Manager of EPMs, Intelligent System Experience
Santa Clara Valley (Cupertino), California, United States
Software and Services
Why Apple?
We live in a mobile and device driven world where knowledge of the physical world around us is needed. We rely on this knowledge to get around, to learn about our environment and to enable spectacular new features for custom applications. Apple is meeting those needs as robustly and as creatively as possible and is interested in people who want to help meet that commitment. The success we strive to achieve will be the result of very skilled people working in an environment which cultivates creativity, partnership, and thinking of old problems in new ways. Do you have a passion for creating ground-breaking, impactful features that surprise and delight millions of users? Do you enjoy solving challenging problems in a fast-paced, dynamic environment where you’ll work with many different teams across Apple? If so, we are looking for a Manager of Engineering Project Managers to join our team to help us lead the project management talent required to innovate and take the most advanced operating systems to the next level!
Key Qualifications
- Proven track record of building and leading a sustainable, efficient, and successful team
- 5+ years hands-on experience leading complex, multi-functional software projects
- Self-motivated with demonstrated creative and critical thinking capabilities
- Ability to pick up new technology quickly
- Shown success in building relationships and influencing others
- Strong organizational skills and culture building skills
- Attention to detail is essential
- Extraordinary verbal and written communication skills
- Ability to filter and distill relevant information for the right audience
Description
This role involves leading the Engineering Project Management (EPM) team to drive projects that deliver our user-facing features. You will lead a team responsible for working with our engineering and design teams to define new features, create project plans, track and communicate progress. EPMs partner with engineering leadership to set priorities and manage project execution, and communicate project status at both the engineering and executive level. EPMs also help with capacity planning and problem solving across multiple competing deliverables.
You need to be able to help identify and resolve conflicts, inter-dependencies, and alignment issues quickly and effectively. This role requires exceptional skills in building and maintaining strong relationships in support of working cross functionally with other organizations within Apple. Understanding of software development and a strong interest in user experience is a requirement. Some direct, hands-on involvement in projects is also required. The ideal candidate enjoys challenging and innovative projects in a fast-paced environment and the teaching and mentorship required to grow fantastic EPMs.
Education & Experience
BS or MS in Computer Science / Electrical Engineering / Computer Engineering or equivalent experience.