Producer, Product Design - Sports

At Apple, great ideas have a way of becoming great products, services, and customer experiences. We are seeking a natural team leader and creative producer to lead a strong team of product designers, produce key projects, and collaborate with design, product, and engineering managers to create groundbreaking sports experiences.

This is a role for a problem solver who thinks strategically and a task manager who wants to have their hands, mind, and heart in several things at once. The Sports Design Producer can equally build effective project teams and drive detailed design tasks and deliverables across a variety of products and groups.

With the design team, they are responsible for all aspects of the project life cycle: identifying customer needs, ensuring clarity of requirements and goals, leading project teams, design reviews, and leveraging the knowledge and creativity of cross-functional partners to bring meaningful solutions to market. They are leading vision and purpose, inspiring creativity, and overseeing the organization and planning of team-wide initiatives. The team is deeply involved in scaling existing media services as well as introducing new ones.

Its culture is diverse, passionate, grows with debate, and is wholly customer-focused. The ideal candidate would want to influence their own development and is seeking a company where they have the opportunity to pursue their interests across functions and geographies. Also, where a job title is not considered the final definition of who they are, but the starting point of what they can achieve with the team.

The Producer advances design efforts by diving deeply into the issues at hand, identifying and mitigating risks to the project, handling dependencies, and leading all issues impacting deliverables and schedules. They are responsible for design projects from ideation to delivery.

They guide each project through the design process and ensure forward momentum by tracking and reporting project status, seeking closure to open questions, identifying next steps and risks, and facilitating design reviews. They serve as the liaison between Design and cross-functional teams.

Key Qualifications

• 5+ years as a design producer within software design or at an agency.

• Shown ability to meet deadlines and get results while juggling many projects and priorities.

• Keen ability to grasp complexity quickly and to focus on key issues.

• A compelling desire to deliver innovative and exceptional Human Interface design to our customers.

• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.

• Meticulous attention to detail.

• Ability to adapt to constant change.

• Experience running remote work streams and partners across multiple time zones.

• Proven experience with multi-disciplinary teams (Design, Engineering, Business, R&D, and others) to ideate, iterate, launch, and refine new product designs.

Description

Act as the point of contact across numerous projects and initiatives to drive the launch of new sports features and capabilities. Drive innovations in the way we work, be responsible for contributing to the operational roadmap, and rollout of new ways of working.

Manage high-profile, key projects and initiatives with heavy executive visibility and interest. Maintain oversight of all projects and initiatives the Sports Design teams are working on. Build and maintain cross-functional relationships and partnerships. Represent the Design team in product and resource planning efforts and negotiate priorities given limited resources and an ambitious schedule.

Education & Experience

BA/BS or equivalent experience

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 $131,500.00 and $243,300.00, 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.