Lead, Strategic Planning & Finance Operations, Apple Services Engineering

At Apple the places where people work are as intentional as the products we make. As a Lead in the Strategic Planning u0026 Finance Operations organization you will own the financial planning and operational governance for a large-scale engineering organization of over 7000 employees responsible for managing and operationalizing more than $500M in annual spend across Professional services Data Licenses Software Licenses u0026 Program spend.

This is a highly strategic and hands-on role at the center of how the organization plans prioritizes allocates and operationalizes spend. You will lead complex planning discussions across multiple business units navigate ambiguous funding and allocation challenges and build the operational frameworks that enable the organization to scale effectively. You are equally comfortable diving deep into accruals and reconciliations as you are driving executive-level planning conversations and operational decision-making. You will own the most complex planning challenges difficult reconciliations and high-judgment financial tradeoffs will serve as a trusted partner to both Finance and Engineering leadership translating operational realities into financial plans driving alignment across stakeholders and bringing structure to highly complex and fast-moving environments.

This role requires someone who thrives in ambiguity drives execution with urgency identifies operational gaps before they become problems and continuously improves the systems and processes that support the this role partners closely with program managers and contractors supporting execution workstreams this is a senior individual contributor role with broad organizational influence and a strong path toward future people financial planning and operational governance across professional services vendor spend software licenses and program-related budgetsnLead annual and quarterly planning cycles forecasting accrual reviews variance analysis budget allocation and spend prioritization across multiple business unitsnPartner closely with Finance to manage complex funding models allocation methodologies reconciliations and movement of funds across the organizationnAct as the primary operational liaison between Finance and Engineering teams aligning business priorities with financial realities and planning constraintsnBuild and scale operational processes governance models reporting frameworks and planning mechanisms that improve visibility consistency and executionnDrive executive-level reporting operational insights and decision-support frameworks for leadership reviews and planning discussionsnIdentify operational inefficiencies process gaps and scaling challenges proactively driving simplification automation and continuous improvement initiativesnCoordinate execution across program managers contractors Finance and business stakeholders to ensure planning accuracy and operational alignmentnBalance long-term strategic planning with near-term operational execution in a fast-moving and highly dynamic environmentnBring structure clarity and accountability to ambiguous operational and financial problems

Bachelors degree in Finance Accounting Business or related field or equivalent practical experience.n10 years of experience in financial planning business operations operational finance strategic planning or related functions within a large and complex organizationnStrong financial and operational acumen with hands-on experience in budget ownership accruals reconciliations vendor spend management and cost center governancenExperience supporting large-scale organizations with complex allocation methodologies and multi-business-unit planning environmentsnStrong analytical and problem-solving skills with the ability to navigate ambiguity connect disparate information and drive decisions with incomplete datanExcellent communication and stakeholder management skills with the ability to influence across Finance Engineering Operations and leadership teamsnStrong process orientation with a track record of building scalable operational frameworks and improving business rhythmsnComfortable operating as both a strategic planner and hands-on operator someone who takes ownership of difficult problems and drives them to resolution

Experience leading through influence across matrixed teams and cross-functional environmentsnDemonstrated ability to identify gaps challenge inefficient processes and continuously iterate toward better operational outcomesnHigh sense of ownership urgency accountability and operational excellencenMBA in Finance or Operations