Apple · 1 day ago
Marketing Readiness Project Manager
San Francisco Bay Area
Full-time
Onsite
Senior Level
$147K/yr - $221K/yr
5+ years expApple is looking for an individual to join the Product Launch and Marketing Operations team within Worldwide Marketing to help deliver successful product launches and ongoing projects. The Marketing Readiness Project Manager is responsible for ensuring teams have the right hardware, in the right place, at the right time for major product launches.
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Responsibilities
Own launch hardware sourcing strategy for marketing-related use cases including press demos, hands-on experiences, journalist seeding, and special projects
Translate launch plans and marketing requirements into detailed hardware forecasts and execution plans across multiple locations and geographies
Define procurement paths based on timing, regulatory, and operational constraints
Partner closely with Product Marketing to ensure hardware plans align with evolving launch narratives, timelines, and experience designs
Coordinate inbound shipments globally, ensuring hardware arrives on time for key milestones such as briefings, rehearsals, press events, and launch moments
Serve as the central point of coordination between Marketing, PR, Events, and Operations teams to ensure consistent execution
Partner with WW Logistics and Operations Finance on shipment planning, cost management, approvals, and chargeback alignment
Support regional teams by understanding each geo’s unique considerations and market-specific requirements, tailoring hardware plans to logistics, regulatory, and cultural needs
Proactively identify risks related to timing, supply constraints, regulatory requirements, or process gaps, and develop mitigation and contingency plans
Manage exceptions and escalations related to pre-announce hardware movement
Maintain clear documentation, SOPs, and decision logs to support repeatable, scalable execution across launch cycles
Balance speed, precision, and cost while operating under tight timelines and plans that may change
Identify opportunities to improve launch readiness processes, tooling, and data visibility
Maintain an internal global SAP based system (dashboards, trackers, workflows) that reduces manual effort and improve accuracy for launch execution
Serve as ‘single source of truth’ for launch related documentation to ensure global alignment on launch plans
Qualification
Required
5–8 years Project/Program Management experience or equivalent in PMO, Readiness, Strategy, and Operations
Proficient using SAP or SAP-based tools
Strong organizational and collaboration abilities
Excellent forward-thinking capabilities, able to see beyond the current state, proactively identifying risks/opportunities
Experience in product operations, launch operations, supply chain, or a related operational role
Excellent program management skills, with ability to manage multiple initiatives simultaneously
Willingness to travel as needed to support launch execution
Preferred
Strong attention to detail with the ability to spot and proactively address risks, gaps, or breakdowns in communication
Own new product/systems/tool launch plans, providing updates on critical checkpoints and elevating risks to business partners and executive team
Comfort operating in highly cross-functional, fast-paced environments
Ability to delegate while maintaining oversight over the outcome
Flexibility to support off-business-hours work during critical launch windows
Able to see across workflows, dependencies, and timelines to prevent issues before they occur
Performs effectively during high-stakes launches with compressed timelines
Takes accountability for outcomes, not just inputs
Able to move seamlessly between a high-level view of overall launch strategy and deep, execution-level detail
Benefits
Comprehensive medical and dental coverage
Retirement benefits
A range of discounted products and free services
Reimbursement for certain educational expenses — including tuition
Discretionary bonuses or commission payments
Relocation
Company
Apple
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10001+ employees
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