Apple Inc.
AIML - Sr Engineering Program Manager, On-Device Search
Apple Inc., Seattle, Washington, us, 98127
**Role Number:** 200628373-3337
Summary Apple is where individual imaginations gather together, committing to the values that lead to great work. Every new product we build, service we create, or Apple Store experience we deliver is the result of us making each other’s ideas stronger. That happens because every one of us shares a belief that we can make something wonderful and share it with the world, changing lives for the better. It’s the diversity of our people and their thinking that inspires the innovation that runs through everything we do. When we bring everybody in, we can do the best work of our lives. Here, you’ll do more than join something — you’ll add something.
Description
Drive consensus across multiple groups with varying opinions & needs. Influence entire teams around a common purpose and drive conference on the plan of execution
Create and manage project schedules with clear dependencies, critical path and systematic methodology to communicate status
Proactively identify and manage risks, close gaps and re‑plan as needed
Keep teams on critical path with efforts to minimize distractions
Provide clear, timely and objective communication, including regular program status updates and one‑off reviews as needed to executive team
Keep an eye on any potential gaps across dependency teams and proactively promote regular communications on common source of truth
Proactive and regular insurance of alignments across all partner teams when new factors arise
Lead measurements to help team understand and measure success, including quality, usage scale and other key KPIs
Advocate for user and company values when leading team to convergence on key open questions
Lead early feedback collection from internal dogfooding during feature convergence, drive team to address feedback in feature iterations
Advocate for quality and user experience, using both quantitative and qualitative data
Reflect on how the team operates, proactively propose and implement new ways to enable more effective processes & delivery of results
Minimum Qualifications
8+ years of experience in driving large scale program building machine learning powered products
3+ years experience bringing a product from concept to completion, ideally working on machine-learning features and/or sophisticated backend and front‑end systems
Deep understanding of software development for machine‑learned products and services, and how analytics and evaluation data can help improve those products
Strong desire to learn, aptitude for problem solving, and the ability to make sophisticated trade‑offs
Excellent program management skills including program structuring and managing multiple work streams interdependently
Self‑motivated and proactive, with demonstrated creative and critical thinking capabilities required to forge a path to success
Strong ability to communicate abstract ideas clearly, manage comprehensive yet succinct project status update to all levels of audience, both verbally and in written forms
Bachelors or Master’s degree in Computer Science, or related field and equivalent experience
Preferred Qualifications
8+ years experience in delivering search and generative answer quality improvements is a plus
Strong ability to deal with ambiguities, drive disambiguation and clarities, shepherd multiple teams to meet aggressive timeline
Experience orchestrating the delivery of multiple significant client/server software products requiring large organizations (100+) across teams to execute
Strategic and results driven mindset focusing on driving what matters
Strong leadership skills, including conflict resolution, negotiation, courage to do things differently when needed
Strong adaptability and agility in making adjustments to project strategy and plan with evolving situations
Strong problem‑solving skills with attention to details
Solid knowledge of technical system architecture and systems design tradeoffs
EEO Statement Apple is an equal opportunity employer that is committed to inclusion and diversity. We seek to promote equal opportunity for all applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, Veteran status, or other legally protected characteristics. Learn more about your EEO rights as an applicant (https://www.eeoc.gov/sites/default/files/2023-06/22-088_EEOC_KnowYourRights6.12ScreenRdr.pdf).
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Summary Apple is where individual imaginations gather together, committing to the values that lead to great work. Every new product we build, service we create, or Apple Store experience we deliver is the result of us making each other’s ideas stronger. That happens because every one of us shares a belief that we can make something wonderful and share it with the world, changing lives for the better. It’s the diversity of our people and their thinking that inspires the innovation that runs through everything we do. When we bring everybody in, we can do the best work of our lives. Here, you’ll do more than join something — you’ll add something.
Description
Drive consensus across multiple groups with varying opinions & needs. Influence entire teams around a common purpose and drive conference on the plan of execution
Create and manage project schedules with clear dependencies, critical path and systematic methodology to communicate status
Proactively identify and manage risks, close gaps and re‑plan as needed
Keep teams on critical path with efforts to minimize distractions
Provide clear, timely and objective communication, including regular program status updates and one‑off reviews as needed to executive team
Keep an eye on any potential gaps across dependency teams and proactively promote regular communications on common source of truth
Proactive and regular insurance of alignments across all partner teams when new factors arise
Lead measurements to help team understand and measure success, including quality, usage scale and other key KPIs
Advocate for user and company values when leading team to convergence on key open questions
Lead early feedback collection from internal dogfooding during feature convergence, drive team to address feedback in feature iterations
Advocate for quality and user experience, using both quantitative and qualitative data
Reflect on how the team operates, proactively propose and implement new ways to enable more effective processes & delivery of results
Minimum Qualifications
8+ years of experience in driving large scale program building machine learning powered products
3+ years experience bringing a product from concept to completion, ideally working on machine-learning features and/or sophisticated backend and front‑end systems
Deep understanding of software development for machine‑learned products and services, and how analytics and evaluation data can help improve those products
Strong desire to learn, aptitude for problem solving, and the ability to make sophisticated trade‑offs
Excellent program management skills including program structuring and managing multiple work streams interdependently
Self‑motivated and proactive, with demonstrated creative and critical thinking capabilities required to forge a path to success
Strong ability to communicate abstract ideas clearly, manage comprehensive yet succinct project status update to all levels of audience, both verbally and in written forms
Bachelors or Master’s degree in Computer Science, or related field and equivalent experience
Preferred Qualifications
8+ years experience in delivering search and generative answer quality improvements is a plus
Strong ability to deal with ambiguities, drive disambiguation and clarities, shepherd multiple teams to meet aggressive timeline
Experience orchestrating the delivery of multiple significant client/server software products requiring large organizations (100+) across teams to execute
Strategic and results driven mindset focusing on driving what matters
Strong leadership skills, including conflict resolution, negotiation, courage to do things differently when needed
Strong adaptability and agility in making adjustments to project strategy and plan with evolving situations
Strong problem‑solving skills with attention to details
Solid knowledge of technical system architecture and systems design tradeoffs
EEO Statement Apple is an equal opportunity employer that is committed to inclusion and diversity. We seek to promote equal opportunity for all applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, Veteran status, or other legally protected characteristics. Learn more about your EEO rights as an applicant (https://www.eeoc.gov/sites/default/files/2023-06/22-088_EEOC_KnowYourRights6.12ScreenRdr.pdf).
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