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You will leverage your engineering background to manage program execution from technology or feature concept to mass production and launch. This is a highly collaborative environment where you will lead cross-functional teams and define program plans and schedules. You will bring teams together, align them on goals, and resolve conflicts to provide Apple customers with the best user-experience in the industry. 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