Track Manager - Program & Project Management
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Job Description
Track Manager - Program & Project Management
City of Edinburgh, Scotland

Job Summary

Draft role profile | Product Owner / Technical Product Lead | Edinburgh API platform Product Owner / Technical Product Lead Role type Product Owner / Technical Product Lead Location Edinburgh, hybrid working expected Core focus API marketplace, API-led delivery, developer portal, platform governance and stakeholder alignment Candidate profile Technically credible PO who can translate business outcomes into delivery priorities for engineering and architecture teams Role summary We are looking for a Product Owner / Technical Product Lead to shape and drive API platform capabilities within a complex financial services environment. The role needs someone who can combine strong product ownership discipline with practical understanding of API ecosystems, API marketplaces, integration patterns, developer experience and engineering-led delivery. Key responsibilities • Own, refine and prioritise the product backlog for API platform and related digital service capabilities. • Work with engineering, architecture, UX, security, DevOps and business stakeholders to translate outcomes into clear user stories and acceptance criteria. • Shape API marketplace, developer portal, API reuse, onboarding journeys and governance improvements. • Lead discovery, prioritisation and delivery planning across business value, customer impact, risk, dependencies and technical feasibility. • Manage stakeholder engagement, communicate roadmap choices and provide clear rationale for trade-offs. • Support agile delivery ceremonies, backlog health, sprint readiness and value realisation against agreed outcomes. Essential skills and experience • Proven experience as a Product Owner, Product Manager, Technical Product Lead or similar role in enterprise digital delivery. • Practical understanding of APIs, API gateways, developer portals, API catalogues or marketplaces, and API lifecycle management. • Experience working with engineering and architecture teams in Agile delivery models. • Ability to write clear user stories, define acceptance criteria and maintain a prioritised backlog. • Strong stakeholder management across business, technology, architecture, risk and delivery functions. • Comfortable operating in a regulated, complex and delivery-focused environment. Desirable experience • Financial services or banking domain exposure. • Exposure to platforms such as Apigee, Kong, MuleSoft, Azure API Management or similar API management tools. • Understanding of OpenAPI specifications, API standards, service integration and platform governance. • Experience improving developer experience, self-service onboarding or reusable platform services. • Awareness of cloud-native delivery, DevOps practices and secure-by-design engineering. Draft role profile | Product Owner / Technical Product Lead | Edinburgh API platform Operating style expected • Outcome-led, with a clear focus on business value and customer impact. • Technically conversant, able to challenge and collaborate with architects and engineers without needing to be the solution architect. • Structured and delivery-oriented, with strong ownership of backlog quality, roadmap clarity and dependency management. • Confident communicator who can simplify technical topics for stakeholders and bring teams around a practical delivery path. Suggested short candidate pitch A technically credible Product Owner with strong API platform experience, able to lead backlog, roadmap and stakeholder alignment for an API marketplace / developer experience agenda in Edinburgh. The ideal candidate should be comfortable working with engineering and architecture teams while keeping delivery tightly linked to business outcomes, risk, governance and customer value. Screening focus Assessment area What good looks like API credibility Can explain API marketplace, gateway, developer portal, lifecycle and reuse concepts clearly. Prod

