Director of Product Management and Marketing, AIML Technologies

Apple•Cupertino, CA

About The Position

At Apple, great ideas have a way of becoming outstanding products, services and customer experiences very quickly. This role is for a Director in Product Management and Product Marketing to lead a team focused on AIML Technologies within the Worldwide Product Marketing group. The team represents customers and developers from concept through development and launch of core AI technologies and features, infusing innovative features into the development process and crafting groundbreaking ideas into tangible products. The role combines product management/development and product marketing responsibilities, collaborating with various cross-functional teams. The Director will lead the team involved in the definition and launch of core AI technologies and experiences across Apple’s operating systems and products, including Apple Intelligence and Siri. This involves shaping and communicating the strategy for AI technologies and models, acting as a strategic editor to focus efforts on user and developer needs, and crafting product management and marketing requirements. The role requires an excellent understanding of AI, models, developer experiences, and industry trends, comfort with complex problems, and exceptional interpersonal skills to influence executives and partners.

Requirements

10-15+ years experience, including having led product management and/or product marketing teams through multiple AI-focused product development cycles from concept to launch
Excellent understanding of AI, models, developer experiences, and industry trends
Comfortable with complex and ambiguous problems and situations
Adept at identifying a project’s risks
Commitment to excellence in work
Exceptional interpersonal skills
Proven track record of successfully influencing and negotiating with partners and working with many groups to achieve goals
Engaging and influencing high-level executives
Delivering presentations
Gaining support for initiatives
Advocating point of view
Built and managed teams that have thrived and contributed outsized impact collectively

Nice To Haves

Proven record leading teams that effectively collaborate with engineering, design, and marketing peers
Demonstrated ability to recruit strong product managers and marketers and support their rapid growth
Deep understanding and thought leadership around the AI landscape, models, training, and product experiences
Flexibility to move seamlessly between highly detailed and technical situations as well as strategic business situations
Technical track record working closely with engineering and research teams
Experience managing strategic partners and relationships
Capacity to lead high level executives through influence, debate, and focusing on what’s best for users, developers, and the entire technology stack
Ability to synthesize complex AI technology into product communication for broad audience including developers, researchers, customers, media, analysts, and leading industry specialists
Best-in-class story-telling, presentation, and written communication skills
Press and media experience with success as a product spokesperson on a national or global level
Strong attention to detail
Willingness to travel
A self-starter who is dedicated and demonstrates creative and critical thinking abilities
Bachelor’s degree; MS/MBA preferred

Responsibilities

Lead a team that represents customers and developers throughout the journey from concept through development and launch of core AI technologies and features
Develop and apply insights to help infuse innovative features into the development process
Craft groundbreaking ideas into tangible products and features that excite the world
Lead the team deeply involved in the definition and launch of core AI technologies and experiences across Apple’s operating systems and products that power Apple Intelligence, Siri, and more
Create incredible opportunities for developers and researchers to build on these technologies
Play an instrumental role helping shape and communicate the strategy for AI technologies and models, and the capabilities that they can power across the entire ecosystem
Be a strategic editor to help focus the team’s efforts on what’s most important for users and developers
Craft product management and marketing requirements
Collaborate with engineering and design to investigate new concepts and ideas
Be the voice of the market to Apple during the development phase
Craft product messaging briefs leading into launch
Guide marketing communications on the creation of launch materials
Act as a spokesperson in press briefings and public events
Bring users products that leverage the latest innovations in AI to enrich their lives