Senior Engineering Program Manager, Ecosystem Development and Partnerships

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.

The 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.

Our 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.

Minimum Qualifications

• BS degree in a related technical discipline (e.g. Mechanical Engineering, Industrial Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Computer Science, Materials Science, or related).
• 7+ years of HW program/project management experience.
• Experience and familiarity with consumer electronic industry.
• Ability to travel domestically & international.
• Ability to collaborate with large cross-functional team across multiple time zones.

Preferred Qualifications

• Strong technical background in EE or ME or Wireless. Masters in engineering is a plus.
• 12+ years of project/program management experience with experience in working with CM partners.
• Detailed knowledge of product development cycles.
• Excellent communication, presentation and organizational skills.
• Experience managing business relationships with strategic partners.
• Experience partnering with off shore manufacturers including travel to international sites and new factory bring up.