Engineering Project Manager (Marcom Interactive), Retail & Marcom Engineering

Summary

Retail and Marcom Engineering, an IS&T team, builds and operates the systems and experiences that connect Apple's products with its customers. The team owns the technology behind both Apple's online and physical stores and drives the interactive marketing experiences and tools that keep creative operations moving. Together, those functions deliver the technology behind every product story Apple tells and every purchase a customer makes.

The Marcom Engineering PMO supports the teams that build and operate Apple's marketing technology platforms - from content management and publishing infrastructure to AI-powered tools and interactive experiences. We work at the intersection of engineering and marketing, delivering the systems behind apple.com and related properties. Our AI initiatives are growing, and this role will be part of how we bring intelligent tooling into our platforms.

Description

We're looking for an Engineering Project Manager to help drive delivery of AI-powered tools and interactive experiences across Apple's marketing platforms. You'll work closely with engineering and product teams, managing the execution of cross-functional projects - tracking progress, removing blockers, and helping ensure on-time, high-quality delivery of platforms and tools that power how Apple communicates with millions of customers.

Responsibilities

Drive execution: Own project schedules, milestones, and deliverables across concurrent workstreams including AI-powered tools, platform capabilities, and interactive experiences. Track progress, surface gaps early, and help hold teams accountable to commitments.
Coordinate across teams: Support alignment between engineering, product management, design, QA, data science, and marketing partners. Help run planning sessions, standups, and retrospectives. Keep stakeholders informed on what's being built, timelines, and blockers.
Support AI and platform initiatives: Assist in planning and execution for AI tool development - from
proof-of-concept through production rollout. Track dependencies across infrastructure, data, and ML teams.
Identify and escalate risks: Track dependencies and flag risks proactively. Escalate with clear context and proposed paths forward when issues arise.
Improve how we work: Identify friction in team processes and suggest targeted improvements. Contribute to repeatable project rituals that increase predictability without adding overhead.
Communicate status clearly: Maintain project trackers, dashboards, and status updates. Translate
engineering progress into concise updates for leads and cross-functional stakeholders.
Build technical context: Develop working familiarity with the Marcom technology stack - CMS platforms, publishing infrastructure, front-end frameworks, and AI/ML tooling - to have informed conversations with engineers and support sound scheduling decisions

Minimum Qualifications

3+ years of engineering project management (or equivalent technical project management) experience in a software development environment
Experience managing cross-functional projects involving multiple engineering teams
Bachelors Degree in Computer Science or equivalent experience

Preferred Qualifications

Strong organizational skills - you bring structure to ambiguity and keep work streams moving with minimal direction
Technical curiosity - you're comfortable reading architecture diagrams, following dependency chains, and engaging in technical discussions
Clear, concise written and verbal communication
Exposure to AI/ML tool development lifecycles - experimentation, prototyping, or production deployment
Familiarity with web/interactive, content platforms, or marketing technology
Experience with CMS platforms, publishing pipelines, or front-end delivery systems
Interest in or exposure to data pipelines, model integration, or AI-powered product features
Experience with Agile/Scrum tooling (Jira, Radar, or equivalent)
Comfort working in fast-moving environments where requirements evolve and teams are building net-new capabilities

Pay & Benefits — Sunnyvale, California, United States

At Apple, base pay is one part of our total compensation package and is determined within a range. This provides the opportunity to progress as you grow and develop within a role. The base pay range for this role is between $144,600 and $218,000, and your base pay will depend on your skills, qualifications, experience, and location.

Apple employees also have the opportunity to become an Apple shareholder through participation in Apple’s discretionary employee stock programs. Apple employees are eligible for discretionary restricted stock unit awards, and can purchase Apple stock at a discount if voluntarily participating in Apple’s Employee Stock Purchase Plan. You’ll also receive benefits including: Comprehensive medical and dental coverage, retirement benefits, a range of discounted products and free services, and for formal education related to advancing your career at Apple, reimbursement for certain educational expenses — including tuition. Additionally, this role might be eligible for discretionary bonuses or commission payments as well as relocation. Learn more about Apple Benefits

Note: Apple benefit, compensation and employee stock programs are subject to eligibility requirements and other terms of the applicable plan or program.

Application Deadline

Apple accepts applications to this posting on an ongoing basis.