Senior Manager, Product Management- Intelligent System Experiences

Apple • Cupertino, CA

18d

About The Position

Imagine what you could do here. At Apple, new insights have a way of becoming
extraordinary products, services, and customer experiences very quickly. You
bring passion and dedication to your job and there's no telling what you could
accomplish! We believe in the power of combining product management and product
marketing together - that the best person to communicate why a product is
meaningful to consumers and developers is the same person that helped drive its
creation! As a Senior Manager, Product Management at Apple, you will help lead
product marketing for the System Experience across iOS, iPadOS, and macOS which
includes system UI experiences such as Lock Screen, Home Screen, Control Center,
Widgets, and StandBy. In addition, this includes leading system apps like
Calendar, as well as efficiency features like Continuity, multitasking, file
management, and Shortcuts, to input experiences like QuickType, emoji and Apple
Pencil. In this leadership role, you will demonstrate strong interpersonal
skills and communication skills to effectively mobilize cross-functional teams
to accomplish a common goal. We are seeking candidates who thrive in dynamic
environments and have a natural instinct to collaborate with others. We are
looking for a product marketing and product management leader who will play a
key role in driving product strategy and roadmap, and crafting product
messaging. You will have significant experience working closely with engineering
leaders and cross-functional teams to define product strategy, positioning, and
marketing activities.

DESCRIPTION

As Senior Manager, Product Management on the Worldwide Product Marketing team,
you will help define product strategy, positioning and key product messages as
well as position the product in relation to the competition. In addition, you
will collaborate with a global cross-functional team including engineering,
design, developer relations, public relations and marketing communications
through the complete product development cycle. You will also drive features and
technologies that span iOS, iPadOS, macOS, thinking critically about how they
apply to each platform to best fit the needs of the user. By closely following
emerging technology, consumer, and societal trends, you will recommend how
products will fit into those emerging trends. This includes collecting global
customer, developer, and partner requirements for future product development and
developing expert knowledge of competitive and 3rd party products. Evaluate new
technologies and make recommendations to pursue in future products, and manage
trade-offs involving features, schedule, cost, line positioning, and lifecycle
management.

Requirements

• 10+ years Product Management experience, including at least one entire product development cycle from concept to launch
• Hands-on experience formulating product messaging and creating outbound marketing for both technical and consumer audiences, and partnering with engineering during early research and development to define product strategy and roadmap, and with marketing and public relations to craft positioning, and define marketing activities
• Recent experience within the last 3 years with consumer software products and technologies for software platforms, or adjacent
• Ability to drive communication with key stakeholders, the media, and public, as demonstrated by exceptional presentation skills: developing keynote addresses in an area of deep subject matter expertise, synthesizing information, applying critical thinking and maintaining composure under pressure
• Bachelor’s degree required

Nice To Haves

• Requires best-in-class oral and written communication skills, as well as demonstrated success as a product spokesperson on a national or global level
• Experience and ability to synthesize technologies into product communication for broad audience including customers, media, analysts, and leading industry specialists
• Technical track record working closely with engineering/technical teams from an inbound marketing perspective including during early research and development
• You are skilled at developing and exercising cross-functional influence; translating between business owners and technical teams
• A self-starter who is dedicated and demonstrates creative and critical thinking abilities
• You drive results, are upbeat and focused with a strong passion to learn and succeed
• Grace under pressure and ability to navigate ambiguity, competing priorities, and rapidly evolving situations with composure and sound judgment. Comfort making difficult trade-offs between competing priorities
• Advanced degree (MBA/MS) preferred

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level