Building partner and vendor integrations

Problem

A streaming service's partner and vendor work runs on contract terms, API documentation, and deadlines. The product team has to turn those into something engineering can build.

My role

I was the product manager on the partner integrations, working between partners, vendors, and development. I didn't negotiate the contracts. I turned their terms into requirements.

What I did

Turned partner contract terms into build-ready requirements for device and app platforms, and supported certification.
Represented product in regular partner meetings and advised on what was feasible.
Wrote the integration requirements for the shared streaming platform, using each vendor's API documentation, for the brands that followed the pilot.
Managed the vendor side of a white-label app partnership, including budgeted change requests that went through financial approval.

The result

Every integration gap identified during the migrations had build-ready requirements.