Senior Product Designer - Health Special Projects

About the position

Our ever-evolving suite of Heath and Wellness products for iPhone and Watch are helping our users live more active, healthier lives. Dynamic, inspiring people and innovative, industry-defining technologies are the norm at Apple. The people who work here have reinvented and defined entire industries with our products and services. The same dedication to innovation also applies to our business practices - strengthening our commitment to leave the world better than we found it. The Apple Health Special Projects team is seeking a Senior or Lead Designer with strong UX and product design background to create groundbreaking new features, products, and services- you'll solve difficult problems while creating moments of surprise and delight for individuals using our products and services. We are looking for a seasoned professional who can demonstrate exceptional design prowess, is a proactive self-starter, an exceptional communicator, thrives while navigating large, complex problems, and loves refining intricate details. As a key member of the team, you will play a pivotal role in shaping our design direction, collaborating closely with cross-functional teams, and elevating the overall output of the team.

Responsibilities

• Demonstrate mastery of user experience and interaction design principles, providing strategic direction and guidance to the team.
• Drive forward collaborative efforts with designers, engineers, product managers, clinicians, and data scientists to deeply understand project requirements, constraints, and objectives with minimal direction.
• Produce thoughtful and meticulously crafted designs that not only meet user needs but also provide surprise and delight, and align with strategic goals.
• Approach your own work with a critical eye, and contribute to design critiques to foster a culture of continuous improvement within the team.
• Develop and deliver comprehensive design specifications to engineering teams, ensuring flawless execution.
• Uphold a high standard of execution and polish, setting a benchmark for design excellence within the team.
• Expertly adapt existing design patterns across various platforms, while also innovating new solutions for emerging features and use cases.
• Navigate ambiguity and adapt to evolving project requirements with ease and confidence.

Requirements

• 6+ years of work experience crafting exceptional user interface designs for iOS, desktop, and/or web platforms.
• A strong portfolio showcasing user experience design work across desktop, mobile, and tablet devices.
• Excellent written, verbal, and presentation skills (English).
• Demonstrated passion for Apple, its products, and its customers.

Nice-to-haves

• Past experience working on sophisticated multi-functional projects.
• Proficiency in Sketch, Keynote, and other industry-standard design tools.
• Self-motivated and capable of driving multiple projects forward.
• Thrive in a collaborative environment, leveraging group critique and iterative design processes to refine work.
• Experience in artificial intelligence or health-related apps, programs, or data is not necessary, though valuable.
• Additional expertise in prototyping, data visualization, or animation is a plus.

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 assistance
• Opportunity to participate in Apple's discretionary employee stock programs
• Eligibility for discretionary restricted stock unit awards
• Ability to purchase Apple stock at a discount through Employee Stock Purchase Plan.