Technical Product Manager - API Enablement & Aggregators/ Payment Services

ABOUT USWe’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.ROLE OVERVIEWSwift’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.RESPONSIBILITIESDefine 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 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 analyse key metrics such as uptime, latency, error rates and adoption data to inform decision-making, optimize the API and demonstrate its business value.Align with internal security policies and governance to ensure compliance and mitigate risks.QUALIFICATIONSThe PM must understand API fundamentals (REST, JSON), tools like Postman and technical specifications (like OpenAPI).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 OFFERA competitive packageWe help you perform at your bestWe help you make a differenceWe give you the freedom to be yourselfWe are committed to an inclusive and accessible recruitment process. If you require a reasonable accommodation related to accessibility during your application or interview, please contact or indicate this in your application. All requests are confidential and will not affect your candidacy.Don’t meet every single requirement? At Swift, we are dedicated to building a workplace where people can bring their full selves and ideas to the team, so if you are excited about this role, we encourage you to apply even if you do not meet every single qualification.#J-18808-Ljbffr