Staff Product Manager (API Lifecycle)
Workato transforms technology complexity into business opportunity. As the leader in enterprise orchestration, Workato helps businesses globally streamline operations by connecting data, processes, applications, and experiences. Its AI-powered platform enables teams to navigate complex workflows in real-time, driving efficiency and agility.
Trusted by a community of 400,000 global customers, Workato empowers organizations of every size to unlock new value and lead in today's fast-changing world.
Responsibilities
As Staff Product Manager, you will define and execute the strategy to establish Workato as the enterprise leader in API Management. Your goal is to build a unified platform that enables the entire API lifecycle - eliminating the need for fragmented tools for enterprises to create a robust API strategy for their ecosystem.
In this role, you will also be responsible to :
- Leadership in Enterprise API Management
- Develop and execute the product strategy for a unified API Platform supporting Design, Secure, Publish, Monitor and Consumption.
- Define and prioritize the roadmap to become the leader in Full Lifecycle API Management market.
- Deliver the best experience for API Platform owners, developers and consumers.
- Drive AI-Powered Innovation
- Leverage AI to enhance API discovery and adoption that increases ROI for enterprises.
- Integrate semantic enrichment to automate API documentation and guides to improve API consumer experience.
- Integration predictive analytics to offer advanced monitoring and alerting capabilities to API Platform teams.
- Work with AI research teams to infuse machine learning into Workato's API services, driving continuous optimization and smarter decision-making.
- Build End-to-End Governance & Operations
- Build API management capabilities into the core platform, ensuring enterprises have built-in governance, monitoring, development speed and ease of consumption.
- Ensure compatibility with the rest of Workato's orchestration suite, such as asset lifecycle management, developer API support, deployment options, operations and observability, and Embed.
- Ensure the platform meets enterprise security, compliance, and scalability requirements, making Workato the go-to API management solution for large-scale deployments.
- Lead Cross-Functional Execution
- Collaborate with engineering, UX, and GTM teams to ensure seamless feature adoption.
- Inspire confidence in GTM teams, as well as customers, to see Workato as the innovative leader in the API Management space.
- Act as a thought leader internally and externally, driving customer trust and enterprise adoption.
Requirements
Qualifications / Experience / Technical Skills
Leadership & Product Management10+ years of product management experience in SaaS or B2B environments, specializing in API management products.Proven success in shipping and scaling complex data products with measurable business impact.Strong track record in leading cross-functional teams, influencing product strategy, and driving execution in fast-paced environments.API Management ExpertiseDeep expertise in API Gateway, API Management, Developer Portals and API Lifecycle, and API Federation.Strong understanding of modern API architecture including AuthN / AuthZ, API Security, API Standards, Identity Management, Telemetry, Kubernetes.Hands-on experience with API management tools (Apigee, Kong) and API Implementation tools (Azure, AWS, GCP) and iPaaS (Boomi, Mulesoft) to build scalable API programs.Familiarity with emerging API technologies like service mesh, serverless cloud gateway, AsyncAPI, edge computing, predictive autoscaling, secrets manager, and their impact on enterprise API strategies.AI & Intelligent Data AutomationExperience integrating AI / ML-driven insights into API monitoring and discovery to enhance security and adoption of APIs.Strong understanding of predictive analytics, anomaly detection, and semantic data enrichment for operational intelligence.Educational BackgroundBachelor's Degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Data Science, or a related field.An MBA or advanced degree is a plus but not required.(REQ ID : 2351)