Data Center Capacity Planner — AI Analytics & Global Infra

Apple, Inc.; Maiden (NC); On-site; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Apple Maiden, North Carolina is seeking a Data Center Capacity Planner to drive capacity planning strategy for data center infrastructure across on-prem and remote spaces. You will partner with engineering, cloud, finance, and operations to translate data into actionable investment priorities while guiding capacity readiness and growth projections.

The role emphasizes governance, analytics, and strategic interpretation of capacity insights, with a focus on automation and AI-driven analytics to

Qualifications

• BS/MS in a related discipline or equivalent hands-on industry experience.
• Experience coordinating cross-team planning initiatives in complex infrastructure environments.
• Ability to translate infrastructure data and analytics into strategic insights for senior leadership.

Responsibilities

• Build analysis to provide holistic view of infrastructure demand, capacity outlook, and long term scaling considerations across physical infrastructure.
• Consolidate and interpret infrastructure capacity insights from engineering and platform teams to inform leadership on data center capacity readiness, growth projections, and potential constraints.
• Oversee planning and coordination for physical data center infrastructure, ensuring data center physical capacity readiness is aligned with infrastructure growth and platform needs.
• Identify and communicate infrastructure capacity risks and readiness gaps, enabling proactive mitigation and supporting reliable data center scaling.
• Establish and track performance metrics for capacity planning, promoting consistent planning practices and operational discipline across teams.
• Drive the adoption of automation and AI driven analytics in data center capacity planning, ensuring the organization leverages advanced insights while maintaining strategic oversight.
• Lead cross functional collaboration and team development, partnering with engineering, cloud, data center, finance, and supply chain teams to align infrastructure capacity planning with business priorities.
• Develop and lead data center strategy development initiatives to solidify Apple’s long term data center strategy.

Skills

Strong analytical

Communication

Stakeholder management

Cross-team coordination

Education

BS/MS in related discipline or equivalent hands-on experience

Job description

Apple Maiden, North Carolina is seeking a Data Center Capacity Planner to drive capacity planning strategy for data center infrastructure across on-prem and remote spaces. You will partner with engineering, cloud, finance, and operations to translate data into actionable investment priorities while guiding capacity readiness and growth projections.

The role emphasizes governance, analytics, and strategic interpretation of capacity insights, with a focus on automation and AI-driven analytics to