Sr Engineering Program Manager, Streaming Media

We build the technology that enables the modern streaming landscape — the protocols, frameworks, and platform capabilities that power billions of media experiences each day. Along the way, we partner with industry leading third parties to create a powerful, open ecosystem for our users. As an EPM on this team, you will own and drive: • Project leadership: Define, own, and maintain project plans for the Streaming Media team using the methodology best suited to each initiative (Agile, Scrum, Waterfall, or hybrid approaches). • Roadmap development: Build and steward a multi-year roadmap of feature commitments that balances engineering capacity, partner priorities, and product strategy. • Cross-functional alignment: Drive clear, consistent communication between media engineering teams and their partners across Apple, including platform, product, design, and operations. • Execution: Lead cross-functional software implementation for supported teams and features, from kickoff through delivery. • Visibility & reporting: Track and communicate progress, risks, and opportunities to a range of audiences, from engineering leads to senior executives. Minimum Qualifications 8+ years of Project / Program Management experience in a high-tech environment Experience delivering software features or products to external customers from concept through launch Excellent written and verbal communication skills, including executive-level reporting Has demonstrated success in leading major, cross-functional software projects Ability to quickly develop working knowledge of technical concepts across a wide range of domains Experience distilling complex engineering situations into clear, accurate, and actionable summaries Technical proficiency in one or more of: audio, video, graphics, or AI/ML Demonstrated success in driving software projects through all phases of the SDLC — requirements, design, implementation, testing, and release with multiple shipped products or features as evidence Preferred Qualifications Experience with software development for consumer media platforms — mobile, media players, or IPTV Familiarity with audio/video streaming technologies including content playback, codec (encoder/decoder) compression, content protection (DRM), and CDN-based video distribution