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Partner Integrations Lead

Upgrade

Skills

Required

  • translating complex technical requirements
  • project management
  • leading complex technical integrations
  • RESTful API architecture
  • JSON/XML payload structures
  • OAuth/API key authentication patterns

Preferred

  • Partner integration
  • API integration points

Join Upgrade, a leading fintech company, as a Partner Integrations Lead for our Home Improvement product platform. In this hybrid role, you will be the primary product subject matter expert, managing integration pipelines, triaging production issues, and collaborating with various teams to deliver impactful outcomes. You will also lead cross-functional communication, respond to production incidents, and triage inbound defect reports. This position offers a competitive benefits package, including stock options, paid medical coverage, flexible PTO, and opportunities for professional growth.

Responsibilities

  • Act as the main point of contact and partner-facing subject matter expert on the Home Improvement product platform, particularly all API integration points.
  • Manage integrations with new partners and new product rollouts for existing partners, including defining how partner platforms will interact with Upgrade.
  • Lead and facilitate cross-functional communication to ensure internal alignment and prioritization of Partner integration projects and ongoing requests.

Requirements

  • The role is perfect for those who are self-motivated, technically minded, and excel at translating complex technical requirements between external partners and internal engineering teams
  • Comfortable in a flexible environment and expertise in project management across multiple departments
  • Comfortable collaborating with all levels within the company and external partners
  • Entrepreneurial, self-starter, and persistent attitude with the desire to go deep in details
  • Experience leading complex technical integrations, along with specific expertise in RESTful API architecture, JSON/XML payload structures, and OAuth/API key authentication patterns
  • 6-7+ years of work experience preferred
  • BA/BS degree in Business, Engineering, or equivalent

Preferred

  • Subject matter expertise in the Home Improvement or a similar merchant financing space is ideal

Benefits

  • Comfortable working in a startup culture with the ability to earn trust