Lead Product Manager – Technical, Headless GPX

Location Type: Remote Location: Americas (USA or Canada) Employment Type: FullTime Department: Product ABOUT JUNIPER SQUARE Private markets are one of the largest, most complex, and most underserved corners of global finance. Our mission at Juniper Square is to unlock their full potential. We’re the Operations Partner trusted by 2,300+ GPs, unifying technology, data, and fund administration services into a single platform that helps GPs move faster, make better decisions, and scale with precision. With $300B+ under administration and 700,000+ LPs on platform, we’ve built the scale to match our ambition. And with JunieAI, our purpose-built AI platform, we’re reimagining how private markets operate, embedding intelligence across every workflow. Founder-led since 2014, backed by $350M+ in funding, and now 1,000+ employees strong, we’re building a company designed to shape the future of private markets for decades to come. Our culture is built for people who want to do ambitious, meaningful work alongside exceptionally talented teammates. We think like owners, move with urgency, and take pride in solving hard problems that truly matter to our customers and the future of private markets. We believe the best ideas come from open debate, deep collaboration, and diverse perspectives, which is why we believe transparency is the default and feedback makes us stronger. If you’re energized by high standards, rapid growth, and the opportunity to help define a category at a pivotal moment, come join us! Juniper Square offers employees a variety of ways to work, ranging from a fully remote experience to working full-time in one of our physical offices. We invest heavily in digital-first https://blog.junipersquare.com/juniper-square-ponders-future-of-office-with-digital-first-hybrid-workplace-strategy/ operations, allowing our teams to collaborate effectively across 27 U.S. states, 2 Canadian Provinces, India, Luxembourg, and England. We also have physical offices in San Francisco, New York City, Mumbai and Bangalore for employees who prefer to work in an office some or all of the time. ABOUT YOUR ROLE We are seeking an experienced Technical Product Manager to lead the strategy, development, rollout, and lifecycle management of Juniper Square’s Headless set of capabilities. In this role, you will own the vision, roadmap, and execution of three key surface areas: APIs for system to system integrations, MCP and CLI for agentic workflows. You will work cross-functionally with engineering, architecture, security, compliance, client success, and business stakeholders to design scalable solutions that meet rigorous technical and regulatory standards. You will also work directly with clients’ technical teams to understand their integration requirements and ensure smooth adoption of our Headless GPX products. This role requires deep technical acumen, strong product leadership, experience in API ecosystems, great client engagement skills, and the ability to translate complex integration needs into clear, actionable product requirements. Given the rapid changing nature of AI, we’re looking to pair these skills with intellectual curiosity and agility that are needed to be effective in this role in the coming years. WHAT YOU'LL DO Product Strategy & Vision - Define and own the Headless GPX product vision, long-term strategy, and roadmap, aligning with company goals and customer integration needs. - Identify opportunities to expand our Headless GPX offerings to support new financial products, data capabilities, and partnership integrations. - Implement industry best practices in API/MCP/CLI-first products to ensure we meet and exceed scale, security and compatibility standards API Product Development & Lifecycle Management - Translate business and client integration requirements into detailed product requirements, user stories, and API specifications. - Work closely with engineering and architecture teams to design RESTful API endpoints, data models, versioning standards, authentication mechanisms, and integration workflows. - Prioritize API features, enhancements, and technical debt based on customer impact, business value, and engineering capacity. - Manage full lifecycle of API products including development, testing, documentation, versioning, deprecation, and migration planning. Customer & Partner Integration Enablement - Act as the primary product-facing technical liaison to client engineering teams, understanding integration requirements and helping them adopt our APIs successfully. - Lead discovery sessions with clients to map data flows, identify integration challenges, and propose API-based solutions. - Support technical onboarding by ensuring clear documentation, sample code, sandbox environments, SDKs, and troubleshooting guides. - Collaborate with implementation and support teams to resolve integration issues and optimize API usage. Cross-Functional Collaborationx - Work closely with engineering leads to ensure technical feasibility, scalability, performance, and security of API products. - Partner with security, risk, and compliance teams to ensure APIs meet regulatory requirements and follow best practices for data protection. - Collaborate with product marketing to articulate API capabilities, value propositions, and go-to-market messaging. - Coordinate with sales and client success to provide technical product insights and support pre- and post-sales discussions. Technical Leadership & API Governance - Establish and maintain API governance standards including versioning, documentation guidelines, lifecycle management, and design best practices. - Evaluate and integrate third-party technologies, APIs, and data services that enhance our product ecosystem. - Work with our engineering teams to ensure reliable API deployment pipelines, monitoring, alerting, and uptime performance. - Drive continuous improvements to API usability, developer experience, performance, and reliability. MCP/CLI evaluation and tool development - Define tool architecture and design, parameters and shape of output - Own instrumentation, evaluation and iteration over agentic interfaces. Develop mentality of a user’s Agent as a first class citizen in Juniper Square. QUALIFICATIONS - 7+ years of experience as a Technical Product Manager or similar role, with at least 3 years specifically managing API products or technical platforms. - Strong understanding of RESTful API design, data modeling, authentication/authorization frameworks, and integration patterns. - Hands-on experience working with client engineering teams to enable API adoption or build integrations. - Skilled in translating complex technical concepts into clear product requirements. - Experience with cloud platforms (AWS, GCP, Azure) and modern DevOps practices. - Familiarity with third-party APIs, middleware, data integration solutions, or enterprise integration patterns. - Strong technical acumen, analytical mindset, and ability to understand system architectures and data flows. - Excellent communication skills with the ability to interface effectively with technical and non-technical stakeholders. Preferred Qualifications - Background in fintech, banking, payments, or financial services. - Prior work with API gateways, developer portals, and API management tools (e.g., Apigee, Kong, AWS API Gateway) - Prior experience developing MCPs and/or CLI interfaces - Prior experience with IPaaS solutions such as Mulesoft, Zapier, Workato - Prior experience working with 3rd party vendors/consultants in developing client solutions (e.g. Delloit, Alpha) - Understanding of regulatory considerations relevant to APIs (e.g., PCI DSS, SOC2, GDPR, Open Banking). Success Metrics - Increased adoption and usage of core APIs by clients and partners. - Reduced integration timelines and improved developer experience. - Clear and well-defined API documentation, versioning practices, and governance. - Delivery of API roadmap milestones on time and with high quality. - Enhanced reliability, performance, and security of the API platform. At Juniper Square, we believe building a diverse workforce and an inclusive culture makes us a better company. If you think this job sounds like a fit, we encourage you to apply even if you don’t meet all the qualifications. COMPENSATION Compensation for this position includes a base salary, equity, and a variety of benefits. The U.S. base salary range for this role is $180,000 - $225,000. Actual base salaries will be based on candidate-specific factors, including experience, skillset, and location, and local minimum pay requirements as applicable. Benefits include: - Health, dental, and vision care for you and your family - Life insurance and disability coverage - Mental wellness coverage - Fertility and growing family support - Unlimited vacation in addition to company-paid holidays - Paid family leave, medical leave, and bereavement leave policies - 401k retirement savings plan - Healthcare FSA and commuter benefits programs - Allowance to customize your work and technology setup at home - Annual professional development stipend #LI-AD1