Mobility Product Designer, Apple Maps

Mobility Product Designer, Apple Maps

Cupertino, California, United States

At Apple, we're deeply focused on building great products that are beautiful, innovative, and easy to use. Within the Apple Maps team, we obsess over the details to bring the world's complexity to life, empowering people to explore and confidently navigate the environment around them. The Apple Maps Design team is seeking a critical thinker and problem solver to help shape the future of driving and navigation experiences in Maps. You have a passion for exceptional design and the ability to execute it. You will collaborate with a multi-disciplinary team of partners to craft features that further delight and improve the way people get around.

From brainstorming through implementation, you will work with members of the Apple Maps design team, as well as our engineering, product, and QA groups, to advocate for the human experience as you craft innovative new features. You have a systems-thinking mindset, deep curiosity about how navigation works, and a passion for designing elegant solutions to complex real-world problems. By constantly focusing on the consumer, you'll build products that are not only amazing to look at, but also intuitive and useful to millions of people worldwide. Strong collaboration and communication skills are a must, as well as the ability to address feedback through rapid iteration, clearly express your ideas with Keynote presentations, and present your work to an audience.

Minimum Qualifications

2+ years of work experience in a design studio or as a product designer with a portfolio showcasing iOS or mobile based work.

Experience delivering digital products from start to finish, including working in an iterative design process with team feedback.

Ability to clearly communicate concepts and designs through sketches, wireframes, high-fidelity comps, and prototypes, using Sketch, Photoshop, Keynote, and similar tools.

A passion for detail and can apply principles of visual design like hierarchy, balance, and contrast to new interfaces.

Strong written and verbal communication and ability to present work to large groups and executives.

Preferred Qualifications

Enthusiasm for maps and curiosity about cars, driving, or the future of mobility.

Empathy and understanding of how to advocate for user experience with peer teams like engineering, product, and QA.

A critical thinker with a passion for making every detail count, while maintaining a clear understanding of the bigger picture.

Passionate for Apple, its products, and its customers.

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 $147,400 and $220,900, 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.

Apple is an equal opportunity employer that is committed to inclusion and diversity. We seek to promote equal opportunity for all applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, Veteran status, or other legally protected characteristics.