Director of Developer Platform & API Strategy

Q2; Austin (TX); Hybrid; USD 180,000 - 240,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid work opportunities

Flexible time off

Health & wellness benefits

Parental leave

Job summary

Q2 is seeking a Director of Product Management to own the strategy, roadmap, and experience for Q2's developer platform—the APIs, SDKs, developer portal, sandboxes, marketplace, and design system. You will partner with engineering, product, and GTM to ensure a cohesive, scalable platform used by internal teams, partners, and customers.

The role requires building and guiding a high-impact team, aligning platform investments with business goals, and representing Q2 in industry discussions on API

Qualifications

• 12+ years of experience; advanced degree acceptable, including 3+ years leading platform, API, or developer-facing products
• 5-7 years managing and developing employees
• Strong background in product management within financial services, fintech, or developer/API platforms
• Direct experience owning developer platforms or API products — public APIs, SDKs, developer portals, or marketplaces
• Familiarity with open banking and data-interoperability standards (FDX or similar) and financial-data access/consent models preferred
• Proficiency with Agile development, API/platform architecture, and data or analytics tooling
• Excellent communication, organizational, and problem-solving skills

Responsibilities

• Define and execute product strategy and long-term vision for Q2's developer platform — APIs, SDKs, Q2 Code, developer portal, sandboxes, marketplace, Tecton (our design system), and FDX/open banking connectivity
• Build, lead, and develop a team of product managers — owning hiring, org design, and performance for the function
• Set prioritization and pace for platform investment, ensuring the team's execution — working with engineering and scrum teams in an Agile environment
• Collaborate with cross-functional leaders across engineering, design, legal, risk, compliance, and go-to-market to deliver platform initiatives
• Ensure adherence to security, availability, confidentiality, and privacy standards across developer-facing products and data connectivity
• Own budget, resourcing, and investment decisions for the developer platform function
• Represent Q2 externally with partners, fintechs, and industry bodies on platform and open-banking strategy
• Communicate platform strategy, progress, and business impact to executives, the board, and key partners

Skills

Product management

Communication skills

Agile development

Leadership

Fintech experience

API platforms

Open banking

Data analytics tooling

Education

Advanced degree

Tools

API tooling

Cloud platforms

Job description

Q2 is seeking a Director of Product Management to own the strategy, roadmap, and experience for Q2's developer platform—the APIs, SDKs, developer portal, sandboxes, marketplace, and design system. You will partner with engineering, product, and GTM to ensure a cohesive, scalable platform used by internal teams, partners, and customers.

The role requires building and guiding a high-impact team, aligning platform investments with business goals, and representing Q2 in industry discussions on API