Principal Product Owner – Agentic API Design & Governance
Core
Lead API design governance and standards for an AI-native travel platform, ensuring APIs are optimized for both human developers and AI agents.
Role type
Principal Product Owner (API Governance & Agentic Architecture)
Builds
API portfolios, OpenAPI specifications, and developer/agent documentation for a global travel ecosystem.
Domain
Travel technology, API engineering, and Large Language Model (LLM) integration.
Deliverable
production ML models | product features | dashboards & analysis
Required skills
API governance strategy, OpenAPI Specification creation, legacy-to-modern API transformation (SOAP to REST/RPC), LLM constraints management (token limits, prompt security), technical product management, cross-functional stakeholder leadership.
Preferred skills
Recent experience defining standards for agentic/AI solutions, coaching API design teams, creating scenario-rich documentation for LLM consumption.
Technologies
OpenAPI, SOAP, REST, gRPC/RPC, LLMs.
Responsibilities
Define and enforce API governance standards and Agentic-Ready design methodologies; migrate legacy protocols to modern architectures; oversee documentation quality optimized for LLM consumption; coach API teams on design reviews and quality; analyze and troubleshoot complex architectural API issues.
Seniority
Principal, hands-on IC with strategic oversight.