Job Description

Locations

• Cupertino, California, United States 95014

Salary

Skills Required

• analytical capacityintermediate
• creativityintermediate
• interpersonal skillsintermediate
• strategic thinkingintermediate
• hands-on executionintermediate
• working with complex data setsintermediate
• driving insightsintermediate
• self-motivatedintermediate
• working with minimal directionintermediate
• leading complex projectsintermediate
• building trustintermediate
• orchestrating activitiesintermediate
• business analysisintermediate
• program managementintermediate
• technical strategyintermediate
• translating business needs into requirementsintermediate
• requirements gatheringintermediate
• technical designintermediate
• implementationintermediate
• testingintermediate
• rolloutintermediate
• defining program metricsintermediate
• communicating business valueintermediate
• stakeholder managementintermediate
• risk managementintermediate
• status updatesintermediate
• training analystsintermediate
• data managementintermediate
• data governanceintermediate
• business processesintermediate

Required Qualifications

• 6+ years of experience in finance, planning, management consulting, data analytics, or related field – demonstrating both analytical depth and project leadership. (experience, 6 years)
• Bachelor’s degree in Business Management, Finance, Computer Science, or a related field required. (degree in business management)

Preferred Qualifications

• Proven track record of leading strategic programs/projects, combined with the ability to execute tactical tasks. Experience managing global technical projects that interweave across multiple functional teams and/or systems is highly desirable. (experience)
• Excellent problem-framing, problem solving and project management skills, with the ability to change direction quickly. (experience)
• Strong verbal and written communication skills with ability to articulate results of analysis in business terms and present complex information to senior leadership. (experience)
• Technical acumen required to effectively discuss and strategize on solutions with IT teams; understanding of development lifecycles is a plus. (experience)
• Advanced knowledge of SQL and working with large datasets (experience)
• Proficient in Excel and ideally experience with data analytics tools (e.g., R, Python) and visualization platforms (e.g., Tableau). (experience)
• Understanding of data management best practices to ensure sustainable data strategy in business areas. (experience)
• Demonstrated ability to lead teams with or without direct reports; natural leader and motivator that can lead through influence. (experience)
• Ability to self-start and self-direct work in an unstructured environment, comfortable with driving clarity through ambiguity. (experience)

Responsibilities

• Success in this role requires an individual who can think strategically, connecting the dots between the bigger picture and the details of key deliverables. You must be self-motivated, comfortable working with minimal direction in a global, fast-paced, sometimes ambiguous environment, and capable of leading complex projects to successful completion. You’ll connect the dots, build trust and understanding between groups, and orchestrate the activities needed to deliver impactful solutions.
• This role is at the intersection of business analysis, program management, and technical strategy. You will partner with Apple Retail, Sales, Finance, and technical teams to deeply understand relevant business activities, commercial interests, and related processes. You’ll translate business needs into clear requirements for data engineering, data science, and development teams, ensuring alignment on priorities and successful implementation of solutions that empower our finance organization.
• Responsibilities:
• - Deeply understand Apple’s relevant business activities, commercial interests and related processes
• - Identify opportunities to improve internal reporting, analytical capabilities, and financial processes.
• - Lead the full lifecycle of initiatives – from initial concept and business case development through requirements gathering, technical design, implementation, testing, and rollout.
• - Translate opportunities/business requirements into detailed technical requirements and work with technical partners to assess feasibility and form project plans.
• - Define and implement critical program metrics; identify key success measures for projects being implemented.
• - Communicate business value of proposed projects to senior leadership for prioritization and secure buy-in from key stakeholders.
• - Drive prioritized projects, proactively manage risks/issues, and communicate progress on planned milestones to senior leadership through regular status updates.
• - Partner with and train analysts to best use our data and technology infrastructure for building dashboards/reports and conducting analyses.
• - Champion best practices in data management, governance, and business processes to instill a robust and sustainable data strategy across sales and sales finance for analytics to support demand and financial planning.

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