Apple
Program Manager (Strategic Programs Lead), Worldwide Sales & Operations Support
$141K–$211K
Sunnyvale, California · Manager · Full-time · Posted Aug 14, 2026
- Experience
- 5+ years in cross-functional program or portfolio management; 3+ years in readiness, scope, scheduling, resource planning, and execution governance; 3+ years building and owning program reporting infrastructure.
- Education
- Bachelor's degree required in Business, Information Systems, Law, or a related field; Master's preferred.
About the job
Leads planning, scheduling, readiness, communications, and reporting for Apple's cross-functional global data privacy compliance initiatives.
What you'll do
- Manage program scope, schedules, dependencies, and workstream readiness; identify schedule gaps and critical-path risks.
- Maintain program communications and a single source of truth for status, risks, decisions, portfolio reporting, and cross-program impacts.
- Train and mentor program team members on delivery practices and step into critical delivery roles when needed.
What they ask for
- Bachelor's degree in Business, Information Systems, Law, or a related field; Master's preferred.
- 5+ years of experience in cross-functional program or portfolio management, ideally in a regulated, compliance-driven environment.
- 3+ years in readiness management, scope management, scheduling, resource planning, and execution governance across large-scale global programs.
- 3+ years building and owning program reporting infrastructure, including dashboards, weekly status reports, risk logs, and executive briefings.
Nice to have
- Experience with macOS tools (Keynote, Pages, etc) and enterprise program management tools (e.g. Wrike, Jira, Smartsheet) within IS&T delivery models.
- Understanding of data privacy regulations such as GDPR, PIPL, and CCPA, and their operational and systems implications.
Pay
$140,700 and $211,400 (base salary range)
Tools
macOS, Keynote, Pages, Wrike, Jira, Smartsheet, GDPR, PIPL
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