Job Description

Apple is where individual imaginations gather together, committing to the values that lead to great work. Every new product we build, service we create, or Apple Store experience we deliver is the result of us making each other's ideas stronger. That happens because every one of us shares a belief that we can make something wonderful and share it with the world, changing lives for the better. It's the diversity of our people and their thinking that inspires the innovation that runs through everything we do. When we bring everybody in, we can do the best work of our lives. Here, you'll do more than join something - you'll add something. The AIML team is building groundbreaking technology... and we are looking for people like you!



The Siri team is building world class technology for virtual assistants using machine learning, natural language processing, and artificial intelligence. As the program manager on the Siri and Search team, you will help build and maintain complex software platforms, tools, and processes for world knowledge experiences across all Apple platforms. You'll work with Apple engineering and product teams to serve over 1 billion customers, creating the highest quality user experience that Apple customers expect and love.

Description

You will coordinate and drive early engagements on product architecture, feature definition and program execution. This includes collaborating with all partner organizations relevant for a project, You will:","responsibilities":"Communicate: Provide clear, timely and objective communication, including regular program status updates and critical issues as needed to executive team



Coordinate: Coordinate discussions and break down complex issues into discussion topics to drive engineering and design alignment with support from project team, maintaining an orientation toward teamwork and collaboration



Plan: Create and manage project schedules with clear dependencies, critical path and systematic methodology to communicate status. Manage risks and mitigations, and re- plan as events warrant. Drive alignment across the organization and between teams



Execute: Drive on time delivery and deployment, identifying development and feasibility needs, establishing achievements for checkpoints and status updates



Problem solve: Proactively identify issues and solutions, and marshal resources vital to attack and resolve. Coordinate with teams to identify issues, prioritize tasks and track risks to schedule and product quality, including cross-functional dependencies



Collaborate: Partner with design, engineering, marketing, research, quality assurance, and many other functions to ensure product is best in class when released.



Strategize: Create yearly roadmaps by identifying top opportunities using data-driven approaches. Validate plans and adjust throughout execution as needed.

Preferred Qualifications

Experience driving product strategy and direction

Minimum Qualifications

3+ years of experience in technical engineering project or program management



Excellent project management skills including project structuring and managing multiple work streams interdependently



Strong knowledge of technical system architecture and systems design tradeoffs



Thorough understanding of testing, build and release processes for complex software



Strong analytical thinking, analysis, and problem-solving



Ability to communicate abstract ideas clearly and independently manage complex project objectives



Strong verbal and written communication skills, including negotiation, presentation and influence



Ability to independently draft and present deliverables, recommendations and communication strategies



Self-sufficient in analyzing and drawing conclusions about the quality and product opportunity from raw and refined product data



BS/BE in CS/EE/CE or equivalent



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