Apple

Senior Engineering Program Manager, Ecosystem Development and Partnerships

Apple$130K — $180K *
Consumer Technology
5 - 7 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • 5-7 years of experience in engineering program management or product development.
  • Bachelor's degree in Mechanical, Industrial or Electrical Engineering, Computer Science, or related technical field.
  • Prior experience leading product development from ideation to mass production.
  • Strong ability to collaborate with multidisciplinary engineering teams and strategic partners.
  • Excellent communication and organizational skills, with a proven track record of influencing cross-functional teams.
  • Proven resilience and flexibility in fast-paced and dynamic environments.
  • An advanced degree (MS, MBA) is preferred.

Responsibilities

  • Establish strategic relationships with internal teams and external partners.
  • Lead architecture discussions and translate complex technical issues into actionable topics.
  • Develop comprehensive product development plans with critical milestones and manage associated timelines and budgets.
  • Identify technical risks and work with teams to create and implement mitigation strategies.
  • Drive cross-functional execution by resolving inter-team dependencies and tracking project status.
  • Effectively communicate project needs and priorities to all stakeholders, including executive management.
  • Facilitate travel as needed for collaboration with offshore manufacturers.

Benefits

  • Collaborative work environment with access to cutting-edge technology.
  • Opportunity for domestic and international travel for professional growth.
  • Involvement in high-impact projects that shape Apple's product portfolio.
  • Exposure to a diverse set of functions within a leading tech company.
  • Career advancement opportunities through professional development.
Full Job Description
Our team is responsible for engaging with strategic partners to develop an exciting portfolio of hardware and software solutions to support the growing ecosystem of Apple's world class products. We are seeking a senior engineering program manager to join our team. \n\nThe EPM role at Apple is a critical one that ensures effective engagement across all engineering, design and development support discipline. We are looking for someone who is flexible and can respond quickly, energetically, and enthusiastically to dynamic project needs. This role is highly collaborative and is responsible for leading product development efforts in support of several new areas. Our work is fast paced and dynamic, driving engagement across product architecture, feature definition and program execution across multiple partners. In this role you will create exceptional products. \n\nOur ideal candidate is highly self motivated. They have strong critical thinking skills and demonstrate resilience and flexibility when faced with uncertainty or changes in direction. Most importantly they have a strong sense of integrity and a one team mindset.

Establish strategic relationships within Apple and with our partners. Collaborate with Design, Engineering, Product Integrity, Marketing, Legal, Security, Privacy, Business Operations and other organizations. Lead architecture discussions and distill complex software/hardware/infrastructure issues into discussion topics to drive engineering and design convergence. Develop the product development plan and establish critical milestones. Establish and manage program feature baseline, schedule, budget, and critical path from execution through final delivery of the product. Understand technical issues to identify and highlight risks. Partner with impacted teams to develop mitigation strategies and drive them to closure. Lead cross functional execution in a highly matrixed organization. Identify dependencies between teams and drive solutions that enable all stakeholders to achieve their goals. Work with teams to identify issues, prioritize tasks and track risks to schedule and product quality. Offer multiple levels of status across a spectrum of individual contributors to executive management. Effectively represent project needs and organizational priorities. Domestic and international travel may be required.

Prior experience leading product development and/or engineering design spanning concept ideation through mass production. An ability to effectively collaborate with teams spanning mechanical and electrical hardware engineering, software engineering, silicon development, product integrity, and manufacturing. Excellent communication, organization, and leadership skills with a demonstrated ability to influence across functional teams. BS degree in a related technical discipline (e.g. Mechanical Engineering, Industrial Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Computer Science, Materials Science, or related). Domestic and international travel may be required.

Experience managing business relationships with strategic partners and new product development with cross-functional engineering teams. Experience partnering with off shore manufacturers including travel to international sites and new factory bring up. Meticulous attention to detail with an ability to connect the dots, simplify complexities, and frame tradeoffs. MS, MBA, or other advanced degree in a technical discipline.

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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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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