AIML - Sr Engineering Program Manager, Search

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. We’re looking for an experienced Program Manager to lead groundbreaking Search initiatives that play a meaningful role in the future of Siri Search and Apple. This is an opportunity to join a team developing novel capabilities across Apple products to transform the way people search on their devices and interact with their surroundings. You will be part of a fast paced, innovative team where your expertise will help launch delightful experiences for over 1 billion customers. - Build and run project timelines with clear dependencies, critical path and systematic methodology to communicate status. Handle risks and mitigations, and re-plan as events warrant. Drive alignment across the organization and between teams - Drive consensus across multiple groups with varying opinions & needs. Influence entire teams around a common purpose and drive conference on the plan of execution - Proactively identify and manage risks, close gaps with the ability to switch gears on projects in an agile manner - Keep teams on critical path with efforts to minimize distractions - Provide clear, timely and objective communication, including regular program status updates and one-off reviews as needed to executive team Minimum Qualifications: 8 years of experience in driving large scale program building machine learning powered products 3 years experience bringing a product from concept to completion, ideally working on machine-learning features and/or sophisticated backend and front-end systems Deep understanding of software development for machine-learned products and services, and how analytics and evaluation data can help improve those products Self-motivated and proactive, with demonstrated critical thinking capabilities Strong desire to learn, aptitude for problem solving, and the ability to make sophisticated trade-offs Strong verbal and written communication skills, including negotiation, presentation and ability to influence stakeholders Preferred Qualifications: Prior program management or engineering experience in search, computer vision, and/or natural language understanding