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You will partner closely with engineers, researchers, product managers, and technical leaders to drive strategic roadmaps, connect dependencies across teams, anticipate risks, and deliver scalable ML capabilities that support Apple Ads.\n\nDescription\nYou will operate at the intersection of machine learning, engineering, and program execution, developing enough technical depth to understand how systems work end-to-end and how changes may impact teams across the organization. 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