Engineering Project Manager, Edge Services

Apple

5d•Onsite

About The Position

The IS&T Edge Services team is seeking an experienced Engineering Project Manager to lead and coordinate projects for Apple’s DNS infrastructure and security in China. In this role, you will serve as the bridge between engineering teams, product stakeholders, and cross-functional partners. Projects will require direct interaction with a broad variety of technical and functional personnel throughout Apple and outside vendors. Responsibilities include reliability, operations and security projects and communications for this services. Occasional travel is required. As an Engineering Project Manager, you will lead multiple concurrent projects from conception through deployment. You will drive project timelines, resource allocation, and risk mitigation strategies while ensuring delivery excellence through continuous process improvement and team coaching. Your role involves collaborating closely with Engineering, Network, and Security teams coordinating dependencies across multiple engineering squads and product areas, and communicating project status, risks, and decisions to stakeholders at all levels while fostering an inclusive environment that values diverse perspectives and working styles. You will function as the team lead and assign tasks to support higher level goals. Some projects will also require procurement requests for services and hardware and installation coordination.

Requirements

Over five years of progressive responsibilities in technical project / program management roles.
Demonstrated ability to lead cross-functional teams and manage multiple concurrent projects effectively.
Strong capability to partner and collaborate across various teams to implement strategic plans successfully.
Demonstrated project management expertise with strong organizational and planning skills.
Proficiency in applying Scrum, Agile, Waterfall, and Hybrid methodologies, along with experience using project management tools.
Bachelors Degree in Computer Science or Network Engineering.
Fluent English and Mandarin.
7+ years of technical/engineering project management experience.
Previous leadership experience managing engineering teams.

Nice To Haves

MBA, PMI/PMP or CAPM certification.
CCNA or equivalent certification.

Responsibilities

Lead and coordinate projects for Apple’s DNS infrastructure and security in China.
Serve as the bridge between engineering teams, product stakeholders, and cross-functional partners.
Manage reliability, operations, and security projects and communications.
Lead multiple concurrent projects from conception through deployment.
Drive project timelines, resource allocation, and risk mitigation strategies.
Ensure delivery excellence through continuous process improvement and team coaching.
Collaborate closely with Engineering, Network, and Security teams.
Coordinate dependencies across multiple engineering squads and product areas.
Communicate project status, risks, and decisions to stakeholders at all levels.
Foster an inclusive environment that values diverse perspectives and working styles.
Function as the team lead and assign tasks to support higher level goals.
Handle procurement requests for services and hardware and installation coordination.