Product Manager, OpenRouter Connect

OpenRouter

. Own the OpenRouter Connect roadmap end to end, including prioritization and requirements for partner integration and onboarding, provisioning APIs, per-customer and per-end-user controls and guardrails, usage visibility, and billing .

Posted 9/29/2026full-timeRemote • United StatesMid-LevelSenior💰 $245,000 - $280,000 per yearWebsite

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Core Competencies

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Demonstrates expertise in product management with a focus on API and infrastructure products, emphasizing partner integration, usage visibility, and billing strategies. Proven ability to lead cross-functional teams and drive product development from concept to general availability.

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Product Management ExperienceAPI DevelopmentPartner IntegrationB2B2B Product KnowledgeStrong Written Communication

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Hard Skills

Product Roadmap OwnershipAPI Specification ReadingUsage MeteringBilling ManagementMulti-Tenant Product ShippingTechnical JudgmentObservability ReviewTenant Isolation KnowledgeSDK UsageZero-To-One Product Development

Soft Skills

High AgencyBias Toward Action

Industry Keywords

Developer PlatformEnterprise AccessBudget ControlsDLP ControlsDelegated AdministrationEnd-User IdentityPer-Tenant PolicyUsage-Based BillingRevenue ShareOpenRouter Ecosystem

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Own the OpenRouter Connect roadmap end to end, including prioritization and requirements for partner integration and onboarding, provisioning APIs, per-customer and per-end-user controls and guardrails, usage visibility, and billing
Set strategy by prioritizing target partner segments, defining competitive positioning, and setting goals for partner and end-user activation, engagement, and retention
Work directly with design partners through prospect and integration calls, unblock engineers, and translate partner and end-customer needs into the roadmap
Collaborate with engineering and design to make scope and sequencing decisions and ship quickly, iteratively, with high quality and strong developer experience
Build reusable Connect abstractions rather than one-off integrations
Push missing management endpoints, analytics dimensions, and guardrail primitives into the core OpenRouter product
Partner with Partnerships and Finance on Connect’s business model and commercial terms

Requirements

What you’ll need

5+ years of product management or founder experience building platform, API, or infrastructure products that other companies' engineers build on
Experience shipping partner-delivered, multi-tenant products
Experience with tenant, identity, and billing questions in B2B2B or B2B2Dev products
Zero-to-one track record taking a product from design partners to general availability
High agency and bias toward action
Strong written communication and ability to write clearly and often
Strong technical judgment
Ability to read API specifications and use SDKs
Experience reviewing observability and product metrics
Knowledge of customer-facing API surfaces, authentication models, partner integrations, usage metering, and tenant isolation
Nice to have: experience at a developer platform, LLM ops, or AI gateway company, or building embedded/OEM infrastructure offerings
Nice to have: familiarity with enterprise access, budget, and DLP controls
Nice to have: experience with delegated administration, end-user identity, and per-tenant policy
Nice to have: usage-based billing and reporting experience, including metering, invoicing, or revenue share
Nice to have: familiarity with the model and provider ecosystem or existing OpenRouter usage

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