Principal Product Manager (API Platform)

Workato transforms technology complexity into business opportunity. As the leader in enterprise orchestration, Workato helps businesses globally streamline operations by connecting data, processes, applications, and experiences. Its AI-powered platform enables teams to navigate complex workflows in real-time, driving efficiency and agility.

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Responsibilities

As Group Product Manager , you will define and execute the strategy to establish Workato as the enterprise leader in API Management. Your goal is to build a unified platform that enables the entire API lifecycle – eliminating the need for fragmented tools for enterprises to create a robust API strategy for their ecosystem.

What You’ll Do

Leadership in Enterprise API Management

Develop and execute the product strategy for a unified API Platform supporting Design, Secure, Publish, Monitor and Consumption.

Define and prioritize the roadmap to become the leader in Full Lifecycle API Management market

Deliver the best experience for API Platform owners, developers and consumers.

Drive AI-Powered Innovation

Leverage AI to enhance API discovery and adoption that increases ROI for enterprises.

Integrate semantic enrichment to automate API documentation and guides to improve API consumer experience.

Integration predictive analytics to offer advanced monitoring and alerting capabilities to API Platform teams.

Work with AI research teams to infuse machine learning into Workato’s API services, driving continuous optimization and smarter decision-making.

Build End-to-End Governance & Operations

Build API management capabilities into the core platform, ensuring enterprises have built-in governance, monitoring, development speed and ease of consumption.

Ensure compatibility with the rest of Workato’s orchestration suite, such as asset lifecycle management, developer API support, deployment options, operations and observability , and Embed .

Ensure the platform meets enterprise security, compliance, and scalability requirements , making Workato the go-to API management solution for large-scale deployments.

Lead Cross-Functional Execution

Collaborate with engineering, UX, and GTM teams to ensure seamless feature adoption.

Inspire confidence in GTM teams, as well as customers, to see Workato as the innovative leader in the API Management space.

Act as a thought leader internally and externally, driving customer trust and enterprise adoption.

Requirements

Qualifications / Experience / Soft Skills

Leadership & Product Management

10+ years of product management experience in SaaS or B2B environments, specializing in API management products.

Proven success in shipping and scaling complex data products with measurable business impact.

Strong track record in leading cross-functional teams, influencing product strategy, and driving execution in fast-paced environments.

API Management Expertise

Deep expertise in API Gateway, API Management, Developer Portals and API Lifecycle, and API Federation.

Strong understanding of modern API architecture including, AuthN/AuthZ, API Security, API Standards, Identity Management, Telemetry, Kubernetes.

Hands-on experience with API management tools (Apigee, Kong) and API Implementation tools (Azure, AWS, GCP) and iPaaS (Boomi, Mulesoft) to build scalable API programs.

Familiarity with emerging API technologies like service mesh, serverless cloud gateway, AsyncAPI, edge computing, predictive autoscaling, secrets manager, and their impact on enterprise API strategies.

Experience integrating AI/ML-driven insights into API monitoring and discovery to enhance security and adoption of APIs.

Strong understanding of predictive analytics, anomaly detection, and semantic data enrichment for operational intelligence.

Customer-Centric Execution

Ability to deeply understand customer needs across platform teams, development teams, and API consumers.

Proven ability to translate complex technical concepts into intuitive, user-friendly product capabilities.

Skilled at collaborating with engineering, UX, security, legal, and go-to-market teams to drive enterprise adoption.

Analytical & Data-Driven Decision Making

Strong ability to use customer research, data analytics, and competitive insights to inform product decisions.

Experience analyzing large-scale API platforms to optimize usage trends and product performance.

Educational Background

Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Data Science, or a related field.

An MBA or advanced degree is a plus but not required

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