Sr. Manager, Creative Technology

Apple • CA

67d

About The Position

The Sr. Manager leads teams of creative technologists responsible for developing technology that drives innovation in interactive experiences across platforms, including web, native, spatial, and generative AI. As a senior leader, they drive strategic initiatives across the organization while remaining deep in the detail of the teams' research, prototyping, and technical exploration. They contribute to the AI strategy for Marcom, building and scaling teams, and fostering partnerships to accelerate the adoption of emerging technologies. Their visionary leadership and technical expertise inspires the team and others across Marcom to push the boundaries of what's possible with AI and emerging technologies.

Requirements

• At least 10 years experience in creative tech/R&D environment, with an emphasis in implementing emerging technologies.
• Experience leading teams within a creative agency or dynamic, tech-driven environment.
• Demonstrated success in strategic planning and organizational leadership.
• A diverse portfolio showing skill in web and native Apple platform development, including projects using generative AI.
• Ability to rapidly adapt and implement new technologies in service of project goals.
• Excellent communication and presentation skills, with the ability to build trust and influence while advocating for ideas.
• Bachelor's degree or equivalent practical experience in Design, Human-Computer Interaction, Computer Science, or a related field.

Nice To Haves

• Record of leading large-scale, cross-functional initiatives.
• Ability to create hi-fidelity interactive prototypes and think through complex interaction design.
• Ability to cut through ambiguity and find a path forward despite uncertainty or challenges.
• Deep subject matter technical expert with a high level of curiosity and eagerness to learn.
• Proficiency in Python and familiarity with ML tooling such as PyTorch, MLX or TensorFlow.
• Hands-on experience fine-tuning, debugging and optimizing model performance through experimentation.
• Experience building frameworks around models to apply AI solutions to specific problems.
• Experience in executive-level communication and influence.
• Diligent, flexible, resourceful, and independent with a strong work ethic and organizational skills.

Responsibilities

• Lead teams of creative technologists in developing technology for interactive experiences.
• Drive strategic initiatives across the organization.
• Contribute to the AI strategy for Marcom.
• Build and scale teams while fostering partnerships.
• Inspire the team to push the boundaries of AI and emerging technologies.

What This Job Offers

• Career Level: Senior
• Education Level: Bachelor's degree
• Number of Employees: 5,001-10,000 employees