Strategic University Engagement Initiatives, Program Manager
Cupertino, California, United States
Hardware
Imagine what you could do here! Apple’s Hardware Technologies Program Management team is seeking a hard-working program manager with experience in academia to join a team of highly innovative scientists and engineers! We have a strong impact on Apple Hardware Technologies targeted University engagement initiatives. The ideal candidate would be determined with initiative. They must have multi-disciplinary skills with focus on teamwork, relationship building, and problem solving across a broad set of technologies.
Description
- Facilitate and run scholarship and fellowship programs.
- Drive multi-functional teams including university relations, engineering, legal, finance, strategic deals, and University administration/faculty/students to deliver creative solutions/engagements.
- Define the program plan/schedule and run program execution.
- Deliver executive communication/presentations and drive the decision-making process.
- Ensure tight inter-team coordination and communication.
- Effectively and consistently communicate overall program status.
- Identify and resolve conflicts, inter-dependencies and program issues quickly and thoughtfully.
- Improve the system: look for patterns, offer validated methodologies and implement change.
Minimum Qualifications
Key Qualifications
- Requires technical experience and program management experience. Individuals with extensive experience can tackle additional responsibilities.
- Technical background in one of the STEM subject areas; EE or silicon chip engineering is a plus.
- Experience with multi-disciplinary research.
- Experience constructing and facilitating scholarship and fellowship programs is a plus.
- Understands and deals well with rapid development cycles; remains flexible and calm in the face of uncertainty.
- Self-motivated and dedicated with shown creative and critical thinking capabilities.
- Outstanding written, verbal and presentation skills.
- Ability to filter and distill relevant information for the right audience and is data driven.
- Phenomenal leadership skills and ability to influence team members.
- Collaboration: you are able to fit in well with a team, understand capabilities and priorities while enriching a reciprocal environment.
- Limited domestic travel may be required.
Preferred Qualifications
Education & Experience
BS and 3+ years relevant industry experience.
Additional Requirements
Pay & Benefits
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