Postman

Senior Product Manager, API Collaboration (EST)

United States

Not SpecifiedCompensation
Senior (5 to 8 years)Experience Level
Full TimeJob Type
UnknownVisa
Software / Technology, API ManagementIndustries

Position Overview

  • Location Type: Hybrid (San Francisco Bay Area, Boston, or Remote East Coast)
  • Job Type: Full-time
  • Salary: Not specified

Postman is the world’s leading API platform, used by more than 35 million developers and 500,000 organizations, including 98% of the Fortune 500. Postman is helping developers and professionals across the globe build the API-first world by simplifying each step of the API lifecycle and streamlining collaboration—enabling users to create better APIs, faster. The company is headquartered in San Francisco and has an office in Bangalore, where it was founded. Postman is privately held, with funding from Battery Ventures, BOND, Coatue, CRV, Insight Partners, and Nexus Venture Partners. Learn more at postman.com or connect with Postman on X via @getpostman. P.S: We highly recommend reading The "API-First World" graphic novel to understand the bigger picture and our vision at Postman.

The Opportunity

With 35M+ users, Postman is the world’s foremost API management and collaboration platform. Postman is seeking a Senior Product Manager who will set the strategy and own the goals, roadmap, execution, and release in order to shape how software teams use workspaces in order to organize their API development workflows, connect with others, and stay on top of their work.

Responsibilities

  • Develop and own the product roadmap based on customer needs, business goals, and market trends.
  • Define the product vision and align it with company objectives.
  • Engage directly with developers and customers to understand their needs and integrate this feedback back into the product strategy, roadmap, and continuous improvement of the product.
  • Work cross-functionally with engineering, design, and data science to create detailed product requirements and build alignment.
  • Use qualitative and quantitative methods to set goals, evaluate progress, refine product features, and share insights that help drive prioritization and decision making for the team.
  • Plan and execute product launches, including coordinating with marketing, sales, and customer support teams to ensure a successful rollout.

Requirements

  • Experience: 8+ years of product management experience, ideally in collaboration or developer tools.
  • Technical Understanding: Strong understanding of API technologies, developer workflows, and collaborative tools like Postman, GitHub, Jira, Slack, Docker, or similar platforms.
  • Communication Skills: Strong communication skills, with the ability to bridge technical and non-technical audiences.

Company Information

Skills

Product Roadmap Development
Customer Needs Analysis
Market Trend Analysis
Product Strategy
Cross-functional Collaboration
Data Analysis
Requirement Definition
Agile Methodologies

Postman

API development and collaboration platform

About Postman

Postman provides a platform for API development that helps developers and organizations design, test, document, and monitor APIs. The tools available on Postman enable teams to collaborate effectively, allowing them to share and manage APIs with ease. Users can access a variety of features through a subscription model, which includes different pricing tiers for individuals, small teams, and large enterprises, along with a free tier to attract new users. Postman has played a significant role in facilitating data exchange during the COVID-19 pandemic by offering API collections that provide real-time data for healthcare professionals, researchers, and government agencies. The company's goal is to streamline the API development process and enhance collaboration among development teams.

San Francisco, CaliforniaHeadquarters
2014Year Founded
$422.2MTotal Funding
SERIES_DCompany Stage
Enterprise Software, HealthcareIndustries
1,001-5,000Employees

Benefits

Accidental Death & Dismemberment Insurance.
Dental Insurance.
Disability Insurance.
Flexible Spending Account (FSA)
Health Savings Account (HSA)
Life Insurance.
Mental Health Care.
Occupational Accident Insurance.

Risks

Rapid adoption of generative AI tools could increase competition for Postman.
Explosive API growth may challenge Postman's API management capabilities by 2025.
Data breaches due to exposed API secrets pose a significant security risk.

Differentiation

Postman offers a comprehensive API development environment for developers and enterprises.
The platform supports API-first development, automated testing, and developer onboarding.
Postman's subscription model caters to individual developers, small teams, and large enterprises.

Upsides

Postman's acquisition of Orbit enhances community engagement on the API Network.
Release of Postman v11 aligns with AI integration trends, boosting developer productivity.
Gartner predicts 80% of enterprises will use generative AI APIs by 2026.

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