
Swift
API Product Manager (Technical)
- Permanent
- Dubai, United Arab Emirates
- Experience 5 - 10 yrs
Job expiry date: 11/03/2026
Job overview
Date posted
25/01/2026
Location
Dubai, United Arab Emirates
Salary
AED 20,000 - 30,000 per month
Compensation
Comprehensive package
Experience
5 - 10 yrs
Seniority
Experienced
Qualification
Not applicable
Expiration date
11/03/2026
Job description
The API Product Manager (Technical) at Swift is a strategic and technical role within the API Enablement Division of the Payment Services organization. The role is responsible for the end-to-end management of Swiftâs API offerings, treating each API as a product with developers as the primary customers. Key focus areas include defining the API strategy and roadmap in alignment with Swiftâs business goals, harmonizing and standardizing API usage, improving existing features, and ensuring performance, security, and consistency. The incumbent collaborates closely with cross-functional teams to translate high-level business objectives into actionable technical requirements, oversees API documentation, sandbox environments, monitors key performance metrics such as uptime, latency, error rates, and adoption data, and ensures compliance with internal security policies and governance. The role demands a deep understanding of developersâ needs and experience, particularly within payments, financial services, or technology sectors.
Required skills
Key responsibilities
- Define API strategy and roadmap in alignment with strategic business objectives
- Manage the full API lifecycle from ideation, design, development, launch, to maintenance
- Ensure consistent and high-quality developer experience across all API offerings
- Oversee comprehensive API documentation and sandbox testing environments
- Collaborate with cross-functional teams to translate business objectives into technical requirements
- Coordinate internal teams for development, deployment, and maintenance of API offerings
- Monitor and analyze API performance metrics including uptime, latency, error rates, and adoption
- Drive optimization of API offerings based on usage data and business value
- Ensure API compliance with internal security policies and governance standards
Experience & skills
- 7+ years of experience in API product management or technology product development
- Deep understanding of API fundamentals, including REST and JSON
- Proficiency with API tools such as Postman and knowledge of Open API specifications
- Experience with payments, financial services, or technology sectors
- Strong strategic thinking, problem-solving, and analytical skills with attention to detail
- Ability to understand developer needs, pain points, and ensure excellent developer experience
- Proactive, self-started, collaborative, and adaptable with excellent oral and written presentation skills
- Experience managing multiple types of products and delivering technical solutions to market