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Technical Project Manager, AI & Data Platforms (AiDP)

Sunnyvale, California, United StatesSoftware and Services

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Summary

Posted: Apr 23, 2026

Weekly Hours: 5

Role Number:200659451-3956

Do you want to help build some of the largest and most consequential enterprise and customer technology systems in the world? Join Apple’s Information Systems and Technology (IS&T) organization. From Apple ID to Apple’s website to data centers around the globe, IS&T’s engineers, designers, and creators manage the massive systems and services that power Apple. IS&T is the engine behind everything Apple does for employees and customers. It’s not traditional IT — it’s Apple’s central nervous system. From supporting 2.5 billion active Apple devices to securing every transaction, download, and interaction, IS&T makes the impossible feel effortless. Do you love building solutions to handle global complexity and immense scale? Imagine what you could do here.
AI & Data Platforms (AiDP) is IS&T's engine for AI-powered innovation. The team brings together data, application development, and machine learning — including generative AI — along with data services and customer success functions, to help IS&T build solutions more efficiently and streamline the adoption and embedding of generative AI across Apple.

Description

We are looking for an Technical Project Manager (TPM), who will be instrumental in orchestrating the successful delivery of complex, cross-functional initiatives that drive significant business impact. Are you a project manager that thrives on working on new technologies and fast-paced application and platform development? Do you like to work with a multidisciplinary team working on the future of enterprise productivity? Then we want to hear from you!
You will play a crucial role within diverse engineering teams across multiple layers of the technology stack, as well as critical cross-functional partners and business units. A profound technical understanding is paramount; you will facilitate requirements brainstorming and design review sessions, providing challenging insights and architectural considerations to engineering discussions. Beyond merely comprehending functionalities, you are expected to contribute meaningfully to technical strategy and problem-solving. Furthermore, a strong user-centric mindset is essential. You will champion the user experience, challenging decisions and advocating for solutions that prioritize the best outcomes for our users. You will proactively identify and mitigate risks, remove obstacles, and foster seamless communication and collaboration across all involved teams.

Responsibilities

• You will be joining a team of highly-skilled and entrepreneurial team members working on groundbreaking and rapidly evolving technological transformation of a lifetime. You will contribute to large cross-functional platforms and solutions to deliver value to Apple teams
• Lead high visibility enterprise generative AI programs, responsible for roadmapping, establishing OKRs and reporting statuses to executives regularly and succinctly
• Drive consensus across multiple groups with varying opinions & needs. Influence entire teams around a common purpose and drive conference on the plan of execution
• Create and manage project schedules with clear dependencies, critical path and systematic methodology to communicate status
• Contribute to product definition, identifying and understanding customer needs and priorities, and developing roadmap
• Build and run processes that allow for the maximum agility and adaptation across AiDP teams
• Build relationships across the AiDP organization and across Apple facilitate communication between cross-divisional groups around Apple

Minimum Qualifications

• 2+ years of managing programs, bringing multiple teams together marching towards common objectives
• BS in a business, project management or related field

Preferred Qualifications

• Demonstrated technical acumen, capable of engaging in detailed discussions with engineers and researchers
• A foundational understanding or keen interest in Generative AI concepts; such as, Retrieval Augmented Generation (RAG), prompt engineering, agentic AI or efficient information access strategies
• Ideally, you have one-plus years experience leading AI or ML programs in an enterprise environment
• Experience with major cloud platforms (AWS, GCP, Azure) and their ML services
• Familiarity with Generative AI frameworks and libraries
• Your ability to navigate ambiguity in a high-stakes, fast-moving environment with efficiency, discretion, integrity, and confidentiality is recognized by peers and teams
• A self-motivated, independent, and proactive person with exceptional interpersonal skills; demonstrated creative and critical thinking capabilities; can quickly triage, prioritize, and lead under pressure
• Outstanding communication and presentation skills, written and verbal, to all levels of an organization

Pay & Benefits

At Apple, base pay is one part of our total compensation package and is determined within a range. This provides the opportunity to progress as you grow and develop within a role. The base pay range for this role is between $110,500 and $166,100, and your base pay will depend on your skills, qualifications, experience, and location.

Apple employees also have the opportunity to become an Apple shareholder through participation in Apple’s discretionary employee stock programs. Apple employees are eligible for discretionary restricted stock unit awards, and can purchase Apple stock at a discount if voluntarily participating in Apple’s Employee Stock Purchase Plan. You’ll also receive benefits including: Comprehensive medical and dental coverage, retirement benefits, a range of discounted products and free services, and for formal education related to advancing your career at Apple, reimbursement for certain educational expenses — including tuition. Additionally, this role might be eligible for discretionary bonuses or commission payments as well as relocation. Learn more about Apple Benefits.

Note: Apple benefit, compensation and employee stock programs are subject to eligibility requirements and other terms of the applicable plan or program.

Apple is an equal opportunity employer that is committed to inclusion and diversity. We seek to promote equal opportunity for all applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, Veteran status, or other legally protected characteristics. Learn more about your EEO rights as an applicant.

Apple accepts applications to this posting on an ongoing basis.

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