Product Marketing Lead - IPhone Wearables And Home

Apple Inc.; Mumbai; On-site; INR 3,500,000 - 8,000,000; Full time

Job summary

Apple is seeking a dynamic Product Marketing Manager to lead product marketing for iPhone, Wearables and Home in India. You will lead a team of product managers, drive a product-centric marketing strategy, and partner with PR, Marcom, Sales, Finance, Developer Relations, Services, Engineering and WW teams.

The role demands deep knowledge of India mobile/wearables, strong storytelling, and a proven leadership track record. Travel 20–25% is expected. BS/BA with advanced degree a plus.

Qualifications

• 15+ years experience in product management and marketing.
• Experience working for/or with a global organisation in technology or related fields.
• Business analytics and strategic product management experience with deep knowledge of the India mobile and wearable space.
• Technical fluency, with the ability to translate features into customer benefits and vice versa.
• Curiosity, a passion for excellence, ability to ask the right questions, and the love of working as part of a team.
• Experience leading and developing a team of product marketeers.
• Ability to continually prioritise and multi-task in a dynamic, creative, fast paced environment.
• Strong storytelling, presentation, and negotiation skills, with a track record of aligning partners and internal teams around a shared plan.
• Highly collaborative with exceptional interpersonal and relationship-building skills.
• Exceptional organisational skills and attention to detail.
• Superior storytelling capabilities.
• Instinctive ability to be the voice of the customer.
• Depth of technical awareness.
• Travel is required (20-25% estimated).
• BS/BA or equivalent experience; MS/MA/MBA a plus

Responsibilities

• Lead Product Marketing for iPhone, Wearables and Home products in India.
• Own and drive Apple's product-centric marketing strategy for the portfolio.
• Lead a team of product managers and collaborate with cross-functional teams across the organization.
• Partner with local PR, Marcom, Sales, Finance, Developer Relations, Services, Engineering and WW stakeholders.

Skills

15+ years experience in PMM

Experience with global tech orgs

Education

BS/BA or equivalent

MS/MA/MBA a plus

Job description

Job Description:

As a member of our Product Marketing group, you’ll represent the customer throughout a product’s journey from concept through development and launch. You’ll develop and apply insights to help infuse 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/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.

Description

Apple is looking for a dynamic and highly motivated Product Marketing Manager who will be responsible to lead Product Marketing for iPhone, Wearables and Home products in India. In this role, you will lead a team of product managers and have product line responsibilities for iPhone. The lead will own and drive Apples product-centric marketing strategy for the iPhone, Wearables and Home portfolio of products, articulating the market ambition to deliver growth and category leadership. You will also lead the Technical Product Marketing Manager to provide technical support to the launch and momentum activities of all the Apple products. This role is an active member of the Product Marketing and Geo Leadership teams.Key attributes of this role include the continuous improvement of product launches, comprehensive business and market analytics across categories, instinctive insights and the discipline to focus and deliver excellent results. In this role you will partner closely with the local PR, Marcom, Sales, Finance, Developer Relations, Services, Engineering and WW stakeholders in Cupertino to shape the opportunity ahead and to define and communicate country unique requirements for current and future products.The successful candidate will be a proven leader with a strong passion for Apple products, desire to win, curiosity to be better, ability to navigate ambiguity, finesse and craft for product storytelling, creative and innovative problem solving, motivation to inspire others, and to build strong and lasting relationships throughout the organisation.

Minimum Qualifications

• 15+ years experience in product management and marketing


• Experience working for/or with a global organisation in technology or related fields

Preferred Qualifications

• Business analytics and strategic product management experience with deep knowledge of the the India mobile and wearable space as a plus


• Strategic planning expertise


• Technical fluency, with the ability to translate features into customer benefits and vice versa


• Curiosity, a passion for excellence, ability to ask the right questions, and the love of working as part of a team


• Experience leading and developing a team of product marketeers


• Ability to continually prioritise and multi-task in a dynamic, creative, fast paced environment


• Strong storytelling, presentation, and negotiation skills, with a track record of aligning partners and internal teams around a shared plan


• Highly collaborative with exceptional interpersonal and relationship-building skills


• Exceptional organisational skills and attention to detail


• Superior storytelling capabilities


• Instinctive ability to be the voice of the customer


• Depth of technical awareness


• Travel is required (20-25% estimated)


• BS/BA or equivalent experience; MS/MA/MBA a plus