Serve as the Technical Product Manager for our tax API development team, owning the backlog from feature definition through delivery.
Author, refine, and prioritize epics, features, and user stories with clear acceptance criteria.
Lead backlog refinement, sprint planning, and prioritization activities to ensure the team is consistently working on the highest-value work.
Translate suite-wide API strategy and standards into executable features and stories for both managed and non-managed development teams.
Drive estimation and prioritization efforts for API-related work across multiple product teams.
Establish working agreements with non-managed development teams to support consistent API implementation.
Act as a trusted partner to Product Management and Engineering leadership by providing clarity, data, and tradeoff analysis.
Define and track success metrics for the Tax APIs beyond uptime (e.g., adoption, usage, time-to-first-successful-workflow).
Requirements
Proven experience as a Technical Product Manager or Product Manager working on technical or platform-oriented products.
Strong understanding of APIs and distributed systems, including REST, JSON, GraphQL, authentication/authorization (e.g., OAuth 2.0), and API lifecycle management.
Demonstrated experience working in Agile/Scrum environments, including backlog ownership and delivery coordination.
Ability to lead through influence and collaborate effectively with teams outside of direct reporting lines.
Strong analytical, communication, and systems-thinking skills.
Experience with API management platforms (e.g., Azure API Management, Tyk, or similar) preferred.
Familiarity with OpenAPI/Swagger and API documentation tooling.
Experience working in a scaled, multi-product environment preferred.
Scrum Technical Product Manager certification or equivalent practical experience preferred.