Product Manager, OS Platforms

Imagine what you could do here. At Apple, great ideas have a way of becoming great products, services, and customer experiences very quickly. When you bring passion, dedication, teamwork, and a sense of ownership to your job, there's no telling what you can accomplish! As a member of our Worldwide Product Marketing group, you’ll represent the customer in key product efforts, from concept through development and launch. You’ll develop and apply insights to help bring innovative features into our product-development process. Together with our team, you’ll work to craft groundbreaking ideas into tangible products that excite the world. At Apple, we combine product management and product marketing responsibilities into a single, cross functional Product Management role that collaborates with design, engineering, finance, legal, marketing communications, public relations, market research, and sales for maximum impact across the organization.

Description

We are looking for a highly motivated Product Manager to join the Worldwide Product Marketing team. The Product Manager will be responsible for working across our software platforms on key aspects including release schedules, launch deliverables, product excellence, and messaging. Dynamic, creative people and inspiring, innovative technologies are the norm here. Are you passionate about building compelling products and ready to join an amazing team? Then we want to hear from you!

Minimum Qualifications

4+ years experience in product marketing, product management, and/or project management roles with familiarity around software development cycles and delivering critical project features. Recent experience within the last 2 years in one or more of the following software segments: operating systems, software integration, computer or mobile apps or hardware, or adjacent. Best-in-class oral and written communication skills with an ability to drive communication with key stakeholders, the media, and public, as demonstrated by exceptional presentation skills: developing keynote addresses in an area of subject matter expertise, synthesizing information, applying critical thinking and maintaining composure under pressure. Experience driving coordinated product development and launch processes across product and engineering partners, with rigorous attention to detail and airtight communication.

Preferred Qualifications

Deep understanding of computer operating systems preferred but will consider mobile/tablet platform experience as well. Hands-on experience formulating product messaging and creating outbound marketing for both technical and consumer audiences, and/or partnering with engineering and design during early research and development to define product strategy and roadmap, 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 roadmap, craft positioning, and define marketing activities. Exceptional interpersonal skills; thrives in highly collaborative projects, effective at building consensus, handles high stakes decisions with ease, with the ability to cut through ambiguity. A self-starter who is dedicated and demonstrates creative and critical thinking abilities. Able and willing to travel internationally. BS/BA and/or MBA.