Principal Product Manager

Dow Jones; Barcelona; Remote; EUR 110,000 - 160,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Healthcare plans

30 days holiday/year

Remote work for 3 months/year

Meal benefit

Retirement plans

Comprehensive insurance

Well-being resources

Family care benefits

Employee referral program

Job summary

Dow Jones is seeking a Principal Product Manager for Platform & Integration Products to lead API governance, developer experience, and platform strategy. You will drive cross-functional collaboration with engineering, data, and product teams to deliver cohesive API solutions.

You will shape the API portfolio across the organization, ensure scalable, enterprise-grade governance, and champion an API-as-a-Product mindset to maximize value for internal and external developers.

Qualifications

• 10+ years in Product Management leading API/integration products in regulated environments.
• Vision for the API landscape across organizations, not just a single product.
• Strong technical understanding of API architectures (REST, GraphQL, Event-Driven).
• Experience with API governance policies (naming, versioning, lifecycle).
• Experience managing full API lifecycle from design to retirement.

Responsibilities

• Drive product vision and roadmap for enterprise API adoption across Dow Jones.
• Ensure cohesiveness between Dow Jones Feed and API offerings.

Skills

API governance

REST APIs

GraphQL

Event-Driven

Developer portals

Microservices

Education

Bachelor’s in CS/Engineering

Tools

Swagger

Postman

API Gateways

Kong

Job description

About the Team

Our Technology team drives the evolution of our Technology, Engineering, Data, Product and User Experience functions. With a keen focus on delivering cutting-edge solutions, we shape the digital landscape for our customers, readers, and users. From revolutionizing visuals to optimizing tools and harnessing the power of data, mobile, video, and social platforms, our team is committed to providing a seamless and immersive experience across all touchpoints. Collaborating closely with our newsrooms and strategic partners, we spearhead the development of groundbreaking products and technologies.

About the Role

Reporting into the Senior Director of Product, Integration Feeds & APIs, the Principal Product Manager for Platform & Integration Products needs to blend advanced strategic thinking and technical fluency to focus on corporate standards, compliance, and developer experience. This is a critical, individual contributor role which will drive the strategy and execution across Dow Jones APIs and ensure a cohesiveness with Dow Jones feed offerings. The Integration Feeds & API team works across all Dow Jones customer-facing integration products both consumer and B2B, with the largest volume of offerings supporting the Dow Jones B2B business lines.

You Will

• Drive the product vision & roadmap for Dow Jones wide adoption of an API Governance Framework, working closely with the engineering team leaders.
• You will be a champion of cohesiveness in standards between Dow Jones Feed and API offerings.
• Foster an "API-as-a-Product" mindset and a culture of consistency, quality, and developer-centricity across all development teams.
• Treat APIs as reusable building blocks or a "platform" that unlocks capability for internal and external developers, rather than just point-to-point integration projects.
• Drive the product vision & roadmap for the Dow Jones Developer Portal. Including any redesign or functionality & capabilities improvements to truly embrace a developer-centric onboarding experience.
• Working closely with stakeholders across multiple departments.
• Partner with senior stakeholders and cross-functional teams, including Brand Triads, to co-design scalable solutions, deeply understand client needs, and ensure seamless integration and adoption.
• Lead complex, high-impact initiatives end to end, creating decision frameworks, navigating ambiguity and aligning resources to maximise business and customer value.

You Have

• 10+ years in Product Management, with a proven record leading enterprise-scale API and integration products, ideally in regulated industries.
• Ability to define and evangelize a compelling long-term vision for the organization's entire API landscape, not just a single product, maximizing business impact.
• A strong technical understanding of API architectures (REST, GraphQL, Event-Driven), platform technologies (API Gateways, Developer Portals), and microservices. You can debate trade-offs with architects and engineering leads.
• Proficiency in creating, implementing, and enforcing comprehensive API governance policies (e.g., naming conventions, versioning, error handling, lifecycle management).
• Expertise in defining and managing the entire API lifecycle, from initial design and specification (using tools like Swagger/Postman) to deprecation and retirement.
• Data-driven approach to prioritization and resource allocation, comfortable leading through ambiguity and complexity.
• Strong executive-level influence and collaboration skills, guiding roadmap and architectural decisions across portfolios.
• Technical degree or equivalent experience preferred.

Our Benefits

• Comprehensive Healthcare Plans for you and your family (paid by Dow Jones)
• Extra paid Time Off (30 days of holidays/year)
• Possibility to work remotely for 3 months/year (desplazamiento program) or one week of remote work per quarter
• Meal benefit with Pluxee (171€/month on top of your salary)
• Retirement Plans (Dow Jones will pay 2% of a members Pensionable Salary and match employee contribution up to a maximum of 3 %).
• Comprehensive Insurance Plans
• Well-being Resources (200 USD allowance per quarter, Classpass, etc.)
• Family Care Benefits & Caregiving Support
• Subscription Discounts
• Employee Referral Program