Global Data Privacy Programs Lead

Apple Inc.; Sunnyvale, Northern (CA, KY); Hybrid; USD 141,000 - 211,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Relocation assistance

Employee stock purchase plan

Discretionary bonuses

Job summary

Apple Inc. in Sunnyvale, CA is seeking a Program Manager (Strategic Programs Lead) to own planning, scheduling, communications, and reporting for global data privacy compliance initiatives.

The role sits at the intersection of governance, readiness, and stakeholder engagement to ensure high-stakes programs move with clarity and pace. The ideal candidate translates regulatory and cross-functional requirements into structured plans, schedules, and reporting for senior leadership, partnering with

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree required (Master's preferred) in Business, Information Systems, Law, or a related field
• 5+ years of cross-functional program or portfolio management experience in regulated environments
• Expertise in readiness management, scope management, scheduling, resource planning, and governance
• Experience building program reporting infrastructure: dashboards, weekly status reports, risk logs, executive briefings
• Strong understanding of data privacy regulations (e.g. GDPR, CCPA) and translating them into system requirements
• Exceptional communication skills for senior leadership audiences

Responsibilities

• Own the cross functional program scope, schedule, cross-workstream dependency management, and program workstream readiness tracking
• In partnership with the OCM track, own program communications infrastructure including status reports and executive dashboards
• Establish and maintain a single source of truth for program status, risks, and decisions with portfolio-level reporting
• Coordinate cross-functional execution of data privacy initiatives including identifying and resolving schedule gaps and risks
• Train and mentor program team members on delivery best practices
• Step into critical program delivery roles under pressure when needed

Skills

Cross-functional program management

Regulatory compliance experience

Executive communication

Project governance

Education

Bachelor's degree in Business, Information Systems, Law, or related field

Master's degree preferred

Tools

Wrike

Jira

Smartsheet

Keynote

Pages

Job description

Apple Inc. in Sunnyvale, CA is seeking a Program Manager (Strategic Programs Lead) to own planning, scheduling, communications, and reporting for global data privacy compliance initiatives.

The role sits at the intersection of governance, readiness, and stakeholder engagement to ensure high-stakes programs move with clarity and pace. The ideal candidate translates regulatory and cross-functional requirements into structured plans, schedules, and reporting for senior leadership, partnering with