Product Manager, API Suite

<p><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-weight: bold">About us</span></p> <p><span style="color: rgb(34, 34, 34); font-size: 10pt">Yellow Card is the largest and first licensed Stablecoin-based infrastructure provider, operating in 20 African countries and the emerging markets. Our mission is to empower businesses of all sizes, making it easier for them to make international payments, protect their financial assets, manage their treasury function, and access hard currency liquidity.</span></p> <p><br></p> <p><span style="color: rgb(34, 34, 34); font-size: 10pt">We are creating “financial infrastructure that works”, disrupting the financial services industry by offering innovative solutions designed to meet the distinct needs of – and real-world challenges faced on a daily basis by – our customers. Leveraging the power of Stablecoins pegged 1:1 to the U.S. dollar (e.g., USDC, USDT, and PYUSD), we deliver our innovative solutions through our commercial trading function and our B2B products (our Payments API and Treasury Portal).</span></p> <p><br></p> <p><span style="color: rgb(34, 34, 34); font-size: 10pt; font-weight: bold">About the Role</span></p> <p><span style="color: rgb(34, 34, 34); font-size: 10pt">The Product Manager, API Suite, is responsible for the strategy, design, and delivery of Yellow Card's API products that enable institutional customers to integrate our Stablecoin infrastructure into their applications and workflows. This role owns the complete experience for both </span><span style="color: rgb(34, 34, 34); font-size: 10pt; font-weight: bold">developers</span><span style="color: rgb(34, 34, 34); font-size: 10pt"> (who build integrations) and </span><span style="color: rgb(34, 34, 34); font-size: 10pt; font-weight: bold">Treasury Portal users</span><span style="color: rgb(34, 34, 34); font-size: 10pt"> (who configure and manage those integrations), ensuring our APIs are intuitive, well-documented, reliable, and deliver exceptional product experience.</span></p> <p><br></p> <p><span style="color: rgb(34, 34, 34); font-size: 10pt">You will be the voice of both customer types, translating their needs into product requirements while partnering closely with the engineering team to ensure backend services are exposed through well-designed APIs. You'll own the API product roadmap, developer documentation, integration tooling, Treasury Portal configuration interfaces, and all touchpoints in the integration journey.</span></p> <p><br></p> <p><span style="color: rgb(34, 34, 34); font-size: 10pt">Reporting to the Director of Product Experience, this role requires a unique blend of technical depth, developer empathy, and product management expertise to build API products that developers love and businesses depend on.</span></p> <p><span style="color: rgb(34, 34, 34); font-size: 10pt; font-weight: bold">Type of person</span></p> <p><span style="color: rgb(34, 34, 34); font-size: 10pt">Critical thinker, organised and driven, with a strong knowledge domain. Dedicated and passionate about their job, humble, and a real team player. Must be a self-starter who can discover, define and prioritise work on their own accord.</span></p> <p><br></p> <p><span style="color: rgb(34, 34, 34); font-size: 10pt; font-weight: bold">Key responsibilities </span></p> <p><span style="color: rgb(34, 34, 34); font-size: 10pt">Duties include, but are not limited to.</span></p> <ul> <li><span style="color: rgb(34, 34, 34); font-size: 10pt; font-weight: bold">API Product Experience Strategy & Roadmap</span> <ul> <li><span style="color: rgb(34, 34, 34); font-size: 10pt">Own the API product roadmap, prioritizing features and capabilities based on customer needs, market opportunities, and technical feasibility</span></li> <li><span style="color: rgb(34, 34, 34); font-size: 10pt">Conduct API product discovery through developer interviews, Treasury Portal user research, integration analysis, competitive research, and usage data analysis</span></li> <li><span style="color: rgb(34, 34, 34); font-size: 10pt">Balance needs across both customer types: technical developers building integrations and business users managing them through the Treasury Portal</span></li> <li><span style="color: rgb(34, 34, 34); font-size: 10pt">Balance customer requests with platform consistency, technical constraints, and long-term architectural vision</span></li> </ul> </li> </ul> <p><br></p> <ul> <li><span style="color: rgb(34, 34, 34); font-size: 10pt; font-weight: bold">Developer Experience & API Design</span> <ul> <li><span style="color: rgb(34, 34, 34); font-size: 10pt">Champion exceptional developer experience (DX) across all API touchpoints and integration workflows</span></li> <li><span style="color: rgb(34, 34, 34); font-size: 10pt">Define API design standards including