Quality isn’t just a goal. It’s the whole point.
Our customers are under a lot of pressure to deliver great software. But to compress lifecycles, add features, and compete in a world where ‘every company is now a software company’ is hard. And one mistake can mean their reputation, even future. That’s why it’s our mission to help. At any part of their software development lifecycle (SDLC), we provide the tools and discipline to focus on quality while streamlining their processes. So our customers can create and deploy software that works as designed – especially when it’s needed most. And we’re looking for people to join us.

Do you want to be empowered to drive change in how people use APIs?  Are you looking to get into Product?  Do you have experience developing and delivering APIs or Developer Tooling?

To build and extend SmartBear’s success and growth, were looking for a Product Manager with API and SaaS experience who will be responsible for product business planning, product life-cycle management, and product plan execution with SmartBear’s ReadyAPI product line, the leading API testing, virtualization, and performance testing platform. Successful candidates will be strategic, entrepreneurial in spirit, hands-on, research-savvy and analytically-driven, with proven experience working on API tools or with APIs in a business setting. 

Responsibilities:

• Work with the Director of Product to create, maintain and communicate a living vision and overall strategy for your area of focus
• Analyze relevant market data, competitive documentation, and buying trends to define attainable testing market share, growth and profitability 
• Conduct research to understand and analyze customer needs and devise solutions which  incorporate Voice of the Customer into your products 
• Manage and prioritize product backlog
• Work closely with system architect and UX designers to plan, scale, and sequence stories 
• Engage closely with cross-functional teams including sales, marketing, and engineering to bring products to market in a timely manner 
• Serve as a representative for your products in marketing and sales efforts as well as external analyst and press interactions 
• Follow agile methodology to establish proper documentation and acceptance criteria 
• Monitor achievement against forecast to identify and report on OKRs by quarter

Qualifications:  

• Current Product Manager with 1-3 years of experience or 5 years of experience selling, supporting, developing or delivering production quality APIs 
• A deep understanding of the API development lifecycle, the challenges and tools used to drive that lifecycle 
• Ability to drive and own projects and challenge the status quo
• Comfortable speaking with customers, understanding their needs and being able to translate them into product features
• Knowledge of development processes and an ability to work with engineering teams in multiple locations
• Business acumen and the ability to look at different business models, pricing strategies, and go to market motions to understand how to best drive the business
• Team player who puts the interest of the team and the business first

About SmartBear
At SmartBear, we focus on your one priority that never changes: quality. We know delivering quality software over and over is complicated. So our tools are built to streamline your process while seamlessly working with the products you use – and will use. Whether it’s TestComplete, Swagger, Cucumber, ReadyAPI, Zephyr, or one of our other tools, we span from test automation, API lifecycle, collaboration, performance testing, test management, and more. Whichever you need, they’re easy to try, easy to buy, and easy to integrate. We’re used by 15 million developers, testers, and operations engineers at 24,000+ organizations – including world-renowned innovators like Adobe, JetBlue, FedEx, and Microsoft. Wherever you’re going, we’ll help you get there. Learn more at smartbear.com, or follow us on LinkedIn, Twitter, or Facebook.

SmartBear is an equal employment opportunity employer and encourages success based on our individual merits and abilities without regard to race, color, religion, gender, national origin, ancestry, mental or physical disability, marital status, military or veteran status, citizenship status, age, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, genetic information, medical condition, sex, sex stereotyping, pregnancy (which includes pregnancy, childbirth, and medical conditions related to pregnancy, childbirth, or breastfeeding), or any other legally protected status.