Machine Learning Manager, Siri Speech

Apple Inc

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Work type
On-site
Location
Cupertino, CA
Salary
$206,200–$310,000 / yr
Posted
148 days ago
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Confirmed live 2 days ago

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This role $258k
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This role pays more than 70% of similar roles. Most pay $206,437–$267,900 — the shaded band above. At the midpoint, this role pays about $258k versus about $237k for comparable roles.

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Apple Inc. is a multinational technology company known for designing and manufacturing consumer electronics, software, and online services, including the iPhone, Mac, iPad, and App Store. Industry: Consumer Electronics & Software

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TL;DR · Machine Learning Manager, Siri Speech

Machine Learning Manager, Siri Speech will join the Siri organization to shape the voice landscape of Apple Intelligence features. This manager role involves leading a high-performing team to balance technical innovation with creative excellence while ensuring products adhere to responsible AI and safety standards. The manager is responsible for setting vision and strategy, removing obstacles, guiding technical decisions, and fostering an inclusive environment for engineers, designers, and researchers. Key responsibilities include managing the product roadmap and overseeing the development of features like personal context understanding and on-screen awareness. Required expertise includes speech technology, machine learning, and potentially text-to-speech models or work with voice talent recordings. The role addresses the technical challenge of creating a deeply personal assistant across multiple operating systems while integrating advanced machine learning capabilities with human-centered design principles.

What you'll do

  • Lead and manage a high-performing team of engineers and researchers focused on speech technology.
  • Drive the development of machine learning models for Siri's voice and intelligence features.
  • Define technical strategy and roadmap for products across iOS, iPadOS, macOS, watchOS, and visionOS.
  • Ensure all AI products adhere to responsible AI standards and safety protocols.
  • Guide technical decision-making while empowering team members to take ownership of their work.
  • Act as a bridge between the engineering team's output and broader organizational goals.
  • Oversee the development of text-to-speech models and other speech-related technologies.

What we're looking for

  • At least 2 years of experience leading a software or machine learning team in the speech technology space.
  • At least 7 years of experience in a hands-on machine learning role with demonstrable product impact.
  • Experience taking ownership of features and the product roadmap.
  • Excellent interpersonal skills to collaborate with engineers, designers, researchers, and other cross-functional partners.
  • Ability to communicate effectively and build long-term relationships across the organization.
  • A Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, AI/ML, NLP, Software Engineering, or a related field.
  • Experience working with voice talent recordings or other types of speech data.
  • Experience building text-to-speech models.

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