naming conventions, request/response patterns, error handling, and pagination approaches</span></li> <li><span style="color: rgb(34, 34, 34); font-size: 10pt">Collaborate with engineering to translate backend services into intuitive, developer-friendly API contracts</span></li> <li><span style="color: rgb(34, 34, 34); font-size: 10pt">Ensure experience consistency between API functionality and the Treasury Portal product</span></li> </ul> </li> </ul> <p><br></p> <ul> <li><span style="color: rgb(34, 34, 34); font-size: 10pt; font-weight: bold">Treasury Portal API Management Experience</span> <ul> <li><span style="color: rgb(34, 34, 34); font-size: 10pt">Own the Treasury Portal experience for API-related features, including: API key management, Webhook configuration, integration monitoring, sandbox vs production management, permission management</span></li> <li><span style="color: rgb(34, 34, 34); font-size: 10pt">Design intuitive interfaces that enable non-technical users (finance teams, operations managers) to perform common tasks without developer assistance</span></li> <li><span style="color: rgb(34, 34, 34); font-size: 10pt">Build self-service capabilities that reduce support burden for common API management tasks</span></li> </ul> </li> </ul> <p><br></p> <ul> <li><span style="color: rgb(34, 34, 34); font-size: 10pt; font-weight: bold">Documentation & Developer Resources</span> <ul> <li><span style="color: rgb(34, 34, 34); font-size: 10pt">Own all API documentation, including reference docs, integration guides, quickstart tutorials, and code examples</span></li> <li><span style="color: rgb(34, 34, 34); font-size: 10pt">Ensure documentation quality with clear explanations, accurate code samples in multiple languages, and comprehensive error references</span></li> <li><span style="color: rgb(34, 34, 34); font-size: 10pt">Create integration playbooks for common use cases (e.g., accepting payments, initiating sends, managing accounts, handling webhooks)</span></li> <li><span style="color: rgb(34, 34, 34); font-size: 10pt">Document the Treasury Portal API management features, including guides for setting up API keys, configuring webhooks, and monitoring integrations</span></li> <li><span style="color: rgb(34, 34, 34); font-size: 10pt">Develop interactive API explorers or demos that enable hands-on learning</span></li> <li><span style="color: rgb(34, 34, 34); font-size: 10pt">Maintain changelog and migration guides for API updates and version transitions</span></li> </ul> </li> </ul> <p><br></p> <ul> <li><span style="color: rgb(34, 34, 34); font-size: 10pt; font-weight: bold">Analytics & Performance Monitoring</span> <ul> <li><span style="color: rgb(34, 34, 34); font-size: 10pt">Define and track API product experience metrics, including but not limited to: adoption, engagement, developer success, Treasury Portal usage, and satisfaction</span></li> <li><span style="color: rgb(34, 34, 34); font-size: 10pt">Analyze usage patterns across both customer types</span></li> <li><span style="color: rgb(34, 34, 34); font-size: 10pt">Create dashboards and reports on API product performance for leadership and stakeholders</span></li> <li><span style="color: rgb(34, 34, 34); font-size: 10pt">Conduct post-integration reviews with both developers and Treasury Portal users to gather feedback</span></li> </ul> </li> </ul> <p><br></p> <ul> <li><span style="color: rgb(34, 34, 34); font-size: 10pt; font-weight: bold">Cross-Functional Partnership</span> <ul> <li><span style="color: rgb(34, 34, 34); font-size: 10pt">Engineering/Infrastructure team</span> <ul> <li><span style="color: rgb(34, 34, 34); font-size: 10pt">Communicate customer needs and use cases from both developers and Treasury Portal customers that should drive infrastructure capabilities and service design</span></li> <li><span style="color: rgb(34, 34, 34); font-size: 10pt">Review and provide feedback on API contracts proposed by the Infrastructure team before they're published</span></li> <li><span style="color: rgb(34, 34, 34); font-size: 10pt">Stay informed on infrastructure roadmap, including:</span> <ul> <li><span style="color: rgb(34, 34, 34); font-size: 10pt">Which payment service providers (PSPs) are currently live, and how they should be represented in the API/Portal</span></li> <li><span style="color: rgb(34, 34, 34); font-size: 10pt">Which PSPs are coming soon and expected timelines (so you can communicate availability to customers)</span></li> <li><span style="color: rgb(34, 34, 34); font-size: 10pt">New blockchain networks or digital asset capabilities being added</span></li> <li><span style="color: rgb(34, 34, 34); font-size: 10pt">Changes to fiat payment corridors or settlement methods</span></li> </ul> </li> </ul> </li> </ul> </li> </ul> <p><br></p> <ul> <li><span style="color: rgb(34, 34, 34); font-size: 10pt; font-weight: