Technical Product Manager, API Partnerships

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

Benefits offered by this job

Equity compensation package

Medical, dental, and vision insurance

401(k) match

Monthly wellness stipend

Basic life insurance

Unlimited vacation time

Weekly team lunches in our NYC office

Job summary

Kasheesh, a fintech payments company, is seeking a leader to define the API look, shape integration strategy, and drive the technical component of go-to-market initiatives. You will guide discussions with potential partners and work with the Engineering Manager, Data Engineer, CPO, and Head of Partnerships to align priorities and roadmaps.

The ideal candidate has built an API partner ecosystem from scratch, navigated sponsor bank oversight, and can own technical conversations across sales and

Qualifications

• Experience owning the technical narrative in a business development or sales process (must convey what API can and cannot do).
• Hands-on experience building or working directly with production APIs.
• Experience writing technical requirements and owning an API product roadmap.

Responsibilities

• Design and own the architecture of Kasheesh's partner-facing API, including endpoints and developer experience.
• Own the API product roadmap and coordinate with engineering on priorities for partners and business.
• Write detailed technical requirements and translate them into specs for the engineering team.
• Build and own Kasheesh's API integration strategy and partner onboarding processes.
• Create partner-facing documentation, sandbox environments, and frameworks for partner success.

Skills

Technical storytelling in BD

Production APIs

API roadmap ownership

Backend language

API partner ecosystem

Regulated fintech experience

Partner relationship management

Tools

API documentation tooling

Sandbox environments

Job description

AboutKasheesh

The future of checkout isn't about which card you use. It's about how you use the ones you already have. Kasheesh is reimagining digital payments and modern checkout experiences. Our technology allows you to combine multiple debit, credit or prepaid cards at checkout, anywhere Mastercard is accepted. Kasheesh unlocks access to more of your available funds, helping increase your cash flow, stretch your budget, and avoid hitting card limits. No new lines of credit. No disruption to how or where you shop.

About the Role

Inthisrole,you'lldefinewhattheAPIlookslike,shapetheintegrationstrategy,leadthetechnicalcomponentsofthego-to-marketstrategy,andcodewhenneeded.You’llbethepersonleadingtechnicaldiscussionswithpotentialpartners.

You'llworkcloselywithourEngineeringManager,DataEngineer,CPOandHeadofPartnerships:theEngineeringManageronbuildprioritiesandarchitecture,
theDataEngineeronintegrationdataflows,theCPOonaligningtheAPIroadmapwithbroaderproductstrategy,
andtheHeadofPartnershipsforthetechnicalcomponentsofsalespitches.

TheidealcandidatehasalreadybeenpartofateamthatbuiltanAPIpartnerecosystemfromscratch.Youknowwhatgoodlookslike,youknowwherethe
landminesare,andarepreparedtoownthefunctionhere.

Kasheesh operates under sponsor bank oversight as a regulated card program. You'll be building within that compliance framework daily. Card network rules, KYC/AML obligations, and data privacy constraints will shape what you can build, what you can promise partners, and how fast you can move. Experience navigating this environment is required.

Responsibilities

• Beanintegralpartofthesalesprocessbyleadingtechnicalconversationsanddevelopingthematerialsneededtosupportthesalesprocess
• DesignandownthearchitectureofKasheesh'spartner-facingAPIincludingwhatendpointsshouldlooklike,expectedresponses,andtheoveralldeveloperexperience
• OwntheAPIproductroadmapandworkwiththeengineeringteamtoensurewhatgetsbuiltservesbothpartnersandthebusiness
• Writedetailedtechnicalrequirementsandtranslatethemintoactionablespecsfortheengineeringteam
• BuildandownKasheesh'sAPIintegrationstrategy:howpartnersconnect,howtheyonboardbasedontheirtypeandcomplexity,andhowquicklywegetthemlive
• Createthepartner-facingdocumentation,sandboxenvironments,andframeworkspartnersneedtointegratesuccessfully
• Buildtheinternalplaybooksandinfrastructureforarepeatable,scalablepartnerprogram
• Writecodewhenneededtoprototype,validateorunblockintegrations

Qualifications

• Experienceowningthetechnicalnarrativeinabusinessdevelopmentorsalesprocess
• Hands-onexperiencebuildingorworkingdirectlywithproductionAPIs
• ExperiencewritingtechnicalrequirementsandowninganAPIproductroadmap
• Proficiencyinatleastonebackendlanguage
• DirectexperiencebuildinganAPIpartnershipecosystemorfunctionataSaaSstartupfrom0to1
• Experiencebuildinginaregulatedfintechenvironmentisrequired.Youunderstandhowcardnetworkrules,KYC/AMLobligations,sponsorbankoversight,
  anddataprivacyconstraintsshapewhatcanbebuilt,promised,anddeliveredtopartners
• ComfortablesettinghonestexpectationswithpartnersaboutwhattheAPIcando,whatitcannot,andwhatitwouldtaketogetthere
• Abilitytogetworkdoneinambiguityandenergizedbybuildingstructurewherenoneexists

What Success Looks Like

This is a build-from-scratch role with real ownership. The milestones below reflect what we expect from someone who hits the ground running, earns trust quickly, and builds with intention.

90Days

• EstablishedworkingrelationshipswithEngineeringManager,DataEngineer,CPO,andHeadofPartnerships
• Workingknowledgeofthesponsorbankrelationshipandcomplianceconstraints,demonstratedthroughatleastoneinternalcompliancediscussion
• InitialAPIarchitectureassessmentcompleted,identifyinggapsbetweencurrentcapabilitiesandwhatpartnerswillneed,deliveredtotheEngineeringManagerandCPO
• FirstdraftoftheAPIproductroadmapandintegrationstrategypresentedtoandapprovedbytheCPO
• FirsttechnicalsalesconversationcompletedalongsidetheHeadofPartnershipswithsupportingsalesmaterialsdeveloped

6Months

• Integrationstrategyfinalizedandapprovedincludingpartnertiers,onboardingpathsbypartnertype,andtime-to-livetargets
• Sandboxenvironmentandpartner-facingdocumentationlive
• GTMstrategyfinalizedandalignedwiththeHeadofPartnerships
• Atleastonepartnerintegrationunderway

12Months

• Firstpartnerintegrationsliveandconsistentlyhittingtime-to-livetargets
• Atleasttwoadditionalpartnerintegrationsunderway
• Repeatableonboardingplaybookandinternalpartnerprograminfrastructureinplace
• API product roadmap actively influencing engineering priorities

Compensation

The base salary range for this position is $150,000-$175,000. This role may also be eligible for commission. All full-time employees also receive an equity compensation package. You will be eligible to enroll in medical, dental, and vision insurance plans, including one fully covered option for employees and their dependents. We also offer a 401(k) match, a monthly wellness stipend, basic life insurance, unlimited vacation time and weekly team lunches in our NYC office.

• equity compensation package
• medical, dental, and vision insurance plans, including one fully covered option for employees and their dependents.
• 401(k) match
• monthly wellness stipend
• basic life insurance
• unlimited vacation time
• weekly team lunches in our NYC office.

Location

Our office is based New York City. Employees are expected to work from the office three days per week.

Interview Process

While the interview process may vary by role, the typical framework includes: an application, an HR interview, a hiring manager interview, a technical assessment, and founder interviews.

We are a small team and every team member plays a meaningful role in shaping our mission and impact. We’re excited to meet candidates who are passionate about their work and ready to contribute to our mission. We look forward to hearing from you.