Job Details

Talent Management Program Manager

Cupertino, California, United States

Corporate Functions

Summary

Posted: Oct 06, 2025

Weekly Hours: 40

Role Number: 200624161-0836

The people at Apple don’t just build products — they build the kind of wonder that’s revolutionized entire industries. It’s the diversity of those people and their ideas that inspires the innovation behind everything we do, from groundbreaking technology to industry-leading environmental efforts.

As a member of Apple’s People team, you’ll help develop and engage our most meaningful resource: our people. People come to Apple to do their life’s best work, and your work will help ensure we’re ready for the future by preparing, connecting, and elevating our talent. Join Apple's Talent Management team to help develop and encourage the extraordinary talent it takes to make our extraordinary products.

Description

We are seeking a Talent Management Program Manager to drive operational excellence, integration, and continuous improvement across Apple’s talent management portfolio. You'll support enterprise-wide initiatives; partner closely with cross-functional teams and People Business Partners (PBPs); and use insights to help shape scalable, equitable programs that align with Apple’s business and talent strategies.

Responsibilities

• Deliver excellence and create readiness across our talent management products, experiences, and programs by guiding cross-functional integration and supporting operational excellence for enterprise-wide programs, products, and events.

• Collaborate within the talent management team and across key partners to support the creation of seamless and uniquely Apple, talent products and experiences.

• Analyze, evaluate, and improve workflows, processes, and practices to enhance outcomes.

• Drive content methodologies for Talent Management: develop, organize, and maintain policy pages, toolkits, training materials, guides, and resources in a centralized repository; manage content governance and distribution across channels.

• Build and maintain partnerships with People Business Partners, the Center of Excellences, and key stakeholders to enable effective implementation of talent strategies in the business.

• Use data to identify critical insights and translate findings into actionable improvements to that advance talent and business objectives.

• Integrate talent philosophies into scalable, repeatable programs aligned with performance, compensation, learning and development, and internal mobility systems, and processes.

Minimum Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Business, Human Resources, Organizational Development, Psychology, or a related field.

• 8+ years of HR/People Operations experience with at least 2 years specializing in Talent Management (or a closely related field) leading programs for a business.

• Proven program and project management expertise delivering enterprise initiatives in fast-paced environments; strong change management skills.

• Demonstrated ability to simplify sophisticated problems, structure ambiguity, and drive clarity and alignment across cross-functional stakeholders.

• Experience working with HR systems and people data and partnering with analytics teams to inform decisions.

• Excellent written communication skills with a track record of crafting scalable documentation, keynote presentations, playbooks, and stakeholder updates.

• Strong collaboration, facilitation, and stakeholder management skills, including experience engaging senior leaders.

Preferred Qualifications

• Desire for action and resilience; able to navigate resistance and setbacks while maintaining momentum.

• Good judgment and decision-making that balances expertise, new information, and business context.

• Self-awareness and openness to feedback; strong team orientation with a willingness to listen, challenge, and commit.

• Experience managing global programs and ensuring operational scalability.

• Exposure to data visualization and dash-boarding (e.g., Tableau, Keynote/Numbers) and experimentation methods for continuous improvement.

• Professional certifications (e.g., PMP, Prosci, Agile/Scrum).

Pay & Benefits

At Apple, base pay is one part of our total compensation package and is determined within a range. This provides the opportunity to progress as you grow and develop within a role. The base pay range for this role is between $142,000 and $214,100, and your base pay will depend on your skills, qualifications, experience, and location.

Apple employees also have the opportunity to become an Apple shareholder through participation in Apple’s discretionary employee stock programs. Apple employees are eligible for discretionary restricted stock unit awards, and can purchase Apple stock at a discount if voluntarily participating in Apple’s Employee Stock Purchase Plan. You’ll also receive benefits including: Comprehensive medical and dental coverage, retirement benefits, a range of discounted products and free services, and for formal education related to advancing your career at Apple, reimbursement for certain educational expenses — including tuition. Additionally, this role might be eligible for discretionary bonuses or commission payments as well as relocation.Learn more about Apple Benefits. (https://www.apple.com/careers/us/benefits.html)

Note: Apple benefit, compensation and employee stock programs are subject to eligibility requirements and other terms of the applicable plan or program.

Apple is an equal opportunity employer that is committed to inclusion and diversity. We seek to promote 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 (https://www.eeoc.gov/sites/default/files/2023-06/22-088_EEOC_KnowYourRights6.12ScreenRdr.pdf) .

Apple is an equal opportunity employer that is committed to inclusion and diversity. We seek to promote 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 (https://www.eeoc.gov/sites/default/files/2023-06/22-088_EEOC_KnowYourRights6.12ScreenRdr.pdf) .

Apple will not discriminate or retaliate against applicants who inquire about, disclose, or discuss their compensation.

Apple participates in the E-Verify program in certain locations as required by law.Learn more about the E-Verify program (https://www.apple.com/jobs/pdf/EverifyPosterEnglish.pdf) .

Apple is committed to working with and providing reasonable accommodation to applicants with physical and mental disabilities. Reasonable Accommodation and Drug Free Workplace policy Learn more .

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