Data Center Capacity Strategist, AI-Driven Analytics

Apple, Inc.; Sunnyvale (CA); On-site; USD 141,000 - 268,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical and dental coverage

Employee stock programs

Relocation assistance

Tuition reimbursement

Job summary

Apple in Sunnyvale, CA is seeking a Data Center Capacity Planner to join the Infrastructure Services team. You will provide holistic analysis of data center demand, capacity readiness, and guide investments for growth across physical infrastructure and leased spaces.

The role emphasizes governance, AI-driven analytics, and cross‑functional collaboration with engineering, cloud, data center, finance, and supply chain to align capacity planning with business priorities and Apple's long-term data

Qualifications

• BS/MS in a related discipline or equivalent hands-on industry experience.
• Experience in data center colocation operations and management, infrastructure operations, cloud platforms, capacity planning, or engineering program leadership
• Experience coordinating cross team planning initiatives in complex infrastructure environments
• Ability to translate infrastructure data and analytics into strategic insights for senior leadership
• Strong analytical, communication, and stakeholder management skills

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

Analytical skills

Communication

Stakeholder management

Cross-team collaboration

Education

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

Job description

Apple in Sunnyvale, CA is seeking a Data Center Capacity Planner to join the Infrastructure Services team. You will provide holistic analysis of data center demand, capacity readiness, and guide investments for growth across physical infrastructure and leased spaces.

The role emphasizes governance, AI-driven analytics, and cross‑functional collaboration with engineering, cloud, data center, finance, and supply chain to align capacity planning with business priorities and Apple's long-term data