Principal Product Manager, Search Platform

Apple; San Francisco (CA); On-site; USD 207,000 - 373,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical and dental coverage

Retirement benefits

Employee stock purchase plan

Tuition reimbursement

Relocation assistance

Discretionary bonuses or commission

Discounted products and services

Job summary

Apple, Inc. is seeking a Principal Product Manager to own the multi-year roadmap for the search and grounding platform powering Siri and Apple AI services.

You will spearhead strategic decisions, align cross-functional teams, and drive high-impact launches at scale in a fast-moving environment. You will collaborate with ML, engineering, and product teams to shape the next generation of search infrastructure, retrieval, and grounding systems for billions of queries.

Qualifications

• 10+ years of product management experience bringing products from concept to launch, with ML or search infrastructure background.
• 3+ years of people management experience, including recruiting, developing, and leading teams of PMs.
• Deep understanding of scaled search, retrieval-augmented generation, grounding services, and evaluation methods.
• Experience in AI software development and using analytics/evaluation data to improve products.
• Ability to translate vision and goals into technical requirements for large-scale launches.
• Proven ability to align roadmaps across large organizations while handling technical details when needed.
• Outstanding written and verbal communication and presentation skills at all levels.

Responsibilities

• Own the multi-year product strategy for Apple's search and grounding platform supporting Siri and AI services.
• Drive the roadmap for search infrastructure, retrieval, ranking, and grounding within generative AI context.
• Partner with engineering leadership to craft a scalable technical strategy meeting quality standards.
• Define requirements and align goals across engineering, ML, and product teams across Apple.
• Represent Apple externally with partners and internally with marketing, security, legal, and others.
• Build PM excellence by collaborating with PM leadership to improve product management practices.

Skills

Product management

People management

Machine-learned systems

Search infrastructure

Cross-functional leadership

Data analysis

Communication

Strategic planning

Education

BS in Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, or equivalent

MBA / MS / PhD in ML, data mining, or statistics

Job description

Principal Product Manager, Search Platform

San Francisco, California, United States Software and Services

Build the future of Apple's search platform at the core of Apple's AI strategy. Apple's Search Platform powers how Apple's AI services find, retrieve, and ground answers for over a billion users. As the systems behind these experiences evolve from traditional search to retrieval-augmented generation and large language model grounding; this role sits at the center of that transformation. You will own the product strategy for the search and grounding infrastructure that underpins Apple's AI products, working with world-class engineering and ML teams to define what these systems do, how they scale, and where they go next.

Description

This is a high-autonomy leadership role. You will set the multi-year roadmap for search platform capabilities, drive zero-to-one product launches, and represent the team across Apple and with external partners. You'll influence dozens of engineers and partner with ML, infrastructure, and product surface teams to ship experiences that Apple customers rely on daily.

Responsibilities

• Own the multi-year product strategy for Apple's search and grounding platform, defining the capabilities that power Siri's AI experiences and broader Apple intelligence services


• Drive the product roadmap for search infrastructure, retrieval, ranking, and grounding systems in the context of generative AI — making prioritization decisions with direct business impact


• Partner with engineering leadership to develop and execute a technical strategy that meets Apple's product quality bar and scales to billions of queries


• Define requirements and align goals across engineering, ML, and product teams throughout Apple, ensuring platform capabilities meet the needs of downstream product surfaces


• Represent Apple externally in conversations with partners, and internally with marketing, product security, legal, and other corporate functions


• Build PM excellence by partnering with PM leadership to strengthen product management practices across the Siri organization and within your own team

Minimum Qualifications

• 10+ years of product management experience bringing products from concept to launch, with significant experience in machine-learned systems, search infrastructure, or complex backend/frontend platforms


• 3+ years of people management experience, including recruiting, developing, and leading teams of product managers


• Deep understanding of scaled search systems, retrieval-augmented generation, grounding services, and evaluation methodologies


• Deep understanding of software development for artificial intelligence and machine-learned products and services, and how analytics and evaluation data can improve those products


• Proficient in analyzing raw and refined product data to identify opportunities and measure impact


• Proven ability to translate product vision and business goals into technical requirements for large-scale, zero-to-one launches


• Proven ability to align product roadmaps across large, matrixed organizations while maintaining the judgment to dive into technical details when it matters


• Outstanding written and verbal communication and presentation skills at all levels of an organization, from engineering teams to executive leadership


• BS in Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, or equivalent. Advanced degree preferred.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience working on a global-scale search service


• Experience building developer APIs for first- and third-party technical platforms


• MBA, M.S., or Ph.D. with a focus in machine learning, data mining, or statistics


• Prior product management experience in speech recognition, natural language understanding, search, data pipelines, and/or A/B testing


• Director-level or above product management experience at a top technology company

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 $207,400 and $372,700, 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. Learn more about Apple Benefits

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