Senior Engineering Program Manager, Ecosystem Development and Partnerships – Apple
Job Description
-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)
- 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
