WPC Engineering Product Operations Manager
Job Description
Summary
Apple is a place where extraordinary people gather to do their best work. We don’t just build products — we craft the kind of wonder that’s revolutionized entire industries. We believe it's the diversity of these people and their ideas that inspire the innovation that runs through everything we do, from amazing technology to industry-leading environmental efforts. Join Apple to become a part of our talented team!
Description
The Product Operations team is responsible for helping Apple teams operate and execute effectively. Our team is responsible to take some of the most difficult organizational, business, or technological challenges. In this role, you will partner with senior leadership to develop and execute plans that change the way we do our work.
To do this role successfully, you need to have a deep technical understanding of how our products work, a strong sense of ownership, and fantastic execution skills. You need to be the kind of person who can wear many hats and do whatever it takes to get the job done.
This role encompasses strategy (e.g., analyzing and understanding new trends in the industry, building business plans), operations (e.g., driving the cadence of our organization, connecting functions), and communications across all levels of the organization.
- Drive and track progress against a multi-year organizational strategy, leading strategic projects that change how we are organized, deliver software, and develop talent.
- Build relationships and ensure tight alignment across key product areas and cross-functional stakeholders (e.g., Engineering, Product, Operations, Legal, Marketing, Finance), navigating dependencies and trade-offs.
- Set strategic priorities for the WPC Engineering leadership team, including leading the agenda and content for weekly leadership meetings and executive off-sites.
- Communicate actionable insights to executive leadership by preparing and delivering executive-ready presentations.
- Create and set policies organizational policy.
To do this role successfully, you need to have a deep technical understanding of how our products work, a strong sense of ownership, and fantastic execution skills. You need to be the kind of person who can wear many hats and do whatever it takes to get the job done.
This role encompasses strategy (e.g., analyzing and understanding new trends in the industry, building business plans), operations (e.g., driving the cadence of our organization, connecting functions), and communications across all levels of the organization.
- Drive and track progress against a multi-year organizational strategy, leading strategic projects that change how we are organized, deliver software, and develop talent.
- Build relationships and ensure tight alignment across key product areas and cross-functional stakeholders (e.g., Engineering, Product, Operations, Legal, Marketing, Finance), navigating dependencies and trade-offs.
- Set strategic priorities for the WPC Engineering leadership team, including leading the agenda and content for weekly leadership meetings and executive off-sites.
- Communicate actionable insights to executive leadership by preparing and delivering executive-ready presentations.
- Create and set policies organizational policy.
Minimum Qualifications
- Bachelor's degree or equivalent practical experience
- Candidates will typically have 10+ years of experience in management consulting, product management, strategy, program management, and/or analytics in a technology company
- Ability to work in a fast-paced dynamic environment and manage multiple unrelated topics in any given week
- Strong technical skills in developing relationships and working effectively with technical and non-technical teams at all levels and functions
- Capability to understand and articulate the high level strategy to leadership teams while maintaining exceptional attention to detail in execution at the ground level
- Experience with cross-functional stakeholder management and project management, with the ability to work autonomously and keep multiple priorities moving
- Strong understanding of the software development lifecycle in a services environment
- Outstanding presentation and written communication skills
- Proven ability to leverage data and analytics to drive decision-making and measure success
Preferred Qualifications
- Experience working in payments platforms, banking, or other financial services companies.
- Experience with multi-national product companies