bold">Sales and Partnerships team</span> <ul> <li><span style="color: rgb(34, 34, 34); font-size: 10pt">Gather integration feedback and feature requests from both developers and Treasury Portal users</span></li> <li><span style="color: rgb(34, 34, 34); font-size: 10pt">Create sales enablement materials explaining API capabilities, use cases, and Treasury Portal management features</span></li> </ul> </li> </ul> <p><br></p> <ul> <li><span style="color: rgb(34, 34, 34); font-size: 10pt; font-weight: bold">Marketing team</span> <ul> <li><span style="color: rgb(34, 34, 34); font-size: 10pt">Develop API product positioning and messaging for both developer and business buyer audiences</span></li> </ul> </li> </ul> <p><br></p> <p><span style="color: rgb(34, 34, 34); font-size: 10pt; font-weight: bold">Requirements</span></p> <ul> <li><span style="color: rgb(34, 34, 34); font-size: 10pt">5 years of Product experience, with at least 3 years designing API payment products.</span></li> <li><span style="color: rgb(34, 34, 34); font-size: 10pt">Bachelor's or Master's degree in Engineering, Product or Business or other related field.</span></li> <li><span style="font-size: 10pt">Fluency in English, both written and verbal.</span></li> <li><span style="font-size: 10pt">Ability to collaborate with cross-functional teams and across different time zones.</span></li> <li><span style="font-size: 10pt">Ability to meet deadlines and deliver results under pressure.</span></li> </ul> <p><br></p> <p><span style="color: rgb(34, 34, 34); font-size: 10pt; font-weight: bold">What We Offer</span></p> <ul> <li><span style="color: rgb(34, 34, 34); font-size: 10pt">Impactful and Purposeful Work: You will be helping to drive financial inclusion across Africa.</span></li> <li><span style="color: rgb(34, 34, 34); font-size: 10pt">Remote-First Flexibility: We embrace a fully remote work environment.</span></li> <li><span style="color: rgb(34, 34, 34); font-size: 10pt">Global & Diverse Team: You will have the opportunity to work with talented professionals from 25+ countries across the world, in a multicultural and collaborative environment.</span></li> <li><span style="color: rgb(34, 34, 34); font-size: 10pt">Learning & Development: Access to resources, support, and autonomy to grow professionally.</span></li> <li><span style="color: rgb(34, 34, 34); font-size: 10pt">Mental Health Support Services: Your mental well-being matters to us.</span></li> <li><span style="color: rgb(34, 34, 34); font-size: 10pt">Compensation & Benefits: We offer competitive compensation and meaningful health coverage, and all full-time employees are participants in our stock option plan.</span></li> </ul> <p><br></p> <p><span style="color: rgb(34, 34, 34); font-size: 10pt; font-weight: bold">Ready to Join Us?</span></p> <p><span style="color: rgb(34, 34, 34); font-size: 10pt">Are you up for the challenge? Apply today and be part of shaping the future of FinTech. Let's innovate, disrupt, and lead together!</span></p> <p><br></p> <p><br></p><br><hr><div class="fabric-5qovnk-root MuiBox-root css-witlqh" data-fabric-component="Flex"><div class="fabric-5qovnk-root MuiBox-root css-1phs5iq" data-fabric-component="Flex"><div class="fabric-2lfz5e-root MuiBox-root css-jipda8" data-fabric-component="LayoutBox"><p class="fabric-v3bc9l-root" data-fabric-component="BodyText">Location</p></div><div class="fabric-15808a6-root MuiBox-root css-4cxybv" data-fabric-component="LayoutBox"><p class="fabric-958q8r-root" data-fabric-component="BodyText">Remote</p></div><hr class="MuiDivider-root fabric-jcid1o-root MuiDivider-fullWidth MuiBox-root css-40h3v3" data-fabric-component="Divider"></div><div class="fabric-5qovnk-root MuiBox-root css-1phs5iq" data-fabric-component="Flex"><div class="fabric-2lfz5e-root MuiBox-root css-jipda8" data-fabric-component="LayoutBox"><p class="fabric-v3bc9l-root" data-fabric-component="BodyText">Department</p></div><div class="fabric-15808a6-root MuiBox-root css-4cxybv" data-fabric-component="LayoutBox"><p class="fabric-958q8r-root" data-fabric-component="BodyText">Product</p></div><hr class="MuiDivider-root fabric-jcid1o-root MuiDivider-fullWidth MuiBox-root css-40h3v3" data-fabric-component="Divider"></div><div class="fabric-5qovnk-root MuiBox-root css-1phs5iq" data-fabric-component="Flex"><div class="fabric-2lfz5e-root MuiBox-root css-jipda8" data-fabric-component="LayoutBox"><p class="fabric-v3bc9l-root" data-fabric-component="BodyText">Employment Type</p></div><div class="fabric-15808a6-root MuiBox-root css-4cxybv" data-fabric-component="LayoutBox"><p class="fabric-958q8r-root" data-fabric-component="BodyText">Full-Time</p></div><hr class="MuiDivider-root fabric-jcid1o-root MuiDivider-fullWidth MuiBox-root css-40h3v3" data-fabric-component="Divider"></div></div>

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