Head of Product Delivery, Ops Solutions

Company: Apple Inc.
Location: Cupertino
Posted on: September 12, 2020

Job Description:

The people here at Apple don’t just create products - they create the kind of wonder that’s revolutionized entire industries. And it’s the diversity of those people and their ideas that inspire the innovations that run through everything we do, from amazing technology to industry-leading environmental efforts. Join Apple, and help us leave the world a better place than we found it!We are growing rapidly and urge you to apply. You will join some of the hardest working creative individuals in the industry in this highly-energized environment and will be encouraged to share your years of experience along with providing extraordinary support for the team.AMP’s Ops Solutions team is seeking a highly motivated Head of Product Delivery to drive solutions that will define our internal workflow strategy for years to come. You will be driving the strategy and vision for this new team and re-defining how we deliver Products as part of our group. This role requires you to have strong social, communication, persuasion, and negotiation skills while being comfortable with working through ambiguities. You will have the opportunity to work directly with our engineering teams to define and execute on the best standards, methodologies, and practices in solutions development.The AMP Ops Solutions team is re-defining the way Apple approaches internal workflows by identifying and driving balanced and modular solutions. We are dynamic, encouraging people whose passion lies in crafting innovative, industry-defining technologies. Join us and get ready to make something extraordinary.

Key Qualifications

5+ years of Product Management experience in the tech industry

Experience in a broad range of UX skills, including interaction design, visual design, UX research, and more

Excellent written and visual communication skills to produce concise and clearly written solution design documents and solution presentations to partners of varying levels of seniority

Strong product instinct; you intuitively understand why product ideas will be effective

Experience contributing to engineering discussions about technology decisions and strategy related to a product

Experience in coordinating and leading support teams

Demonstrated ability to dive deep in understanding the product and our data-driven business opportunities

Technical proficiency; comfortable with understanding and discussing architectural concepts, schedule tradeoffs and new opportunities with technical team members

Recognize that product development is a team sport; Possess a strong team-orientation

Excellent analytical skills

Experience with global teams

Experience with music industry and content preferred

Description - Build and drive the strategy and vision of the Product Delivery team - Lead and mentor a diverse, high-performing team - Lead User Acceptance Testing. Distill feedback and coordinate with Technology Team leadership to develop product features - Coordinate delivery of all projects ensuring they are aligned with Apple quality and design standards - Own and unify delivery processes across several in-house and vendor delivery teams - Establish and communicate achievements, refine use cases and validate their user value, prioritize feature backlog, and ensure everything stays on track - Work closely with the engineering leads on creating a strategy for all our products - Involved in all aspects of the product development cycle, including product definition, usability testing, UX/UI, backlog management, documentation, release planning, and project schedule management - Collaborate with other cross functional teams to ensure alignment - Develop, communicate, and execute long-term vision and strategy to align with AMP initiatives and goals

Apple is an equal opportunity employer that is committed to inclusion and diversity. We take affirmative action to ensure 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. Learn more about your EEO rights as an applicant (Opens in a new window) .

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