Summary Posted: Feb 29, 2024 Role Number: 200540567 Imagine what you could do here. At Apple, new ideas have a way of becoming extraordinary products, services, and customer experiences very quickly. Bring passion and dedication to your job and there's no telling what you could accomplish. The people here at Apple don’t just craft products—they build the kind of wonder that’s revolutionized entire industries. It’s the diversity of those people and their ideas that supports the innovation that runs through everything we do, from amazing technology to industry-leading environmental efforts. Join Apple, and help us leave the world better than we found it!
Apple’s Strategic Data Solutions (SDS) team is looking for a humble and influential project manager (PM) who is passionate about working with a cross-functional team of data scientists, engineers, business analysts, and attribution experts to build and deliver exceptional solutions that help scale our organization, mitigate fraud, reduce risk, optimize internal operations and processes, and improve our customer experience. Key Qualifications Key Qualifications · Experience organizing and leading cross-functional projects (clarifying requirements, resolving conflicts, defining roadmap and driving progress) · Ability to drive change through positive influence of co-workers, leaders, and business partners · Ability to network with individuals at all levels and develop close partnerships through strong interpersonal skills · Ability to effectively communicate and tell meaningful stories with data in both formal and informal settings · Skilled at using data to present, advocate for, and prioritize among solutions · Ability to manage conflicting project ideas, to ensure all voices are heard, and to own the hard calls · Ability to perform business discovery, simplify and define problems, exact key information, and propose innovative solutions · Ability to think broadly about business, customer, and system impact · Experience motivating and empowering others to do their best work · Inquisitiveness and a desire for continued self-improvement and development of new skills Description Description As a PM in SDS, you will design, develop, and lead solutions for strategic, complex, and cross-functional problems that do not neatly align under a particular business unit. Projects are strategic in nature, requiring a strong understanding of current processes, systems, data, policies, and future direction. You will oversee a global portfolio and be expected to effectively influence up, down, and across the organization.
We are searching for candidates who has a successful track record of running complex projects, delivering high quality results on time, taking ownership of issues and tasks, and providing sincere partnership. We would love to find a hard-working, creative problem solver who is well organized and not afraid to go above and beyond to get the job done. The best PMs are amazing teammates, effective and empathetic leaders, and champions of an empowering and inclusive team culture.
· Develop partnerships with key business leaders and executives across a variety of teams in SDS and Apple to support current and future initiatives
· Identify new business opportunities and develop solutions that balance impact, cost, resourcing, timeline, success likelihood and risk
· Work in an Agile environment and continuously review business opportunities, refine priorities, outline milestones and deliverables, and articulate risks
· Translate business needs into initiatives with well-defined requirements
· Lead regular communications with teammates, partners, and leadership and conducting periodic reviews with executive sponsors
· Support change management efforts and quality programs by identifying gaps and issues and then driving potential solutions to fix them.
· Partner and participate on requirements gathering for capital projects, managing operational expenses and resource tracking
· Manage, interpret, and communicate business-critical metrics across the organization
· Work under limited supervision, use good judgment, and know when to seek guidance Education & Experience Education & Experience 5+ year of documented project management experience
Bachelor's degree in any analytical, quantitative, or technical field (engineering, math, computer science, finance or similar), or equivalent experience Additional Requirements Additional Requirements
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