PART Program Manager

The Finance Process Analytics Reporting and Technology (PART) team is looking for a passionate and highly motivated program manager to help shape the future of AI-powered finance at Apple. As part of this team you will support Apples growth both top and bottom line by applying the same level of innovation toward financial matters as we do toward our products and services. We work closely with various business teams to deeply understand current and future commercial initiatives and then partner with data engineering data science and full stack development teams to ensure our finance teams are fully empowered to operate efficiently and make well-informed decisions increasingly through the use of cutting-edge AI capabilities.

We are looking for an outgoing professional with strong program management instincts high analytical capacity creativity intellectual curiosity and strong interpersonal skills to support the WW Sales Finance this role you will be embedded at the intersection of finance domain expertise and AI product development serving as a critical bridge between business stakeholders and the teams building next-generation AI tools for finance. You will be responsible for driving the end-to-end execution and coordination of our AI-powered finance roadmap ensuring work is moving forward with clear ownership accountability and measurable progress. The position requires the ability to understand and work with complex data sets generated from equally complex business processes in order to drive insights and inform product decisions.

Deeply understand Apples relevant business activities commercial interests and related processes and apply that knowledge to help define what good looks like for AI-generated outputsnOwn program planning and milestone tracking across finance AI capabilities maintaining a clear view of deliverables owners timelines and dependencies across workstreamsnRun structured delivery cadences including standups sprint planning and action item tracking to keep work moving with rigor and accountabilitynManage cross-functional dependencies and proactively surface risks blockers and tradeoffs before they become issuesnSupport execution of roadmap priorities across finance capabilities including writing requirements consolidating and proposing priorities and analyzing user feedback with guidance from senior team membersnIdentify and drive solutions in response to user feedback translating observations into actionable product improvementsnLead documentation and knowledge-building efforts maintaining shared context frameworks and curated resources that support team onboarding and continuitynReview and validate SQL queries in collaboration with technical partners developing proficiency in data verification and quality assurancenCoordinate and ensure readiness for capability launches managing go/no-go criteria testing participation and adoption follow-throughnProactively identify opportunities to improve processes tools or analyses demonstrating intellectual curiosity beyond the immediate scope of worknTranslate business requirements into technical requirements and work with engineering partners to assess feasibility and form project plansnBuild and maintain program infrastructure project trackers RACI frameworks launch checklists and retrospective processes that scale as the team and roadmap grownCollaborate with engineering and data partners to influence tool and pipeline design decisions that improve usability and long-term maintainabilitynDocument and share reusable frameworks templates and tools to improve onboarding and speed up solution deliveryn

2 years of program management consulting or financial/business/data analyst experiencenBS in Finance Accounting Economics Business Analytics or BS/MS in STEM or a quantitative field (CS Applied Statistics Operations Research)n

4 years of program management consulting or financial/business/data analyst experiencenExcellent problem-framing problem-solving and project management skills with the ability to change direction quicklynStrong verbal and written communication skills with the ability to articulate results of analysis in business termsnConfirmed ability to conduct complex data-driven analysisnKnowledge of accounting principles financial statements and financial modelingnA basic understanding of data design pattern differences between transactional ERP systems (e.g. SAP) and analytical data warehouses (e.g. BigQuery Snowflake)nFamiliarity with AI/ML concepts and curiosity about how large language models and AI-powered tools can be applied to financial analysis and reportingnAbility to self-start and self-direct work in an unstructured environment comfortable dealing with ambiguitynKnowledge of SQL and experience working with large datasetsnExperience with program management tools and methodologiesnExperience with data analytics tools and languages (e.g. R Python)nExperience building interactive data visualizations and strong storytelling skills (e.g. Tableau Streamlit)n