API Product Manager

The API Product Manager is a key role in a company's product development team, responsible for guiding the development, strategy, and success of API product lines. This role involves a combination of business acumen, technical understanding, and strong leadership to drive the product's lifecycle from concept to market launch and beyond.*This position is located in our Moscow, ID. office.

Major Responsibilities
Develop and maintain a deep understanding of Lightcast API product(s), technology, data set and clients for assigned areas. Serve as an expert in how our technology and data works and can be used.
Gain a deep understanding of customer experience via user research and product feedback, identify and fill product gaps and generate new ideas that grow market share, improve customer experience and drive growth.
Create buy-in for the product vision both internally and with key external partners.
Translate product strategy into a series of roadmap themes to achieve product growth and retention targets.
Given a client/user/business problem, define multiple solution concepts in collaboration with designers and engineers. Facilitate the validation process to evaluate how well solution concepts address the original problem.
Collaborate with design and engineering to iterate on solution concepts.
Clearly define features (value prop, scope, success criteria) and effectively communicate requirements to partners in engineering, data, and design.
Scope and prioritize activities based on business and customer impact.
Drive product launches including working with the executives, and other product management team members.
Evaluate promotional plans to ensure that they are consistent with product line strategy and that the message is effectively conveyed.
Act as a product evangelist to build awareness and understanding.
Evaluate the success of product enhancements and features post-release. Demonstrate meaningful impact to customers and our business.

Skills / Abilities
3 to 5 years of experience as an associate product manager.
Proven track record of managing all aspects of a successful product throughout its lifecycle.
Solid technical background with understanding and/or hands-on experience in software development and web technologies.
Strong problem-solving skills and willingness to roll up one's sleeves to get the job.
Skilled at working effectively with cross functional teams in a matrix organization.
Excellent written and verbal communication skills.

Education / Experience
Bachelor's degree in a relevant field such as Business Administration, Marketing, Computer Science, Engineering, or a related discipline. Advanced education is desirable.
Previous experience in product management, preferably in a similar industry.

Emsi Burning Glass focuses on Internet, SaaS, Enterprise Software, Education, and Information Services. Their company has offices in Texas, Washington, Idaho, and Moscow. They have a large team that's between employees.
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