Engineering Program Manager, Siri User Experience

Apple Inc.; Cupertino, Northern (CA, KY); Hybrid; USD 145,000 - 264,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical & Dental

Employee Stock Purchase Plan

Discretionary bonuses

Relocation assistance

Retirement benefits

Product discounts

Educational reimbursements

Job summary

Apple Inc. is seeking an Engineering Program Manager for the Siri User Experience in Cupertino. You will lead programs spanning feature definition, system architecture, timelines, milestones, and risk management to ensure timely delivery of highly integrated Siri experiences across devices.

Collaboration with Design, Engineering and QA is essential to align teams and drive customer-focused outcomes. The role requires a strong track record in software program management, exceptional

Qualifications

• BS/MS in Computer Science, Engineering or related field.
• Solid understanding of system architecture and design trade-offs; testing, build and release processes for complex software.
• 6+ years of project management in software development, ML or related industry experience.
• Proven ability to navigate ambiguity, distinguish urgent from important and defend tradeoffs.
• Experience leading and shipping multiple complex projects simultaneously.
• Experience driving features that involve integration with multiple teams.
• Excellent communication and executive presentation skills.

Responsibilities

• Drive programs and/or projects, including leading feature definition, system architecture, timelines and milestones.
• Manage risk and ensure on-time delivery of features.
• Collaborate with Design, Engineering and QA to deliver highly integrated experiences.
• Provide clear, timely, concise, and objective program status updates and mitigations.
• As an EPM, coordinate discussions to align engineering, design and other teams.

Skills

System architecture

Project management

Cross-functional leadership

Executive communication

Ambiguity navigation

Multi-team coordination

Shipping complex projects

Education

BS/MS in CS/Engineering

Job description

Engineering Program Manager, Siri User Experience

Cupertino, California, United States Software and Services

Apple Intelligence has a profound impact on our customers globally, and a new Siri plays a pivotal role in enhancing the overall experience. Collaborating closely with our development teams, Siri User Experience drives and influences the user experience for Siri across all devices within the ecosystem. We empower all devices to function seamlessly and efficiently, enabling users to request services effortlessly. Join our team and contribute to the development of Apple Intelligence across the entire Siri ecosystem.We are seeking a highly skilled Engineering Program Manager with a proven track record of developing and maintaining complex software platforms, tools, and processes that deliver innovative, end-to-end experiences that cater to customer satisfaction. The Siri User Experience team collaborates with hardware and software partners to deliver groundbreaking Siri experiences across all platforms. We are seeking self-motivated individuals who possess the ability to get results within highly cross-functional teams.

Description

You will drive programs and/or projects, including leading feature definition, system architecture, timelines, milestones, and risk management to ensure an on-time delivery of features. This includes collaborating with multiple partner organizations and various disciplines such as Design, Engineering, and QA to deliver highly integrated experiences. Communication is essential. Providing clear, timely, concise, and objective communication, including regular program status updates, critical issues and mitigations, changes in plans, risks, and requests for action, will be necessary for success. As an EPM on the team, you are in a critical role in bringing together engineering, design, and other teams to ensure that the right discussions and decisions are made to build a great product.

Minimum Qualifications

• BS/MS in Computer Science, Engineering or related field.
• Solid understanding of system architecture, design trade-offs with thorough understanding of testing, build and release processes for complex software.
• 6+ years of project management in software development, machine learning or related industry experience.
• Solid understanding of software development practices with the proven ability to navigate ambiguity, distinguish urgent from important and defend tradeoffs.
• Prior experience and consistent track record leading and shipping multiple complex projects simultaneously.
• Experience driving and delivering critical project features that involve integration with multiple different teams.
• Proven ability to create and execute plans in ambiguous settings, identifying priorities and driving what matters.
• Excellent communication and proven executive presentation skills.
• Concise, well-structured written communication including status and summary of issues.
• Articulate and facilitative in meetings, demonstrating the ability to reshape messaging for each audience including at the executive level.
• Experience working cross functionally at different seniority levels.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience working with voice assistant technology.
• Experience in delivering user-facing software features and driving full-stack development.

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 $144,600 and $263,800, 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.
• Comprehensive medical and dental coverage.
• Retirement benefits.
• A range of discounted products and free services.
• Reimbursement for certain educational expenses — including tuition.
• Discretionary bonuses or commission payments.
• Relocation assistance.

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