Senior Engineering Program Manager - AdDelivery, Ads

Senior Engineering Program Manager - Ad Delivery, Apple Ads

At Apple, we focus deeply on our customers' experience. Apple Ads brings this same approach to advertising, helping people find exactly what they're looking for and helping advertisers grow their businesses. Our technology powers ads and sponsor ships across Apple Services, including the App Store, Apple News, and MLS Season Pass. Everything we do is designed for trust, connection, and impact:
We respect user privacy, integrate advertising thoughtfully into the experience, and deliver value for advertisers of all sizes—from small app developers to big, global brands. Because when advertising is done right, it benefits everyone.

We're seeking a Senior Engineering Program Manager (EPM) to lead complex cross-functional programs, with a specific focus on the AdServing infrastructure. This role will partner closely with engineering, product, and business teams to deliver high-impact programs that drive reliability, scale, and efficiency across Apple's ad platform. In this role, you'll lead the end-to-end execution of engineering programs that touch multiple systems and teams, ensuring technical alignment and timely delivery.

You will:

• Drive the planning and execution of core AdServing programs with clear milestones, accountability, and communication.
• Collaborate with engineering leads and architects to shape system design decisions, delivery strategies, and integration plans.
• Align cross-functional teams around shared goals, working with EPMs, Product Managers, and Business Operations to clarify dependencies and unblock delivery.
• Support portfolio-level coordination, providing visibility across projects and surfacing risks and mitigation plans as needed.
• Develop stakeholder communication strategies, including executive-facing updates and broader org-wide alignment.
• Champion delivery best practices in Agile and hybrid settings, contributing to operational excellence and scalable growth.

The ideal candidate combines deep program management expertise with technical fluency, ideally in the AdTech space, and thrives in high-ambiguity, high-impact environments.

• 7+ years of experience in technical program management, product ownership, or engineering leadership within high-scale software environments.
• Proven success driving complex, cross-functional programs across engineering, product, and business teams.
• Familiarity with distributed systems, backend infrastructure, or data-intensive platforms.
• Strong communication and stakeholder management skills, including comfort working with executive stakeholders.
• Ability to influence without authority and thrive in fast-paced, ambiguous environments.

• Experience in AdTech, particularly within Ad Serving, Candidate Retrieval, or Ad Exchange workflows.
• Exposure to portfolio management, especially managing interdependencies across multiple engineering tracks.
• Technical background that enables engagement in architectural discussions and risk assessment.
• Experience delivering in privacy-sensitive or regulated environments is a plus.
• Consulting or hybrid Agile delivery experience preferred.

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 $175,500 and $311,700, 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…