Sr. Manager, Engineering Program Management, Publishing Platforms - Retail & Marcom Engineering

Apple • Sunnyvale, CA

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About The Position

Apple’s Retail and Marcom Engineering team builds and operates the systems and experiences connecting Apple products with customers, including the technology behind online and physical stores and interactive marketing experiences. The Publishing Platforms team powers the content infrastructure behind retail and marketing experiences, including Product Information Management, Content Management, and Digital Asset Management systems. These multi-tenant platforms move content from creation to customer touchpoints across Apple.

The role owns the engineering program function for Apple’s publishing platform. The senior-most engineering program leader on Publishing Systems partners directly with senior engineering and business leadership to shape strategic direction and leads a team of program managers and individual contributors through execution. The role is responsible for defining the platform’s direction and maintaining the execution discipline needed to deliver it.

Requirements

• 10 or more years of experience in engineering program management, including managing a team of program managers.
• Prior experience operating at senior manager level or above in a large-scale technology organization.
• Proven track record delivering large-scale enterprise technology programs spanning infrastructure, data systems, retail or sales technology, or AI/ML platforms, with measurable business or operational impact.
• Experience building, motivating, and leading teams of program managers across multiple concurrent initiatives.
• Bachelor’s degree in a related field or equivalent work experience.

Nice To Haves

• Experience in retail, commerce, or content/publishing systems.
• Demonstrated ability to deliver large cross-functional programs and roadmaps, identify risks, and drive results, ideally with multi-tenant or shared-service platforms serving multiple internal business units.
• Strong technical acumen and ability to engage credibly with engineering teams on architecture, system design, and technical trade-offs.
• Skill navigating ambiguity, building alignment across competing priorities, and leading teams to successful delivery.
• Effective decision-making that balances risks and benefits for the overall good of the organization.
• Results-oriented approach and ability to operate with minimal supervision in a cross-functional environment while managing program details and broader dependencies.
• Experience influencing and building trust with partners and senior executive leadership to move programs forward.

Responsibilities

• Own the engineering program function for Apple’s publishing platform.
• Partner with senior engineering and business leadership to shape strategic direction.
• Lead a team of program managers and individual contributors through execution.
• Drive delivery of large-scale enterprise technology programs and cross-functional roadmaps.
• Identify program risks, manage dependencies, and drive results across concurrent initiatives.
• Build alignment across competing priorities and influence partners and senior executive leadership.

What This Job Offers

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