Channel Cross-Functional Digital Platforms Lead

Apple Inc.; Sunnyvale (CA); On-site; USD 195,200 - 293,800; Full time

Job summary

Apple Inc. is seeking a Channel Cross-Functional Digital Platforms Lead in Sunnyvale, CA to own the global strategy for Apple’s presence on partner digital platforms.

You will unite strategy, analytics, and creative teams to develop best-in-class experiences and guide partner features to deepen engagement and drive conversion. The role requires a track record in leading digital marketing initiatives, building cross-functional partnerships, and delivering measurable business outcomes across

Qualifications

• 10+ years experience in digital marketing leadership.
• At least 3 years in a leadership role.
• Experience delivering brand strategies across channels.
• Expertise in digital customer journey and analytics.

Responsibilities

• Define and own global strategy for how Apple’s brand and narrative are expressed on key partner platforms and drive campaigns with measurable impact.
• Champion a culture of measurement; establish analytics frameworks to inform global and regional plans and optimize performance.
• Set guiding principles for how digital platforms integrate into broader campaigns to ensure a premium brand story.
• Provide guidance on technical infrastructure to support channel digital platforms and lead teams to build and enhance systems.
• Oversee a portfolio of complex digital projects with alignment, operational excellence, and timely delivery of results.
• Build strategic alignment with senior stakeholders outside of Marcom to secure resources and champion the digital partner ecosystem.
• Partner with Marcom’s Partner Communications Digital Manager to align on partner needs and improve digital content delivery for partners.
• Lead and mentor a high-performing team; foster collaboration across WW and global geos.

Skills

Digital marketing

Leadership

Brand strategy

Digital analytics

Job description

Channel Cross-Functional Digital Platforms Lead

Sunnyvale, California, United States Marketing

Marcom is the creatively-led global team that oversees Apple’s consumer facing marketing. We ensure the flawless development and execution of world-class communications across all medias and platforms. Every day, hundreds of millions of Apple customers around the world interact with our products. We drive the strategy and creative work that provide both new and existing customers with simple, engaging and inspiring marketing experiences.The Channel team within Apple’s Worldwide Marketing Communications group is responsible for developing go-to-market strategies that deliver against both marketing strategies and channel commercial objectives. The team leads the upfront strategy and alignment and provides ongoing cross-functional oversight and coordination of Apple’s marketing efforts in Channel.

Description

The Channel Cross-Functional (XF) Digital Platforms Lead owns the strategy for Apple’s presence on partner digital platforms. This role leads the team in uniting Apple’s strategy, analytics, and creative experts for developing best-in-class digital experiences. In collaboration with the Partner Comms Digital team, this role also guides partners on how to feature Apple products, ensuring a cohesive customer journey that deepens engagement and drives conversion.

Responsibilities

• Define and own global strategy for how Apple’s brand and narrative are expressed on key partner platforms. Drive the creation of key campaigns that set the standard for creative excellence, business impact and improve the digital customer experience.
• Champion a culture of measurement and insight. Establish framework for how digital analytics inform and evolve global and regional marketing plans, ensuring all initiatives are optimized for performance.
• Set the guiding principles for the way that digital platforms integrate into broader campaigns, ensuring a premium and cohesive brand story.
• Provide guidance on technical infrastructure to support channel digital platforms, leading teams to build and enhance systems needed to effectively and efficiently deploy channel digital platforms.
• Provide executive oversight for a portfolio of complex digital projects. Ensure strategic alignment, operational excellence, and hold teams accountable for delivering measurable business results on time.
• Drive strategic alignment with senior stakeholders outside of Marcom by building and owning relationships with key teams (Marcom, Product Marketing, Sales leadership) to secure resources and champion the vision for the digital partner ecosystem.
• Partner with Marcom’s Partner Communications Digital Manager to learn and understand partner needs, trends, and improve what and how Apple delivers digital content and experiences to partners.
• Lead a hard-working team. Develop and mentor talent. Build a culture of collaboration on the team and with other teams at WW and across the world in the geos. Be known as strategic, collaborative, inspiring, and reliable.

Minimum Qualifications

• 10+ years experience in digital marketing (strategy, planning, account or project management) with a leading digital agency or in-house marketing organization.
• At least 3 years in a leadership and people management role.
• Experience developing and delivering successful brand strategies across multiple channels (marketing, sales, product development).
• Digital customer journey expertise (social, e-CRM, e-commerce platforms, digital in-store, etc), digital communications, digital trends and how these unique touch-points affect partners and customers.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience leading and influencing stakeholders at all levels of an organization (such as, but not limited to, Account Directors, Producers, or in-house marketing management roles).
• A strong leader with a consistent record of building, developing, and leading high‑performing teams, with the ability to optimize how the team works.
• Balances strategic, big‑picture thinking with a hands‑on approach to execution; ability to dive into details, understand the work, and also zoom out and guide the team.
• Exceptional communication and influencing skills, with the ability to tailor messaging for audiences from junior staff to senior executives.
• Strong technical acumen in modern Content Management Systems (CMS) and API architecture, enabling effective partnership with engineering to define requirements and guide platform strategy.

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 $195,200 and $293,800, 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. Learn more about Apple Benefits.

Note: Apple benefit, compensation and employee stock programs are subject to eligibility requirements and other terms of the applicable plan or program.

Apple is an equal opportunity employer that is committed to inclusion and diversity. We seek to promote equal opportunity for all applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, Veteran status, or other legally protected characteristics. Learn more about your EEO rights as an applicant.

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