Global Channel Strategy Lead

Apple, Inc.; Greater London; On-site; GBP 90,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

Apple Inc. in London, United Kingdom, leads a central Education Channel and Partnerships role to scale a global channel framework. You will partner with country and regional teams to translate global strategies into local execution and drive end‑to‑end channel acceleration.

The role focuses on building scalable structures, defining partner models, and delivering cross‑functional impact across education markets worldwide. This position sits within Apple’s Education Channel and Partnerships team.

Qualifications

• Strong communication and storytelling skills.
• Excellent presentation skills, crafting clear, top‑down narratives.
• Deep understanding of indirect/channel business models, VAD structures, and partner ecosystems.
• Comfortable operating globally across diverse markets and cultures.
• Strong stakeholder management, able to align central and country teams.
• Commercially minded, able to use data to justify channel investments.

Responsibilities

• Design and own the global channel strategy framework, scalable across markets.
• Collaborate with country and regional teams to launch and accelerate channels.
• Define and drive the global VAD strategy and partner engagement model.
• Roll out the Partner CRM platform for Education across regions, guiding adoption.
• Act as trusted advisor to country channel leads with best practices and rigour.
• Create executive-ready narratives communicating strategy and impact to senior stakeholders.
• Lead by example with credible actions and cross-functional collaboration.
• Coordinate with ecosystem partners, legal, finance, and sales & marketing to translate strategy into results.

Skills

Communication

Presentation

Channel business models

Global operation

Stakeholder management

Commercial storytelling

Job description

Apple Inc. in London, United Kingdom, leads a central Education Channel and Partnerships role to scale a global channel framework. You will partner with country and regional teams to translate global strategies into local execution and drive end‑to‑end channel acceleration.

The role focuses on building scalable structures, defining partner models, and delivering cross‑functional impact across education markets worldwide. This position sits within Apple’s Education Channel and Partnerships team.