Strategic Planning Program Manager, Cloud Infrastructure

　　Santa Clara Valley (Cupertino),California,United States

　　Software and Services

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　　Summary

　　Posted:Jan 5, 2024

　　Weekly Hours: 40

　　Role Number: 200531044

　　Join a team redefining the way Apple plans, strategizes and delivers its cloud infrastructure footprint. We are seeking a highly experienced Strategic Planning Program Manager who will be responsible for driving the server and networking planning and delivery process. You’ll be aggregating demand and managing supply health in order to successfully deploy hardware that Apple’s Internet Services applications rely on to scale. This is a highly cross-functional and strategic role, where you will be working with engineering, procurement, operations and finance teams. At Apple, we’re not all the same. And that’s our greatest strength. At Apple, we’re not all the same. And that’s our greatest strength. We draw on the differences in who we are, what we’ve experienced, and how we think. Because to create products that serve everyone, we believe in including everyone.

　　Key Qualifications

　　Minimum of 7 years of experience in business planning, operations, supply chain, or related fields

　　Strong verbal/written skills with an ability to distill sophisticated ideas into concise, high impact communications

　　Experience presenting to senior leadership, up to and including VP level

　　Able to lead through ambiguity and respond quickly to new requirements and data in a highly dynamic environment

　　Consistent track record in building and launching operations foundations from the ground up

　　Expert in Microsoft Excel with extensive modeling experience, including building scalable models from scratch

　　Tried multi-functional program management skills with an ability to rapidly develop a solid understanding in new areas quickly

　　Experience collaborating with engineering, finance, product operations, procurement, and OEM/ODMs to drive decisions

　　Deep understanding of various cloud architectures (e.g. micro-services vs monolithic) and associated operations models

　　Able to influence in a multi-functional matrix organization

　　Self starter mentality with a strong leadership drive

　　Description

　　In this position, we drive the planning process for Apple-designed servers and networking to support Apple’s applications, including customer-facing ones like iCloud, Apple Pay and AMP, as well as internal applications provided by IS&T. This small team is dedicated to building out the Internet Services supply chain, ensuring scalability as the hardware complexity and product demands grow. You’ll work with multi-functional business partners to aggregate capacity or demand, operations to complete your supply plan, engineering to ensure the right SKUs are built, and Data Center Operations to handover for deployment. In this role, you will: Own, define and build the entire suite of reporting for infrastructure requirements, which will drive actionable insights on planning, ordering and deployment Propose strategies on how to optimize the planning and delivery of those infrastructure requirements, including buffer assessment, inventory management and liability management Work with managers and directors to review requirements, schedules and analyses in order to acquire approval for procuring and deploying new server and network hardware Manage risks, schedules, and partners to successfully launch infrastructure programs supporting a wide array of Apple services Regularly present to leadership (managers, directors and VP) Build and drive process implementation and new tool development

　　Education & Experience

　　BA/BS degree in business, operations, finance, engineering, or a related field required MBA from top tier school preferred

　　Additional Requirements

　　Pay & Benefits

　　At Apple, base pay is one part of our total compensation package and is determined within a range. This provides the opportunity to progress as you grow and develop within a role. The base pay range for this role is between $160,700.00 and $282,500.00, and your base pay will depend on your skills, qualifications, experience, and location.Apple employees also have the opportunity to become an Apple shareholder through participation in Apple’s discretionary employee stock programs. Apple employees are eligible for discretionary restricted stock unit awards, and can purchase Apple stock at a discount if voluntarily participating in Apple’s Employee Stock Purchase Plan. You’ll also receive benefits including: Comprehensive medical and dental coverage, retirement benefits, a range of discounted products and free services, and for formal education related to advancing your career at Apple, reimbursement for certain educational expenses — including tuition. Additionally, this role might be eligible for discretionary bonuses or commission payments as well as relocation.Learn more (https://www.apple.com/careers/us/benefits.html) about Apple Benefits.Note: Apple benefit, compensation and employee stock programs are subject to eligibility requirements and other terms of the applicable plan or program.Apple is an equal opportunity employer that is committed to inclusion and diversity. We take affirmative action to ensure 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.Apple Footer

　　Apple is an equal opportunity employer that is committed to inclusion and diversity. We take affirmative action to ensure 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 (Opens in a new window) .

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　　Apple is committed to working with and providing reasonable accommodation to applicants with physical and mental disabilities. Apple is a drug-free workplace. Reasonable Accommodation and Drug Free Workplace policy Learn more (Opens in a new window) .