Sr. Engineering Program Manager, Apple Services Engineering
Job Description
Summary
Apple Services Engineering team is one of the most exciting examples of Apple’s long-held passion for combining art and technology! The Business and Education program team within Apple Services Engineering is seeking an extraordinary Sr Engineering Program Manager with a deep understanding of technology and a genuine enthusiasm for delivering complex, cross-functional projects in a fast-paced environment.
This role requires an enterprise attitude, technical curiosity a ‘big problem solver’ with a strong business sense in addition to project management skills. If you are curious about the details, driven to achieve, and passionate about the product, we would love to hear from you!
This role requires an enterprise attitude, technical curiosity a ‘big problem solver’ with a strong business sense in addition to project management skills. If you are curious about the details, driven to achieve, and passionate about the product, we would love to hear from you!
Description
Expect a hands-on role, deeply immersed in product specifications and requirements. You will be entrusted with the responsibility of innovating and strategizing new processes, encouraging relationships to drive results. As a valued member of our team, you will possess the outstanding opportunity to contribute to the development of forthcoming products that will captivate and inspire Apple’s Enterprise customers every day.
Partner with multiple Engineering leads to drive cross functional programs through delivery; inclusive of timelines, planning, requirements, and dependencies.
Manage risks, mitigations, and drive alignment across the organization and between teams
Provide clear, timely and objective communication, including regular program status updates and critical issues as needed to executive team
Coordinate discussions and break down complex issues into discussion topics to drive engineering and design alignment with support from project team, maintaining an orientation toward teamwork and collaboration
Proactively identify issues and solutions, and mobilize resources vital to attack and resolve. Coordinate with teams to identify issues, prioritize tasks and track risks to schedule and product quality, including cross-functional dependencies
Partner with multiple Engineering leads to drive cross functional programs through delivery; inclusive of timelines, planning, requirements, and dependencies.
Manage risks, mitigations, and drive alignment across the organization and between teams
Provide clear, timely and objective communication, including regular program status updates and critical issues as needed to executive team
Coordinate discussions and break down complex issues into discussion topics to drive engineering and design alignment with support from project team, maintaining an orientation toward teamwork and collaboration
Proactively identify issues and solutions, and mobilize resources vital to attack and resolve. Coordinate with teams to identify issues, prioritize tasks and track risks to schedule and product quality, including cross-functional dependencies
Minimum Qualifications
- 7+ years of technical program/project management for software or software/hardware products
- Sound executive presence with the ability to communicate at the senior leadership levels.
- Prior experience working in product areas alongside Human Interface, User Interface, and User Experience partners.
- You understand technical issues at a sufficiently deep level to identify gaps
- You have executive presence and are comfortable speaking and presenting to leadership
Preferred Qualifications
- Experience shipping consumer software on a large scale, used by millions of users.
- Proven expertise working effectively and autonomously across multiple teams in situations of ambiguity, with only high-level direction.
- Passion for partnering with Product, Engineering, Analytics, and Design teams to prioritize and create implementation plans for new features, programs and capabilities.
- You are comfortable in ambiguous situations and can brainstorm solutions in high pressure situations
Education & Experience
BS/MS/PhD CS/CE/EE or equivalent
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Apple is an equal opportunity employer that is committed to inclusion and diversity. We also take affirmative action to offer employment and advancement opportunities to all applicants, including minorities, women, protected veterans, and individuals with disabilities. Apple will not discriminate or retaliate against applicants who inquire about, disclose, or discuss their compensation or that of other applicants.