AIML - Senior Engineering Program Manager, FM Evaluation
Apple
Job Summary
Apple is seeking a strong Engineering Program Manager with a proven track record of driving cross-functional projects involving innovative machine learning technologies. The role involves working with software engineering teams to develop data collection and product evaluation strategies, collaborating with data science, data engineering, annotation operations, and privacy teams to create and execute plans in a deadline-driven environment. This position is crucial for improving the quality of products used by over a billion customers, ensuring a high-quality user experience that Apple customers expect. The responsibilities include creating and managing project schedules, identifying dependencies and critical paths, communicating status, managing risks and mitigations, and driving alignment across teams. The role also involves partnering with engineering teams to define human annotation requirements, developing data collection and evaluation solutions with data science and engineering teams, and optimizing human data collection efforts with annotation operations teams.
Must Have
- Bachelor’s degree in a quantitative field or equivalent experience.
- 8+ years of experience managing large-scale, ML-powered product programs.
- Proven program management and analytical skills.
- Strong cross-functional leadership with data-driven decision-making.
- Strong communication, negotiation, presentation, and influencing skills.
Good to Have
- Master’s or PhD degree in a quantitative field or related experience.
- 5+ years managing program management teams in AI/ML product space.
- Experience in evaluation of ML/AI products.
- Self-sufficient in analyzing product data.
- Strong problem-solving skills with attention to detail.
Perks & Benefits
- Employee stock programs
- Discretionary restricted stock unit awards
- Discounted Apple stock purchase
- Comprehensive medical and dental coverage
- Retirement benefits
- Discounted products and free services
- Reimbursement for certain educational expenses
Job Description
- Bachelor’s degree in a quantitative field (Statistics, Computer Science, etc.) or equivalent experience.
- 8+ years of experience managing large-scale, machine learning-powered product programs and delivering client/server software across large organizations (100+ people).
- Proven program management, analytical, and cross-functional leadership skills with experience driving data-driven decision-making and process improvement.
- Strong communication skills with expertise in negotiation, presentation, and influencing across teams.
- Master’s or PhD degree in Statistics, Business Intelligence, Computer Science, other Quantitative Sciences, or related field and equivalent experience
- 5+ years of experience managing a program management team in AI powered product space, preferably experience in evaluation of MLAI products.
- Self-sufficient in analyzing and drawing conclusions about the quality and product opportunity from raw and refined product data
- Strong problem-solving skills with attention to details
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