Senior Product Manager, Marketplace API Team

This is a fully remote position, open to applicants in Czechia.

📋 Description

• Establish and implement the product vision, strategy, and roadmap for external APIs and integration functionalities.

• Recognize and prioritize valuable integration prospects with internal product teams, clients, and technology partners.

• Collaborate with Engineering and Architecture teams to convert business requirements into secure, scalable, reliable, and reusable API solutions.

• Oversee the entire lifecycle of API products and integration functionalities from opportunity evaluation and requirements definition to launch, adoption, enhancement, and retirement.

• Foster ecosystem expansion by empowering clients and partners to create solutions that extend the Paylocity platform.

• Collect, validate, and prioritize requirements from customers, partners, and internal stakeholders.

• Create business cases, product specifications, success metrics, and acceptance criteria for API and integration projects.

• Manage and prioritize the product backlog effectively.

• Lead cross-functional planning and execution, identifying dependencies, risks, and delivery barriers.

• Set and track KPIs for API usage, partner adoption, ecosystem growth, reliability, and customer satisfaction.

• Utilize qualitative and quantitative data to assess performance and guide roadmap decisions.

• Ensure APIs are user-friendly, easily discoverable, well-documented, and supported by onboarding and implementation resources.

• Coordinate launches, communications, enablement efforts, and adoption strategies for new API and integration functionalities.

• Support go-to-market strategies, technology partnerships, and ecosystem expansion.

• Articulate product strategy, roadmap priorities, delivery progress, and business impact to stakeholders and leadership.

• Keep abreast of industry trends, customer expectations, integration technologies, and competitive offerings.

• Advocate for customer-centric, data-driven product management and promote cross-functional collaboration.

• Uphold product management best practices and cultivate a culture of continuous improvement.

⛳️ Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Information Systems, Business, or a related area, or equivalent practical experience.

• Over 8 years of experience in product management.

• Demonstrated success in defining, delivering, and scaling technical products within a SaaS environment.

• Strong grasp of API design principles, RESTful services, webhooks, OAuth, SSO, API keys, and modern integration methodologies.

• Experience managing APIs, integrations, platform products, developer-oriented products, or other technical product domains.

• Proven history as a technical Product Manager or Product Owner.

• Capacity to collaborate effectively with engineering teams and design for developer personas.

• Strong business insight and ability to connect product metrics with business outcomes.

• Exceptional analytical, organizational, written, and verbal communication abilities.

• Experience managing competing priorities and aligning various business areas.

• Ability to influence senior leadership and gain support for product strategies.

• Experience reporting on progress during business reviews and making adjustments based on data insights.

• Strong problem-solving capabilities, adaptability, and eagerness to learn.

• Preferred experience working with third-party technology partners, ISVs, or software integration ecosystems.

• Familiarity with API management platforms, developer portals, SDKs, event-driven architectures, and integration middleware is preferred.

• Preferred experience in defining API governance, versioning, lifecycle management, and platform adoption strategies.

• Experience with enterprise SaaS products and complex B2B customer environments is preferred.

• Technical background in software development, solutions architecture, implementation consulting, or technical product management is preferred.

• Ability to remain seated for extended periods, typically 7–8 hours per day.

• Proficient in operating computers and phone systems, typing, and using multiple software applications simultaneously.

🏝️ Benefits

• Reasonable accommodations for individuals with disabilities.

• Equal-opportunity and inclusive employment practices.