Business Planning & Operations Lead

Apples Strategic Data Solutions (SDS) team is seeking an analytical organized and proactive Business Planning u0026 Operations Lead to help improve organizational effectiveness and support across SDS in executing against our priorities. This role will coordinate planning activities manage business operations and provide the insights processes and operational support that enable leaders to make informed decisions and execute

SDS is purpose-driven values-based and committed to maintaining a culture of high performance. Our core mission at Apple is to build and deliver exceptional analytic solutions that help mitigate risk optimize internal operations and improve Apples customer experience. As we continue to grow we are looking for someone who enjoys bringing structure to complexity coordinating work across teams and continuously improving how the organization operates. The ideal candidate is a collaborative problem solver with strong analytical skills excellent communication and a passion for helping teams work more efficiently.n

Drive SDS Strategy: Partner with leaders to translate long-term SDS vision into clear strategic plans priorities and measurable outcomes that align with Apples broader product technology and operations u0026 Program Leadership: Convert strategy into execution by establishing operating cadences tracking key initiatives and coordinating complex cross-functional programs across engineering data science program and infrastructure Transformation: Identify opportunities to improve how the organization plans prioritizes and delivers work and lead initiatives that drive operational efficiency scalability and improved collaboration across Communication u0026 Decision Support: Develop clear strategic narratives executive briefings and decision frameworks that enable senior leadership to understand tradeoffs align on priorities and make informed u0026 Insight Generation: Establish metrics dashboards and reporting mechanisms to provide visibility into organizational health initiative progress and capacity utilization across and CoordinateCross-functional Projects: Manage timelines stakeholders dependencies risks and communications to ensure successful delivery of organizational Budgeting u0026 Finances: Manage forecasting vendor relationships procurement activities and financial reporting to ensure responsible management of Planning Activities: Manage headcount hiring forecasts organizational reporting and resource planning in partnership with Finance HR and Recruiting.n

Bachelors degree in Business Finance Operations Engineering Management or a related field or equivalent practical experience. n 7 years of experience in Business Planning Business Operations Strategy u0026 Operations Finance Program Management or a related level of ethics and personal values n7 years of experience in strategy u0026 operations change management business planning program management finance or business operationsnStrong business acumen including experience supporting budgeting forecasting workforce planning vendor management or operational analytical and problem-solving abilities with experience translating data into actionable insights and recommendations for ability to build relationships and collaborate effectively across teams and experience leading complex cross-functional programs and influencing stakeholders across multiple teams and written and verbal communication skills including experience preparing executive-ready documents and -motivated adaptable and comfortable working in a fast-paced evolving environment.n

Experience supporting senior executives and leadership teamsnExperience with formal transformation and change management frameworks or best practicesnFamiliarity with organizational planning annual operating plans headcount management or portfolio with data management and querying skills (e.g. Excel SQL ETL tools and data warehousing)nExperience with programming and scripting skills (e.g. Python) nExperience with data visualization skills (e.g. Tableau D3 Power BI)n