Technical Product Owner [T500-21907]

Talent500; Hyderabad; On-site; INR 1,200,000 - 1,800,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading technology firm in Hyderabad is looking for a Technical Product Owner to lead the strategy and delivery of their API platform. This role involves collaborating with software engineering teams and managing stakeholder engagement to ensure APIs are scalable and secure. Candidates should have over 3 years of experience in a similar role, a strong background in web technologies, and excellent communication skills. The firm is focused on innovation and requires an individual capable of driving API initiatives forward.

Qualifications

• 3+ years of experience as a Product Owner, Product Manager, or Technical Program Manager.
• Strong understanding of modern web technologies.
• Experience managing or building API platforms.

Responsibilities

• Define and evolve the vision, roadmap, and backlog for API platforms.
• Champion API-as-a-Product thinking.
• Manage the product backlog and ensure timely delivery of features.

Skills

Stakeholder management

Cross-functional collaboration

API management

Excellent communication

Agile methodologies

Education

Experience as Product Owner/Manager

Background in software engineering or computer science

Tools

Postman

Swagger/OpenAPI

Apollo

Job description

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ANSR has set up Pella India, a Global Capability Centre in Hyderabad. The center’s mission is to create a high-impact, high-trust technology and data hub that strengthens Pella’s global capabilities and accelerates innovation. Pella India operates as a direct extension of the Pella U.S. IT team to support long-term capability growth, especially in areas like Data Engineering, SalesForce (CRM, Install, Service), Oracle Human Capital Management, DevOps, QA, Infrastructure etc. Pella India is positioned to be a strategic enabler of transformation initiatives like ERP, CPQ, PLM, AI, and more. It will help Pella scale smarter, move faster, and build internal expertise that lasts.

Job Title: Product Owner - API

About the Role:

We are looking for a Technical Product Owner/Manager to lead the strategy, development, and delivery of our API platform, serving both internal product teams and external partners. This role is pivotal in enabling scalable, reusable, and secure APIs that power our ecosystem of applications and integrations.

You will work closely with a high-performing software engineering team and collaborate with product development teams, external stakeholders, and technical and product leadership. The platform is built on a modern stack including PostgreSQL, Node.js, and GraphQL, and interfacing with a variety of legacy and external systems such as is central to our vision of delivering value through composable, API-first architecture.

Key Responsibilities:

• Define and evolve the vision, roadmap, and backlog for both internal and external API platforms.
• Champion API-as-a-Product thinking, ensuring APIs are discoverable, well-documented, and easy to consume.
• Balance the needs of internal developers with those of external partners and subsidiaries.

Stakeholder Engagement:

• Serve as the primary point of contact for internal teams and external consumers of the API platform.
• Gather and prioritize requirements from diverse stakeholders, ensuring alignment with business goals.
• Communicate platform capabilities, updates, and value propositions clearly to technical and non-technical audiences.

Technical Collaboration:

• Work closely with engineering lead(s) to ensure scalable, secure, and performant API design.
• Promote best practices in API design, governance, versioning, and lifecycle management.
• Contribute to the development of a platform engineering practice focused on reusable APIs and developer experience.
• Establish and evangelize API governance standards, including naming conventions, versioning, authentication, and documentation.
• Lead the federation of API design principles across teams to ensure alignment and reusability.
• Partner with platform engineering to build tooling and frameworks that support API development and consumption.

Execution & Delivery:

• Manage the product backlog, define user stories, and ensure timely delivery of features.
• Define and track KPIs for platform adoption, performance, and customer satisfaction.
• Continuously iterate based on feedback from internal and external users.

Required Qualifications:

• 3+ years of experience as a Product Owner, Product Manager, or Technical Program Manager.
• Strong understanding of modern web technologies, especially with data contracts and recovery steps.
• Experience managing or building API platforms for both internal and external audiences.
• Excellent communication, stakeholder management, and cross-functional collaboration skills.
• Familiarity with agile methodologies and product development lifecycles.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Background in software engineering or computer science.
• Experience with API management tools (e.g., Postman, Swagger/OpenAPI, Apollo, APIM, Kong, or similar).
• Understanding of security, authentication (OAuth, JWT), and rate limiting in API design.
• Experience building or contributing to internal developer platforms (IDPs) or platform engineering teams.
• Experience interfacing with or contributing to a variety of legacy technology and SaaS platforms such as Oracle, Salesforce, (insert ERP here) etc.