Cloud Infrastructure Strategic Planning Program Manager

At Apple were not all the same. And thats our greatest strength. We draw on the differences in who we are what weve experienced and how we think. Because to create products that serve everyone we believe in including a worldwide company that welcomes the whole wide customers are all over the world so its by design that Apple employees are all over the world too. And we know our ability to continue creating the worlds most innovative products depends on people who represent the variety of the human experience and who inspire us with great thinking. Because the broader the backgrounds and perspectives the bigger the ideas.

Cloud Infrastructure Business Operations (CIBO) leads the business level infrastructure requirements and costs at Apple. CIBO manages reports and optimizes 1PC and 3PC Infrastructure investments in partnership with Finance Corporate Procurement and Engineering. CIBO combines individual business demands into an aligned infrastructure signal for Apple Cloud Platforms (1PC) and 3rd Party Cloud providers (3PC). CIBO engages with each line of business on their annual infrastructure plans and budgets. nnCIBO has three discrete teams CIBO Demand CIBO Supply and CIBO Cloud Management and Analytics. nnCIBO is looking for a senior leader to join Cloud Infrastructure Supply team. This role will work closely with executives on the capacity planning to support Apples Intelligence roadmap.

In this position you will be responsible for driving the planning process for Apple-designed servers and data centers to support Apples applications. nnThis 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. nnTechnical analysis effective communications and strategic thinking is essential for this role.

Minimum of 12 years of experience with a focus in infrastructure operations cloud platforms capacity planning or technical program leadershipnSynthesize infrastructure capacity insights from engineering and platform teams to guide leadership on system readiness future growth and potential analytical ability clear communication and effective stakeholder management presentation and presence required nBachelors Degree or equivalent professional experience

Experience coordinating cross-team planning initiatives in complex infrastructure environmentsnStrong business acumen and experience managing cost and optimizations programs in infrastructurenExperience with AI-powered analytics or automated infrastructure planning tools.