Backend Platform & API Strategy Lead

Partners in Digital Health; North Carolina; Hybrid; USD 107,000 - 284,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Comprehensive benefits

Bonus eligibility

Job summary

CVS Health is seeking a Backend Capability Product Specialist to own the backend platform, API ecosystem, and third‑party integration layer of our SaaS product suite. This role sits at the intersection of engineering, business strategy, and market intelligence, driving scalable, interoperable systems powering internal capabilities and partner integrations.

You will lead the API strategy, governance, and integration roadmap, collaborate with engineering squads, translate complex requirements into

Qualifications

• 7+ years in product management.
• 4+ years on backend APIs or platform products.
• Experience delivering SaaS platform features at scale.

Responsibilities

• Own the product roadmap for backend systems, APIs, and data platform capabilities.
• Define API governance, versioning, and DX principles.
• Lead integration strategy for third-party APIs and health data networks.
• Translate complex tech requirements into actionable specs and acceptance criteria.

Skills

Back-end product management

Backend APIs

SaaS platform

RESTful API design

API management platforms

Agile/Scrum

Communication skills

Education

Bachelor's degree or equivalent

Tools

Apigee

AWS API Gateway

Kong

MuleSoft

Job description

CVS Health is seeking a Backend Capability Product Specialist to own the backend platform, API ecosystem, and third‑party integration layer of our SaaS product suite. This role sits at the intersection of engineering, business strategy, and market intelligence, driving scalable, interoperable systems powering internal capabilities and partner integrations.

You will lead the API strategy, governance, and integration roadmap, collaborate with engineering squads, translate complex requirements into