API Product Manager (Technical)

Financial Times; Greater London; On-site; GBP 80,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading financial services provider in London is seeking an experienced API Product Manager to manage the full lifecycle of API services. The ideal candidate will have over 7 years of experience in API product management, focusing on developer experience and collaboration across teams. This role involves defining API strategies, ensuring performance and security while improving existing features. A culture of diversity and innovation thrives here, reflecting our commitment to providing unmatched solutions in the financial ecosystem.

Benefits

Diverse and inclusive environment

Opportunities for career development

Qualifications

• 7+ years of experience in API product management or technology product development.
• Proactive and adaptable with collaborative skills.
• Deep understanding of developer needs and experience.

Responsibilities

• Define API strategy and roadmap aligning with business goals.
• Manage full API lifecycle from ideation to launch and maintenance.
• Ensure consistency and performance of the API offerings.

Skills

API fundamentals (REST, JSON)

Postman

Presentation skills

Strategic thinking

Job description

API Product Manager (Technical) page is loaded## API Product Manager (Technical)locations: London, United Kingdomposted on: Posted Todayjob requisition id: 2025-15194We’re the world’s leading provider of secure financial messaging services, headquartered in Belgium. We are the way the world moves value – across borders, through cities and overseas. No other organisation can address the scale, precision, pace and trust that this demands, and we’re proud to support the global economy.We’re unique too. We were established to find a better way for the global financial community to move value – a reliable, safe and secure approach that the community can trust, completely. We’re always striving to be better and are constantly evolving in an ever-changing landscape, without undermining that trust. Five decades on, our vibrant community reflects the complexity and diversity of the financial ecosystem. We innovate diligently, test exhaustively, then implement fast. In a connected and exciting era, our mission has never been more relevant. Swift now has a presence in 200+ countries and legal territories to serve a community of more than 12,000 banks and financial institutions.Swift’s API Enablement Division within the Payment Services organization is responsible for the entire lifecycle of an API, treating it as a product with developers as the primary customer base. As a key member of the team, this role will be responsible for the management of new and existing API services offered by Swift.This role involves supporting and spearheading the development of new features, improving existing ones and ensuring the overall functionality of the API offerings with special focus on harmonization and standardization.Key Activities include:* Define API strategy and Roadmap in alignment with strategic business goals, identifying opportunities for harmonization, ecosystem development and usage growth.* Managing the full API lifecycle from ideation and design to development, launch and maintenance ensuring consistency, performance and security throughout.* Ensure a consistent Developer experience by overseeing comprehensive documentation, sandbox environments for testing, harmonized and consistent usage across various API offerings* Collaborate with Cross Functional teams to help translate high level business objectives into actionable technical requirements and implementation details. Coordinate with other internal teams to ensure development, deployment and maintenance of existing API offerings* Monitor and analyze key matrices such as uptime, latency, error rates and adoption data to inform decision-making, optimize the API and demonstrate its business value.* alignment with internal security policies and governance to ensure compliance and mitigate risksKey Skills and Qualifications* The PM must understand API fundamentals (REST, JSON), tools like Postman and technical specifications (like Open API).* 7+ years of experience in API product management, technology product development.* Experience and comfort adopting to work on different types of products* Proactive, self-started, team oriented, collaborative and adaptable with excellent presentation skills including strong oral and writing capabilities.* A deep understanding of developers and users, their pain points, and what constitutes a good developer experience is essential* Experience in and/or significant exposure to the payments, financial services, or technology sectors.* Strategic thinking and problem-solving skills with demonstrated intellectual and analytical rigor and attention to detail.**What we offer***We give you the freedom to be yourself. We are creating an environment of unique individuals – like you – with different perspectives on the financial industry and the world. A diverse and inclusive environment in which everyone’s voice counts and where you can reach your full potential.**If you believe you require a reasonable accommodation to participate in the job application or interview process, please contact us to request accommodation.*Swift doesn’t stand still. We are constantly evolving and tirelessly innovating. Working at the intersection of finance and technology is a very exciting place to be right now.Swift is transforming cross-border payments, making them faster and more transparent than ever before. We are the way the world moves value — every instant of every day, in almost every country.We are proud that what we do has a critical impact on the global financial community and touches almost every aspect of the financial world. So, what you do at Swift has real impact too — an impact that matters every day. Which is why you matter to us.Joining Swift gives you unparalleled exposure to knowledge, expertise and technologies. If you have what it takes, you’ll be able to take on different career paths and have the opportunity to work in teams, departments and disciplines in countries around the world.Swift is unique. There is no other organisation like ours in the world driving the long-term future of the financial ecosystem. You’ll be surrounded by bright, customer-focused and intellectually curious people in a collaborative, friendly, open and inclusive environment.At Swift we are trusted every instant. Everything we do has an impact that matters. And as a member of our team, you are trusted to make your impact every day.### Job Alertan account and register for a Job Alert and we will let you know when new jobs matching your career interests become available.