Senior Product Manager, APIs

Accountabilities

• • Own the product area end to end, including product strategy, roadmap, delivery, adoption, hypercare, and ongoing customer and internal-team experience.
  • Partner as a peer with Engineering Leads and Staff Engineers on architecture, technical direction, design quality, and implementation decisions.
  • Form independent technical opinions and actively contribute to design reviews, using prototypes and hands-on experimentation to validate assumptions and resolve open questions.
  • Design and maintain high-quality API products, including contracts, versioning, backward compatibility, integration patterns, and developer experience.
  • Work directly with operational specialists and subject-matter experts to understand real workflows, identify root causes, and prioritize the problems that create the greatest impact.
  • Collaborate with payroll, tax, operations, engineering, and other cross-functional teams to translate complex requirements into scalable product solutions.
  • Monitor product adoption and outcomes beyond launch, ensuring that solutions continue to deliver value months after release.
  • Document product decisions, technical reasoning, requirements, and proposals clearly through written specifications, recorded walkthroughs, and other asynchronous communication.
  • Use AI-native development tools, including Cursor and/or Claude Code, to autonomously prototype, debug, and ship functional code where appropriate.

  Requirements

  • Proven experience as a Product Manager in a high-growth environment, ideally within B2B products or complex technology platforms.
  • Strong technical depth and the ability to engage confidently with engineers and technical leaders on architecture, APIs, system design, and implementation trade-offs.
  • Hands-on proficiency with Cursor and/or Claude Code, with the ability to independently build, debug, and ship functional code or prototypes rather than relying solely on specifications.
  • Experience owning API-first products, including API contracts, versioning, backward compatibility, integrations, and developer experience.
  • Professional experience in payroll, HR, benefits, fintech, or another domain involving complex operational or financial workflows is highly valuable.
  • Strong strategic and tactical judgment, with the ability to determine what to prioritize while maintaining appropriate scope and execution focus.
  • Demonstrated ability to deliver measurable product outcomes through self-directed initiatives and effective product leadership.
  • Strong product design and UX instincts, with an appreciation for creating simple, reliable experiences around complex problems.
  • Excellent communication and collaboration skills, including the ability to work effectively with engineering, operations, sales, and other business functions.
  • Strong written and spoken English skills at a business-professional level.
  • Comfortable working autonomously in a fully remote, asynchronous environment; prior remote experience is a plus.
  • Curiosity, ownership, initiative, and a preference for taking action and experimenting rather than relying on meetings to make progress.

  Benefits

  • Competitive compensation: Base salary ranges from $59,900 to $168,500, with actual compensation determined by location, experience, skills, training, business needs, and market conditions.
  • Compensation is structured using geographic ranges to maintain competitive and equitable pay across global markets.
  • Work from anywhere: Fully remote work with the flexibility to work from your preferred location.
  • Flexible working hours: An asynchronous working model allows you to organize your schedule around your life rather than around a meeting-heavy calendar.
  • Flexible paid time off: Take time away from work according to your needs and local employment arrangements.
  • Paid parental leave: Up to 16 weeks of paid parental leave.
  • Stock options: Eligibility for equity participation as part of the overall compensation package.
  • Mental health support: Access to mental health support services.
  • Learning budget: Financial support for professional learning and development.
  • Home office support: Budget for home office needs and IT equipment.
  • Social and coworking budget: Support for local in-person social events and coworking spaces.
  • Life-work balance: A culture that encourages employees to prioritize their personal lives and family while taking ownership of their work.
  • Global and inclusive environment: Collaborate with colleagues across multiple continents in a highly distributed and culturally diverse organization.