Resource Manager

Apple•Culver City, CA

About The Position

Apple is looking for an experienced Resource Manager to join our Product, Design & Marketing Operations team. We are a large global creative group within Apple Services - with hubs in Cupertino, Culver City, New York, London, and Singapore, and smaller studios located across the globe. As a Resource Manager for Product, Design & Marketing, you will be an operational expert who enables seamless contingent workforce management across the organization. Your day-to-day work will focus on building scalable processes, optimizing tools, ensuring compliance, and providing responsive support to assignment managers and cross-functional partners.

Requirements

7+ years of experience in creative operations or resource management, preferably supporting Product, Design, Marketing, or related organizations
Experience working with resource management and collaboration tools (e.g., Airtable, Wrike)
Proven ability to rapidly learn and leverage new tools with natural curiosity to solve operational challenges
Process driven and detail-oriented - passion for optimizing and simplifying workflows for ease of use and consistency
Understanding of creative team structures and workflows to build processes that enable effective hiring and management of contingent talent
Familiarity with diverse creative, operational, and technical roles and their unique skillsets to support effective hiring and management decisions
Exceptional communication skills with proven ability to build relationships and collaborate across global teams
Proactive problem-solver who anticipates issues and provides solutions before escalation
Comfortable navigating ambiguity and maintaining flexibility with changing priorities
Bachelor’s degree

Nice To Haves

Experience partnering with Creative, Technical, Production, Procurement, HR, Legal and Budget teams
Proficiency in Keynote with ability to translate data into clear, actionable presentations
Understanding of compliance frameworks and risk management in workforce operations
Experience building partnerships with both internal teams and external vendors/partners
Proven ability to be diplomatic yet assertive when driving outcomes and ensuring compliance
Familiarity with contingent workforce management or vendor management systems
Flexibility for occasional travel and working across time zones

Responsibilities

Build scalable processes for contingent workforce management.
Optimize tools for resource management.
Ensure compliance in workforce management.
Provide responsive support to assignment managers and cross-functional partners.
Support effective hiring and management of contingent talent.
Support effective hiring and management decisions by understanding diverse creative, operational, and technical roles and their unique skillsets.
Build relationships and collaborate across global teams.
Anticipate issues and provide solutions.
Drive outcomes and ensure compliance.
Build partnerships with both internal teams and external vendors/partners.