Key Responsibilities

Draft role profile | Product Owner / Technical Product Lead | Edinburgh API platform Product Owner / Technical Product Lead Role type Product Owner / Technical Product Lead Location Edinburgh, hybrid working expected Core focus API marketplace, API-led delivery, developer portal, platform governance and stakeholder alignment Candidate profile Technically credible PO who can translate business outcomes into delivery priorities for engineering and architecture teams Role summary We are looking for a Product Owner / Technical Product Lead to shape and drive API platform capabilities within a complex financial services environment. The role needs someone who can combine strong product ownership discipline with practical understanding of API ecosystems, API marketplaces, integration patterns, developer experience and engineering-led delivery. Key responsibilities • Own, refine and prioritise the product backlog for API platform and related digital service capabilities. • Work with engineering, architecture, UX, security, DevOps and business stakeholders to translate outcomes into clear user stories and acceptance criteria. • Shape API marketplace, developer portal, API reuse, onboarding journeys and governance improvements. • Lead discovery, prioritisation and delivery planning across business value, customer impact, risk, dependencies and technical feasibility. • Manage stakeholder engagement, communicate roadmap choices and provide clear rationale for trade-offs. • Support agile delivery ceremonies, backlog health, sprint readiness and value realisation against agreed outcomes. Essential skills and experience • Proven experience as a Product Owner, Product Manager, Technical Product Lead or similar role in enterprise digital delivery. • Practical understanding of APIs, API gateways, developer portals, API catalogues or marketplaces, and API lifecycle management. • Experience working with engineering and architecture teams in Agile delivery models. • Ability to write clear user stories, define acceptance criteria and maintain a prioritised backlog. • Strong stakeholder management across business, technology, architecture, risk and delivery functions. • Comfortable operating in a regulated, complex and delivery-focused environment. Desirable experience • Financial services or banking domain exposure. • Exposure to platforms such as Apigee, Kong, MuleSoft, Azure API Management or similar API management tools. • Understanding of OpenAPI specifications, API standards, service integration and platform governance. • Experience improving developer experience, self-service onboarding or reusable platform services. • Awareness of cloud-native delivery, DevOps practices and secure-by-design engineering. Draft role profile | Product Owner / Technical Product Lead | Edinburgh API platform Operating style expected • Outcome-led, with a clear focus on business value and customer impact. • Technically conversant, able to challenge and collaborate with architects and engineers without needing to be the solution architect. • Structured and delivery-oriented, with strong ownership of backlog quality, roadmap clarity and dependency management. • Confident communicator who can simplify technical topics for stakeholders and bring teams around a practical delivery path. Suggested short candidate pitch A technically credible Product Owner with strong API platform experience, able to lead backlog, roadmap and stakeholder alignment for an API marketplace / developer experience agenda in Edinburgh. The ideal candidate should be comfortable working with engineering and architecture teams while keeping delivery tightly linked to business outcomes, risk, governance and customer value. Screening focus Assessment area What good looks like API credibility Can explain API marketplace, gateway, developer portal, lifecycle and reuse concepts clearly. Prod

Skill Requirements

Draft role profile | Product Owner / Technical Product Lead | Edinburgh API platform Product Owner / Technical Product Lead Role type Product Owner / Technical Product Lead Location Edinburgh, hybrid working expected Core focus API marketplace, API-led delivery, developer portal, platform governance and stakeholder alignment Candidate profile Technically credible PO who can translate business outcomes into delivery priorities for engineering and architecture teams Role summary We are looking for a Product Owner / Technical Product Lead to shape and drive API platform capabilities within a complex financial services environment. The role needs someone who can combine strong product ownership discipline with practical understanding of API ecosystems, API marketplaces, integration patterns, developer experience and engineering-led delivery. Key responsibilities • Own, refine and prioritise the product backlog for API platform and related digital service capabilities. • Work with engineering, architecture, UX, security, DevOps and business stakeholders to translate outcomes into clear user stories and acceptance criteria. • Shape API marketplace, developer portal, API reuse, onboarding journeys and governance improvements. • Lead discovery, prioritisation and delivery planning across business value, customer impact, risk, dependencies and technical feasibility. • Manage stakeholder engagement, communicate roadmap choices and provide clear rationale for trade-offs. • Support agile delivery ceremonies, backlog health, sprint readiness and value realisation against agreed outcomes. Essential skills and experience • Proven experience as a Product Owner, Product Manager, Technical Product Lead or similar role in enterprise digital delivery. • Practical understanding of APIs, API gateways, developer portals, API catalogues or marketplaces, and API lifecycle management. • Experience working with engineering and architecture teams in Agile delivery models. • Ability to write clear user stories, define acceptance criteria and maintain a prioritised backlog. • Strong stakeholder management across business, technology, architecture, risk and delivery functions. • Comfortable operating in a regulated, complex and delivery-focused environment. Desirable experience • Financial services or banking domain exposure. • Exposure to platforms such as Apigee, Kong, MuleSoft, Azure API Management or similar API management tools. • Understanding of OpenAPI specifications, API standards, service integration and platform governance. • Experience improving developer experience, self-service onboarding or reusable platform services. • Awareness of cloud-native delivery, DevOps practices and secure-by-design engineering. Draft role profile | Product Owner / Technical Product Lead | Edinburgh API platform Operating style expected • Outcome-led, with a clear focus on business value and customer impact. • Technically conversant, able to challenge and collaborate with architects and engineers without needing to be the solution architect. • Structured and delivery-oriented, with strong ownership of backlog quality, roadmap clarity and dependency management. • Confident communicator who can simplify technical topics for stakeholders and bring teams around a practical delivery path. Suggested short candidate pitch A technically credible Product Owner with strong API platform experience, able to lead backlog, roadmap and stakeholder alignment for an API marketplace / developer experience agenda in Edinburgh. The ideal candidate should be comfortable working with engineering and architecture teams while keeping delivery tightly linked to business outcomes, risk, governance and customer value. Screening focus Assessment area What good looks like API credibility Can explain API marketplace, gateway, developer portal, lifecycle and reuse concepts clearly. Prod

