Senior Manager, Manufacturing & Environmental Software

Overview

We re looking for a Senior Manager to lead both Product and Engineering across multiple platforms and applications. In this role, you ll own the product vision end-to-end, from strategy and roadmap to hands-on execution with cross-functional teams spanning Product Managers, Designers, Software and Platform Engineers. You ll be a people-first leader who can grow and mentor a high-performing team while aligning everyone around a shared vision and navigating trade-offs between user experience, technical feasibility, and delivery timelines.

You ll be embedded within the Manufacturing Design and Environmental Systems orgs, and managing a team distributed between Cupertino and Austin. Our team builds the applications and custom AI agents that enable Apple to manufacture every product we ship — it s high impact work at the core of Apple s operations. You ll be someone who anticipates problems without over-architecting solutions, and who can distill complex challenges into clear, simple outcomes.

You ll also travel to Shanghai once a year to connect with our in-region counterparts and the end users who depend on what we build.

• Lead product and engineering initiatives across multiple platforms and applications.
• Own the product vision from strategy to execution with cross-functional teams.
• Mentor and develop a high-performing, people-first team; align stakeholders around a shared vision.
• Balance user experience, technical feasibility, and delivery timelines in decision making.
• Collaborate with Product Management, Design, Software and Platform Engineering teams.
• Travel to Shanghai once a year to engage with in-region counterparts and end users.
• Operate within the Manufacturing Design and Environmental Systems organizations, managing a distributed team (Cupertino and Austin).

• Bachelor s degree in a relevant field.
• 10+ years of experience managing software engineering or product teams.
• 5+ years leading a combined Product and Engineering organization with full cross-functional ownership across Product Management, Design, and Engineering.
• Strong understanding of software development, APIs, and platform/infrastructure concepts.
• Proven track record of defining and delivering a product vision across multiple applications.
• Ability to translate ambiguous business problems into clear product solutions.
• Experience partnering with senior stakeholders across functions and presenting to both technical and non-technical audiences.
• Experience managing distributed teams across multiple locations.
• Experience in manufacturing or environmental systems.
• Experience building or overseeing AI agent development.
• Experience working with international teams or counterparts.