Infrastructure Planning Manager
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Description
We are seeking an Infrastructure Planning Manager to lead the Infrastructure Capacity Strategy and Governance function, responsible for providing centralized oversight of infrastructure demand, capacity readiness, and hardware supply across server and cloud environments.
This role serves as a strategic coordination point across infrastructure engineering, cloud platforms, and data center operations, ensuring the organization maintains a clear, forward looking view of infrastructure capacity needs and risks.
As infrastructure planning becomes increasingly supported by automation and AI driven analytics, this role focuses on governance, strategic interpretation of capacity insights, and cross organizational alignment. The manager will guide capacity planning discipline across teams, translate infrastructure demand into actionable investment priorities, and ensure hardware supply and infrastructure readiness support the company's growth.
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","responsibilities":"Lead the infrastructure capacity strategy and governance framework, providing leadership with a holistic view of infrastructure demand, capacity outlook, and long term scaling considerations across server and cloud environments.
Consolidate and interpret infrastructure capacity insights from engineering and platform teams to inform leadership on infrastructure readiness, growth projections, and potential constraints.
Oversee IS&T wide planning and coordination for bare metal infrastructure, ensuring hardware demand, and deployment timelines align with infrastructure growth and platform needs.
Identify and communicate infrastructure capacity risks and readiness gaps, enabling proactive mitigation and supporting reliable platform scaling.
Establish and track performance metrics for capacity planning, promoting consistent planning practices and operational discipline across teams.
Drive the adoption of automation and AI driven analytics in infrastructure planning, ensuring the organization leverages advanced insights while maintaining strong governance and strategic oversight.
Lead cross functional collaboration and team development, partnering with engineering, cloud, data center, finance, and supply chain teams to align infrastructure capacity planning with business priorities.
Preferred Qualifications
7-10+ years of experience in infrastructure operations, cloud platforms, capacity planning, or technical program leadership
Strong understanding of AI/ML, compute infrastructure, cloud platforms, and large scale distributed systems
Hybrid infrastructure environments spanning data center and cloud platforms
Infrastructure planning, capacity governance, or infrastructure strategy functions
Experience working with infrastructure telemetry, observability platforms, or capacity analytics tools
Exposure to AI driven analytics or automated infrastructure planning systems
Minimum Qualifications
Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, or related field
Strong experience in infrastructure operations, cloud platforms, capacity planning, or technical program leadership
Experience coordinating cross team planning initiatives in complex infrastructure environments
Ability to translate infrastructure data and analytics into strategic insights for senior leadership
Strong analytical, communication, and stakeholder management skills
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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 $176,600 and $313,500, and your base pay will depend on your skills, qualifications, experience, and location.
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