[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":117},["ShallowReactive",2],{"joblist-content":3},{"id":4,"title":5,"body":6,"description":99,"extension":100,"meta":101,"navigation":111,"path":112,"rawbody":113,"seo":114,"stem":115,"__hash__":116},"job_listings_real/job-listing/apple-product-design-leader-staff-22-apr.md","Product Design Leader @ Apple",{"type":7,"value":8,"toc":88},"minimark",[9,14,19,24,28,32,35,39,64,68],[10,11,13],"h2",{"id":12},"apple-are-hiring-a","Apple are hiring a",[15,16,18],"h1",{"id":17},"product-design-leader","Product Design Leader",[20,21,23],"h3",{"id":22},"we-are-looking-for-a-product-design-leader-to-drive-the-creation-of-apples-home-hardware-products","We are looking for a Product Design leader to drive the creation of Apples Home hardware products.",[25,26,27],"p",{},"You will own the end-to-end product development lifecycle for a portfolio of products spanning audio, visual, and sensing domains, each with distinct identities but designed to work together as a coherent system. 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