Group Product Manager - B2B API Platform; Remote

Progressive Leasing is a leading provider of in‑store and e‑commerce lease‑to‑own solutions with over 20 years of experience in fintech. It has grown from a start‑up into an industry leader by simplifying and valuing people. Progressive Leasing is a subsidiary of PROG Holdings (NYSE: PRG), which operates through three business segments:
Progressive Leasing, Purchasing Power, and Four, a BNPL platform.

Group Product Manager, B2B APIs – defines and scales Progressive’s next‑generation API ecosystem that powers seamless integrations with retailers, enterprise partners, and external developers. The role is work‑from‑home and can be performed remotely anywhere in the continental United States or at the corporate office in Draper, Utah.

• Platform Strategy & Leadership
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  Define the 3–5 year vision and roadmap for Progressive’s API platform, aligned with company strategy and future growth. Own the API product portfolio and prioritization across internal and external consumers, acting as the primary product authority for the platform.
• API Product Ownership
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  Lead the end‑to‑end API lifecycle—including discovery, design, development, launch, versioning, and deprecation. Establish governance, design standards, documentation quality, security practices, and lifecycle policies to ensure APIs are intuitive, secure, well‑documented, and easy for partners and internal teams to adopt.
• Partner & Retailer Enablement
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  Collaborate closely with Retail Operations, engineering, sales, and customer success to enable retailer integrations nslate retailer technical constraints into scalable platform capabilities and build reusable integration standards, best practices, and developer enablement resources.
• Cross‑Functional Collaboration
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  Work with engineering, architecture, security, compliance, legal, analytics, marketing, and go‑to‑market teams. Engage risk and compliance to ensure APIs meet regulated fintech requirements and support enterprise partnerships with technical diligence and platform storytelling.
• Metrics, Reliability & Continuous Improvement
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  Define, track, and optimize KPIs such as API adoption, usage, latency, error rates, reliability, and partner satisfaction. Participate in incident reviews, drive product‑level improvements, and adjust the roadmap based on data and business outcomes.
• People Leadership
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  Manage and mentor product managers responsible for individual APIs or platform surfaces. Establish product management standards, rituals, and best practices; develop PMs to own day‑to‑day execution while focusing on strategy, governance, and scale.

• 5+ years of product leadership in B2B SaaS, platforms, payments, fintech, or API‑focused roles.
• 3+ years leading products that involved technical integrations (SDKs, APIs, plug‑ins).
• Strong understanding of REST, OAuth, API keys, cloud technologies, and CI/CD.
• Proven ability to define and communicate strategic roadmaps.
• Strong analytical, communication, and collaboration skills.
• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, Business, or a related field.
• Experience with AI‑enabled tools is a plus; these tools are part of daily workflow and will continue to expand.

PROG emphasizes inclusive collaboration, innovation, and development. AI‑enabled tools are already integral to work processes and the use of these tools will broaden over time. The company encourages diversity and does not discriminate on any protected characteristic.

Progressive Leasing welcomes and encourages diversity in the workplace. We do not discriminate in any aspect of employment on the basis of race, color, religion, national origin, ancestry, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity and/or expression, age, veteran status, disability, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state, or local employment discrimination laws where Progressive Leasing does business.