Job Details

Weekly Hours: 40

Role Number: 200630487-3401

Summary

Great support doesn’t just fix issues—it prevents them. As a Readiness Program Manager for Apple Services, you’ll help shape how millions of customers experience services like AppleCare One, AppleCare+, App Store, and Apple Music. This is your chance to leave your mark on products that have become part of daily life for millions of people around the world.

Our AppleCare Support Engineering team serves as the vital bridge between customers and the teams building Apple Services and AppleCare Agreements. We partner closely with Services Engineering, Marketing, and AppleCare teams to ensure every launch delivers exceptional support experiences. From AppleCare One and AppleCare+ to App Store, Apple Music, Apple Arcade, Apple TV, Apple Sports, Apple Fitness+, Apple News+, Apple Books, and Apple Podcasts, our work touches the full spectrum of services that enrich how people connect, create, and enjoy content.

Description

As a Readiness Program Manager on our support engineering team, you’ll drive support engineering progress for Apple Services and AppleCare Agreements. You’ll ensure stakeholders are informed and prepared for launches, write support and tooling requirements, and influence product direction through deep subject matter expertise. This role combines strategic thinking with hands-on program management—you’ll coordinate cross-functional teams, design support solutions, and measure success to continuously improve the customer experience.

Minimum Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in a technical field or equivalent professional experience

• 5+ years of applicable professional experience

• 4+ years of technical program management or project management experience

• Demonstrated knowledge of customer support operations and best practices

• Ability to influence cross-functional teams and negotiate priorities without direct authority

• Experience working independently on time-sensitive deliverables and managing competing priorities

• Strong analytical, problem-solving, and critical thinking skills with meticulous attention to detail

• Experience testing and troubleshooting commerce purchase flows and digital service platforms

• Hands-on experience with Apple Services such as App Store, AppleCare One, AppleCare+, or similar consumer digital services

• Effective presentation skills, experienced presenting to all organizational levels, from individual contributors to executives, able to adapt communication style to meet audience

Preferred Qualifications

• Masters degree or project management certifications are a plus

• Experience identifying, documenting, and tracking software issues and enhancement requests through bug tracking systems

• Proficiency with collaboration and project management tools such as Keynote, Quip, Wrike, or similar platforms

• Track record of handling confidential information and managing pre-launch disclosures appropriately

• Experience using AI/ML tools to scale processes and improve efficiency

• Familiarity with enterprise tools like Radar, Confluence, and Slack

• Ability to facilitate cross-functional discussions and drive consensus among diverse stakeholders

• Exceptional written and verbal communication skills, able to explain technical and e-commerce concepts to varied audiences

• Confident presentation skills when engaging with all organizational levels, from individual contributors to executives

• Experience with Agile methodologies and iterative project management approaches

Apple is an equal opportunity employer that is committed to inclusion and diversity. We seek to promote equal opportunity for all applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, Veteran status, or other legally protected characteristics. Learn more about your EEO rights as an applicant (https://www.eeoc.gov/sites/default/files/2023-06/22-088_EEOC_KnowYourRights6.12ScreenRdr.pdf) .