API Platform Product Owner — Lead Adoption & Strategy

SHI International Corp.; Austin (TX); Hybrid; USD 90,000 - 135,000; Full time

Job summary

SHI International Corp. is seeking a Product Owner for its API Platform to define the vision, roadmap, and governance across API Management, Developer Portal, and related capabilities.

You will collaborate with stakeholders, architects, and engineering to deliver scalable, secure API solutions that drive business growth and developer experience. The role reports to the Austin, TX or Somerset, NJ offices or can be hybrid.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or related field or equivalent
• 5+ years in Product Owner/PM/BA roles for software platforms
• Experience with API platforms and developer portals
• Experience translating business requirements into technical outcomes
• Strong Agile and backlog management skills
• Proven ability to define acceptance criteria and user stories
• Excellent stakeholder management and communication skills
• Ability to translate KPIs into actionable product decisions
• Experience with API governance and security principles
• Travel up to 10% preferred

Responsibilities

• Own vision, roadmap, and backlog for SHI's API Platform (APIM, Developer Portal, governance).
• Translate business needs into prioritized features and user stories with stakeholders and engineering.
• Define investments to improve API adoption, developer experience, and platform scalability.
• Lead backlog refinement, sprint planning, acceptance criteria, and release prioritization.
• Establish and measure KPIs for API adoption, reliability, and customer satisfaction.
• Align business, engineering, security, and operations to deliver roadmap initiatives.
• Be primary decision-maker for product priorities and tradeoffs.
• Communicate roadmap progress and value to leadership and stakeholders

Skills

Product ownership

Product management

Business analysis

Agile methodologies

User stories

Backlog management

Stakeholder management

Communication

Data analysis

Decision making

Education

Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science or related field

Tools

Azure API Management (APIM)

Apigee

Kong

MuleSoft

OpenID Connect

Job description

SHI International Corp. is seeking a Product Owner for its API Platform to define the vision, roadmap, and governance across API Management, Developer Portal, and related capabilities.

You will collaborate with stakeholders, architects, and engineering to deliver scalable, secure API solutions that drive business growth and developer experience. The role reports to the Austin, TX or Somerset, NJ offices or can be hybrid.