Senior Design Manager, Design Studio - Employee Experience & Productivity

Apple • Sunnyvale, CA

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About The Position

Employee Experience and Productivity (EEP) is part of IS&T and delivers some of the most widely used communication and productivity technology and services across Apple — from tools that enable collaboration to the support teams that keep Apple's workforce running. EEP also leads user experience design and research, and manages the systems behind Apple's original content studios. The Design Studio works on products used daily by Apple employees worldwide — including Enterprise Assistant, Apple Directory, Radar, Caffè Macs, retail workforce tools, and others. The team partners closely with engineering, product, and operations to deliver experiences that are uniquely Apple — even when they're internal.

Requirements

• 12+ years of product design experience, with at least 7 years managing design teams
• Experience designing for Apple platforms (iOS, macOS, iPadOS) — understanding of HIG, platform conventions, and native interaction patterns
• Strong portfolio of shipped enterprise and consumer products demonstrating design quality at scale
• Proven ability to hire, develop, and retain high-performing designers
• Deep craft sensibility — typography, layout, interaction design, motion, accessibility
• Demonstrated commitment to ethical design practices — privacy, inclusivity, accessibility, and responsible use of data and AI

Nice To Haves

• Strong collaboration skills with engineering and product management partners
• Comfortable operating in ambiguity and balancing quality with delivery timelines
• Excellent communication and presentation skills at the executive level
• Experience with enterprise products is a strong plus

Responsibilities

• Lead a team of product designers.
• Set the quality bar for craft and experience design.
• Partner with engineering and product leadership to deliver world-class enterprise applications used by all Apple employees.
• Manage design across multiple concurrent product workstreams.

What This Job Offers

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