Engineering Project Manager- Customer Systems - Support Engineering Solutions - Apple

OpenTalent; Sunnyvale (CA); On-site; USD 145,000 - 264,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical & dental coverage

Retirement benefits

Stock programs

Tuition reimbursement

Relocation

Job summary

Apple’s IS&T organization is seeking an Engineering Project Manager to drive cross-functional delivery of business applications for AppleCare. You will partner with engineering, product, and business stakeholders to scope projects, align timelines, and ensure high-quality outcomes.

The ideal candidate translates business needs into concrete engineering plans, tracks progress across multiple initiatives, and proactively removes roadblocks while leveraging AI tooling for efficiency and visibility.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent in CS/Engineering/Business or related field.
• 5+ years of experience in engineering/project management.
• Experience managing software development projects from initiation to delivery.
• Strong understanding of SDLC and Agile/Scrum/Waterfall or hybrid methodologies.

Responsibilities

• Lead cross-functional planning and execution for business applications.
• Scope projects, manage timelines, and ensure high-quality delivery.
• Translate business needs into actionable engineering plans and roadmaps.
• Track progress across concurrent initiatives and resolve roadblocks.
• Leverage AI tooling to increase efficiency and visibility across the team.

Skills

Clear communicator

Cross-functional collaboration

AI tooling fluency

Project planning

Stakeholder management

Education

Bachelor's degree or equivalent

Tools

JIRA

Confluence

Smartsheet

Job description

Do you want to help build some of the largest and most consequential enterprise and customer technology systems in the world? Join Apple’s Information Systems and Technology (IS&T) organization. IS&T is the engine behind everything Apple does for customers and for the people who build for them. It’s Apple’s central nervous system. Supporting 2.5 billion active Apple devices, processing billions of secure transactions, and keeping the technology that defines modern life running flawlessly, IS&T makes the impossible feel effortless. Do you love building solutions to handle global complexity and immense scale? Imagine what you could do here. At Apple, new ideas quickly become extraordinary products, services, and customer experiences. It's the diversity of our people and their thinking that drives the innovation behind everything we do - here, you'll do more than join something, you'll add something. The IS&T Customer Systems team designs, builds, and maintains the business applications that power AppleCare's global support operations, enabling millions of customer interactions every day. We're looking for an Engineering Project Manager to lead the delivery of these critical applications from concept to launch - partnering closely with engineering, design, and business stakeholders across AppleCare Business Org to plan, coordinate, and drive complex technical projects that ship on time and with excellence. Description The Engineering Project Manager will lead cross-functional planning and execution for business applications supporting AppleCare Business Org. This role partners with engineering, product, and business stakeholders to scope projects, manage timelines, and ensure high-quality delivery. The ideal candidate is a clear communicator who can translate business needs into actionable engineering plans, track progress across concurrent initiatives, and proactively resolve roadblocks - while leveraging modern AI tooling to increase efficiency and visibility across the team. Preferred Qualifications Experience supporting enterprise business applications within a customer support or service operations environment. PMP, CSM, or other relevant project/program management certification. Familiarity with AppleCare business processes or similar customer service organizations. Experience with project management and collaboration tools (e.g., JIRA, Confluence, Smartsheet). AI tooling fluency, including status reporting automation, risk prediction, meeting summarization, and spec drafting with LLMs. Experience coordinating delivery for AI/ML-enabled features, including familiarity with data readiness, model evaluation cycles, and phased rollout practices, is a plus. Minimum Qualifications Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Business, or a related field, or equivalent work experience. 5+ years of experience in engineering project management, program management, or related technical delivery roles. Demonstrated experience managing software development projects from initiation through delivery. Strong understanding of software development lifecycle (SDLC) and project management methodologies (Agile/Scrum, Waterfall, or hybrid). Pay & Benefits 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.

You’ll also receive benefits including:

• Comprehensive medical and dental coverage
• retirement benefits
• a range of discounted products and free services
• for formal education related to advancing your career at Apple, reimbursement for certain educational expenses - including tuition.
• Additionally, this role might be eligible for discretionary bonuses or commission payments as well as relocation.

Learn more about Apple Benefits Note: Apple benefit, compensation and employee stock programs are subject to eligibility requirements and other terms of the applicable plan or program.