Talent Management Program Manager - Performance Lead
Apple
People & HR, Operations
Cupertino, CA, USA
USD 175,300-263,100 / year + Equity
Posted on Feb 20, 2026
The people here at Apple don’t just build products — they build the kind of wonder that’s revolutionized entire industries. It’s the diversity of those people and their ideas that inspires the innovation that runs through everything we do, from amazing technology to industry-leading environmental efforts.
The Talent Management Program Manager for Performance serves as the domain expert responsible for designing and managing feedback and performance processes, practices, and guidance across the company. This role will partner closely across the Talent Management team, and cross-functionally with the Compensation and People Business Partner teams across Apple—carefully balancing the need for consistency against unique functional needs.
- Design our approach, manage end-to-end efforts, build tools and learning resources, and deliver talent management products to provide effective and positive experiences for talent at Apple.
- Manage the Performance program, including project management and change leadership for the enterprise-wide performance review event.
- Design and build high quality enablement resources and communication to support leaders, team members, and People Business Partners throughout the performance review process.
- Continuously evaluate and evolve existing programs and resources to drive operational excellence across our portfolio of talent management programs.
- Partner with our analytics team to identify critical insights and share recommendations.
- Develop programs and initiatives to enable readiness, manage change, create adoption, and instill ownership across the company.
- Ensure a clear communication strategy is set for any talent programs or products you manage; ensure specific communications are delivered just in time with the clarity needed for the targeted audience.
- Ensure the talent management programs and products you manage are aligned with our talent philosophy and seamlessly integrated into HR technology, tools, and practices, including the HRIS and people support functions.
- Minimum of 8+ years of HR experience
- 2+ years of experience working as a specialist in Performance Management or Talent Management programs
- Demonstrated expertise in talent management design principles and methodologies, systems integration, and evaluation.
- Experience managing org-wide talent management programs and events in large, complex organizations.
- Master’s or PhD in Industrial/Organizational Psychology
- You have experience as a People Business Partner (PBP) or have worked in close partnership with business leaders and have developed credibility to advise.
- You’re analytical and are comfortable conducting analysis and using metrics, dashboards, and workforce analytics to ground recommendations and track impact.
- You’re familiar with HR tools and technologies, such as Workday, and have experience integrated performance management strategy within the system
- You manage projects in a highly organized, structured way across complex ecosystems — identifying and mitigating risks to best drive results.
- You build trust and credibility to influence and strategically advise leaders to get to the best outcomes.
- You understand how to manage significant change efforts and drive adoption across large, complex organizations.
- You partner well with others to develop the best solutions and find the best path forward.
- You strive for excellence in everything you do.
- You simplify sophisticated and complex problems and distill big decisions down to their core.
- You adapt to change and find the right path — even without having all of the pieces to the puzzle.
- You know yourself — your strengths and opportunities for growth. And you’re open to feedback.
- You enjoy a collaborative environment with open dialogue and debate.
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