News+ Features Lead

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Apple News and News+ bring world-class journalism, magazines, puzzles, food content, audio, and more to millions of readers every day. We're looking for a strategic, business-minded operator to own the feature perspective across Apple News and News+ - connecting product investment to subscriber growth and revenue outcomes.

Description

In this role, you'll serve as the business lead across a portfolio of user-facing features, working closely with Product, Engineering, Finance, Marketing, and partner teams. You'll bring clarity to complex trade-offs, develop well-framed opportunities for prioritization, and ensure every team working on News+ understands how their work contributes to the business.

Responsibilities:

Represent business goals and subscriber targets in cross-functional feature discussions with Product, Engineering, Finance, and Operations

Identify and develop new feature opportunities, bringing forward well-framed proposals for Product and Engineering prioritization

Partner with Finance and Analytics to maintain growth plans, revenue impact assessments, and cost tracking at the feature level

Own feature-level inputs into annual and quarterly business planning cycles

Draft business-facing materials including performance readouts, growth forecasts, and strategic recommendations for leadership

Coordinate go-to-market efforts with Marketing for new feature launches

Preferred Qualifications

Strong product sense with the ability to identify and gain support for new feature opportunities

Demonstrated ability to work cross-functionally and influence without authority across Product, Engineering, Finance, and partner teams

Exceptional written and verbal communication skills; highly organized, action-oriented, and comfortable navigating ambiguity

Experience in subscription media, publishing, or consumer services preferred

Comfort working across time zones and collaborating with geographically distributed teams

Ability to manage multiple workstreams simultaneously and adapt quickly to shifting priorities

MBA preferred

Minimum Qualifications

8-10 years of experience in growth strategy, business operations, or adjacent roles at a consumer technology or media company

Strong familiarity with subscription business models, including growth levers, engagement metrics, and content-driven retention

Experience developing business cases, financial models, and performance narratives for executive audiences

Proven track record of translating qualitative and quantitative signals into clear, actionable recommendations

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 $146,800 and $274,500, and your base pay will depend on your skills, qualifications, experience, and location.