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The WW PMO team is responsible for driving cross-functional execution of enterprise-widedata privacy initiatives across Apple. The team partners closely with Privacy Legal, IS&T,OCM, and business stakeholders to ensure that regulatory changes are efficiently translatedinto system requirements and delivered on time against strict compliance deadlines.

Description

We are looking for an experienced Program Manager to own the planning, scheduling, communications, and reporting backbone of Apple's global data privacy compliance initiatives. This role sits at the intersection of program governance, execution readiness, and stakeholder communications - ensuring the program operates with clarity, pace, and accountability at every level, from working teams through to senior leadership. The ideal candidate translates complex regulatory and cross-functional requirements into structured plans, schedules, and reporting that keep a high-stakes compliance program moving with precision.

This role owns four core areas of responsibility:

Program Planning & Schedule Management

Readiness & Execution Management

Communication and Reporting

Program Tools, Standards, and Frameworks","responsibilities":"Own the cross functional program scope, schedule, cross-workstream dependency management, and program workstream readiness tracking.

In partnership with the Organizational Change Management track, own program communications infrastructure including status reports and executive dashboards.

Establish and maintain a single source of truth for program status, risks, and decisions that includes portfolio-level reporting and cross-program impact assessments.

Ability to coordinate cross-functional execution of data privacy initiatives including the proactive identification to resolve schedule gaps and critical path risks.

Train and mentor program team members on delivery best practices.

Step into critical program delivery roles under pressure when needed.

Preferred Qualifications

Comfortable operating in a fast changing highly ambiguous environment where multiple priorities need to be managed; able to bring structure and clarity where none exists while keeping on track.

Experience with macOS tools (Keynote, Pages, etc) and enterprise program management tools (e.g. Wrike, Jira, Smartsheet) within IS&T delivery models.

Able to operate independently with conviction, influence without authority, and drive cross functional teams to the right decisions with speed and precision.

Ability to drive business transformation with systems architecture, operating model design, and organizational change management.

Brings a collaborative, service-oriented mindset - ensuring Legal and Privacy teams remain the authoritative decision-makers while the PMO enables clarity, pace, and accountability across the program.

Strong understanding of data privacy regulations (e.g. GDPR, PIPL, CCPA) along with the operational and systems implications to ensure compliance, then translate regulatory or legal requirements into system and process requirements that technical and business teams can deliver.

Exceptional communication skills - verbal, written, and executive presentation - with the ability to synthesize complexity for senior leadership audiences.

Minimum Qualifications

Bachelor's degree required (Master's preferred) in Business, Information Systems, Law, or a related field.

5+ years experience in cross-functional program or portfolio management, ideally within a highly regulated, compliance-driven environment.

3+ years in readiness management, scope management, scheduling, resource planning, and execution governance across large-scale, global multi-stakeholder programs.

3+ years experience building and owning program reporting infrastructure: dashboards, weekly status reports, risk logs, and executive brieRings.

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 $140,700 and $211,400, 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.

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