Engineering Project Manager, Retail Engineering

About This Role

This hands-on role involves business requirements analysis, functional and technical design discussions, and testing, working with key strategic partners. The Project Manager will be responsible for the delivery and success of features, driving and shipping all aspects of large, cross-functional projects and feature areas. This person will oversee all aspects of multiple concurrent projects including scope, requirements, timelines, risks, and resource allocation, and manage communication of status and issues to team members, management, and other project partners.

Requirements

• BS degree in computer science or equivalent field
• Relevant industry experience

Nice to have:

• 7+ years of experience as a Project Manager
• Industry-recognized Certified Scrum Master or Project Management Professional certification
• Deep understanding of common Agile practices and service-oriented environments
• Self-starter, forward-thinking person with strong leadership capabilities
• Outstanding communication and presentation skills (written and verbal) to all levels of an organization
• Strong facilitation skills (requirements sessions, design meetings, progress and status meetings)
• Strong technical proficiency, especially relating to e-commerce: server architecture and development, systems integration, reconciliation with the ability to frame technical solutions/options and negotiate business acceptance
• Highly accountable and responsible
• Self-starting, self-motivated, self-directed, and self-sufficient
• Exceptional presentation skills, for collaborating across many participating teams
• Ability to grasp issues quickly and while factoring in technical dependencies and system limitations, make educated decisions in the absence of complete information

Benefits

• Opportunity to become an Apple shareholder through participation in Apple's discretionary employee stock programs
• Eligibility for discretionary restricted stock unit awards
• Option to purchase Apple stock at a discount if voluntarily participating in Apple's Employee Stock Purchase Plan
• Comprehensive medical and dental coverage
• Retirement benefits
• Range of discounted products and free services
• Reimbursement for certain educational expenses, including tuition, for formal education related to advancing your career at Apple
• Eligibility for discretionary bonuses or commission payments
• Relocation assistance

About the Company

At Apple, new ideas quickly become great products, services, and customer experiences. The IS&T Retail Engineering organization provides intuitive, seamless, and inspiring customer shopping experiences through interactions with people, products, and services. The Apple Store App Team creates mobile e-commerce and retail experiences through the Apple Store App for iPhone, iPad, and Apple Watch, and is also responsible for Apple ’s next-generation platform for engagement and communication with customers through Messaging apps such as Apple Messages and WeChat.