Apple Business Partnerships - Special Projects

Apple Inc.; Cupertino (CA); On-site; USD 150,000 - 280,000; Full time

Job summary

Apple Inc. in Cupertino seeks a senior leader to drive partnerships, strategy, and go-to-market activities for Apple Business and key consumer category partners.

You will shape how partners offer on our platform, how customers discover them, and how we measure quality at scale. You will manage end-to-end contracting, grow partner footprints, and collaborate with product, legal, design, marketing, and engineering to launch aligned partnerships and data collaborations.

Qualifications

• BA / BS required.
• Experience in b2b SaaS or consumer platforms.
• Experience with partnerships, product integrations and marketing partnerships.
• Strong communication and negotiation skills.

Responsibilities

• Identify and prioritize new product and data partnership opportunities.
• Lead all phases of partnership execution: outreach, negotiation, deal structuring, integration, GTM.
• Develop relationships with enterprise brands and partners.
• Represent Apple externally at partner and cross-functional meetings.

Skills

Strategic partnerships

Commercial deal execution

Cross-functional leadership

Communication skills

Sales persuasion

Technical product fluency

Education

BA / BS

MBA preferred

Job description

Apple Business Partnerships - Special Projects

Cupertino, California, United States Software and Services

The people at Apple create products that change the world, and the products we make inspire others to do the same. The Apple Services Business Partnerships team is looking for an experienced and highly motivated leader to drive partnerships, strategy and go-to-market activities for Apple Business and key consumer category partners and brands. In this role, you will help define how business partners bring their offerings to our platform, how customers discover and select them, and how we measure and maintain exceptional quality at scale. The person we are looking for should have deep experience in commercial partnerships, and a passion for delivering the best customer experience possible.

Description

This role will develop and execute a strategic plan to scale brand and partner activation with Apple Business and interaction with Apple users in a new surface. Ideal candidates will bring familiarity with product partnerships, technical integrations and marketing partnerships. With the ability to collaborate cross functionally with product, legal, design, marketing, and engineering teams to make sure partnerships come to life. You will be communicating feedback internally on how external partners and brands are engaging with our service. You will use judgement and empathy to combine that feedback with our tireless focus on the end user experience to deliver the best service possible to our customers. As our products scale, you will work across other Apple Services Partnerships and Product leads to evangelize our work and find ways to collaborate.This person is responsible for building and executing partnership strategies across both our consumer experiences and the Apple Business product, with a focus on both product integrations and go-to-market success with partners and brands. You should bring strong presentation skills including to large audiences with excellent social, written, and verbal communication and listening skills. You should be able to run a commercial contracting process from end to end, take initiative on your own to grow our partner and merchant footprint, and have finesse navigating produce and business teams. This role will be engaging with CEOs and also junior business development leads — navigating how to effectively push our agenda forward. Creative problem-solving and multi-tasking skills are required, as well as the ability to effectively function in a fast-paced highly technical environment.

Responsibilities

• Identify, evaluate, and prioritize new product and data partnership opportunities that align with our product roadmap and business strategy.
• Lead all phases of partnership execution: outreach, negotiation, deal structuring, integration, through GTM success.
• Develop and maintain strong relationships both with partners and enterprise brands that work in Apple Business.
• Represent the company externally at partner meetings and in cross-functional enterprise meetings.

Minimum Qualifications

• BA / BS required
• 7+ years of commercial deal experience or commercial account management is required. Experience could range from product partnerships, business development, or related roles, ideally with experience in b2b SaaS and/or consumer platforms partnerships.
• Familiarity with consumer AI platforms. B2B2C marketing/commerce platforms a plus.
• Hustle, initiative, and finesse—comfortable operating in fast-paced, high-growth environments and rolling up your sleeves to get things done.
• Exceptional communication — oral and written. Ability to distill partner feedback into crisp narratives for our product teams and elegantly communicate Apple’s goals to partners both as a part of negotiations and in general strategic planning.
• Demonstrated ability to execute complex technical and commercial deals from sourcing through launch.
• Technical product fluency—able to advise partners on best practices for a technical integration with us.
• Experience in persuasion and/or background in sales.

Preferred Qualifications

• MBA preferred

At Apple, base pay is one part of our total compensation package and is determined within a range. This provides the opportunity to progress as you grow and develop within a role. The base pay range for this role is between $149,700 and $280,000, and your base pay will depend on your skills, qualifications, experience, and location.

• Apple employees also have the opportunity to become an Apple shareholder through participation in Apple’s discretionary employee stock programs.
• Apple employees are eligible for discretionary restricted stock unit awards, and can purchase Apple stock at a discount if voluntarily participating in Apple’s Employee Stock Purchase Plan.
• You’ll also receive benefits including: Comprehensive medical and dental coverage, retirement benefits, a range of discounted products and free services, and for formal education related to advancing your career at Apple, reimbursement for certain educational expenses — including tuition.
• Additionally, this role might be eligible for discretionary bonuses or commission payments as well as relocation.
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