API Product Owner

Voya Financial

Data API Product Owner leading cloud-based API development for digital experiences at Voya Financial. Collaborating with engineering and business teams to deliver data services.

Posted 5/7/2026full-timeHartford • Connecticut, Massachusetts, Minnesota, New York • 🇺🇸 United StatesSeniorLead💰 $100,070 - $157,470 per yearWebsite

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Own the product vision and roadmap for a portfolio of data APIs supporting digital experiences and enterprise capabilities.
Define and prioritize API features, enhancements, and backlog items based on business value and strategic priorities.
Partner with stakeholders to translate business needs into clear API product requirements and user stories.
Ensure APIs expose trusted, governed and well-documented data services for internal and external consumption.
Ensure APIs meet enterprise standards for security, performance, scalability and data governance.
Define success metrics and monitor adoption, performance and usage.
Collaborate with data teams to ensure alignment with data models, governance standards and platform capabilities.
Partner with digital product teams, UX and application developers to understand how APIs support new digital journeys and experiences.
Coordinate across multiple teams to manage dependencies, delivery milestones and integration needs.
Act as primary liaison between engineering, data teams, and business stakeholders.

Requirements

What you’ll need

Eight + years of professional IT experience with leadership in technical and business analysis
Five + years of product experience (product ownership, product management, or data product roles)
Experience working with APIs
Strong understanding of data platforms, data pipelines and modern data architecture
Experience working in Agile product teams
Demonstrated ability to work across engineering, data, and business teams
Experience supporting digital applications or customer facing platforms
Knowledge of data governance, data quality and enterprise data domains
Comfortable operating in complex, evolving environments, with the ability to frame problems clearly, align stakeholders and drive practical solutions forward.
Excellent written and verbal communication skills.

Benefits

Comp & perks

Health, dental, vision and life insurance plans
401(k) Savings plan – with generous company matching contributions (up to 6%)
Voya Retirement Plan – employer paid cash balance retirement plan (4%)
Tuition reimbursement up to $5,250/year
Paid time off – including 20 days paid time off, nine paid company holidays and a flexible Diversity Celebration Day.
Paid volunteer time — 40 hours per calendar year

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Hard Skills & Tools

API developmentdata platformsdata pipelinesdata architectureAgile methodologyproduct managementproduct ownershipdata governancedata qualitydigital applications

Soft Skills

leadershipcommunicationstakeholder alignmentproblem framingcollaborationorganizational skillsadaptabilitystrategic prioritizationmonitoring performancedriving solutions