Engineering Program Manager, Ad Platforms

Socket.dev; New York (NY); On-site; USD 180,000 - 250,000; Full time

Job summary

Apple Ads is seeking a seasoned Engineering Program Manager to oversee large ads initiatives across Apple Services, focusing on improving advertiser and user experiences and delivering measurable business outcomes.

Lead planning, prioritization, and execution with multiple engineering and product teams; identify risks, mitigate blockers, and ensure timely milestones while reporting progress to stakeholders and executives.

Qualifications

• 8+ years managing cross-functional projects in a large engineering organization.
• Strong communication and ability to influence at executive levels.
• BS/MS or equivalent in CS, distributed systems, software engineering, or related field.

Responsibilities

• Oversee critical ads initiatives across Apple Services and drive measurable business outcomes.
• Lead project planning, prioritization, and execution of large engineering initiatives.
• Identify risks, develop mitigation strategies, and drive issues to closure.
• Coordinate with Product, Engineering, and dependent teams to deliver milestones.

Skills

Cross-functional leadership

Project planning

Stakeholder management

Communication

Prioritization

Leadership

Risk management

Education

Bachelor's or higher in Computer Science / Distributed Systems / Software Engineering

Job description

At Apple Ads, we help advertisers grow their businesses while helping people discover the products and experiences they're looking for. Our technology powers ads and sponsorships across several Apple services, including the App Store, Apple News, Apple Maps, and Apple TV. Everything we do is grounded in trust, connection, and impact. We respect our users' privacy, integrate advertising thoughtfully into the Apple experience, and deliver value for advertisers of all sizes — from small app developers to global brands.

Description

The Apple Ads Demand Team is seeking a seasoned Engineering Program Manager (EPM) to oversee critical ads initiatives across Apple Services, focusing on improving the advertiser and user experience and delivering measurable business outcomes. In this role, you will lead project planning, prioritization, and execution of large engineering initiatives that are critical to business growth. You'll collaborate with other EPM, engineering, and product teams to define technical requirements and dependencies, and to deliver key milestones. You'll ensure resiliency and stability of your projects by proactively identifying risks, implementing effective mitigation strategies, and driving issues to closure. With strong communication skills, you'll keep stakeholders informed on project progress and key updates, ensuring alignment with business priorities. You'll drive quarterly planning, ensuring alignment between your program goals, dependent teams, and overall organizational objectives. Understanding that project delivery is a team effort, you will develop and maintain relationships with key stakeholders in Product, Engineering, and dependent teams.

Minimum Qualifications

• 8+ years of demonstrated ability managing complex, cross-functional projects in a large engineering organization accountable for the development and deployment of applications and services at Apple scaleExperience coordinating between multiple engineering teams, external & executive stakeholders, and integrate across multiple components & systems
• Strong verbal and written communication skills, including negotiation, presentation, and influence at all levels, including executive leadership
• Self-motivated, independent, proactive, and organized with demonstrated creative and critical thinking capabilities. Can quickly triage/prioritize issues and lead cross-functional teams under pressure
• Familiarity with long lead time projects, phase management, oversight, and leadership through the entire project lifecycle
• Ability to network and foster deep relationships to ensure tight alignment on program goals, effective communication & collaboration, and expedited issue resolution & risk mitigation threads
• Bachelors, Masters, or equivalent professional experience in Computer Science, Distributed Systems, Software Engineering, or related field

Preferred Qualifications

• Familiarity with user interface development, and Software Development Lifecycle in generalExperience leading engineering programs within advertising technology or related industries
• Experience managing projects involving multiple integrations, stakeholders, and systems
• Familiarity with Apple’s ecosystem and internal engineering processes, with experience driving cross-functional planning and execution at scale