Apple

Program Manager - Compute Governance Operations

Apple$150K — $180K *
Information Technology
8 - 10 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Bachelor's Degree
  • 8+ years of relevant work experience managing SW, ML, or compute capacity programs
  • Experience in scaling operational structure for a fast-growing team or program
  • Proven track record of leading feature delivery and translating technical architectures into roadmaps
  • Experience managing executive or leadership review processes end to end
  • Ability to navigate high ambiguity and complexity in programs
  • Strong collaboration skills across cross-functional teams

Responsibilities

  • Support operational rollout of the governance model and transition of manual processes to scalable systems
  • Manage GenAI policies and their enforcement using web tools
  • Oversee 1P vs 3P monthly forecast submissions and optimize related processes
  • Collaborate with Compute Efficiency and Intelligent Automation leads on roadmap management
  • Conduct presentations for leadership reviews to keep roadmaps current

Benefits

  • Collaborative work environment with cross-functional teams
  • Opportunity to work on advanced AI and compute technologies
  • Exposure to executive leadership and high-level decision-making processes
  • Chance to influence a growing area of optimization and governance
  • Access to educational resources and support for professional development
Full Job Description
Foundation models are central to Apple's user experiences and maximizing the efficiency of our ML compute is paramount. Efficiency sits at the center of this role, ensuring that Apple's models run as fast, reliably, and cost-effectively as possible. In this role you will tackle optimization challenges, from maximizing hardware utilization across GPUs, TPUs, and custom Apple Silicon, to shaping workload scheduling and capacity allocation for large model serving.

In addition to overseeing accelerated compute, this role will focus on policy setting and enforcement of GenAI access and the related token consumption. Finally, this role will be responsible for overseeing traditional 1P vs 3P managed cloud services (e.g., non-accelerated compute, storage, etc.) as well as any process-related initiatives to improve the efficiency and effectiveness of the overall program.

We are seeking a seasoned Engineering Program Manager who can apply structure, discipline, and accountability to this growing area of complexity for the Company. This role is a true partnership with not only the PACE team, but also the broader Infrastructure and Planning organization at large. You will support the execution of the Governance Platform's feature roadmap and its day-to-day operating model which includes monthly / quarterly executive roll-ups, partnering with the team leads to keep their respective roadmaps current and presentation-ready for leadership.

Description

* Support the operational rollout of the hub-and-spoke support model: Governance DRI onboarding, and the transition of manual processes into scalable systems.

* Program manage GenAI policies at Apple that can be established and enforced using sophisticated web-tooling.

* Program manage 1P vs 3P monthly forecast submissions and partner with technical leads on any related process efficiencies or optimization initiatives.

* Partner with the Compute Efficiency lead and Intelligent Automation lead to keep their roadmaps current and accurately reflected in leadership reviews.

Minimum Qualifications

Bachelor's Degree

8+ years of relevant work experience managing SW, ML, or compute capacity programs

Demonstrated experience scaling operational structure (support tiers, escalation processes, onboarding) for a fast-growing team or program

Experience co-driving feature delivery with an engineering or platform lead, translating architecture/systems design into a shippable roadmap

Proven track record owning recurring executive or leadership review cadences (QBRs, MBRs, or equivalent) end to end - content, prep, and delivery

Ability to operate with a high level of ambiguity and complexity in a founding, ground-up program.

Strong interpersonal skills with a proven track record collaborating across diverse, cross-functional teams

Preferred Qualifications

Outstanding verbal and written communication skills for clearly presenting findings to key partners and executives

Familiarity with cloud/ML compute infrastructure concepts (GPUs, TPUs, capacity, utilization)

Experience partnering with Governance, FinOps, or platform teams in a large-scale infrastructure environment

Background in change management or process design during periods of rapid team/program growth

Outstanding attention to detail with a focus on accuracy and precision in analysis and reporting

MBA preferred for important connection of engineering complexity with business and financial impact

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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