API Manager - Crypto / Digital Assets (HK/ SG) at OSL (Hong Kong)

Backed by BC Technology Group (stock code: 863 HK), Asia’s only listed, licensed and ‘Bigfour’-audited digital asset and fintech company, OSL is Asia’s largest digital asset platform, providing prime brokerage, custody, exchange and SaaS services for institutional clients and professional investors.

The company offers OTC, iRFQ and electronic trading services giving traders access to the world’s deepest liquidity pools, digital asset borrowing and lending, as well as secure, insured wallets to ensure the safekeeping of digital assets with timely transaction settlement.

OSL is the trusted gateway to the digital asset economy.

Overview

We are looking for a senior API product manager who will drive the API-first strategy, roadmap and associated product initiatives from inception through to delivery across its Prime Brokerage, Custody, Prime Brokerage and SaaS business Lines. The candidate has a clear track record in driving both the strategy and delivery of the API product roadmap in a financial services company.

This is a unique opportunity for someone with a passion for driving value in an industry-changing platform. You will collaborate closely with commercial, operations, engineers, designers and other cross-functional team members to ship remarkable features and products.

Performance measures

• Create the API product strategy that is aimed in making OSL a leading force in API products and access.


• Create and maintain the OSL API product roadmap, milestones, and dependencies with strategic priorities in mind


• Define features, write (REST and FIX) API specifications, facilitate user studies, iterate on feedback, help write test plans with QA, manage the backlog, and ultimately ship products/features in a timely manner


• Interview and interact with customers and commercial teams to discover the true customer needs and ensure value is delivered upon release of new products and existing product enhancements


• Work with stakeholders to prioritize initiatives and projects appropriately and weigh tradeoffs that must be made


• Perform market research and analysis


• Represent the team in communication with cross functional teams


• Collaborate with all facets of the business to build a growth mindset culture

Candidate Specifications:

• Experience in delivering successful API strategies and implementations at scale preferably in a fintech or financial markets


• REST and FIX API’s expertise and demonstrable track record in delivering those


• Strong understanding of API eco-system, API’s product and technical specifications


• Ability to work autonomously and driving delivery of requirements in an agile framework


• The ability to collaborate well with commercial, designers, engineers and become the "bridge" that ties the connection between commercial requirements to technical requirements


• A growth mindset and the ability to think outside the box


• Excellent interpersonal, communication, organization and prioritization skills

You will love the team and OSL if you,

• Enjoy learning new technologies and want to be part of exciting projects that have immediate business impact


• Are looking for open-minded, flexible, and diverse working environments (yes, we have the working from home policy!)


• Have a desire to innovate for clients


• Are a team player and have a sense of ownership