Product Manager, OS Platforms

Apple • Cupertino, CA

7h

About The Position

Apple is seeking a highly motivated Product Manager to join its Worldwide Product Marketing team. The role represents the customer in key product efforts from concept through development and launch, developing and applying insights to help bring innovative features into product development. Apple’s Product Management role combines product management and product marketing responsibilities and works cross-functionally with design, engineering, finance, legal, marketing communications, public relations, market research, and sales.

The Product Manager will work across Apple’s software platforms on release schedules, launch deliverables, product excellence, and messaging. The role involves coordinating product development and launch activities and helping shape product strategy, roadmaps, positioning, and marketing activities.

Requirements

• At least 4 years of experience in product marketing, product management, and/or project management roles.
• Familiarity with software development cycles and delivering critical project features.
• Recent experience within the last 2 years in operating systems, software integration, computer or mobile apps or hardware, or an adjacent segment.
• Best-in-class oral and written communication skills, including the ability to communicate with stakeholders, media, and the public.
• Exceptional presentation skills, including developing keynote addresses in an area of subject-matter expertise.
• Ability to synthesize information, apply critical thinking, and maintain composure under pressure.
• Experience driving coordinated product development and launch processes across product and engineering partners, with rigorous attention to detail and clear communication.

Nice To Haves

• Deep understanding of computer operating systems; mobile or tablet platform experience will also be considered.
• Hands-on experience formulating product messaging and creating outbound marketing for technical and consumer audiences.
• Experience partnering with engineering and design during early research and development to define product strategy and roadmaps, and with marketing and public relations to craft positioning and define marketing activities.
• Demonstrated success as a product spokesperson on a national or global level.
• Strong ability to lead through influence, debate, and storytelling.
• Experience collaborating with cross-functional teams to define product strategy and roadmaps, craft positioning, and define marketing activities.
• Exceptional interpersonal skills, ability to build consensus, handle high-stakes decisions, and work through ambiguity.
• Self-starter with dedication and creative and critical thinking abilities.
• Able and willing to travel internationally.
• BS/BA and/or MBA.

Responsibilities

• Represent the customer in product efforts from concept through development and launch.
• Develop and apply insights to help incorporate innovative features into product development.
• Work across software platforms on release schedules, launch deliverables, product excellence, and messaging.
• Drive coordinated product development and launch processes with product and engineering partners.
• Collaborate with engineering and design during early research and development to define product strategy and roadmaps.
• Partner with marketing and public relations to craft product positioning and define marketing activities.
• Formulate product messaging and create outbound marketing for technical and consumer audiences.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Education Level: No Education Listed