Sr Product Manager, Apple Savings

Socket.dev; Cupertino (CA); On-site; USD 180,000 - 260,000; Full time

Job summary

Apple in Cupertino seeks a seasoned product leader to own and expand Savings. You will shape the strategy, drive a multi-year roadmap, and translate complex insights into concrete requirements for engineering and design.

You’ll partner with Human Interface, Data Science, Legal, Finance, Operations, and external partners to deliver customer-facing features that grow money and improve financial health. You will evangelize the vision to executives, lead cross-functional programs, and ensure timely

Qualifications

• 8+ years in product management with a track record of delivering fintech products.
• Experience with large-scale consumer fintech, regulatory and compliance awareness.
• Ability to translate findings into actionable product recommendations for executives.

Responsibilities

• Own product roadmap and build new features for Savings.
• Define detailed use cases for engineering and design teams.
• Collaborate with multiple functions to launch products and manage Savings business.
• Develop launch plans and KPI definitions to measure feature impact.
• Engage with bank and ecosystem partners on product development.

Skills

Product management

FinTech

Regulatory navigation

Cross-functional collaboration

Executive communication

Technical collaboration

Strategic thinking

Analytical thinking

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or Engineering

Job description

Apple is a place where extraordinary people gather 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! We built Apple Card to reinvent how credit cards work and launched Savings so Apple Card customers can have a radically simple way to grow their money. The Apple Financial Products team is seeking a skilled and experienced product lead to own and expand Savings. In this role, you will shape the strategy for Savings and drive execution against it. You will partner directly with the Human Interface, Engineering, Data Science, Legal, Business Development, Operations, Fraud, and other functional teams across Apple to define and deliver a multi-year product roadmap. In addition to working cross-functionally, you’ll also work closely with external partners to deliver results. You should have significant experience building and launching consumer products, a strong affinity for fintech, and passion for helping users achieve a healthier financial life. You will be expected to lead complex, cross-functional projects, diving into technical details as needed while never losing sight of the end-to-end customer experience. You combine technical proficiency, a strong sense of user experience, tact and business insight with empathy for the customer and your colleagues. You should have excellent presentation abilities and are able to craft a concrete vision and requirements that get executive support, rally the team, and delight customers.

Description

• Own product roadmap; help envision and build new product features and strategies; lead definition of detailed use cases for engineering and design
• Develop and execute a strategy to help customers grow their money
• Evangelize to build consensus with executives, colleagues, and third parties
• Collaborate with Human Interface, Engineering, other Product Managers, and other functions to launch products and features and manage Savings business
• Drive efforts with bank and ecosystem partners on product development
• Represent business interests during design and development phases
• Work with program management to communicate project status, resolve issues, and ensure that high-quality products are delivered on time
• Develop launch plans, ensure readiness of the various partners
• Define KPIs and develop plans based on measuring efficacy of features and initiatives
• Support incident response and executive escalation for a regulated, always-on financial product with senior executive-level visibility
• Travel may be required

Minimum Qualifications

• 8+ years or equivalent demonstrated product management experience with a proven track record of innovation, product delivery, and delivering on business goals.
• 6+ years experience working on large scale consumer products in FinTech
• Experience navigating and managing regulatory and compliance requirements in the financial services space while balancing customer experience
• Comfort investigating product/market fit and competitive landscape, customer need, regulatory and partner feasibility; ability to translate findings into a clear recommendation on whether and how to proceed
• Technically minded to problem-solve with engineers, fraud, and security experts
• Strong communicator who can synthesize complex topics, distill key business dynamics, and communicate effectively with senior executives
• Effective problem solver and analytical thinker who can structure ambiguous problems/situations and review/guide complex analyses
• Ability to build collaborative partnerships to deliver on business KPIs and the product outcomes, including with Marketing, Data Science, and Finance
• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related technical discipline, or equivalent practical experience.

Preferred Qualifications

• Product management experience in fintech and emerging technologies
• MBA or advanced degree in a quantitative, technical, or finance discipline is a plus but not a requirement
• Experience setting product vision and multi-year product strategy to a large, cross-functional audience and executive stakeholders and then executing it
• Experience managing or mentoring product managers is desirable, as is interest in growing into a people leadership role
• Commercial acumen and fluency with complex contractual structures, including comfort engaging and partnering with Finance, Business Development and Legal to influence strategic and financial outcomes
• Experience launching and scaling products working with designers, engineers, and cross-functional subject matter experts and external partners