Engineering Project Manager, Web Apps
Job Description
Summary
Our successful Project Managers are responsible for shipping new features. We\'re looking for people with the ability to ship complex, customer-facing products under demanding timelines. This is a hands-on position where the Project Manager will be involved in requirements analysis, functional and technical design discussions, testing, proof-of-concept, and more. This is not a task-based job; you will be responsible for successful outcomes and delivery.
Strong fundamentals are a requirement but you have more. You take ownership; you feel a personal stake in the product you ship; you communicate responsibilities and scope clearly; you value integrity; you thrive in complex situations; you know how things work; you work for the success of the entire Project Management team; you thrive in uncertainty and strive to bring order to it; you have deep wisdom and judgment; you keep your eye on the ball; you build positive relationships; you are aware of politics but do not get mired in them; you are constantly looking to improve yourself and your team; you\'re prescient; and you ship code which millions of customers will use.
Strong fundamentals are a requirement but you have more. You take ownership; you feel a personal stake in the product you ship; you communicate responsibilities and scope clearly; you value integrity; you thrive in complex situations; you know how things work; you work for the success of the entire Project Management team; you thrive in uncertainty and strive to bring order to it; you have deep wisdom and judgment; you keep your eye on the ball; you build positive relationships; you are aware of politics but do not get mired in them; you are constantly looking to improve yourself and your team; you\'re prescient; and you ship code which millions of customers will use.
Description
Drive and ship large, multi-functional software development initiatives to support various productivity applications
Lead all aspects of multiple concurrent projects and features including scope, requirements, timelines, resource allocation tracking, partner management, communications, and risk assessments
Optimize process on how features are built and implemented
Ability to work on multi-functional projects with multi-functional schedules across the Apple ecosystem
Collaborate with Software Engineering, Design, QA and various organizations to manage and track deliverables
Understand and work on projects with multi-functional schedules, across Software Engineering and other Apple groups
Lead all aspects of multiple concurrent projects and features including scope, requirements, timelines, resource allocation tracking, partner management, communications, and risk assessments
Optimize process on how features are built and implemented
Ability to work on multi-functional projects with multi-functional schedules across the Apple ecosystem
Collaborate with Software Engineering, Design, QA and various organizations to manage and track deliverables
Understand and work on projects with multi-functional schedules, across Software Engineering and other Apple groups
Minimum Qualifications
- A minimum of 5 years Engineering Project Management expertise, delivering software through a full project lifecycle
- Building and managing relationships to navigate delivery dependencies
- Experience managing projects using both waterfall and Agile project management methodologies for software development
- Successful track record in cross team and cross organization collaboration
- Strong facilitation skills to drive a sophisticated, multi-functional, and comprehensive project plan
- Outstanding verbal and written communication, including presentation skills to all levels of an organization (is a must)
- Self-starter with a strong sense of personal responsibility and technical orientation
- Excellent interpersonal skills, especially the ability to filter and distill meaningful information to the right audience
- Actively tackle the technical challenges that can exist in delivering software
- Self-motivated, focused, and self-sufficient with an interest in learning
Preferred Qualifications
- Bachelor\'s degree and a minimum of 5 years in the software development industry
