How To Break Into API Product Management

Video from a live Lightning Lesson on Maven, January 29, 2025 Learn more at https://maven.com/emmanuel What you'll learn: 1. What Is API Product Management and Why It’s Worth Pursuing Understand how API PM differs from traditional PM roles—and why it pays off. 2. Where to Find an API Product Management Job Discover which industries and companies need API PMs, and learn how to network with them. 3. How to Prepare for the API Product Manager Interview Learn what hiring managers expect so you can stand out and secure the offer. 4. How to Upskill for the API PM Role Identify gaps in your technical or market knowledge, then build a plan to fill them. Why this topic matters: API Product Management is more technical, more challenging, and higher-stakes than a “core” PM role. It also offers distinct rewards: deep technical mastery, greater autonomy, and higher compensation. Today, I’m sharing my secrets on how to break into API PM that I've learned over 15 years as an executive, so you can fast-track your own API career.