Manager, WW Visual Merchandising - Special Projects

Summary
The people here at Apple don't just create products - they build the kind of wonder that's revolutionized entire industries. It's the diversity of those people and their ideas that inspires the innovation that runs through everything we do, from amazing technology to industry-leading environmental efforts. At Apple, inclusion is a shared responsibility, and we work together to foster a culture where everyone belongs and is inspired to do their best work. Join Apple, and help us leave the world better than we found it!

Apple's Real Estate, Design & Merchandising (RDM) teams create and care for Apple Stores that look, feel, and function as beautifully as our products. We do this by obsessing over the employee and customer experience, and driving a strategy that sets the bar.

The Merchandising team at Apple inspires our customers to discover, learn about, and buy Apple products, services, and accessories through merchandising that delivers a personalized experience like no other.

We are looking for an experienced manager to lead a passionate team of experiential merchandising experts. The Special Projects team is focused on brining innovation and evolving the customer and product experiences in-store, developing strategies that meet the fast paced retail environment at scale. This leader will work as the design conduit across orgs with multi-disciplinary designers and partners developing inspiring physical experiences based around Apple's products, services, and spaces.

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Description
The successful candidate will find opportunities to drive innovation, set clear objectives for their team, and build effective relationships across Apple.

In this position you will:

- Role model inclusive leadership behaviors and build, develop and retain diverse teams across direct team, Merchandising org, and across Apple.

- Lead and develop a team to drive innovation, teamwork, and results through communicating vision and purpose, refining workflow processes, and modeling cross functional collaboration.

- Anchoring in the forward looking roadmap, define and innovate merchandising strategies to highlight brand storytelling, build customer engagement, and create owners.

- Inspire and drive the team to develop new and creative ways to maximize retail spaces and environment that balances brand experiences and space productivity.

- Foster collaboration with key Apple partners across Store Design, Marcom, ID, and Product Marketing to align on holistic experience and approach in Retail.

- Drive innovation with deep understanding of GEO specific requirements to ensure scalability, optimization, and localization.

- Manage projects by individuals with clear timelines and milestones, with deep understanding of resource allocation and budget management.

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