Strategic Portfolio Manager – Retail Projects

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

Job summary

Apple Inc. in Austin, Texas, is seeking a Portfolio Manager for Apple Retail to own a defined segment of the capital project portfolio. You will influence Product, Business, Engineering and Design leaders, manage data accuracy across planning systems, and deliver insights shaping leadership decisions.

The role requires curiosity about project progress and a bias for process improvements. We value strong relationships, strategic thinking, and the ability to navigate ambiguity while driving timely

Qualifications

• 4 years of experience in project/portfolio management or related analytical/operational role.
• Experience building cross-functional relationships and influencing outcomes without formal authority.
• Experience navigating ambiguous, high-stakes situations with competing priorities, scope changes, and shifting timelines.
• Experience synthesizing data into clear, actionable insights.
• Experience communicating insights, trends, and forecasts to senior leadership.
• Proficiency with productivity and reporting tools (Excel/Numbers, Keynote, project tracking systems).

Responsibilities

• Develop a deep, working understanding of the project portfolio including scope, budget, schedule, risks, and dependencies.
• Build trusted relationships with cross-functional teams as a go-to portfolio advisor.
• Guide teams through evolving planning processes and tools, keeping systems aligned as the ecosystem evolves.
• Work through ambiguity and help solve complex intake and scope/timing change requests.
• Drive negotiations across Retail and partner teams to mediate capacity, sequencing and prioritization.
• Maintain accurate, synchronized project data across core planning systems; run audits to catch issues.
• Analyze portfolio trends and translate findings into actionable insights for leadership; produce trustworthy portfolio insights.
• Contribute to continuous improvement of planning and portfolio management processes.

Skills

Project management

Cross-functional collaboration

Data-driven decision making

Stakeholder influence without formal

Tools

Excel/Numbers

Project tracking systems

Keynote

Job description

Apple Inc. in Austin, Texas, is seeking a Portfolio Manager for Apple Retail to own a defined segment of the capital project portfolio. You will influence Product, Business, Engineering and Design leaders, manage data accuracy across planning systems, and deliver insights shaping leadership decisions.

The role requires curiosity about project progress and a bias for process improvements. We value strong relationships, strategic thinking, and the ability to navigate ambiguity while driving timely