Manager, Engineering Project Management, Build Health and Availability Team

Apple • Cupertino, CA

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About The Position

Are you passionate about ensuring engineering teams have reliable, healthy build systems that enable exceptional software delivery? Does optimizing the availability of internal software deployments, internal mobile asset deployments, and shipping factory assets across Apple's ecosystem excite you? Join the Build EPM organization as the leader of the Build Health and Availability team. We are responsible for ensuring that Apple's software builds are available and usable for internal teams, while partnering with cross-functional teams to maintain build system health and optimize the efficient, effective delivery of software, mobile assets, and factory preloading processes. We're looking for someone with strong technical fundamentals, exceptional organizational skills, and a collaborative spirit who thrives in a fast-paced environment where your work directly impacts the infrastructure that powers Apple's innovative products. We're seeking an exceptional manager who can develop talent, drive operational excellence, and foster a culture of innovation. We're looking for a leader who excels at building high-performing teams of Engineering Project Managers and Engineering Program Specialists while ensuring the systems that deliver internal software deployments, mobile assets, and factory assets operate reliably at scale.

Requirements

• BS/MS EE/CS/CE or equivalent
• 5+ years of management experience with demonstrated success leading project management or technical operations teams
• Strong background in software development, build systems, or release engineering
• Proven track record of scaling teams and processes in fast-paced technology environments
• Exceptional leadership, communication, and interpersonal skills
• Experience managing teams involved in build and release engineering or release management
• Deep understanding of software development lifecycle and project management methodologies
• Unix programming/scripting experience and technical systems knowledge
• Demonstrated ability to develop talent and build inclusive, high-performing teams
• Experience with process improvement and organizational transformation initiatives
• Strong strategic thinking with ability to balance short-term execution with long-term vision
• Track record of successful cross-functional collaboration and stakeholder management

Responsibilities

• Lead, mentor, and develop a team of Engineering Project Managers and Engineering Program Specialists focused on build health, internal software availability, mobile assets, and factory asset delivery
• Drive strategic planning and continuously improve processes for build health monitoring, internal software deployment availability, and asset delivery optimization
• Partner with cross-functional teams to streamline mobile asset delivery processes and factory asset preloading workflows
• Ensure operational excellence through proactive system health monitoring, capacity planning, and performance optimization across all asset types
• Foster innovation in tooling, automation, and process improvements to enhance engineering experience and asset delivery efficiency
• Coordinate complex initiatives involving multiple engineering teams, factory operations, and mobile asset stakeholders
• Develop team capabilities through coaching, performance management, and career development planning
• Lead organizational change management during platform transitions and infrastructure modernization efforts

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Manager