About the Role
We are seeking a skilled Product Owner to lead our API Platform, which serves as a crucial connection between our clients' systems and our products. This role offers a unique opportunity to work in a fast-paced crypto environment, driving external client adoption and internal streamlining of data sourcing.
Key Responsibilities:
1. Drive Vision and Strategy: Develop and implement a comprehensive strategy for our public API Platform, catering to our corporate target audience.
2. Client Onboarding: Proactively support and drive the onboarding process for clients onto our public API platform, ensuring their satisfaction and optimal use of the platform.
3. Product Development Backlog: Create and manage the product development backlog for our in-house API systems team, prioritizing key features and enhancements.
4. GraphQL Layer Maintenance: Ensure the maintenance and further development of our GraphQL layer, which feeds various end-user interfaces with data, while collaborating with frontend teams to optimize backend-for-frontend architectures.
5. Stakeholder Management: Manage and deliver to the expectations of key stakeholders, including clients, relationship managers, compliance, marketing, and peripheral systems.
6. Maintenance of Internal Services: Maintain and develop internal services that are peripheral to the GraphQL layer or client API Platform.
7. Support Function: Provide second-level support for production-related issues related to the API platform, GraphQL layer, and other services within your responsibility.
8. Development Epics: Define and deliver development epics requiring support from multiple teams.
Your Background:
1. Requirements Engineering: Experienced in creating mockups, writing documentation, specifying product backlog items, and business process documentation via flow charts.
2. Agile Product Management: Familiarity with agile product management frameworks, such as Scrum, Kanban, SAFe, and design thinking.
3. Technical Experience: Experience working with development teams and technical stakeholders, along with familiarity with REST API design principles and API integration or documentation tools like Postman or Swagger.
4. Communication Skills: Excellent communication skills, with the ability to convey thoughts precisely and adapt to different stakeholders.
5. Product Management Experience: Minimum 2 years of experience as a product manager, product owner, or business analyst, with exposure to client-facing products.
6. Additional Experience: Ideally, experience working with microservice-based systems landscapes and in the financial industry, managing API interface products for internal or client stakeholders.
What We Offer:
1. Crypto Experts: Work with crypto-native experts who understand the intricacies of the industry.
2. Positive Culture: A supportive team culture built on common goals, ambitions, and values.
3. Team Events: Regular team events and activities to foster collaboration and camaraderie.
4. Autonomy: High level of autonomy and responsibility, allowing you to take ownership of your work.
5. Crypto Salary Option: The option to receive a portion of your salary in Bitcoin and/or Ether.
6. Fitness Activities: Opportunities for sport over lunch activities to promote physical well-being.
7. Location: Our office is located in Crypto Valley, right next to the train station in Zug, Switzerland.