AIML Data Operations - Director, Business and Capacity Planning, Data Analytics
Core
Director leading business and capacity planning, forecasting, and data analytics to optimize workforce sizing, resource allocation, and project execution for Apple's AI/ML data operations.
Role type
Director, Business and Capacity Planning & Data Analytics
Builds
Annual capacity plans, headcount strategies, and data-driven execution targets for engineering and data annotation projects.
Domain
Technology / AI & Machine Learning / Data Operations
Deliverable
production ML models
Required skills
Strategic forecasting, capacity planning, resource allocation, data analytics, Python, R, SQL, scikit-learn, production model building, stakeholder management, team leadership
Preferred skills
Master's degree, professional certifications
Technologies
Python, R, SQL, scikit-learn
Responsibilities
Develop annual capacity plans across engineering organizations and geographies; translate business strategy into engineering capacity requirements; balance headcount, contractors, vendors, and automation; identify capacity constraints and skill gaps; drive the annual planning process from strategy to execution; lead a team of data scientists and business analysts; optimize distribution of annotation workloads; convert project needs into quantifiable demand requirements; assess workforce capability against data annotation requirements; research and evaluate emerging forecasting tools; partner with stakeholders to define technical requirements for AI/ML models; communicate performance trends to drive efficiency.
Seniority
Director, strategic leadership & hands-on IC
