Technical Program Manager, Information Security (Strategic Initiatives)

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Summary

Posted: Mar 8, 2022

Weekly Hours: 40

Role Number:200245091

This position can be located in Santa Clara Valley (CA), Seattle (WA), or Austin (TX). At Apple, Information Security is one of our most critical responsibilities, where the security of our customer data and devices is paramount to our success. One of the most important parts of a successful Information Security team is its ability to drive better, faster, and more effective outcomes that protect Apple and our customers. The Apple Information Security’s (AIS) Program Management Office (PMO) enables timely delivery to ensure we maximize security value and drive efficiencies across the organization. Can you see the forest for the trees to develop plans that build cohesion across disparate initiatives? Are you creative as well as pragmatic? Do you get excited by driving clarity from ambiguity and order from chaos? Do you love reconciling priorities and driving decisions? Are you detail oriented with a passion for technical program management? Are you passionate about finding flexible ways to drive delivery and accountability?

At least 10 years of experience in technical leadership roles managing large highly complex programs and projects
Experience with information security domains with knowledge of security fundamentals and common vulnerabilities
Experience executing key information security initiatives internally and externally to the organization
Ability to assemble prioritization criteria, resolve conflicting views, and lead cross-functional decisions
Ability to think big picture, integrating multiple efforts together to align strategy with execution
Ability to effectively collaborate with cross-functional, cross-organization teams to negotiate and assemble project plans, secure commitments on deliverables, and resolve blocking issues
Excellent organization skills and an acute attention to detail
Strong problem solving abilities in both ambiguous and tactical situations
Analytical and quantitative skills; ability to use data and metrics to back up assumptions and develop business cases
Ability to establish metrics and regular reporting mechanisms for measuring security posture
Proven communication skills and an ability to foster positive relationships
Strong facilitation and presentation skills
Naturally accountable, responsible, and self-motivated
Flexible and quick to adapt to sudden changes and issues
Establish relationships and understand others’ goals, objectives, and commitments
Exercise influence to drive strategic alignment while ensuring consistent delivery excellence
Resolve conflicting priorities and business interests by being firmly in the weeds with your partners and stakeholders
Identify opportunities for continuous improvement and propose and implement solutions
Identify process and project improvement areas, propose solution, carry through to roll-out

Apple Information Security’s (AIS) Program Management Office (PMO) is looking for a highly skilled Technical Program Manager with proven experience in cross functional planning and execution. The Technical Program Manager will oversee AIS Quarterly Planning to validate work supports AIS strategy, align priorities, drive investment decisions, and identify opportunities for efficiencies and collaboration across the organization. The role will act as the primary point of intake of new work and will partner closely with senior leaders and Portfolio Managers to define new investment areas, prioritize work, and facilitate decisions on allocation of resources and budget for the organization. Quarterly planning will also include ownership for process and delivery of reporting inclusive of organizational goal reporting, strategy updates and partnering with Finance to communicate investment areas and budget variances. This role will also be expected to produce executive-level reports for AIS and Apple leadership to communicate progress against goals and impact to security. This requires sound business judgment, strategic thinking and prioritization, strong analytical skills, long-term planning and forecasting, senior leadership collaboration, and proven ability to influence others. In addition to strategic planning, this role will be expected to take a hands-on role in defining and executing on PMO programs that enable us to scale and drive delivery across AIS and our partner teams. Areas of focus include but are not limited to security KPIs & measurements, operational reporting, resource allocation tracking, PMO tooling development, and dependency management.

Bachelor/ Master Degree or equivalent work experience