API Product Manager
LS Solutions · San Francisco, CA · Yesterday
MarketingFull-time
About the role
We are seeking an API Product Manager with 1–3 years of experience to oversee the developer experience across API products, ensuring smooth onboarding, testing, deployment, and ongoing adoption.
Responsibilities
- Own end-to-end developer workflows from access requests to production launch and ongoing engagement.
- Define and maintain API strategy, roadmap, and backlog balancing customer value and technical feasibility.
- Create and improve API documentation, tutorials, and support resources.
- Partner with Engineering to develop sandbox environments, mock services, and self-service tools.
- Establish and promote API standards for naming, schemas, authentication, versioning, and error handling.
- Monitor developer journeys, analyze feedback, and prioritize improvements to reduce friction and support costs.
- Lead research, usability testing, and coordinate API launches across teams.
- Communicate product decisions and progress to stakeholders, ensuring alignment with developer needs.
Requirements
- Experience owning or improving developer onboarding, documentation, and self-service workflows.
- Knowledge of API quality, lifecycle, and security considerations.
- Strong communication, stakeholder management, and decision-making skills in an Agile environment.
- Bachelor’s degree required.
Skills
Preferred skills: experience with developer portals, complex B2B integrations, or supporting external and internal API consumers.