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Principle Product Manager, Search Platform

Apple· Software and Services
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Hybrid (San Francisco, CA)$207.4k - $372.7kFull-timePosted 3d ago

About the role

Build the future of Apple's search platform at the core of Apple's AI strategy. Own the product strategy for the search and grounding infrastructure that underpins Apple's AI products, leading multi-year roadmaps, zero-to-one launches, and cross-functional alignment with engineering, ML, and product teams.

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

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.

Skills

Required:Product management in ML-based systemsLeadership and people managementScaled search systemsData-driven decision making

Benefits

  • Comprehensive medical and dental coverage
  • retirement benefits
  • range of discounted products and free services
  • reimbursement for certain educational expenses — including tuition
  • discretionary bonuses or commission payments as well as relocation eligibility
  • Apple shareholder programs through discretionary stock plans and Employee Stock Purchase Plan
Last updated Oct 23, 2026. Interested? Apply on the company site.

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