Staff Technical Program Manager

Summary

Join Deel's Deel-as-a-Service team as a Staff Technical Program Manager and play a pivotal role in transforming our APIs into a strategic advantage. You will build and enforce API standards, improve consistency, and align product and engineering teams towards a shared vision of developer delight. This involves driving governance and infrastructure to ensure our internal and external APIs evolve smoothly without compromising quality. You will lead Deel’s API program, establishing ownership and accountability, and creating a comprehensive API evaluation system. Collaboration with product and engineering leaders is key to aligning API priorities and managing cross-team dependencies. You will also ensure API consistency, performance, and reliability, while working closely with Developer Experience engineers to support API builders. Finally, you will conduct customer research to identify and resolve integration pain points.

Requirements

• 10+ years of experience in technology roles, including 5+ years in high-growth scale-ups. Proven ability to drive impact in fast-paced, rapidly evolving environments
• Deep expertise in modern API design (REST, GraphQL, OpenAPI), with a strong track record of leading or contributing to large-scale API initiatives—especially platform or white-label use cases
• Operational excellence in API governance, lifecycle management, and driving adoption through well-defined standards and frameworks
• Strong technical fluency with the ability to collaborate closely with engineers, product managers, and cross-functional stakeholders; prior experience in integrations, solutions architecture, or developer-focused roles is a plus
• Data- and customer-driven decision-maker who adapts priorities based on insights, usage patterns, and developer feedback
• Passionate about simplifying complexity and building high-quality integration experiences that scale across partners and platforms
• Hands-on familiarity with API tools and infrastructure, such as Postman, Swagger/OpenAPI, API gateways, and auth protocols (OAuth2, etc.)
• General technical knowledge of software development processes and systems (experience in designing and building payment systems is a significant advantage)
• Proficiency with BI tools (SQL, Looker, Snowflake, Datadog, Excel/Sheets) and excellent presentation skills

Responsibilities

• Lead Deel’s API program across the company, establishing ownership, accountability, and operational structure
• Create and enforce scalable API standards and governance practices (naming, versioning, consistency)
• Design and implement a comprehensive API evaluation system to track maturity and identify gaps
• Collaborate with product and engineering leaders to drive alignment on API priorities and cross-team dependencies
• Ensure APIs are consistent, performant, and reliable, with a seamless experience for both internal teams and external developers
• Work closely with Developer Experience engineers to ensure the right tools and processes are in place to support API builders
• Conduct customer research and internal discovery to surface integration pain points before they become problems
• Own API quality conversations across the org—spot issues early, bring the right people together, and drive resolution
• Be a strategic partner in defining how Deel’s platform evolves to support white-label, partner, and enterprise-grade use cases

Preferred Qualifications

Bonus: Experience at companies known for strong developer ecosystems (e.g., Stripe, Postman, Shopify, Slack, Twilio, Airbnb, etc.)

Benefits

• Stock grant opportunities dependent on your role, employment status and location
• Additional perks and benefits based on your employment status and country
• The flexibility of remote work, including optional WeWork access