Sales Product Manager, WW BPR

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Apple's Sales organization generates the revenue needed to fuel our ongoing development of products and services. This in turn enriches the lives of hundreds of millions of people around the world. Our sales team is, in many ways, the face of Apple to our largest customers. We are here to grow Apple's business through partnering with our enterprise, education & channel sales teams, resellers, partners, and carriers.

We are looking for a strategic Product Manager to define and deliver user-centric solutions that drive business efficiency and adoption. You will collaborate with key stakeholders to define strategies, gather and translate business requirements, and lead end-to-end product development efforts. Leveraging advanced analytics and AI/ML capabilities, you will identify opportunities to streamline sales processes and deliver actionable insights.

Description

Partner with key business teams to define the product and solution strategy. Engage with business users to understand requirements and deliver tools that meet their needs. Apply appropriate statistical and analytical techniques to find opportunities to optimize sales processes. Keep AI/ML vision at the core to optimize business processes and deliver next-best actions. Obsess over the user interface and user experience on solutions. Lead product development projects from conception to execution, guiding technical teams in solution implementation. Develop a closed-loop mechanism for gathering user feedback and planning product improvements. Define and manage success metrics for deployment, usage, and adoption of products.

In this role, you will:

• Manage project communications, implement change management, and deliver training.
• Lead and/or participate in cross-functional teams to address business complexity issues from an analysis and process perspective and be the focal point of contact for systems critical issues.

Minimum Qualifications

Typically requires a minimum of 8 years of product management, project management, program management, or similar function driving large scale complex business process/technology transformation initiatives.

Proficient in design thinking techniques and tools (e.g., vision setting, product requirements documents, critical metrics, customer journey maps, roadmaps, etc.).

Outstanding communication skills with the ability to simplify complex ideas and effectively tailor approach to technical and non-technical audiences.

Collaboration and negotiation skills, including previous experience gaining consensus across a variety of cross-functional and multi-directional partners to influence strategy and roadmap.

Passion for continuous improvement with the curiosity to uncover gaps, resilience to lead ambiguity, and aim to create solutions to accelerate business growth.

Experience working on enterprise-scale, multi-country digital transformation projects.

Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience.

Preferred Qualifications

Experience solving complex technical challenges with large-scale platforms.

Expertise in software development lifecycle (SDLC) project management and analysis is a plus (e.g., scoping, requirements gathering, documentation, design, development, user acceptance testing, change management, etc.).

Background leveraging technology to drive scale (with emphasis on AI and ML technologies) is a plus.

Forward-thinking approach and tenacity to anticipate risks prior to partner concern and proactively drive towards a solution.

High level of integrity, trust, and accountability to do what's right.

Outstanding attention to detail and organization skills.

Master's degree 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 $142,000 and $214,100, 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
• Reimbursement for certain educational expenses including tuition for formal education related to advancing your career at Apple

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.

Apple accepts applications to this posting on an ongoing basis.