Associate Principal - Architecture

Key Responsibilities

• Own and manage the API Partnership Channel product backlog roadmap priorities epics user stories and acceptance criteria in JIRA
• Bring discipline and structure to intake prioritization backlog grooming sprint planning delivery tracking and release readiness
• Act as the primary product and delivery owner for API partnership initiatives ensuring clear ownership from idea through acceptance and launch
• Work closely with Sales and Business stakeholders to prioritize initiatives based on revenue impact partner value strategic alignment urgency and delivery feasibility
• Translate business and partner needs into clear actionable requirements for Architecture and Engineering teams
• Collaborate with Architecture and Engineering to ensure API solutions are scalable secure reusable and aligned with enterprise standards
• Manage competing stakeholder demands and drive tradeoff decisions to keep teams focused on the most valuable outcomes
• Support B2B and B2B2C partner integration capabilities including partner onboarding interface requirements data flows and API consumption needs
• Act as a crossfunctional consultant across Business Sales Technology QA Operations and Partnerfacing teams
• Drive alignment remove ambiguity escalate blockers and make timely decisions on product scope priorities defects and release readiness
• Participate in UAT and PAT planning validation acceptance and final signoff
• Track delivery outcomes against business value revenue goals partner impact operational readiness and delivery commitments
• Think ahead on future API partnership opportunities digital distribution models and scalable channel capabilities

Required Skills

• Strong Product Owner experience with proven ability to bring order to complex fastmoving and ambiguous delivery environments
• Strong understanding of APIs interfaces integrations and digital platform capabilities
• Proven experience managing product backlogs priorities user stories epics acceptance criteria and delivery workflows in JIRA
• Ability to prioritize based on business value revenue impact risk technical feasibility dependency management and delivery capacity
• Strong delivery ownership mindset with the ability to drive execution followthrough and accountability across teams
• Experience working closely with Sales Business Architecture Engineering QA and Operations teams
• Adequate agile delivery understanding including backlog refinement sprint planning dependency management release readiness and acceptance processes
• Excellent communication stakeholder management facilitation negotiation and decisionmaking skills
• Ability to work independently manage ambiguity challenge unclear priorities and drive measurable outcomes

Preferred Skills

• Understanding of travel retail industry standards and ecosystem models including OTAs NDC travel distribution partner integrations and digital commerce channels
• Experience with partnerfacing APIs API products developer portals API documentation partner onboarding or integration platforms
• Familiarity with REST APIs JSON web services authentication authorization API versioning monitoring and governance
• Experience supporting commercial sales partnership travel mobility rental ecommerce or digital distribution teams

Key Competencies

• Strong product ownership and delivery discipline
• Prioritization and backlog control
• API and integration literacy
• Commercial and revenuedriven mindset
• Crossfunctional leadership
• Stakeholder influence and decisionmaking
• Adequate agile execution and release discipline
• Clear communication and accountability

Success Measures

• Clear prioritization model established across API partnership work
• Reduced ambiguity and improved delivery discipline across the team
• Clean actionable and executionready JIRA backlog
• API capabilities delivered in alignment with partner revenue and bus

Other details

Variable Compensation: This position includes a bonus or variable payout component based on individual and organizational performance. Actual compensation within the range will be dependent upon the individual's skills, experience, performance and internal equity.

Benefits/perks listed below may vary depending on the nature of your employment with LTIMindtree (“LTIM”):

• Comprehensive Medical Plan Covering Medical, Dental, Vision Short Term and Long-Term Disability Coverage
• 401(k) Plan with Company match
• Life Insurance
• Vacation Time, Sick Leave, Paid Holidays
• Paid Paternity and Maternity Leave

The range displayed on each job posting reflects the minimum and maximum salary target for the position across all US locations. Within the range, individual pay is determined by work location and job level and additional factors including job-related skills, experience, and relevant education or training.