Senior Engineering Program Manager - AI/ML, Apple Services Engineering
Apple· Software and Services
Cupertino, CA$175.5k - $311.7kFull-timePosted 2mo ago
About the role
Drive end-to-end delivery of large-scale ML and GenAI programs within Apple Media Products (AMP); lead strategy, planning, and execution across cross-functional teams to deliver multiple concurrent ML/GenAI features, optimize processes, and contribute to AMP’s ML/GenAI strategy.
Responsibilities
- Drive the end-to-end delivery of large-scale, cross-functional Machine Learning (ML) and Generative AI (GenAI) programs and features within Apple Media Products (AMP).
- Lead the strategic planning, execution, and delivery of multiple concurrent ML/GenAI features, encompassing scope definition, requirements gathering, timeline management, and resource allocation.
- Cultivate collaborative relationships with cross-functional partners to define product roadmaps and manage the feature intake pipeline.
- Spearhead initiatives to optimize feature development and execution processes within the AMP organization, driving continuous improvement.
- Contribute to the overall ML/GenAI strategy for AMP and communicate program status, risks, and mitigation plans to stakeholders at all levels.
- Drive technical scoping, effort estimation, and resource allocation discussions with engineering, research, and cross-functional teams.
- Translate high-level AI/ML/GenAI product vision into detailed engineering roadmaps and execution plans across Product, Engineering, Data Engineering, Platform, etc.
- Oversee end-to-end engineering execution across ML, Data, Platform, SRE teams; track milestones; facilitate decisions; coordinate launches and post-launch improvements.
- Identify and mitigate technical blockers, architectural challenges, and inter-team dependencies; develop contingency plans.
- Facilitate clear technical communication across diverse teams and leadership; articulate progress, trade-offs, challenges, and solutions.
Qualifications
- 5+ years of program management experience with end-to-end software/ML lifecycle across multiple stakeholders.
- Demonstrated experience managing end-to-end Machine Learning projects (data acquisition, feature engineering, model training, evaluation, deployment, monitoring, improvement).
- BA/BS in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, or related field or equivalent experience.
- Experience executing cross-functional and cross-organization projects; ability to work across diverse teams and drive delivery.
- Ability to extract action plans from complex technical discussions and translate into succinct status updates for multi-functional/executive audiences.
- Experience building globally distributed products by collaborating across Product, Engineering, Data Science, Analytics, Design, and partners.
- Track record of shipping complex customer-facing and backend engineering projects under tight timelines.
- Strong facilitation, communication, and presentation skills (written and verbal) for all levels of an organization.
- Ability to handle ambiguity and create order.
Skills
Required:Program management
Benefits
- Comprehensive medical and dental coverage
- Retirement benefits
- Discounted products and free services
- Educational expense reimbursement including tuition
- Potential discretionary bonuses or commissions
- Relocation assistance (where applicable)
- Apple Employee Stock Purchase Plan participation
- Eligibility for discretionary restricted stock units (RSUs)
Last updated Aug 14, 2026. Interested? Apply on the company site.
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