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Description

We are seeking an Infrastructure Planning Manager to lead the Infrastructure Capacity Strategy and Governance function, responsible for providing centralized oversight of infrastructure demand, capacity readiness, and hardware supply across server and cloud environments.

This role serves as a strategic coordination point across infrastructure engineering, cloud platforms, and data center operations, ensuring the organization maintains a clear, forward-looking view of infrastructure capacity needs and risks.

As infrastructure planning increasingly relies on automation and AI-driven analytics, this role focuses on governance, strategic interpretation of capacity insights, and cross-organizational alignment. The manager will guide capacity-planning discipline across teams, translate infrastructure demand into actionable investment priorities, and ensure that hardware supply and infrastructure readiness support the company's growth.","responsibilities":"Lead the infrastructure capacity strategy and governance framework, providing leadership with a holistic view of infrastructure demand, capacity outlook, and long term scaling considerations across server and cloud environments.

Consolidate and interpret infrastructure capacity insights from engineering and platform teams to inform leadership on infrastructure readiness, growth projections, and potential constraints.

Oversee IS&T-wide planning and coordination for bare metal infrastructure, ensuring hardware demand and deployment timelines align with infrastructure growth and platform needs.

Identify and communicate infrastructure capacity risks and readiness gaps to enable proactive mitigation and support reliable platform scaling.

Establish and track performance metrics for capacity planning to promote consistent planning practices and operational discipline across teams.

Drive the adoption of automation and AI-driven analytics in infrastructure planning, ensuring the organization leverages advanced insights while maintaining strong governance and strategic oversight.

Lead cross-functional collaboration and team development, partnering with engineering, cloud, data center, finance, and supply chain teams to align infrastructure capacity planning with business priorities.

Preferred Qualifications

7-10+ years of experience in infrastructure operations, cloud platforms, capacity planning, or technical program leadership

Strong understanding of AI/ML, compute infrastructure, cloud platforms, and large-scale distributed systems

Hybrid infrastructure environments spanning data center and cloud platforms

Infrastructure planning, capacity governance, or infrastructure strategy functions

Experience working with infrastructure telemetry, observability platforms, or capacity analytics tools

Exposure to AI-driven analytics or automated infrastructure planning systems

Minimum Qualifications

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, or related field

Strong experience in infrastructure operations, cloud platforms, capacity planning, or technical program leadership

Experience coordinating cross-team planning initiatives in complex infrastructure environments

Ability to translate infrastructure data and analytics into strategic insights for senior leadership

Strong analytical, communication, and stakeholder management skills

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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 $176,600 and $313,500, 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.

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