Engineering Program Manager, IS&T Ai & Data Platforms

Summary

Imagine what you could do here. At Apple, great ideas have a way of becoming great products, services, and customer experiences very quickly. Bring passion and dedication to your job and there's no telling what you could accomplish. Apple's Applied Machine Learning team has built systems for a number of large-scale data science applications. We work on many high-impact projects that serve various Apple lines of business. We use the latest in open source technology and, as committers on some of these projects, we are pushing the envelope. Working with multiple lines of business, we manage many streams of Apple-scale data. We bring it all together and extract the value. We do all this with an exceptional group of software engineers, data scientists, dev-ops engineers and managers.

Description

Join Apple's AML Team as an Engineering Program Manager driving our machine learning platforms on Alibaba Cloud (Alicloud). This role requires a combination of product and project management, a strong
engineering background, and the ability to build collaborative relationships across various teams in Apple as well as with regional partners. We are looking for someone who loves digging into
details, driving operational efficiencies under demanding timeframes, and driving large, complex projects.

You will partner with our Data Science team to manage programs focused on preventing fraud. You will work directly with engineering teams to build out infrastructure and develop new integrations within our Alicloud instance, enhancing and scaling our machine learning platforms in the region. You will be expected to lead the team in delivering solutions that meet Apple's business goals while maintaining the highest industry and Apple Information Technology standards, along with the compliance and data-residency requirements specific to operating on Alibaba Cloud.

Given close collaboration with local engineering teams, partners, and vendors, this role requires professional fluency in both Mandarin and English.

Preferred Qualifications

Bachelor of Science Degree in Computer Science
Experience leading teams/ people management experience is a plus.
Master's in Business Administration
Project Management certification (e.g. PMP, CSM) is a plus
Experience delivering programs on Alibaba Cloud (Alicloud) — including services such as ECS, MaxCompute, PAI (Platform for AI), OSS, and related big-data/ML offerings
Technical Program Management / Engineering Management experience, including working with operations teams, vendors, and contractors
Demonstrated ability to build project summaries, roadmaps, creative concepts, impact analysis, and prioritization in order to influence stakeholders
Detailed knowledge and understanding of key architecture components of distributed computing systems, and the software development lifecycle including requirements analysis, design, development, testing, and deployment
Depth of technical understanding in cloud, big-data platforms, and machine learning
Proficient in Keynote or PowerPoint to effectively interact, influence, and communicate at various levels of the organization

Minimum Qualifications

5+ years of project management experience delivering projects, with 7+ years of overall professional experience
Professional proficiency in both Mandarin and English (written and verbal)
Knowledge of various project management methodologies e.g. Waterfall, Agile/Scrum
Bachelor of Science Degree in Computer Science or foreign equivalent
Working knowledge of Alibaba Cloud (Alicloud) core services and infrastructure