Imagine what you could do here. At Apple, new ideas have a way of becoming extraordinary products, services, and customer experiences very quickly. Do you love taking on challenges that create a positive impact? Are you passionate about empowering many ground-breaking intelligent experiences to be made? The Siri Assistant team is building groundbreaking technology… and we are looking for people like you!

We’re looking for a strong Sr. Engineering Program Manager with a proven track record of building and maintaining complex software platforms, tools and processes that deliver new end-to-end experiences that delight customers. Our team is Siri Platforms where we build the solid foundation on which other teams create delightful user experiences. We are looking for excellent self starters with strong initiative and drive for results.

You will drive programs and/or projects that support Siri Platforms including driving feature definition, system architecture, timelines, milestones, risk management, and program execution. This includes collaborating with multiple partner organizations relevant to the project.

Communication is critical. You will provide clear, timely, concise and objective communication, including regular program status updates, critical issues and mitigations, changes in plans, risks, and asks as needed. You will also drive (as needed) discussions and break down complex issues into manageable chunks in order to drive engineering, design, and other teams to alignment while maintaining great teamwork and collaboration.

You will own the program end-to-end – from inception to delivery. You will create and manage project timelines and milestones with clear dependencies, critical path and deliverables with a communication strategy. You will also manage risks, mitigations, and re- plan as needed. You will drive on time delivery and deployment with necessary checkpoints and status updates. As a part of execution, you will also identify issues and drive towards solutions with cross-functional teams

5+ years of experience in project or program management, leading cross-functional data and software engineering teams and delivering consumer facing technology productsExcellent project management skills including project structuring and managing multiple work streams interdependentlyHave personally orchestrated the delivery of multiple significant client/server software products requiring large organizations (10+) to executeSolid knowledge of technical system architecture and systems design tradeoffsThorough understanding of testing, build and release processes for complex softwareStrong analytical thinking, analysis, and problem-solving skillsStrong leadership skills, including conflict resolution and management and influenceAbility to communicate abstract ideas clearly and independently manage complex project objectivesStrong verbal and written communication skills, including negotiation and presentationAbility to independently draft and present deliverables, recommendations and communication strategiesBachelors or Master’s degree or equivalent experience in Computer Science or related field