People Business Partner Enablement Lead

Apple, Inc.; Austin (TX); On-site; USD 120,000 - 170,000; Full time

Job summary

Apple Austin seeks a seasoned PBP Enablement Partner to scale the People Business Partner function. You will own headcount modeling, drive COE partnerships, and shape systems and AI-enabled processes that support data-driven decisions across the People organization.

You will collaborate with Finance, Analytics, COEs, and senior People leaders to turn data and priorities into practical tools, templates, and recommendations. This role demands building from scratch and iterating for impact.

Qualifications

• 12+ years in HR, People Operations, Workforce Planning, or related field.
• Strong analytical skills and experience building workforce models.
• Experience leading processes across multiple teams or functions.
• Ability to navigate ambiguity and shifting priorities.

Responsibilities

• Headcount Model & Planning: Manage the People Business Partner headcount model and governance.
• Track PBP spans, ratios, and coverage to surface gaps and optimization opportunities.
• Support the business planning cycle with data, modeling, and insights.
• Maintain the PBP mapping as the single source of truth for PBP assignments.
• Center of Excellence (COE) Partnership & Consistency: Build partnerships between PBPs and COEs.
• Develop and maintain tools, templates, and processes to enable PBPs and COEs.
• Systems, AI Enablement: Manage systems and tooling needs; evaluate solutions to improve PBP operations.
• Lead AI adoption in PBP workflows and connect tools across teams.

Skills

Headcount modeling

Workforce planning

Excel modeling

Cross-functional collaboration

Data analysis

Workday expertise

AI tools familiarity

Executive communication

Matrixed environment

Tools

Workday

AI platforms

Job description

Apple Austin seeks a seasoned PBP Enablement Partner to scale the People Business Partner function. You will own headcount modeling, drive COE partnerships, and shape systems and AI-enabled processes that support data-driven decisions across the People organization.

You will collaborate with Finance, Analytics, COEs, and senior People leaders to turn data and priorities into practical tools, templates, and recommendations. This role demands building from scratch and iterating for impact.