PBP Enablement Planning Lead

Austin, Texas, United States Corporate Functions

Imagine what you could do here! At Apple, new ideas have a way of becoming extraordinary products, services, and customer experiences very quickly. Bring passion and dedication to your job, and there's no telling what you could accomplish. The people here at Apple don’t just craft 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 that runs through everything we do, from amazing technology to industry-leading environmental efforts.

The People Business Partner (PBP) Enablement Planning Lead is responsible for the day-to-day design, execution, reporting, and insights behind the PBP planning and management system. Working closely with the PBP Enablement Leader, Finance, Analytics, and People Leadership Team (PLT) PBP leaders, this role turns data into clear materials and insights that help leaders make informed decisions.

• Resource Modeling and Analytics
• Lead PBP headcount modeling and resource planning process in partnership with Finance and PLT PBP leaders.
• Track and analyze PBP spans and ratios to inform resourcing and allocation recommendations.
• Own PBP mapping and allocation to ensure coverage matches business structure, size, and complexity.
• Identify coverage gaps, capacity risks, and optimization opportunities, and surface clear recommendations.
• Maintain accurate, up-to-date allocation and coverage data.
• Planning, Measurement, and Management System
• Build and maintain the PBP planning and management system that supports business planning
• Ensure the management system balances rigor, simplicity, and adaptability and identify opportunities for continuous improvement
• Translate data and resource planning into decision-ready materials for PBP leadership
• Partner with the analytics team to define and deliver PBP dashboards and reporting that enable key insights
• Define and evolve the PBP measurement strategy, including KPIs, health indicators, and metrics tied to impact and effectiveness

• 6–8+ years of experience in HR Analytics, Workforce Planning, and People Strategy.
• Strong analytical and quantitative skills, with experience building workforce, capacity, or resource models using Excel or Tableau
• Experience supporting senior HR leadership through structured planning, analytics, and decision support.

• Experience facilitating leadership meetings or planning forums.
• Ability to translate complex data into concise, executive-level narratives and recommendations.
• Strong planning, organization, and synthesis skills.
• Comfort operating across ambiguity, competing priorities, and evolving business needs.
• Strong communication and stakeholder partnership skills.

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Apple accepts applications to this posting on an ongoing basis.