Product Manager, Apple Payment Services

Socket.dev; Cupertino (CA); On-site; USD 140,000 - 210,000; Full time

Job summary

Apple’s Payments Services team is hiring a dynamic Product Manager to define and drive initiatives that enable secure purchases across stores, apps, and the web, with a focus on the Greater China market. You will collaborate with Engineering, Legal, Treasury, and Business Development to deliver impactful payment experiences.

You should combine technical proficiency with a strong sense of user experience and the ability to drive alignment and articulate tradeoffs to senior leadership, shaping

Qualifications

• 5+ years of experience in payments product management, with a focus on payments orchestration and partner integrations.
• Fluent Mandarin Chinese in a business environment.
• Strong technical background with ability to engage with engineering teams and understand system-level tradeoffs.
• Familiarity with global regulatory and mandate trends shaping payments (e.g., SCA, tokenization), with China-specific operating requirements.
• Experience leading cross-functional initiatives spanning engineering, design, legal, etc.
• Ability to synthesize complex topics, drive alignment, and communicate effectively with senior leadership.

Responsibilities

• Define and drive new payment product initiatives that enable secure purchases across stores, apps and the web, with a focus on the Greater China market.
• Collaborate closely with Engineering, Business Development, Treasury, Legal and other teams.
• Articulate a clear product vision and detailed requirements to rally the team and delight customers.
• Present strategy and progress to senior leadership and stakeholders.

Skills

Payments PM

Mandarin fluency

Technical background

Cross-functional leadership

Presentation skills

Strategic thinking

Stakeholder management

Education

BA/BS in Business or CS

Job description

Apple is a place where extraordinary people gravitate in order to do their best work. Together we craft products and experiences people once couldn't have imagined - and now can't imagine living without. If you're excited by the idea of making a real impact and joining a team where we pride ourselves in being one of the most diverse and inclusive companies in the world, a career with Apple might be your dream job! The Payment Services team is looking for a dynamic Product Manager to define and drive new product initiatives that allow customers to easily make secure purchases in stores, in apps and on the web.

Description

In this role, you will work on both traditional and alternate payment methods/flows, focusing on the Greater China market. You will closely collaborate with Engineering, Business Development, Treasury, Legal, and many other teams across Apple. You should combine technical proficiency, a strong sense of user experience, tact and business insight. You should have phenomenal presentation abilities and the ability to drive an impactful vision and requirements that rally the team and delight customers.

Minimum Qualifications

• 5+ years of experience in payments product management, with a focus on payments orchestration and partner integrations.
• Ability to read, write, and communicate fluently in Mandarin Chinese in a business environment.
• Strong technical background with the ability to engage with engineering teams and understand system-level tradeoffs.
• Fluency with payment ecosystem players' roles and strategies (e.g., eWallets, Issuers, Acquirers).
• Familiarity with global regulatory and mandate trends shaping payments (e.g., SCA, tokenization), with direct experience navigating China-specific operating requirements.
• Experience leading cross-functional initiatives spanning engineering, design, legal, etc.
• Ability to synthesize complex topics, drive alignment, and communicate effectively with senior leadership

Preferred Qualifications

• Demonstrated ability to conceptualize and deliver end-to-end payment projects and experiences, from strategy through launch and iteration.
• Proven ability to analyze payment data to drive decisions and find opportunities for optimizations.
• Experience working across multiple product areas within a platform or ecosystem.
• Track record of operational excellence - defining processes, managing program execution, and delivering results with consistency and rigor.
• BA/BS in Business or Computer Science or equivalent experience.
• Passionate about user experience.