Project Lead - Technology & Platform Development

As the API Product Owner at Tata Communications, you will have end-to-end ownership of the Self-Service APIs Gateway. Your role involves contributing to the vision and strategy of API modernization and revenue generation. You will be responsible for identifying customer and market needs, developing a long-term and short-term strategic plan aligned with business goals, and executing to that vision. You will collaborate closely with Engineering colleagues to solve complex business and customer use cases that drive solutions delighting end users. Your responsibilities include managing product development deliverables, such as requirements documentation, analytics, design reviews, implementation, and delivery. Acting as one of the technical product owners of Tata Communications Digital Ecosystem, you will deliver API products for internal and external customers and partners. Your role involves developing and executing a comprehensive API product strategy aligned with the company's vision and business goals. You will define and manage the API product roadmap based on customer needs, market trends, and business objectives. Building deep business domain and user expertise to identify product and market opportunities, you will align the team around the delivery of high-value business outcomes. You will document requirements in the form of user stories, translating business requirements into technical requirements to create a shared understanding with Product and Engineering teams. Validating teams" product and engineering artifacts, you will ensure risks to value, viability, feasibility, and usability are addressed upfront. Data-driven prioritization with a defined framework will support a constantly prioritized roadmap and backlog while balancing the needs of clients and stakeholders. You will also perform necessary backlog maintenance to ensure the health of the product. Collaborating closely with engineering and design teams, your role will guide the development of API products from concept to launch. You will work with stakeholders to gather and define product requirements, ensuring alignment with business and technical objectives. Partnering with stakeholders across the organization, you will align with transparent strategic long-term roadmaps and ensure the delivery of aligned product outcomes. Participating in Agile practices, you will drive direction and prioritization for program increment (PI) planning activities. You will engage in daily stand-up meetings for the team, participate in Sprint retrospective meetings, and perform functional testing and confirm sprint demos to ensure seamless delivery. Establishing and monitoring KPIs, you will analyze data to track engagement and performance, making data-driven improvements. To be successful in this role, you should hold a Bachelor's degree in a technical field, preferably in computer science or engineering. You should have a minimum of 5 years of working experience in Application Integration and API management, preferably in the Telecommunication domain or Digital Transformation. Additionally, at least 2+ years of Product management and technical architecture experience with an API management software or equivalent is required. Strong working knowledge with Web services and API technologies such as REST, XML/JSON, SOAP, XSLT is essential. You should also have experience in technologies like Java, Spring Boot, Microservices, JavaScript, HTTP/HTTPS protocol, web services, relational databases, SQL scripting, and security and identity protocols such as OpenID, TLS, OAuth, SAML, SSO, PKI, and REST. Knowledge of databases like MariaDB or MongoDB is a plus. As an ideal candidate, you should have proven experience as a Product Owner or Product Manager in the Telco or SaaS industry. An interest in API integrations and marketplaces, along with the ability to develop and execute product roadmaps and strategies, will be beneficial. Experience with user research and leveraging data insights for decision-making, an analytical mindset, and an entrepreneurial spirit are qualities that you should bring to the team.,