Gen AI Portfolio Intake Lead

Apple, Inc.; Austin (TX); On-site; USD 120,000 - 160,000; Full time

Job summary

Apple Inc. is seeking a proactive Gen AI Portfolio Intake Program Manager to own end-to-end intake and refinement of Gen AI project requests.

You will act as the single point of contact for requestors and apply a consistent scoring framework to prioritize high-value initiatives. The role involves gathering requirements, ensuring governance and privacy considerations, and driving continuous improvement across intake forms and templates within the Project Portfolio Management team.

Qualifications

• BS/BA degree or equivalent practical experience required.
• 3–5+ years of project/program management, PMO operations, or business process improvement.
• Experience supporting technology, data, or AI/ML teams is preferred.
• Demonstrated ability to triage competing requests and apply a scoring framework.
• Ability to conduct ROI analyses and translate requirements into actionable checklists.
• Hands-on experience with governance processes, data-privacy or risk reviews.
• Skilled at running efficient stakeholder meetings and driving decisions.
• Excellent verbal and written communication, with cross-functional influence.

Responsibilities

• Triage and prioritize Gen AI project proposals.
• Review new Gen AI requests for scope and impact, data readiness, privacy/compliance.
• Apply a consistent scoring framework to rank requests.
• Gather essential requirements from requestors to enable quick decisions.
• Consolidate overlapping requests and streamline intake.
• Align new requests with existing initiatives to avoid duplication.
• Lead solution review sessions and follow-up meetings.
• Maintain a centralized backlog with decision rationales and status updates.
• Analyze triage outcomes to refine intake forms and models.
• Develop standard templates and governance processes to accelerate intake.

Skills

Project management

Program management

Intake & prioritization

ROI analysis

Strategic alignment

Governance & compliance

Collaboration & facilitation

Communication

Self-starter mindset

Attention to detail

Education

BS/BA degree or equivalent practical experience

Job description

Apple Inc. is seeking a proactive Gen AI Portfolio Intake Program Manager to own end-to-end intake and refinement of Gen AI project requests.

You will act as the single point of contact for requestors and apply a consistent scoring framework to prioritize high-value initiatives. The role involves gathering requirements, ensuring governance and privacy considerations, and driving continuous improvement across intake forms and templates within the Project Portfolio Management team.