About the role
AI summarisedThis is an AI Engineering Manager role at Apple, leading the development and strategy of next-generation AI/ML products and platforms. The manager will lead a team of AI architects, engineers, and product managers, define product vision, and collaborate cross-functionally to deliver innovative AI solutions for commerce.
TechnologyFull-timeMachine Learning and AI
Key Responsibilities
- Lead and mentor a team of AI Architects, Engineering Program Managers, Prompt Engineers, AI Prototypers and Technical Product Managers providing guidance, support and professional development opportunities.
- Foster a culture of collaboration, innovation and continuous learning within the team to break glass ceilings.
- Build streamline process, onboard new tools, effective resource planning to help team members be effective and do their best work.
- Proactively identify issues, manage risks, identify mitigations, marshal resources, and re-plan as needed.
- Possess a deep understanding of Conversational AI and GenAI powered products within the Commerce Domain.
- Stay abreast of the latest advancements in the field and identify relevant technologies for implementation.
- Ability to pick up new technologies quickly.
- Collaborate effectively with Machine Learning and Software Development Engineers to see around corners and build futureproof products.
- Identify and capitalize on new opportunities for Conversational and Generative AI within Channel Sales and beyond.
- Develop a comprehensive product roadmap aligned with user needs, market trends, and technological advancements.
- Set clear goals and priorities for the AI product portfolio.
- Own the entire product lifecycle, from ideation and prototyping to launch and post-launch optimization.
Requirements
- 10+ years of experience in Machine Learning and Software Engineering experiences with successful launch of large scale consumer facing Commerce products WW.
- 5+ years leading product and program teams and managing direct reports.
- Master's degree in Computer Science, AI, Machine Learning or a related technical field.
- Successful track record of working closely with design and engineering teams during the full product lifecycle, including research, planning, implementation and launch.
- Experience positioning and launching of new AI powered products.
- Extraordinary verbal and written communication skills.
- Ability to filter and distill relevant information for the right audience.
- Demonstrated ability to develop compelling talking points and stories about new AI powered product and technologies for a broad audience including internal/external stakeholders, leaderships, users etc.
- Strong experience leading cross-functional initiatives with a clear impact on the direction of products.
- Strong organizational skills, able to handle ambiguity with experience in thriving in a startup environment within a large organization.
- Strong python and software development coding experience, with the ability to build 0-1 product by oneself if needed.
- Proven customer focus and curiosity.
- Demonstrates attention to detail and enjoys both hands-on work and high-level strategic thinking.
- Experienced building new relationships and collaboration within Apple teams in different organizations with official leadership visibility to help accelerate technology or product development.
- Deep understanding of Apple Culture, Tools & Process, providing new team members with the ability to thrive at Apple.
- Experienced setting up new process, tools, KPIs from ground up.
- Break barriers and out of the box thinker.
- Analytical and strategic thinker.