Gen AI Portfolio Intake Lead

Apple, Inc.; Sunnyvale (CA); On-site; USD 115,000 - 211,000; Full time

Job summary

Apple seeks a Gen AI Portfolio Intake Program Manager to own the intake lifecycle for Gen AI project requests. You will apply a consistent scoring framework, triage proposals, and coordinate with requestors to collect essential details such as business goals and data readiness.

You will lead meetings, maintain a centralized backlog, and ensure transparent status updates while aligning new requests with existing initiatives to avoid duplication.

Qualifications

• BS/BA degree or equivalent practical experience.
• 3 - 5+ years of project/program management experience, PMO operations, or business process improvement. Experience supporting technology, data, or AI/ML teams is preferred.
• Intake & prioritization: ability to triage competing requests and apply a scoring framework (ROI, strategic alignment, risk) to rank and queue work.
• Analytical & business acumen: ability to conduct ROI analyses and translate requirements into compliance checklists.
• Governance & compliance: hands-on experience with governance processes, data privacy or risk reviews, or compliance checklists.
• Collaboration & facilitation: skilled at running stakeholder meetings and driving decisions, translating technical concepts into business terms.
• Communication: exceptional verbal and written communication to influence cross-functional partners.
• Mindset: self-starter with strong follow-up discipline and continuous-improvement mindset.
• Attention to detail: high data integrity and ability to manage multiple streams in a fast-paced environment.

Responsibilities

• Triage and prioritize Gen AI project requests.
• Review new Gen AI proposals for scope, business impact, data readiness, and privacy/compliance considerations.
• Apply a consistent ROI and risk scoring framework to rank and queue requests.
• Gather requirements with requestors to define goals, ROI estimates, data readiness and constraints.
• Consolidate overlapping requests to streamline intake.
• Align new requests with existing initiatives to avoid duplication.
• Lead solution review meetings and track action items to resolve blockers.
• Act as single point of contact for requestors and provide timely status updates.
• Maintain a centralized backlog with decision rationales and status updates.
• Analyze triage outcomes and stakeholder feedback to refine forms, scoring models, and processes.

Skills

Project management

Prioritization

Stakeholder management

Communication

Governance

Data privacy awareness

Attention to detail

Self-starter

Education

Bachelor's degree

Job description

Apple seeks a Gen AI Portfolio Intake Program Manager to own the intake lifecycle for Gen AI project requests. You will apply a consistent scoring framework, triage proposals, and coordinate with requestors to collect essential details such as business goals and data readiness.

You will lead meetings, maintain a centralized backlog, and ensure transparent status updates while aligning new requests with existing initiatives to avoid duplication.