Product Manager, Licensing (API)

TL;DR

Product Manager, Licensing (API): Leading the Partner Licensing platform that manages license keys and entitlements for a global portfolio of web hosting and server management products with an accent on API design and system interdependence. Focus on driving API versioning, webhook semantics, and coordinating complex cross-system releases between interdependent licensing engines.

Location: Fully remote, borderless workplace (Work from anywhere)

Company

hirify.global empowers businesses worldwide through cutting-edge solutions in web hosting, billing automation, infrastructure, and server management, owning brands like cPanel, Plesk, and WHMCS.

What you will do

• Own the Partner Licensing roadmap and release cadence to ensure a reliable licensing experience across all products.
• Lead two engineering teams on backlog prioritization, planning, and delivery in collaboration with a shared Team Lead.
• Coordinate closely with peer Licensing PMs to align roadmaps and ensure cross-system changes land cleanly.
• Drive the partner-facing API surface, including design, versioning, deprecation strategy, and SDK direction.
• Perform partner discovery and translate findings into crisp PRDs and technical specifications.
• Partner with security and legal teams on entitlement enforcement, license validation, and anti-piracy measures.

Requirements

• 5+ years of product management experience.
• 2+ years as a technical PM on an API-first, platform, or developer-facing product.
• Strong literacy in REST/GraphQL, auth flows (OAuth, API keys, JWT), webhooks, and SDKs.
• Proven experience coordinating roadmaps with peer teams without a direct management line.
• Strong written and verbal English for producing technical specs and stakeholder updates.

Nice to have

• Direct experience with software licensing, entitlements, or DRM systems.
• Background in web hosting, domains, or SaaS infrastructure (CDNs, VPS, Cloud providers).
• Exposure to fraud, anti-piracy, or IP-protection problem spaces.
• Technical comfort with reading server-side code, debugging API calls, or sketching sequence diagrams.

Culture & Benefits

• Remote-first, async-friendly environment emphasizing autonomy and flexibility.
• Annual personal growth development budget and Udemy subscription.
• 20+ days of paid annual leave.
• Inclusive, diverse global culture with teams spanning 42+ nationalities.
• Regular team and on-site company events.

Hiring process

• Screening interview with the Talent Partner.
• Hiring Manager interview to assess team fit and problem-solving.
• Technical/Peer PM interview focusing on API design and coordination.
• Technical deep-dive featuring a live API design and PRD exercise.
• Optional final conversation with the CPO.