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Description

Join the Cloud Infrastructure Business Operations team that is transforming the way Apple plans, strategizes and delivers its cloud resources, data centers, and hardware. We are seeking an experienced infrastructure manager to drive data and insights on planning the expansion strategy for Apple’s infrastructure. We partner with engineering, finance, and supply chain teams to align demand forecasts with procurement and deployment strategies.

Minimum Qualifications

Minimum of 7 years of experience infrastructure planning, data center operations and builds, and cloud management. Strong verbal/written skills with an ability to distill complex ideas into concise, high impact communications Experience presenting to senior leadership, up to and including VP level Able to manage through ambiguity and respond quickly to new requirements and data in a highly dynamic environment Understanding of the operational complexity of power, hardware, fiber, thermal management and independent requirements for R&D in data center builds Deep understanding of various cloud architectures (e.g. micro-services vs monolithic) and associated operations models. Proven cross-functional program management skills with an ability to rapidly develop working knowledge in new areas quickly. Familiarity with hardware lifecycle management, including procurement, lead times, and supply chain constraints for servers, networking equipment, and storage. Experience leading cross-functional planning processes, aligning partners on supply inputs and infrastructure roadmaps. Experience in long-range planning for infrastructure growth, including multi-year capacity projections and investment strategy. Demonstrated ability to influence technical and non-technical customers, including engineering, finance, supply chain, and executive teams. Experience leading cross-functional planning processes, aligning partners on supply inputs and infrastructure roadmaps. Prior experience presenting complex data and planning insights to executive leadership (VP-level and above) with clear, actionable recommendations.

Preferred Qualifications

MS in Electrical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Operations Research or a related field. Deep understanding of cloud and datacenter infrastructure, including compute, storage, networking, virtualization, and hyperscale/cloud provider ecosystems. Familiarity with AI/ML-driven capacity planning and predictive analytics tools. Prior experience in a hyperscale cloud provider, data center operator, or large enterprise infrastructure planning team.