This position is listed on behalf of a partner company, who manages all applications and next steps. Our partner is looking for a Senior Product Manager, APIs based in Germany.
This is a fully remote senior individual contributor role for a technically strong product leader who thrives at the intersection of product, engineering, and customer experience. You will own an API-focused product area end to end, from strategy and architecture to adoption and long-term impact. Working closely with engineering leads and staff engineers, you will contribute directly to technical direction and use hands-on prototyping to solve complex problems. The role offers substantial autonomy and the opportunity to influence products that support global employment and payroll operations. You will work in a highly distributed, asynchronous environment where thoughtful documentation, decisive action, and strong collaboration are essential. It is an ideal opportunity for a product manager who enjoys turning complicated operational challenges into reliable, intuitive products.
Accountabilities
- Own the product area end to end, including product strategy, roadmap, delivery, adoption, hypercare, and ongoing customer and internal-team experience.
- Partner as a peer with Engineering Leads and Staff Engineers on architecture, technical direction, design quality, and implementation decisions.
- Form independent technical opinions and actively contribute to design reviews, using prototypes and hands-on experimentation to validate assumptions and resolve open questions.
- Design and maintain high-quality API products, including contracts, versioning, backward compatibility, integration patterns, and developer experience.
- Work directly with operational specialists and subject-matter experts to understand real workflows, identify root causes, and prioritize the problems that create the greatest impact.
- Collaborate with payroll, tax, operations, engineering, and other cross-functional teams to translate complex requirements into scalable product solutions.
- Monitor product adoption and outcomes beyond launch, ensuring that solutions continue to deliver value months after release.
- Document product decisions, technical reasoning, requirements, and proposals clearly through written specifications, recorded walkthroughs, and other asynchronous communication.
- Use AI-native development tools, including Cursor and/or Claude Code, to autonomously prototype, debug, and ship functional code where appropriate.
Requirements
- Proven experience as a Product Manager in a high-growth environment, ideally within B2B products or complex technology platforms.
- Strong technical depth and the ability to engage confidently with engineers and technical leaders on architecture, APIs, system design, and implementation trade-offs.
- Hands-on proficiency with Cursor and/or Claude Code, with the ability to independently build, debug, and ship functional code or prototypes rather than relying solely on specifications.
- Experience owning API-first products, including API contracts, versioning, backward compatibility, integrations, and developer experience.
- Professional experience in payroll, HR, benefits, fintech, or another domain involving complex operational or financial workflows is highly valuable.
- Strong strategic and tactical judgment, with the ability to determine what to prioritize while maintaining appropriate scope and execution focus.
- Demonstrated ability to deliver measurable product outcomes through self-directed initiatives and effective product leadership.
- Strong product design and UX instincts, with an appreciation for creating simple, reliable experiences around complex problems.
- Excellent communication and collaboration skills, including the ability to work effectively with engineering, operations, sales, and other business functions.
- Strong written and spoken English skills at a business-professional level.
- Comfortable working autonomously in a fully remote, asynchronous environment; prior remote experience is a plus.
- Curiosity, ownership, initiative, and a preference for taking action and experimenting rather than relying on meetings to make progress.
Benefits
- Competitive compensation: Base salary ranges from $59,900 to $168,500, with actual compensation determined by location, experience, skills, training, business needs, and market conditions.
- Location-based compensation: Compensation is structured using geographic ranges to maintain competitive and equitable pay across global markets.
- Work from anywhere: Fully remote work with the flexibility to work from your preferred location.
- Flexible working hours: An asynchronous working model allows you to organize your schedule around your life rather than around a meeting-heavy calendar.
- Flexible paid time off: Take time away from work according to your needs and local employment arrangements.
- Paid parental leave: Up to 16 weeks of paid parental leave.
- Stock options: Eligibility for equity participation as part of the overall compensation package.
- Mental health support: Access to mental health support services.
- Learning budget: Financial support for professional learning and development.
- Home office support: Budget for home office needs and IT equipment.
- Social and coworking budget: Support for local in-person social events and coworking spaces.
- Life-work balance: A culture that encourages employees to prioritize their personal lives and family while taking ownership of their work.
- Global and inclusive environment: Collaborate with colleagues across multiple continents in a highly distributed and culturally diverse organization.
How Jobgether works:
We use an AI-powered matching process to ensure your application is reviewed quickly, objectively, and fairly against the role's core requirements. Our system identifies the top-fitting candidates, and this shortlist is then shared directly with the hiring company. The final decision and next steps (interviews, assessments) are managed by their internal team.
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