Global Geo Expansion Project Manager
Cork
Skills:
Engineering
Sales
Project Management
Marketing
Retail
Supply Chain
Stakeholder Management
Payments
SAP
B2B
Description
Apple is a place where extraordinary people gather to do their best work. Together we build products and experiences people once could not have envisioned - and now can’t imagine living without. Are you excited by the idea of making a real impact? Are you prepared to dream big? Then a career with Apple might be your dream job. We would love to hear from you!
The GeoX Team are responsible for defining and driving Apple’s strategy for emerging market growth for Operations, collaborating closely with our partner teams in Sales, Retail, Services and the cross-functional GeoX community. We help drive prioritisation of strategic growth initiatives and project manage & develop solutions for both capital and non-capital projects to bring Apple closer to our Customers and enhance our capabilities in our emerging markets.
We are seeking a Global Geo Expansion Project Manager to lead the alignment & progression of Apple’s strategic expansion efforts across multiple cross-functional partners.
In this role, you devise and implement process & systems solutions that meet the needs of our business. Applying project management methodology to support the completion of key projects, you bring business acumen, as well as superb communication and systems/digital fluency. It is through closely partnering globally with business stakeholders across all of Apple including Services, Sales & Operations and Retail that you identify, prioritise and implement growth initiatives in Emerging Markets (EM).
- Evaluate opportunities with Services (Apple Media Products (AMP) and Wallets, Payments & Commerce(WPC)) in Emerging Markets and contribute to the definition & delivery of a cross functional (One Apple) expansion roadmap
- Drive alignment across regional teams on approach, focus areas and prioritisation — ensuring global EM strategy translates consistently into regional execution, and that regional insight actively informs global direction
- Approach challenges in our Emerging Markets with creativity, new ideas and the ability to communicate effectively
- Gain an understanding of the Services (AMP and WPC) activities and marketing functions and how they fit into the broader One Apple expansion roadmap
- Project manage multi-functional process and systems implementations which includes re-engineering processes for emerging markets expansion
- Lead the analysis and recommendations of new process and technology needs to develop strategic direction for emerging markets
- Leverage AI/ML and emerging technologies to maximise speed and efficiency across end-to-end operations in EM contexts
- Influence and gain the consensus of partners on approach, priorities, and solutions
- Own delivery against milestones — proactively removing blockers, escalating risk early, and maintaining forward momentum across complex, multi-team programmes
- Deliver clear and well thought out presentations for buy in and alignment
- Extensive experience as Project or Programme manager with proven ability to lead initiatives, drive cross-functional alignment, and deliver results in complex, matrixed environments
- Experience navigating between technical & non-technical teams
- Exceptional communication and stakeholder management skills — able to influence without authority across boundaries and levels
- Experience in Process Simplification and Improvement, systems, tools & emerging technologies to maximize speed & efficiency of our market expansion initiatives
- A proactive, detail-oriented mindset and the ability to manage multiple priorities and work across boundaries
- A proactive, high-ownership mindset — you move things forward and hold yourself accountable for outcomes
- Experience working across or with regional teams (EMEIA or equivalent), with an understanding of how global strategies land differently across geographies
- Experience managing internal and external partner groups at all levels
- Experience in ERP systems (SAP preferably), B2B and supply chain technologies
- Comfortable working in fast-paced, cross-functional environments.
- Degree in any discipline or equivalent industry experience. Project Management, Operations/Supply Chain knowledge, Process expertise
- AI/ML new technologies experience also desired
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