Product Owner (API & Data Products) _Remote

9 month contract with Possible Extensions

Qualifications

• Trained in Agile development methodology with demonstrated, hands-on experience as a Product Owner / backlog owner in a Scrum or SAFe environment
• API product experience: strong understanding of RESTful API design principles, API lifecycle management, developer experience, and the ability to extend API capabilities into a broader platform and product ecosystem.
• Excellent organizational and analytical skills with strong technical aptitude and extreme attention to detail.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills, with the ability to translate complex technical concepts into business-relevant language for diverse audiences.
• Demonstrated experience with cross-functional stakeholder management, including customer-facing communication, business negotiation, and presentation to senior leadership.
• Proven ability to manage competing priorities across multiple workstreams, make difficult trade-off decisions, and clearly communicate rationale to stakeholders.
• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Information Technology, Business, or a related field; or equivalent practical experience.

Preferred

• Experience with IoT technology, BMS/EPMS systems, MQTT or other streaming/pub-sub protocols, and/or hardware-firmware integration in operational technology environments.
• Familiarity with data center infrastructure concepts: power distribution, environmental monitoring, critical systems, and the operational workflows that depend on this data.
• Experience with API gateway platforms, developer portals, and API monetization models (usage-based pricing, tiered SLAs, self-service provisioning).

• Trained in Agile development methodology with demonstrated, hands-on experience as a Product Owner / backlog owner in a Scrum or SAFe environment
• API product experience: strong understanding of RESTful API design principles, API lifecycle management, developer experience, and the ability to extend API capabilities into a broader platform and product ecosystem.
• Excellent organizational and analytical skills with strong technical aptitude and extreme attention to detail.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills, with the ability to translate complex technical concepts into business-relevant language for diverse audiences.
• Demonstrated experience with cross-functional stakeholder management, including customer-facing communication, business negotiation, and presentation to senior leadership.
• Proven ability to manage competing priorities across multiple workstreams, make difficult trade-off decisions, and clearly communicate rationale to stakeholders.
• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Information Technology, Business, or a related field; or equivalent practical experience.

Preferred

• Experience with IoT technology, BMS/EPMS systems, MQTT or other streaming/pub-sub protocols, and/or hardware-firmware integration in operational technology environments.
• Familiarity with data center infrastructure concepts: power distribution, environmental monitoring, critical systems, and the operational workflows that depend on this data.
• Experience with API gateway platforms, developer portals, and API monetization models (usage-based pricing, tiered SLAs, self-service provisioning).