Other Requirements

Draft role profile | Product Owner / Technical Product Lead | Edinburgh API platform Product Owner / Technical Product Lead Role type Product Owner / Technical Product Lead Location Edinburgh, hybrid working expected Core focus API marketplace, API-led delivery, developer portal, platform governance and stakeholder alignment Candidate profile Technically credible PO who can translate business outcomes into delivery priorities for engineering and architecture teams Role summary We are looking for a Product Owner / Technical Product Lead to shape and drive API platform capabilities within a complex financial services environment. The role needs someone who can combine strong product ownership discipline with practical understanding of API ecosystems, API marketplaces, integration patterns, developer experience and engineering-led delivery. Key responsibilities • Own, refine and prioritise the product backlog for API platform and related digital service capabilities. • Work with engineering, architecture, UX, security, DevOps and business stakeholders to translate outcomes into clear user stories and acceptance criteria. • Shape API marketplace, developer portal, API reuse, onboarding journeys and governance improvements. • Lead discovery, prioritisation and delivery planning across business value, customer impact, risk, dependencies and technical feasibility. • Manage stakeholder engagement, communicate roadmap choices and provide clear rationale for trade-offs. • Support agile delivery ceremonies, backlog health, sprint readiness and value realisation against agreed outcomes. Essential skills and experience • Proven experience as a Product Owner, Product Manager, Technical Product Lead or similar role in enterprise digital delivery. • Practical understanding of APIs, API gateways, developer portals, API catalogues or marketplaces, and API lifecycle management. • Experience working with engineering and architecture teams in Agile delivery models. • Ability to write clear user stories, define acceptance criteria and maintain a prioritised backlog. • Strong stakeholder management across business, technology, architecture, risk and delivery functions. • Comfortable operating in a regulated, complex and delivery-focused environment. Desirable experience • Financial services or banking domain exposure. • Exposure to platforms such as Apigee, Kong, MuleSoft, Azure API Management or similar API management tools. • Understanding of OpenAPI specifications, API standards, service integration and platform governance. • Experience improving developer experience, self-service onboarding or reusable platform services. • Awareness of cloud-native delivery, DevOps practices and secure-by-design engineering. Draft role profile | Product Owner / Technical Product Lead | Edinburgh API platform Operating style expected • Outcome-led, with a clear focus on business value and customer impact. • Technically conversant, able to challenge and collaborate with architects and engineers without needing to be the solution architect. • Structured and delivery-oriented, with strong ownership of backlog quality, roadmap clarity and dependency management. • Confident communicator who can simplify technical topics for stakeholders and bring teams around a practical delivery path. Suggested short candidate pitch A technically credible Product Owner with strong API platform experience, able to lead backlog, roadmap and stakeholder alignment for an API marketplace / developer experience agenda in Edinburgh. The ideal candidate should be comfortable working with engineering and architecture teams while keeping delivery tightly linked to business outcomes, risk, governance and customer value. Screening focus Assessment area What good looks like API credibility Can explain API marketplace, gateway, developer portal, lifecycle and reuse concepts clearly. Prod
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HCLTech is a global technology company, home to more than 223,000 people across 60 countries, delivering industry-leading capabilities centered around digital, engineering, cloud and AI, powered by a broad portfolio of technology services and products. We work with clients across all major verticals, providing industry solutions for Financial Services, Manufacturing, Life Sciences and Healthcare, Technology and Services, Telecom and Media, Retail and CPG, and Public Services. Consolidated revenues as of 12 months ending June 2026 totaled $14.8 billion.