Company Overview

An expanding fintech technology environment is developing its API infrastructure to support seamless connections between financial institutions, payment providers, business applications, and digital financial platforms.

Its technology operations focus on scalable financial APIs, banking integrations, transaction data exchange, account connectivity, and embedded financial services. The organisation is seeking a product leader to strengthen its API platform capabilities and improve the experience of businesses integrating financial technology services.

Role Summary

The Banking API Platform Product Lead will oversee the strategy, development, and continuous improvement of financial API products. The role focuses on API platform architecture from a product perspective, developer experience, integration capabilities, and commercial product scalability.

The successful candidate will work closely with software architects, API engineers, technical documentation specialists, and business stakeholders to ensure that financial APIs are reliable, accessible, well-documented, and commercially valuable.

Key Responsibilities

• Define and manage the product roadmap for banking API platforms.

• Develop product requirements for account information, payment processing, transaction reporting, and banking connectivity APIs.

• Coordinate API product development with engineering and infrastructure teams.

• Establish product standards for API usability, scalability, availability, and integration efficiency.

• Improve developer onboarding processes and technical integration experiences.

• Collaborate with API engineers to prioritise platform enhancements and new capabilities.

• Define API product performance indicators, including availability, response times, usage, and integration success rates.

• Oversee API versioning strategies and product lifecycle management.

• Coordinate the development of sandbox environments and API testing resources.

• Work with security and compliance teams to ensure appropriate authentication, authorisation, and data protection controls.

• Analyse developer feedback and identify recurring integration challenges.

• Support commercial teams in developing API pricing structures and service packages.

• Coordinate the release of new API features and communicate changes to integration partners.

• Monitor market developments and identify opportunities to expand the API product portfolio.

Requirements and Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, Information Systems, Finance, or a related discipline.

• At least 5 years of experience in API product management, fintech platforms, or financial technology.

• Strong understanding of RESTful APIs, JSON, webhooks, and API integration principles.

• Experience managing technical product roadmaps and API development projects.

• Understanding of banking systems, payment infrastructure, and financial data exchange.

• Familiarity with API management platforms, developer portals, and sandbox environments.

• Knowledge of OAuth 2.0, OpenID Connect, and API authentication mechanisms.

• Ability to translate complex technical requirements into clear product specifications.

• Experience working with Agile software development teams.

• Strong analytical, commercial, and stakeholder management skills.

Benefits

• Fully remote working arrangement within Estonia.

• Opportunity to lead the development of financial API infrastructure.

• Exposure to modern banking connectivity and integration technologies.

• Collaboration with experienced API engineers and fintech product specialists.

• Access to professional development and technical learning resources.

• Flexible working practices and an internationally focused working environment.

Application Instructions

Applicants should submit an updated CV highlighting their experience in API product management, financial technology platforms, and banking integrations. Relevant examples of API product launches, developer experience improvements, and platform development initiatives should be included.

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