaders, architecture, engineering, UX, QA, compliance, and operations teams.

• Maintain documentation and strengthen delivery procedures.

• Manage the intake, prioritization, refinement, release readiness, and production deployment approval processes.

• Certify work products across the SDLC, including UAT and release preparedness.

• Convert business requests into actionable tasks by clarifying complexity, dependencies, risks, and delivery implications.

• Support API-based implementations for partners and clients by gathering requirements, workflows, data necessities, constraints, and onboarding expectations.

• Translate API integration needs into features, user stories, acceptance criteria, process flows, implementation plans, and API/partner documentation.

• Coordinate with engineering teams to validate capabilities, identify gaps, and promote adoption.

• Resolve conflicts, cross-team dependencies, and delivery risks effectively.

• Align stakeholders on scope, priorities, trade-offs, implementation strategies, timelines, responsibilities, and success metrics.

• Deliver prioritized backlogs, defect management, user stories, acceptance criteria, release plans, UAT plans, and final endorsements.

• Promote continuous improvement through post-mortems.

• Enhance API implementation processes, partner onboarding workflows, documentation standards, playbooks, and delivery efficiencies.

• Perform additional duties as assigned.

⛳️ Requirements

• Bachelor's degree from an accredited institution or equivalent experience.

• 3–7+ years of experience in Product Management, Business Analysis, or Systems Analysis.

• Knowledge of backlog management, agile delivery, program increment planning, and cross-team collaboration.

• Experience in eliciting requirements through questioning, stakeholder interviews, and refinement sessions.

• Ability to influence and align cross-functional stakeholders without direct authority.

• Preferred experience with APIs, system integrations, or technical partner implementations.

• Familiarity with translating integration needs into API requirements, implementation guides, process flows, user stories, acceptance criteria, and onboarding documents preferred.

• Experience in the insurance industry is a plus.

• SAFe or Scrum certifications are advantageous.

• Understanding of Agile and Scrum methodologies.

• Knowledge of best practices in product ownership.

• Exceptional collaboration, problem-solving, analytical, and detail-oriented capabilities.

• Strong communication, stakeholder alignment, and conflict resolution skills.

• Ability to manage multiple projects, drive results, and prioritize tasks effectively.

• Proficient technical writing skills.

• Capability to ask probing questions to clarify business intentions, gaps, assumptions, scope, and delivery considerations.

• Strong ability to connect business objectives to technical execution, including dependencies, risks, trade-offs, and delivery impacts.

• Working knowledge of APIs and system integrations.

• Experience in creating API and workflow documentation, implementation guides, and partner-facing onboarding materials.

🏝️ Benefits

• Competitive compensation package.

• Generous 401K employer contribution.

• Employee Stock Purchase plan with employer matching.

• Ample Paid Time Off.

• Comprehensive health, dental, and vision benefits.

• Programs for physical, mental, and financial well-being.

• Tuition reimbursement options.

• Opportunities for industry-related certifications.

• Professional training initiatives.

• A dynamic, ambitious, fun, and engaging work environment.

• Matching donation program.

• Volunteer opportunities available.

• Employee-driven corporate giving program.

• Opportunity for discretionary equity (stock) based compensation.

• Potential for performance-based variable pay program.