Director of Business Operations, Apple
AIML
$279.3-446.3k
+ RSU's
Office located in Cupertino, CA
Personal technology company
Job no longer available
Personal technology company
1001+ employees
Job no longer available
$279.3-446.3k
+ RSU's
Office located in Cupertino, CA
1001+ employees
Company mission
Apple's mission is to bring the best user experience to its customers through its innovative hardware, software, and services.
Role
Who you are
- Are you a business or operations professional with a passion for driving efficiency and creating forward-looking strategies in a fast-paced, innovative environment?
- 7+ years of experience in business operations, preferably in a technology, data-centric or AIML-focused organization
- Strong analytical skills and expertise in financial modeling and forecasting
- Excellent communication and presentation skills, with the ability to convey complex financial concepts to non-finance stakeholders
- Proven track record of driving efficiency and cost savings in a fast-paced environment
- Bachelor's degree in Finance, Accounting, Business Administration, or a related field; MBA or relevant advanced degree preferred
- Deep understanding of compute management and cost optimization strategies
- Excellent communication and presentation skills, with the ability to convey complex financial concepts to non-finance partners
- Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience in Finance, Accounting, Business Administration, or a related field; MBA or relevant advanced degree preferred
Desirable
- Working understanding of the accelerator landscape across the industry
- Understanding of and experience with implementing cost optimization strategies
- Knowledge of modern machine learning technologies, frameworks, and development methodologies
What the job involves
- The AIML PM team is seeking a dynamic Director of Business Operations to join our organization and make a significant impact accelerating Apple’s overall AIML strategy
- In this critical role, you will be responsible for managing a portfolio of critical initiatives which includes cost optimizations, compute efficiency, and data acquisition as well in-depth financial and technical analyses
- As a key member of our leadership team, you will collaborate closely with executive stakeholders to ensure that our teams are improving every aspect of our budget spend
- Additionally, you will develop and implement a robust set of analytics to measure the organization's impact and drive data-driven decision-making
- Manage a small but high-performing team of Financial and Operations Analysts
- Develop and implement cost optimization strategies across the organization
- Manage compute resources to ensure efficient utilization and cost-effectiveness
- Conduct comprehensive financial and technical analyses to identify areas for improvement
- Communicate insights and recommendations to executive teams and partners
- Foster a culture of discipline and accountability throughout the organization
- Stay up-to-date with industry trends and best practices in financial operations and AI development
- Align teams across Apple on strategic vision to advance ML across our products, software and services
- The AIML team at the forefront of AI development, creating innovative solutions that push the boundaries of what's possible
- As a member of our team, you'll have the opportunity to work with an incredible team of professionals who are passionate about their work and committed to making a difference
Our take
With a market capitalisation that reached $3 trillion in 2022, Apple is the world's most valuable company. A vertically integrated approach and obsessive focus on the user experience have helped to make Apple one of the most successful companies in the world.
Since taking over at Apple, Tim Cook has been carefully curating the company's reputation as a champion of consumer privacy, trying to set the company apart from others that monetise their users' data.
The company even went as far as to introduce sweeping privacy changes which made it difficult to tailor ads to Apple’s 1bn+ iPhone users. This rocked the $400bn digital ads market, seriously harming the revenue of its bigger rivals in the lucrative industry and forcing them to rebuild their ad infrastructure.
Despite this, the company has been shaken by supply chain issues and moved a considerable amount of its manufacturing from China to India, and increased its Vietnam presence. This is because of multi-pronged production disruption in China, the second largest customer market for Apple, and triggered an estimated 10% revenue drop in the first quarter of 2023.
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Insights
204% employee growth in 12 months
Company
Company benefits
- Everyone has different needs and schedules, and that’s why we offer medical plans that cover both physical and mental healthcare
- In addition, employees have the option to access medical professionals from almost anywhere and get free confidential counselling — virtual or in person
- You could also be eligible for help with fitness-related expenses
- Our medical coverage plans include family-friendly features such as fertility treatments
- Because we know there’s more than one way to bring a new child into your family, we support all kinds of new parents with paid leave and our gradual return-to-work programme
- You also get paid time away if you need to care for an ill family member and free guidance to help you find support for childcare, elderly care, legal referrals and more
- At Apple, we make sure women earn the same as men performing similar work. As part of that effort, your salary history is history — we won’t ask
- Every employee here also has the opportunity to become an Apple shareholder, because all are eligible for stock grants and also a discount when purchasing Apple stock
- To help you prepare for retirement, our pension can help you meet your savings goals. And to help you prepare for the unexpected, you’ll have the security of multiple forms of income protection
- Plan on developing both professionally and personally. Apple University creates classes, seminars and beyond-the-classroom tools that help employees understand Apple’s culture, organisation, values, and role in the world. You can sharpen general business and software skills through online classes
- For more formal education related to advancing your career at Apple, we’ll reimburse you for certain educational expenses, including tuition
- Whether you’re exploring personal pursuits, welcoming a new child or caring for a family member, rest assured that you’ll have paid time away when you need it most
- When you give money to an eligible organisation, we’ll match your donations one-for-one, so your contribution is doubled. And if you choose to donate your time, we’ll contribute US$25 for every hour you volunteer. Whether you donate time or money, Apple will match your contributions up to US$10,000 a year
- Get the world’s best prices on the world’s best products — Apple products. You’ll also get deals on great third-party accessories
- And there are services to help you manage life’s day-to-day tasks: dinner reservations, pet-sitters, shopping, personal travel, financial guidance and more
Company HQ
Cupertino, CA
Leadership
Tim Cook
(CEO, not founder)Joined Apple in 1998 and held various senior roles before being promoted to CEO in 2011. Previously Spent 12 years with IBM, most recently as director of North American Fulfilment, where he led manufacturing and distribution functions for IBM’s Personal Computer Company in North and Latin America
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