Strategic API Partnerships Lead

SEEK; Auckland; On-site; NZD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

SEEK Pass Growth in Auckland is seeking a Senior API Integration Lead to steer cross-functional delivery of partner integrations and scalable frameworks.

You will partner with product squads, sales and external partners to deliver predictable outcomes, balancing speed, quality and business impact.

The role requires deep API architecture knowledge, strategic thinking and strong stakeholder management in a growth-oriented culture.

Qualifications

• Proven experience leading API integration delivery on large-scale projects with focus on process design and scalability.
• Ability to engage credibly in technical conversations about integration architecture.
• Growth-oriented mindset driving ecosystem expansion and partner value.

Responsibilities

• Design and optimize end-to-end API integration delivery frameworks that enable ecosystem growth and partner success.
• Think strategically about integration scoping and solution design, understanding API architecture and trade-offs.
• Build scalable processes, governance and tooling to improve predictability and reduce time-to-value.
• Create visibility and reporting frameworks linking integration delivery to business health and growth metrics.
• Identify bottlenecks and opportunities to improve how we deliver API-based partner integrations.
• Coordinate across internal teams and external partners with strong stakeholder management.
• Establish best practices and templates for scalable API integration delivery as the network grows.

Skills

API integration delivery

Strategic thinking

Stakeholder management

Cross-functional collaboration

API architecture

Job description

SEEK Pass Growth in Auckland is seeking a Senior API Integration Lead to steer cross-functional delivery of partner integrations and scalable frameworks.

You will partner with product squads, sales and external partners to deliver predictable outcomes, balancing speed, quality and business impact.

The role requires deep API architecture knowledge, strategic thinking and strong stakeholder management in a growth-oriented culture.