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Product Owner – AI, API Platform

Long Term

Alpharetta, GA

About Us:

We are building a next-generation AI-native platform that unifies API Lifecycle Management, Agentic AI, AI Gateways, Model Context Protocol (MCP), AI Agents, and Enterprise Integration into a single developer experience. Our mission is to help enterprises design, build, secure, test, govern, and deploy APIs and AI agents faster and more intelligently.

As an early-stage startup, we move quickly, value ownership, and encourage innovation. If you''''re excited about shaping products from the ground up and working directly with customers, we''''d love to hear from you.

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Role Overview

We are looking for a highly motivated Product Owner – AI & API Platform to define product strategy, own the roadmap, and work closely with engineering, design, customers, and leadership to deliver world-class AI and API products. You will own the product lifecycle from idea to launch, transforming customer problems into scalable, high-impact solutions. The ideal candidate combines technical knowledge of APIs and AI with strong product management and communication skills.

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Key Responsibilities

Product Strategy & Vision

•            Define and execute the product vision, roadmap, and strategy for AI and API platform capabilities.

•            Identify market opportunities through customer research, competitive analysis, and industry trends.

•            Prioritize initiatives that maximize customer value and business impact.

•            Translate business goals into clear product outcomes and measurable success metrics.

Product Ownership

•            Own the product backlog and prioritize features based on customer needs and business objectives.

•            Write detailed user stories, acceptance criteria, and product requirements.

•            Lead sprint planning, backlog grooming, and release planning with engineering teams.

•            Ensure timely delivery of high-quality product releases.

AI Product Management

•            Drive features related to Generative AI, Agentic AI, AI Gateways, AI Agents, MCP, and Retrieval-Augmented Generation (RAG).

•            Collaborate with AI engineers to define prompt management, model selection, evaluation, guardrails, and observability.

•            Help shape AI capabilities such as copilots, intelligent automation, and enterprise AI assistants.

API Platform

•            Define requirements for API Design, API Governance, API Testing, API Security, API CatLog, API Gateway, and API Lifecycle Management.

•            Drive API-first product strategy and developer experience improvements.

•            Understand REST, GraphQL, gRPC, OpenAPI, AsyncAPI, and API Management best practices.

Customer Engagement

•            Meet with enterprise customers to understand challenges and validate product direction.

•            Gather feedback, analyse usage metrics, and translate insights into product improvements.

•            Partner with sales and customer success teams to support product demonstrations and customer onboarding.

Cross-Functional Leadership

•            Work closely with Engineering, UX, QA, Marketing, Sales, and Executive Leadership.

•            Remove blockers, resolve priorities, and align teams around shared goals.

•            Communicate product updates, roadmap progress, and release plans to stakeholders.

Startup Ownership

•            Thrive in a fast-paced startup environment where priorities evolve quickly.

•            Take ownership beyond the job description and contribute across product, customer success, and go-to-market initiatives.

•            Balance speed of execution with product quality and scalability.

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Required Qualifications

•            Bachelor’s degree in computer science, Engineering, Business, or a related field.

•            5–10+ years of Product Owner or Product Manager experience in SaaS, API platforms, AI, or enterprise software.

•            Strong understanding of Agile, Scrum, and modern product development practices.

•            Experience managing technical products with engineering teams.

•            Excellent communication, stakeholder management, and decision-making skills.

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Technical Knowledge

AI & Generative AI: Large Language Models (LLMs), Generative AI, Agentic AI, AI Agents, Prompt Engineering, Retrieval-Augmented Generation (RAG), Model Context Protocol (MCP), AI Gateways, AI Guardrails, AI Evaluation & Observability.

API Technologies: REST APIs, GraphQL, gRPC, OpenAPI Specification, AsyncAPI, API Lifecycle Management, API Governance, API Security, OAuth 2.0 / OpenID Connect, API Gateways (Apigee, Kong, AWS API Gateway, Azure API Management).

Cloud & Platforms: Google Cloud Platform, Microsoft Azure, Amazon Web Services, Kubernetes, Docker, CI/CD, GitHub

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Preferred Qualifications

•            Experience with AI platforms such as Vertex AI, Azure AI Foundry, Amazon Bedrock, or OpenAI APIs.

•            Knowledge of LangChain, LangGraph, CrewAI, Semantic Kernel, or Google ADK.

•            Experience with vector databases and enterprise search.

•            Familiarity with developer platforms, DevOps, and API ecosystems.

•            Startup or founder experience is highly valued.