Apple
Senior Manager, Business Operations & Planning — AI Organization
$251K–$404K
Cupertino, California · Manager · Full-time · Posted Oct 28, 2026
- Experience
- 15+ years of relevant experience in financial operations, business planning, or technology operations leadership.
About the job
Leads business operations and planning for Apple’s AI organization, aligning budgets, infrastructure, workforce, and site strategy with engineering priorities.
What you'll do
- Lead budget planning, infrastructure capacity management, data acquisition planning, and workforce planning in partnership with Finance and engineering leadership.
- Analyze development and capacity needs to guide portfolio prioritization, budget oversight, and resource allocation.
- Oversee site planning and organizational communications, and hire and develop the Business Operations team.
What they ask for
- 15+ years of relevant experience in financial operations, business planning, or technology operations leadership.
- Leadership experience in financial and budget oversight within large technology organizations.
- Experience managing complex cross-functional initiatives and teams, including engineering, operations, cloud infrastructure, finance, and legal.
- Strong financial and analytical skills, including data reporting, stakeholder influence, and communication of complex topics to senior leaders.
Nice to have
- MBA and/or CPA, with understanding of Finance policies and SOX compliance.
- Technical expertise or deep understanding of ML development.
Pay
$250,800 and $404,500 USD base pay
AI focus
Plans and allocates budgets, infrastructure capacity, data, and workforce for AI model training and development; aligns investments with model strategy and the software roadmap.
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