Who Are We?

Postman is the world’s leading API platform, used by more than 35 million developers and 500,000 organizations, including 98% of the Fortune 500. Postman is helping developers and professionals across the globe build the API-first world by simplifying each step of the API lifecycle and streamlining collaboration—enabling users to create better APIs, faster.

The company is headquartered in San Francisco and has an office in Bangalore, where it was founded. Postman is privately held, with funding from Battery Ventures, BOND, Coatue, CRV, Insight Partners, and Nexus Venture Partners. Learn more at postman.com or connect with Postman on X via @getpostman.

P.S: We highly recommend reading The "API-First World" graphic novel to understand the bigger picture and our vision at Postman.

The Opportunity

We’re looking for a Head of Product Management, API Test Automation to drive Postman’s vision for the future of API testing and automation. In this role, you will own the strategy and execution of Postman’s API test automation and performance testing products, ensuring they remain industry-leading solutions for developers and organizations across all scales.

As a key leader within the Product Management organization, you will set the direction for API test automation, align cross-functional teams, and engage deeply with customers to deliver innovative and scalable solutions. You will also lead a high-performing product management team and foster a culture of collaboration and customer-centricity.

Success in this role will be measured by your ability to grow customer adoption, satisfaction, and engagement while driving Postman’s leadership in the API testing space.

What You’ll Do

Product Strategy: Define and drive the product vision, strategy, and roadmap for API test automation and performance testing. Ensure alignment with Postman’s broader API platform strategy and evolving customer needs.
Customer Focus: Develop a deep understanding of customer workflows across startups, SMBs, mid-market, and enterprise segments. Regularly engage with users to identify pain points, validate ideas, and iterate on solutions that address their API testing challenges.
Team Leadership: Build, mentor, and lead a world-class product management team. Foster collaboration across design, engineering, and go-to-market teams to deliver impactful results.
Cross-Functional Collaboration: Partner with Engineering, Sales, Marketing, and Product Marketing to align product initiatives with business objectives. Ensure seamless execution from ideation to launch and beyond.
Innovation: Lead initiatives to push the boundaries of API test automation, from integration testing to advanced performance benchmarking, regression testing, and beyond. Explore and implement new capabilities that add significant value to customers.
Enterprise Focus: Engage with enterprise customers to deliver scalable, secure, and compliant solutions that meet their governance and security needs. Work with customers to ensure Postman’s testing products integrate seamlessly into CI/CD pipelines across diverse tech stacks.
Go-to-Market Strategy: Collaborate with go-to-market teams to position Postman’s API testing products for success. Define product messaging, pricing, and packaging strategies to drive adoption and revenue growth.
Metrics and Outcomes: Define and track product success metrics, including customer adoption, engagement, and satisfaction. Use these insights to drive continuous improvements in product performance and user experience.

About You

10+ years of experience in product management, with at least 4+ years managing high-performing teams in the software or SaaS industry.
Proven success in leading products related to API testing, developer tools, or enterprise software.
Deep understanding of user-centered product development and technical workflows, particularly in developer-centric tools.
Strong business acumen with a track record of aligning product strategies with business goals to deliver measurable results.
Exceptional communication and collaboration skills, with the ability to work across cross-functional teams and influence stakeholders at all levels.
Familiarity with CI/CD pipelines, APIs, and enterprise-grade testing requirements. Hands-on experience with these technologies is a strong plus.
Data-driven decision-making skills with the ability to define and measure key product metrics effectively.

Nice to Have

Experience working directly with enterprise customers to design scalable and secure solutions.
Knowledge of Postman’s product and developer workflows.
Proven ability to simplify complex technical workflows into intuitive, user-friendly solutions.
Thought leadership in the API or software development space, including contributions to the broader product management community.
Hands-on technical experience or an in-depth understanding of software development practices.

This role is based in San Francisco Bay Area, with a reasonably estimated salary range of $250,000 to $300,000+, plus a competitive equity package. Compensation is based on your skills, qualifications, and experience.

What Else?

In addition to Postman’s pay-on-performance philosophy, and a flexible schedule working with a fun, collaborative team, Postman offers a comprehensive set of benefits, including full medical coverage, flexible PTO, wellness reimbursement, and a monthly lunch stipend. Along with that, our wellness programs will help you stay in the best of your physical and mental health. If you have little ones in your family, the creche allowance can help in supporting your work-life balance. Our frequent and fascinating team-building events will keep you connected, while our donation-matching program can support the causes you care about. We’re building a long-term company with an inclusive culture where everyone can be the best version of themselves.

At Postman, we embrace a hybrid work model. For all roles based out of San Francisco Bay Area, Boston, Bangalore, Noida, Hyderabad, and New York, employees are expected to come into the office 3-days a week. We were thoughtful in our approach which is based on balancing flexibility and collaboration and grounded in feedback from our workforce, leadership team, and peers. The benefits of our hybrid office model will be shared knowledge, brainstorming sessions, communication, and building trust in-person that cannot be replicated via zoom.

Our Values

At Postman, we create with the same curiosity that we see in our users. We value transparency and honest communication about not only successes, but also failures. In our work, we focus on specific goals that add up to a larger vision. Our inclusive work culture ensures that everyone is valued equally as important pieces of our final product. We are dedicated to delivering the best products we can.

Equal opportunity

Postman is an Equal Employment Opportunity and Affirmative Action Employer. Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender perception or identity, national origin, age, marital status, protected veteran status, or disability status. Headhunters and recruitment agencies may not submit resumes/CVs through this website or directly to managers. Postman does not accept unsolicited headhunter and agency resumes. Postman will not pay fees to any third-party agency or company that does not have a signed agreement with Postman.

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