Product Manager, Open Source Community (apple)

apple Seattle, United States 2024-10-27

Job posting number: #153390 (Ref:apl-200575194)

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Job Description

Summary

Swift is a powerful, memory-safe, general-purpose programming language that supports multiple platforms from macOS, iOS, Linux, Windows, to embedded and more.

Swift is looking for an Open Source Community Product Manager to build the community management function at scale. You would lead community efforts in developing new initiates and programs to support continued growth of Swift across platforms, use cases, and the increasing contributor base. You would join Apple’s Open Source Program Office (OSPO), a passionate, collaborative, and distributed team that partners Apple-wide to support open source strategy and operations. If you enjoy connecting people and ideas, building community, and growing open source at scale, we'd love to hear from you!
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Description

As an open source community builder, you know how to strike a balance of passion and pragmatism. You thrive on building sustainable programs that promote belonging. Drawing from your experience, you’ll lead initiatives that drive engagement, foster collaboration, and bring in new community members to the Swift programming language and the existing ecosystem.

As we build out the ecosystem for Swift, you will need to be with comfortable with open source community building, operations, program management, events, and moderation. Ensuring Swift has a welcoming, positive, and inclusive community and ecosystem is a key aspect to this role. You’ll engage with developers and contributors all over the world over GitHub, forums.swift.org, many other platforms and at events while building out new channels.

Minimum Qualifications

5+ years of open source project, programs, or product management focusing on community and ecosystem development
Experience building community, ecosystem, and/or contributor programs for at least one open source project
Understand governance and incentive structures of open source projects
Organized, promoted, and run developer-focused events to drive awareness, collaboration, and adoption
Familiar with gathering and reporting metrics for community engagement, and converting feedback to meaningful items for internal partners
Built or driven moderation programs and/or code of conduct projects
Ability to manage multiple stakeholder interests and balance the needs of many
Demonstrated great communication and presentation skills, written and verbal, to technical and non-technical audiences
You exude strong collaboration skills, including the ability to mentor and be mentored.

Key Qualifications

Preferred Qualifications

Building communities and ecosystems around a programming language
Swift community member
Ability to unify teams, utilize outstanding influencing skills, and collaboratively work towards results
Strong facilitation, prioritization, and project management skills.
Comfortable with navigating ambiguity in order to build structured plans and solutions

Education & Experience

Additional Requirements

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 $157,000 and $278,900, 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. Learn more about Apple Benefits.

Note: Apple benefit, compensation and employee stock programs are subject to eligibility requirements and other terms of the applicable plan or program.