Technical Product Manager, API Partnerships

About Kasheesh

The future of checkout isn't about which card you use. It's about how you use the ones you already have. Kasheesh is reimagining digital payments and modern checkout experiences. Our technology allows you to combine multiple debit, credit or prepaid cards at checkout, anywhere Mastercard is accepted. Kasheesh unlocks access to more of your available funds, helping increase your cash flow, stretch your budget, and avoid hitting card limits.

No new lines of credit. No disruption to how or where you shop.

Inthisrole,you'lldefinewhattheAPIlookslike,shapetheintegrationstrategy,leadthetechnicalcomponentsofthego-to-market strategy,andcodewhenneeded.

You’llbethepersonleadingtechnicaldiscussionswithpotentialpartners.

You'llworkcloselywithour

Engineering

Manager,Data Engineer,CPOand Headof Partnerships :the Engineering

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Partnershipsforthetechnicalcomponentsofsalespitches.

TheidealcandidatehasalreadybeenpartofateamthatbuiltanAPIpartnerecosystemfromscratch.

Youknowwhatgoodlookslike,youknowwherethe
landmines are,andarepreparedtoownthefunctionhere.

Kasheesh operates under sponsor bank oversight as a regulated card program. You'll be building within that compliance framework daily. Card network rules, KYC/AML obligations, and data privacy constraints will shape what you can build, what you can promise partners, and how fast you can move. Experience navigating this environment is required.

• Beanintegralpartofthesalesprocessbyleadingtechnicalconversationsanddevelopingthematerialsneededtosupportthesalesprocess
• Designandownthearchitectureof Kasheesh'spartner-facingAPIincludingwhatendpointsshouldlooklike,expected responses,andtheoveralldeveloperexperience
• OwntheAPIproductroadmapandworkwiththeengineeringteamtoensurewhatgetsbuiltservesbothpartnersandthebusiness
• Writedetailedtechnicalrequirementsandtranslatethemintoactionablespecsfortheengineeringteam
• Buildandown Kasheesh'sAPIintegrationstrategy:howpartnersconnect,howtheyonboardbasedontheirtypeandcomplexity,andhowquicklywegetthemlive
• Createthepartner-facing documentation,sandbox environments,andframeworkspartnersneedtointegratesuccessfully
• Buildtheinternalplaybooksandinfrastructureforarepeatable,scalablepartnerprogram
• Writecodewhenneededtoprototype,validateorunblockintegrations

• Experienceowningthetechnicalnarrativeinabusinessdevelopmentorsalesprocess
• Hands-onexperiencebuildingorworkingdirectlywithproductionAPIs
• ExperiencewritingtechnicalrequirementsandowninganAPIproductroadmap
• Proficiencyinatleastonebackendlanguage
• DirectexperiencebuildinganAPIpartnershipecosystemorfunctionata Saa Sstartupfrom0to1
• Experiencebuildinginaregulatedfintechenvironmentisrequired.
  
  Youunderstandhowcardnetworkrules,KYC/AMLobligations,sponsorbankoversight,
  anddataprivacyconstraintsshapewhatcanbebuilt,promised,anddeliveredtopartners
• ComfortablesettinghonestexpectationswithpartnersaboutwhattheAPIcando,whatitcannot,andwhatitwouldtaketogetthere
• Abilitytogetworkdoneinambiguityandenergizedbybuildingstructurewherenoneexists

This is a build-from-scratch role with real ownership. The milestones below reflect what we expect from someone who hits the ground running, earns trust quickly, and builds with intention.

• Establishedworkingrelationshipswith Engineering Manager ,Data Engineer,CPO,andHeadof Partnerships
• Workingknowledgeofthesponsorbankrelationshipandcomplianceconstraints,demonstratedthroughatleastoneinternalcompliancediscussion
• InitialAPIarchitectureassessmentcompleted,identifyinggapsbetweencurrentcapabilitiesandwhatpartnerswillneed,deliveredtotheEngineeringManagerandCPO
• FirstdraftoftheAPIproduct…