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Apple University, Operations Project Manager

Apple

Apple

Operations
Cupertino, CA, USA
Posted on Oct 22, 2024

Summary

Posted:
Weekly Hours: 40
Role Number:200572852
Apple is a place where extraordinary people come to do their best work. Every day, team members across the company work to create products, services, and experiences that enrich people’s lives, and to leave the world better than we found it. Apple University (AU) fosters understanding, conversation, critical thinking, and skills across a broad set of topics, including Apple’s culture, organization, and values, leadership and management, and the global context in which Apple works. To do so, we build and deliver original classes, courses, articles, tools and more. We are seeking a dedicated and experienced Operations Project Manager (PM) to join our team. The Operations Project Manager will need to gain a thorough understanding of the programs we offer and excels in building strong relationships with our internal team members, faculty, and business partners. The ideal candidate will be proactive and skilled at solving problems, with exceptional project management abilities. They should also have a passion for delivering operational excellence in a fast-paced environment.

Description

- Collaborate and communicate effectively with stakeholders to actively support the development and implementation of both existing and new programs. - Support and collaborate closely with faculty members to understand their needs, requirements, and challenges related to program operations. - Manage and maintain accurate and up-to-date faculty schedules ensuring that changes and updates are communicated effectively. - Oversee participant management processes including registration, enrollment, and communication. - Address participant inquiries and concerns promptly and professionally providing excellent customer service. - Look ahead and identify potential operational challenges, and be proactive in proposing effective solutions to optimize program efficiency and improve the overall operations process. - Take ownership role of multiple projects within your program simultaneously, ensuring their successful execution within given timeframes and resources. Identify patterns, connections, and relationships among various elements, leading to more comprehensive and integrated approaches.

Minimum Qualifications

  • Experience managing a program that blends media/content and live events, preferably in an educational setting.
  • Experience independently coordinating and navigating complex interactions across levels of an organization. Should include quickly solving problems, adopting efforts to match changing conditions, and proactively communicating with aligning partners.
  • Exceptional written and verbal communication skills, including the ability to handle sensitive information with tact, diplomacy, discretion, and judgment.
  • Track record of collecting and making sense of both perspectives and hard data in order to facilitate a decision.

Key Qualifications

Preferred Qualifications

  • Obsess Over the Customer Experience — Awareness or thoughtfulness about what makes learning experiences effective. Desire and provide outstanding customer service to all individuals involved in the process of educating people: from peers in AU to participants in classes.
  • Drive What Matters — Demonstrating a forward-looking approach and a commitment to follow-through to ensure tasks are completed; Enjoys challenging operational tasks while prioritizing many competing requests with minimal guidance.
  • Give Help — Possess a “can do” attitude and comfortable operating as part of a greater operations team that support and develop one another.
  • Cut Through Ambiguity — a see something, Say something attitude. Encouraging and empowering each other to take a proactive approach in identifying and addressing potential issues, concerns, or observations.
  • Resourcefulness — Strong organizational and time management skills, with the ability to multi-task and make confident decisions quickly and under pressure.
  • Tech-savvy — Support faculty with logistics coordination for AU sessions (Planning, systems, communications, WebEx, room bookings, event set up, catering coordination, materials, supplies, room set up, shipping, etc.); Proficient with common productivity tools, such a Mac, Wrike, Slack, Pages, Numbers, Excel, and Keynote.

Education & Experience

Additional Requirements

Pay & Benefits

  • Apple is an equal opportunity employer that is committed to inclusion and diversity. We take affirmative action to ensure equal opportunity for all applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, Veteran status, or other legally protected characteristics. Learn more about your EEO rights as an applicant.