Define the 3–5 year vision and roadmap for Progressive’s API platform, aligned with company strategy and future platform growth
Own the API product portfolio and prioritization across internal and external consumers
Act as the primary product authority for Progressive’s API platform
Lead the end-to-end API lifecycle including discovery, design, development, launch, versioning, and deprecation
Establish and own API governance, including design standards, documentation quality, security practices, and lifecycle policies
Ensure APIs are intuitive, secure, well-documented, and easy for partners and internal teams to adopt
Partner closely with Retail Operations, engineering, sales, and customer success to enable retailer integrations at scale
Understand retailer technical constraints and integration friction, translating those insights into scalable platform capabilities rather than bespoke solutions
Build and maintain reusable integration standards, best practices, and developer enablement resources
Collaborate closely with engineering, architecture, security, compliance, legal, analytics, marketing, and go-to-market teams
Partner with risk and compliance teams to ensure APIs are designed for regulated fintech environments
Define, track, and optimize KPIs such as API adoption, usage, latency, error rates, reliability, and partner satisfaction
Participate in incident reviews impacting partners and drive product-level improvements and roadmap adjustments
Continuously refine the platform based on data, feedback, and business outcomes
Manage and mentor product managers responsible for individual APIs or platform surfaces
Establish product management standards, rituals, and best practices across the API portfolio
Develop PMs to own day-to-day execution while this role focuses on platform strategy, governance, and scale
Requirements
5+ years product leadership experience in B2B SaaS, platforms, payments, fintech, or API-focused roles
3+ years leading products involving technical integrations (SDKs, APIs, plug-ins)
Strong understanding of REST, OAuth, API keys, cloud technologies, and CI/CD
Proven ability to define and communicate strategic roadmaps
Strong analytical, communication, and collaboration skills
Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, Business, or related field
Tech Stack
Cloud
Benefits
Full Health Benefits; Medical/Dental/Vision/Life Insurance + Paid Parental Leave
Company Matched 401k
Paid Time Off + Paid Holidays + Paid Volunteer Hours
Employee Resource Groups (Black Inclusion Group, Women in Leadership, PRIDE, Adelante)