Program Manager, Global Strategic Alliances

The people here at Apple dont just create products - they create the kind of impact thats revolutionized entire industries. At Apple, new ideas have a way of becoming extraordinary products, services, and customer experiences very quickly. Its the diversity of those people and their ideas that inspires the innovation that runs through everything we do, from amazing technology to industry-leading environmental efforts.

Apples Global Strategic Alliances team builds and sustains relationships with the organizations informing the public policy debates that matter most to Apple. Working at the intersection of policy, advocacy, and coalition-building, the team partners with think tanks, trade associations, and civil society groups to advance Apples values and priorities across a broad range of issues.

As a Program Manager on Apple's Global Strategic Alliances team, you will provide operational and programmatic support across the teams engagement campaigns, serving as the connective tissue between internal teams and external partners. Your proven experience as a highly organized professional who can manage complex, multi-stakeholder initiatives end-to-end while also contributing to the substance of partner engagement is vital to this role. Manage the operational execution of strategic engagement campaigns, coordinating timelines, deliverables, and logistics across internal and external stakeholders.

Coordinate briefings, events, and convening with think tanks, trade associations, civil society organizations, and other policy partners.

Track budgets, contracts, and vendor relationships supporting the teams programs.

Draft and manage policy and background materials, briefing documents, and other collateral for internal and external audiences.

Maintain program trackers and reporting to keep leadership and cross-functional partners aligned on priorities and progress.

Use data and reporting tools to measure program performance and identify opportunities to make engagement campaigns more effective, efficient, and scalable.

Identify process improvements to help the team run engagement campaigns more efficiently. 5+ years of experience in public affairs, government relations, or program/project management at an agency or in-house managing multiple works teams and deadlines simultaneously.

Bachelors degree required. Experience coordinating events, briefings, or convenings involving external stakeholders.

Ability to work effectively across time zones and with distributed teams.

Comfort with ambiguity and a record of building relationships, teams, and processes.

Experience managing budgets, vendors, or contracts.

Experience with agile or iterative program design, and digital tools for program tracking and reporting.

Strong written and oral communication skills, with the ability to concisely summarize complex policy issues.

Highly motivated self-starter who thrives in a fast-paced, collaborative environment.

Team player and willingness to pitch in when necessary.