Sports Engineering Program Manager

Apple Inc.; York and North Yorkshire; On-site; GBP 122,000 - 214,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical and dental coverage

Employee stock programs

Relocation assistance

Tuition reimbursement

Job summary

Apple Inc. is seeking a Sports Engineering Program Manager to lead cross-functional teams, shape roadmaps, build new features, and ship software releases to millions of Apple customers.

The role requires driving scalable outcomes, strong collaboration across global partners, and a passion for innovative sports experiences. You will capture requirements, anticipate challenges, and drive technical integrations through to completion, applying program, project, and release management to ensure

Qualifications

• 5+ years of program/project/product management in software development.
• Experience facilitating phases of the software development lifecycle in a large organization.
• Strong understanding of processes and frameworks to drive large, complex software execution.
• Proven ability to meet deadlines and manage multiple priorities under tight timeframes.
• Comfort with ambiguity while diving into technical details to ensure delivery.
• Experience integrating data from multiple large disparate systems and structuring it.
• Experience building scalable data pipelines and management tools.
• Experience in sports media/entertainment and/or streaming video is a plus.
• Passionate sports fans with subject-matter expertise.

Responsibilities

• Work with teams and partners worldwide to shape roadmaps, build features, and ship software releases.
• Drive fast, scalable outcomes and delivery through cross-functional collaboration.
• Capture requirements, anticipate challenges, and launch projects successfully.
• Develop innovative solutions to improve build, development, testing, and deployment lifecycle.

Skills

Program management

SDLC processes

Execution frameworks

Deadline driven

Ambiguity tolerance

Data integration

Data pipelines

Sports/media experience

Sports expertise

Education

BS/MS in Computer Science / Engineering or equivalent

Job description

Sports Engineering Program Manager

SummaryPosted: Dec 15 2023

Role Number:200529449

Apple is looking for dedicated Sports Engineering Program Managers to help deliver incredible sports features. Apple has recently made significant strides in the world of sports. Notably this past season we introduced exclusive streaming of Major League Soccer. In addition to this there are a number of other amazing sports features across various products including Friday Night Baseball and Sports Live Activities on the Lock Screen. As a Sports Engineering Program Manager you will be expected to work cross-functionally across many teams to drive complex technical features to completion. This role requires the ability tackle difficult problems work with ambiguity and motivate and inspire others to help deliver the highest quality.

Key Qualifications

5+ Years of Program Project or Product Management in Software DevelopmentExperience in facilitating various phases (driving requirements design progress & status meetings) of the software development lifecycle in a large organizationStrong understanding of processes and frameworks needed to drive successful execution of large complex software applicationsProven ability to meet deadlines and drive results while juggling many priorities under tight timeframesComfort with ambiguity but also willing to dive deep into the technical details to ensure delivery of a successful productExperience taking in data from multiple large disparate systems organizing the data and creating structureExperience building highly scalable and intuitive data pipeline management toolsExperience in sports media entertainment industries and/or streaming video services a plusPassionate sports fans with subject-matter expertise

Description

Working as part of an extraordinary development team we're looking for a highly motivated Sports Engineering Program Manager. You will work closely with teams and partners worldwide to shape the roadmap build new features and ship software releases to millions of Apple customers. As an Engineering Program Manager at Apple you will be responsible for fast scalable outcomes and delivery. Working closely with internal and external partners you'll drive technical integrations through to completion. Your ability to capture requirements build connections anticipate challenges and get projects to launch will be necessary for success. The role requires a combination of program project and release management skills. You will have the freedom to bring new ideas and develop innovative solutions to gain efficiencies in the build development testing and deployment lifecycle. Your enthusiasm and energy will drive discussions leading to the design of new experiences for Apple customers. We believe in taking responsibility and feeling a personal stake in the products we ship. We communicate responsibilities and scope clearly we value integrity we manage risk we know how things work we work for the success of the entire PM team we thrive in uncertainty and strive to bring order to it we have deep wisdom and judgement we keep our eye on the ball we build strong relationships we're aware of politics but do not get mired in them we're constantly looking to improve. Is this is you? If so we'd love to hear from you.

Education & Experience

BS/MS in Computer Science Engineering or equivalent work experience.

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 $160700 and $282500 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 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.