The IS&T Retail Engineering organization at Apple is seeking individuals to lead Strategic Programs that involve large, complex, multi-year initiatives. This role focuses on defining and executing strategies that align cross-functional teams while addressing ambiguous business challenges. Candidates will leverage their technical depth and strategic thinking to deliver scalable solutions that contribute to the platform's long-term success. The position emphasizes collaboration across engineering, product, and business domains to drive impactful results.

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field or equivalent experience.
• 5+ years of experience leading large, complex, cross-functional initiatives.
• Proven ability to drive multi-year, multi-team programs with a focus on customer and technical aspects.
• Experience leading customer-facing software initiatives while balancing business objectives and engineering constraints.
• Familiarity with scalable architectures, cloud infrastructure, APIs, and software development best practices.

• Define and execute strategies that align cross-functional teams.
• Drive clarity in ambiguous business challenges.
• Deliver scalable solutions that contribute to the platform's long-term success.
• Manage cross-org dependencies across multiple engineering, product, and business teams.
• Set up governance models, decision-making frameworks, and program health metrics.

• Employees at Apple are often offered comprehensive benefits that support physical and mental well-being—flexible medical plans, confidential counseling, onsite wellness centers at major campuses, and resources for fitness and daily life. Families typically receive fertility support, paid parental leave with gradual return, caregiving leave, and dependent-care guidance, while financial perks commonly include stock grants (with purchase discounts), 401(k) matching, and income-protection coverage. Employees also see robust time off, Apple University learning and tuition reimbursement, donation matching and paid volunteer hours, and deep product and partner discounts.