Engineering Programs Leader — Scale & Delivery

Apple, Inc.; Sunnyvale (CA); On-site; USD 296,000 - 474,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Stock programs

Education reimbursement

Relocation assistance

Medical and dental coverage

Employee discounts

Job summary

Apple, Inc. in Sunnyvale, California, seeks a Director of Engineering Program Management within IS&T to lead cross-functional programs spanning enterprise systems, cloud infrastructure, retail tech, and AI platforms.

You will guide a team of program managers from concept to delivery, partnering with engineering, product, and business stakeholders to ensure secure, scalable solutions. You will translate executive priorities into executable roadmaps, drive risk management, and report progress to

Qualifications

• 10+ years leading cross-functional technical programs or engineering management.
• Experience operating at senior manager level or above in a large-scale technology organization.
• Proven track record delivering large-scale enterprise technology programs—spanning infrastructure, data systems, retail or sales technology, or AI/ML platforms.
• Experience building, motivating, and leading teams of program managers across multiple concurrent initiatives.

Responsibilities

• Leads a team of program managers driving multi-functional programs from concept through delivery.
• Shapes the strategic technical roadmap based on a deep understanding of organizational and technical capabilities.
• Translates executive leadership's business and technical priorities into executable roadmaps.
• Manages cross-engineering-org dependencies and surfaces and resolves program risk.
• Delivers executive-level reporting on program progress, trade-offs, and outcomes.
• Builds, motivates, and develops a team of program managers across multiple concurrent initiatives.
• Uses data and metrics to assess program health and drive corrective action.
• Articulates program vision and priorities, pivoting direction as business or technical needs change.
• Drives continuous improvement in delivery predictability, agility, and operational efficiency across the team.

Skills

Leadership

Senior management

Cross-functional

Program delivery

Job description

Apple, Inc. in Sunnyvale, California, seeks a Director of Engineering Program Management within IS&T to lead cross-functional programs spanning enterprise systems, cloud infrastructure, retail tech, and AI platforms.

You will guide a team of program managers from concept to delivery, partnering with engineering, product, and business stakeholders to ensure secure, scalable solutions. You will translate executive priorities into executable roadmaps, drive risk management, and report progress to