Senior Product Manager - Data/API

About the role: We are seeking a Senior Product Manager to lead strategy and execution for our data platform and API-driven products. This individual contributor role   operates   in a PM and PO model, partnering closely with engineering and data teams to deliver scalable, reliable, and extensible data capabilities in a regulated environment.  This role is critical to defining and evolving our data platform, enabling internal teams, developers, and external partners to access, integrate, and operationalize data through well-designed APIs and services. It bridges product vision and execution, ensuring our data and API products are performant, reliable, and   drive   measurable business outcomes.  Responsibilities include: Define product strategy, roadmap, and priorities for data platform and API-driven capabilities  Own the definition and lifecycle of data products and APIs, including versioning, scalability, and long-term maintainability  Define target consumers (internal teams, developers, partners), integration use cases, and business impact  Define API contracts, data schemas, and integration patterns to ensure consistency, usability, and extensibility  Treat   developers and integration partners as primary customers, improving developer experience, documentation, and ease of integration  Guide prioritization and tradeoff decisions balancing scalability, performance, latency, reliability, and business value  Partner closely with engineering and data teams to deliver data pipelines and APIs, stepping in as needed to unblock progress and ensure delivery stays on track  Define and manage SLAs, performance expectations, and reliability standards for data and API products  Communicate product vision, strategy, and roadmap to internal teams and external stakeholders, including technical and non-technical audiences  Partner with Product Marketing and commercial teams to support go-to-market and adoption of data and API products  Engage with internal and external consumers to gather feedback,   validate   integration use cases, and continuously improve platform usability  Define and   monitor   key metrics such as API adoption, usage, latency, reliability, and integration success rates  Ensure data governance, security, and regulatory considerations are incorporated into product decisions  Leverage AI tools to accelerate research, analysis, and product development workflows  Required Qualifications: 7+ years in a Product Manager or similar role, with   demonstrated   experience shipping   data    products   in collaboration with engineering teams  Experience leading product work across strategy, prioritization, and delivery  Experience building and managing platform, data, or API products (distinct from primarily UI-driven or SaaS application features)  Strong understanding of data systems, including data pipelines, data modeling, and distributed systems concepts  Working knowledge of API design (e.g., REST), data integration patterns, and system interoperability  Ability to reason about system and product tradeoffs (e.g., latency vs consistency, batch vs real-time processing)  Ability to partner effectively with engineering and data teams on technical product decisions and architecture-level discussions  Strong analytical thinking and comfort using data to inform decisions  Ability to lead cross functional teams and drive alignment in complex environments  Demonstrated ability to   operate   with high ownership and drive outcomes in ambiguous environments  Experience in regulated or risk-sensitive domains, preferably within fintech  Working knowledge of AI/ML concepts and experience contributing to data-intensive or AI-driven products  Experience using AI tools to improve productivity, accelerate workflows, and enhance product development processes  Excellent presentation, interpersonal and written/verbal communication skills (listening, verbal, and written) skills to tailor information and communication style to different   audiences   including senior leadership.   Comfortable with autonomy and ambiguity; able to self-direct work and deliver results independently in a high-demand, fast-paced environment without close supervision.