Pricing Technical Product Manager

Apple•Cupertino, CA

About The Position

Imagine what you can do here. Apple is seeking an exceptional product management leader to build the next generation of pricing features for our Services platform, including the App Store. Since its launch in 2008, the App Store has connected millions of developers to our devices, having now paid +$320 billion to developers who are connected to over 2 billion devices in 175 countries around the world. Today, there are more ways than ever for developers to monetize and distribute their apps in a secure and trusted way; and we’re just getting started! This role will be responsible for defining and bringing to life new features that allow Apple and third-party developers to unlock the potential of their apps, in-apps, and subscriptions. You’ll design extensible systems that enable these features across a variety of use cases and lines of business, develop internal tooling to assist operations teams in launching and maintaining these features, and work in close partnership with cross-functional business, product, engineering and other stakeholders to turn business requirements into detailed technical specifications. In addition to meeting the business’ needs, you will be responsible for ensuring that the features you launch comply with the various legal, regulatory, tax and business requirements that come with operating a diverse, global digital goods marketplace.

Requirements

Proven track record of building and launching robust features in a highly collaborative, fast-paced environment.
Growth mindset, fierce attention to detail, and the agility to learn new technologies.
Ability to look for opportunities to build extensible capabilities and platforms.
Taking ownership over work and impact on others.
Exceptional communication skills: Can convey complex ideas concisely and effectively, adapt to different audiences, and influence outcomes.
Self-motivated and proactive: Willing to dive into details and gain a thorough understanding of Apple’s systems, processes, and strategic initiatives in order to build the best experiences for developers.
Strong analytical skills: Ability to break apart complex questions, seek expertise and data to arrive at proposals.
Proven record of working collaboratively with engineering, QA, design, business, finance and legal teams.
5+ years of related experience in product management, consulting, design or engineering.
BS or MS in Computer Science, Engineering, Mathematics, Economics, or related field and/or MBA with relevant engineering/quantitative background.
Experience writing detailed, technical specs.
Experience working with data structures, relational databases, and SQL.

Responsibilities

Defining and bringing to life new features that allow Apple and third-party developers to unlock the potential of their apps, in-apps, and subscriptions.
Designing extensible systems that enable these features across a variety of use cases and lines of business.
Developing internal tooling to assist operations teams in launching and maintaining these features.
Working in close partnership with cross-functional business, product, engineering and other stakeholders to turn business requirements into detailed technical specifications.
Ensuring that the features launched comply with the various legal, regulatory, tax and business requirements that come with operating a diverse, global digital goods marketplace.
Being an active participant in functional and technical design discussions, testing, and prioritization with global and cross-functional teams.
Collaborating closely with partner product managers, developer relations, business management, engineering, engineering project management, design, legal, and other functions to deliver tools that unlock and manage pricing capabilities for developers.
Establishing guardrails to protect the integrity of the pricing and commerce systems, the App Store, and our customers.
Translating business goals for commerce and pricing capabilities into detailed technical requirements used during design, development and quality assurance of the tools.
Clearly articulating the strategy, and the detailed requirements in leadership and cross-functional reviews.
Working closely with engineering and program managers to develop and launch features on time and at scale.
Building expertise in the pricing platform, empowering external facing teams to improve adoption of features, answer questions, and propose practical solutions that meet developer needs.