API Product Lead: Fintech Partnerships & Growth

Kasheesh; New York (NY); On-site; USD 150,000 - 175,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Equity compensation

Medical, dental, and vision insurance

401(k) match

Wellness stipend

Unlimited vacation

Weekly team lunches

Job summary

Kasheesh is building a new API-driven partner ecosystem from the ground up in NYC. You will lead technical discussions with potential partners, define API architecture, and shape the GTM strategy in collaboration with product, engineering, and partnerships leaders.

The role demands hands-on API experience, a track record of shipping API roadmaps, and comfort navigating regulated fintech requirements. Expect ownership, collaboration, and a fast-paced startup environment in our New York office.

Qualifications

• Experience owning the technical narrative in a business development or sales process.
• Hands-on experience building or working directly with production APIs.
• Experience writing technical requirements and owning an API product roadmap.
• Proficiency in at least one backend language.
• Direct experience building an API partnership ecosystem or function at a SaaS startup from 0 to 1.
• Experience building in a regulated fintech environment.

Responsibilities

• Be an integral part of the sales process by leading technical conversations and developing the materials needed to support the sales process
• Design and own the architecture of Kasheesh's partner-facing API including what endpoints should look like, expected responses, and the overall developer experience
• Own the API product roadmap and work with the engineering team to ensure what gets built serves both partners and the business
• Write detailed technical requirements and translate them into actionable specs for the engineering team
• Build and own Kasheesh's API integration strategy: how partners connect, how they onboard based on their type and complexity, and how quickly we get them live
• Create the partner-facing documentation, sandbox environments, and frameworks partners need to integrate successfully
• Build the internal playbooks and infrastructure for a repeatable, scalable partner program
• Write code when needed to prototype, validate or unblock integrations

Skills

Technical storytelling

Production APIs

API roadmap

Backend language

Regulated fintech

Partnership ecosystem

Job description

Kasheesh is building a new API-driven partner ecosystem from the ground up in NYC. You will lead technical discussions with potential partners, define API architecture, and shape the GTM strategy in collaboration with product, engineering, and partnerships leaders.

The role demands hands-on API experience, a track record of shipping API roadmaps, and comfort navigating regulated fintech requirements. Expect ownership, collaboration, and a fast-paced startup environment in our New York office.