Overview
In Quilter, the API Product Owner shapes the what and when of a new API and Integration Platform. You translate API strategy into a prioritised backlog and ensure deliverables meet business and user needs, working with engineering, architecture and delivery partners. You ensure secure, high-quality API capabilities and drive adoption across internal and external consumers. This role focuses on measurable value, risk management and continuous improvement, with opportunities to leverage AI and emerging tech.
Pay / Benefits
- Holiday: 182 hours
- Quilter Incentive Scheme
- Pension Scheme
- Private Medical Insurance
- Life Assurance
- Income Protection
Responsibilities
- Own and maintain the API product backlog using Agile Development methodologies
- Translate product strategy into prioritised deliverables, user stories and outcomes
- Gather, clarify and prioritise requirements with stakeholders
- Ensure delivery teams understand priorities, objectives and expected outcomes
- Support planning, refinement and prioritisation activities
- Balance stakeholder demand against capacity, dependencies and strategic priorities
- Collaborate with Architecture, Security and Engineering to deliver secure, high-quality API capabilities
- Ensure delivered solutions support customer, adviser and colleague outcomes
- Monitor delivery progress and manage risks, issues and dependencies
- Use feedback and data to improve products and services
- Promote API reuse and adoption across internal and external consumers
- Define success measures and assess performance and value delivered
- Assist release planning, implementation and continuous improvement activities
- Explore AI, automation and emerging technologies to improve delivery outcomes
- Manage API catalogue and drive reuse and self-service
- Own API developer experience including documentation, onboarding and sandbox
- Partner with Lead Integration Platform Architect on standards and contracts
- Own API product metrics such as adoption, availability and reliability
Key requirements
- Experience as Product Owner or similar delivery-focused role
- Backlog management in agile environments
- Strong understanding of API products, system integration and digital platforms
- Experience owning API products including lifecycle, versioning, developer experience and onboarding
- Familiarity with Microsoft Azure (Azure DevOps, Azure API Management) and OpenAPI
- Experience managing delivery dependencies on third-party platform/SaaS providers (e.g., FNZ)
- Experience collaborating with engineering, architecture and delivery teams
- Strong requirements gathering, analysis and prioritisation
- Ability to translate business needs into clear deliverables and user stories
- Understanding of customer outcomes and value-driven delivery
- Data-driven decision making and stakeholder insight
- Strong stakeholder management and communication
- Understanding of platform operating models and API lifecycle management
- Analytical, planning and problem-solving capabilities
- Curiosity and continuous improvement mindset
- Understanding of AI-enabled capabilities in delivery
- Experience in regulated financial-services environments is advantageous
- stakeholder management
- clear communication
- delivery-focused
- API products
- API lifecycle
- developer experience
Technical Product Owner in London employer: Quilter
Quilter plc is an exceptional employer, offering a dynamic work environment in London where innovation and collaboration thrive. With a strong commitment to employee growth, you will have the opportunity to engage with diverse teams and contribute to strategic initiatives within the asset management division. Our inclusive culture, comprehensive benefits package, and focus on integrity and curiosity make Quilter a rewarding place to build your career.
