Senior Director, iPhone Product Management and Marketing

Senior Director, iPhone Product Management And Marketing

Imagine what you could do here. At Apple, great ideas have a way of becoming outstanding products, services and customer experiences very quickly. We believe that if you bring passion and dedication to your job, there's no telling what you could accomplish! As a member of our Worldwide Product Marketing group, you'll lead a team that represents customers throughout the journey from concept through development and launch of iPhone. With your team you'll develop and apply insights to help infuse innovative features into our development process. You'll work to craft groundbreaking ideas into tangible products and features that excite the world.

At Apple, we combine product management / development 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, sales and support for maximum impact across the organization. We are looking for an experienced Senior Director in Product Management and Product Marketing to lead a team focused on iPhone.

Description

This role requires an excellent understanding of the smartphone industry, critical technologies, regional and industry trends. You are comfortable with complex and ambiguous problems and situations, adept at identifying a project's risks, and hold a commitment to excellence in your work. You have exceptional interpersonal skills and a proven track record of successfully influencing and negotiating with partners and working with many groups to achieve your goals. Engaging and influencing high-level executives, delivering presentations, gaining support for initiatives and advocating your point of view are second nature for you. The teams you've built and managed have thrived and contributed outsized impact collectively.

Responsibilities

You will lead the team that is deeply involved in the definition and launch of iPhone models and experiences. You will play an instrumental role helping shape and communicate the strategy for iPhone experiences, technologies, related products, and the capabilities those can power across our entire ecosystem. With so many opportunities, you will be a strategic editor to help focus the team's efforts on what's most important for users. You and your team will prioritize product and marketing requirements, collaborate with engineering and design to investigate new concepts and ideas, and be the voice of the market to Apple during the development phase. Leading into launch you and your team will craft product messaging briefs, guide marketing communications on the creation of launch materials and act as a spokesperson in press briefings and public events.

Minimum Qualifications

15+ years experience, including having led product management and / or product marketing teams through multiple consumer-facing product development cycles from concept to launch.

Preferred Qualifications

Proven record leading teams that effectively collaborate with engineering, design, and marketing peers. Demonstrated ability to recruit strong product managers and marketers and support their rapid growth. Deep understanding and thought leadership around the consumer and smartphone landscape, and product experiences. Flexibility to move seamlessly between highly detailed and technical situations as well as strategic business situations. Technical track record working closely with engineering and research teams. Experience managing strategic partners and relationships. Capacity to lead high level executives through influence, debate, and focusing on what's best for users, developers, and the entire technology stack. Ability to synthesize complex technology into product communication for broad audience including customers, partners, media, analysts, and leading industry specialists. Best-in-class story-telling, presentation, and written communication skills. Press and media experience with success as a product spokesperson on a national or global level. Strong attention to detail. Willingness to travel. A self-starter who is dedicated and demonstrates creative and critical thinking abilities. Bachelor's degree; MS / MBA preferred.

Pay & Benefits

At Apple, base pay is one part of our total compensation package and is determined within a range. This provides the opportunity to progress as you grow and develop within a role. The base pay range for this role is between $363,000 and $581,000, and your base pay will depend on your skills, qualifications, experience, and location. Apple employees also have the opportunity to become an Apple shareholder through participation in Apple's discretionary employee stock programs. Apple employees are eligible for discretionary restricted stock unit awards, and can purchase Apple stock at a discount if voluntarily participating in Apple's Employee Stock Purchase Plan. You'll also receive benefits including : Comprehensive medical and dental coverage, retirement benefits, a range of discounted products and free services, and for formal education related to advancing your career at Apple, reimbursement for certain educational expenses including tuition. Additionally, this role might be eligible for discretionary bonuses or commission payments as well as relocation.

Apple is an equal opportunity employer that is committed to inclusion and diversity. We seek to promote equal opportunity for all applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, Veteran status, or other legally protected characteristics.