Senior Global Programs Lead - AI/Apps Ops & Strategy

Apple Inc.; Cupertino (CA); On-site; USD 176,000 - 264,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical and dental coverage

Employee stock programs

Relocation assistance

Educational reimbursement

Job summary

Apple Inc. is seeking a Senior Business Operations Program Manager in Cupertino to drive cross-functional programs spanning AIML, Siri, Apps, and Legal.

You will establish governance, track negotiations, and ensure timely content validation and model integration across global teams. The role requires 6+ years in operations or PM, strong executive communication, and experience turning complex legal/business requirements into actionable plans.

Qualifications

• 6+ years of experience in Business Operations, Planning, or Program Management.
• Proven ability to manage complex portfolios with cross-team dependencies across global time zones and locales
• Tracking experience translating nuanced legal and business considerations into actionable requirements that engineering and product teams can execute against
• Track record of orchestrating multi-disciplinary teams with divergent goals toward unified program outcomes
• Proficiency with modern productivity and AI tools, including demonstrated experience leveraging AI and automation to create workflow efficiencies
• Strong comfort in executive stakeholder communication, including developing briefing materials and synthesized status reports for senior leadership
• Bachelor's degree in a related field, or equivalent hands-on experience in a comparable operations or program management capacity

Responsibilities

• Establish and maintain program frameworks, SOPs, and tracking systems across a global, multi-organization program
• Drive real-time status reporting to monitor program health, legal compliance, contract milestones, and launch readiness
• Anticipate business and legal roadblocks in product delivery, content rights validation, and model integration, then unblock teams
• Partner with the Business lead to track outreach statuses, regional nuances, and negotiation stages showing full visibility across all workstreams
• Coordinate cross-functional touchpoints to resolve legal redlines, payment workflow blockers, and localization issues quickly
• Lead executive meeting preparation by curating agendas, synthesizing progress reports, facilitating briefings, and developing decks
• Facilitate recurring syncs, working group meetings, and business reviews across AIML, Siri, Apps, Legal, and partner orgs
• Drive action items, follow-through, and accountability across all teams and leadership layers

Skills

Program management

Cross-functional coordination

Executive communication

AI/ML tooling

Risk management

Stakeholder briefing

Global collaboration

Education

Bachelor's degree or equivalent

Tools

None

Job description

Apple Inc. is seeking a Senior Business Operations Program Manager in Cupertino to drive cross-functional programs spanning AIML, Siri, Apps, and Legal.

You will establish governance, track negotiations, and ensure timely content validation and model integration across global teams. The role requires 6+ years in operations or PM, strong executive communication, and experience turning complex legal/business requirements into actionable plans.