Apple

Cloud Infrastructure Strategic Planning Program Manager

Apple$130K — $180K *
Information Technology
11 - 15 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • 12+ years in infrastructure operations or cloud platforms
  • Expertise in capacity planning and technical program leadership
  • Strong analytical skills with a focus on data synthesis
  • Proficient in stakeholder management and clear communication
  • Executive presentation skills and presence
  • Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience
  • Experience in managing cost optimization programs.

Responsibilities

  • Lead capacity planning for Apple's Intelligence roadmap
  • Synthesize infrastructure insights for leadership guidance
  • Manage cross-team planning initiatives for infrastructure
  • Optimize infrastructure investments with finance and procurement
  • Engage with business lines on infrastructure plans and budgets
  • Collaborate on tools for AI-powered analytics and planning

Benefits

  • Opportunities for professional growth and development
  • Access to cutting-edge technology and infrastructure
  • Collaborative work culture with top-tier professionals
  • Engagement with high-level executives and strategic projects
  • Health and wellness benefits
  • Work-life balance initiatives
Full Job Description
Description

Cloud Infrastructure Business Operations (CIBO) leads the business level infrastructure requirements and costs at Apple. CIBO manages, reports and optimizes 1PC and 3PC Infrastructure investments in partnership with Finance, Corporate Procurement and Engineering. CIBO combines individual business demands into an aligned infrastructure signal for Apple Cloud Platforms (1PC) and 3rd Party Cloud providers (3PC). CIBO engages with each line of business on their annual infrastructure plans and budgets.

CIBO has three discrete teams, CIBO Demand, CIBO Supply and CIBO Cloud Management and Analytics.

CIBO is looking for a senior leader to join, Cloud Infrastructure Supply team. This role will work closely with executives on the capacity planning to support Apple's Intelligence roadmap.

Minimum Qualifications

Minimum of 12 years of experience with a focus in infrastructure operations, cloud platforms, capacity planning, or technical program leadership

Synthesize infrastructure capacity insights from engineering and platform teams to guide leadership on system readiness, future growth, and potential limitations.

Excellent analytical ability, clear communication, and effective stakeholder management skills.

Executive presentation and presence required

Bachelors Degree or equivalent professional experience

Preferred Qualifications

Experience coordinating cross-team planning initiatives in complex infrastructure environments

Strong business acumen and experience managing cost and optimizations programs in infrastructure

Experience with AI-powered analytics or automated infrastructure planning tools.

About Apple

Apple is a corporation that designs, manufactures, and markets mobile communication and media devices, personal computers, portable digital music players, and sells a variety of related software, services, peripherals, networking solutions, and third-party digital content and applications. Apple provides many products and services, including iPhone; iPad; iPod; Mac; Apple TV; a portfolio of consumer and professional software applications; the iOS and OS X operating systems; iCloud; and accessories, service, and support offerings. It sells its products worldwide through its retail stores, online stores, direct sales force and third-party cellular network carriers, wholesalers, retailers, and value-added resellers to the consumer and also sells third-party iPhone, iPad, Mac and iPod compatible products, including application software and accessories through its online and retail stores. Introduced in 1984, the Macintosh was the first widely sold personal computer with a graphical user interface (GUI). That feature and others such as an improved floppy drive design and a low-cost hard drive that made data retrieval faster helped Apple cultivate a reputation for innovation. Apple was named as the most admired company in the United States in 2008 and in the world from 2008 to 2012 by the Fortune magazine. The company was founded by Steven Paul Jobs, Steve Wozniak, and Ronald Gerald Wayne on April 1, 1976, and is headquartered in Cupertino, California.

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Learn more about Apple
Size
154,000 employees
Market Cap
$2,074.3 billion
Industry
Net Income
$63.9 billion
Founded
1976
5 Year Trend
+11.5%
Revenue
$294.1 billion
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