Full-Time Sr. API Product Owner

About Mozaic: Mozaic.io is a fast-growing payments startup focused on facilitating payouts to creators and their collaborators worldwide. Our dynamic team is revolutionizing how creators get paid. We have offices in Chicago and Nashville, aiming for equal compensation as talent in the Creator Economy.

Location: Nashville, TN or US Remote

Position Overview: We seek an experienced and strategic Senior API Product Owner to lead our API product development. You'll define the vision, strategy, and roadmap for our API offerings.

Key Responsibilities:

• Develop and communicate a clear vision and strategy for the API product line, aligned with overall business objectives.
• Define and prioritize features and enhancements based on market trends, customer feedback, and business goals.
• Create and maintain a comprehensive product roadmap for the API portfolio.
• Collaborate with engineering, marketing, and sales for organizational alignment.
• Work closely with internal and external stakeholders to gather requirements and ensure successful product delivery. Engage with customers for feedback.
• Collaborate with development teams to define API specifications, ensuring scalability, security, and usability. Create comprehensive API documentation.
• Oversee the release process, coordinating with development teams for timely and high-quality releases. Monitor and analyze product performance.
• Stay informed about industry trends, competitive landscape, and emerging technologies related to APIs. Conduct market research for innovation opportunities.

Requirements:

• Proven experience as a Product Owner, with a focus on API products.
• Experience with agile development methodologies.
• Technical Skills: Experience with payment APIs (Stripe, PayPal, Tipalti, Dwolla).
• Solid understanding of API design principles and RESTful architecture.
• Familiarity with API management tools.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Experience managing .NET based products, focusing on .NET 8 with Entity Framework.
• Familiarity with OpenAPI specification and Swagger documentation.
• Experience with Azure based applications, Azure products (Cosmos, Durable Functions).
• Experience with API versioning and maintaining multiple API versions in production.
• Measuring API performance, managing alerting, and ensuring five nines uptime.
• Experience with implementing user tracking and engagement metrics to establish API usage patterns.
• Understanding API abuse mitigation strategies.
• Experience with Agile and writing Agile stories in Jira or other ticket tracking platforms.

Communication & Leadership:

• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Proven leadership skills with cross-functional teams. Strong collaboration skills.
• Staying current with industry trends and best practices.
• Adaptable to a rapidly changing market.

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