Growth Programs Lead: Retail & Channel Expansion

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

Benefits offered by this job

Medical & dental coverage

Retirement benefits

Stock awards / RSUs

Tuition reimbursement

Bonus or relocation

Job summary

Apple, Inc. is seeking a strategic growth leader to take ideas from concept to market for Apple Music across retail and channel pillars.

You will design commercial constructs—offers, incentives, co-funding, and merchandising—and drive cross-functional execution with Retail, Worldwide Sales, regional teams, Finance, Marketing, and Product. You will own the program rhythm, set the vision, map the play-by-play, and keep teams aligned from pilot to live program with measurable impact.

Qualifications

• 8+ years in strategy activation, program management, go-to-market, channel or retail marketing, business development, or a related commercial role.
• Demonstrated track record of driving cross-functional programs from idea to launch, with multiple stakeholder teams and no direct authority over the
• Strong commercial judgment: comfortable building business cases, reading a P&L, and framing trade-offs for senior audiences.
• Exceptional interpersonal skills and emotional intelligence; able to build trust quickly and bring teams with competing priorities together
• Perseverance and hustle: owns outcomes, pushes through ambiguity and setbacks, and keeps momentum without being asked.
• Clear, concise communicator in writing and in the room.

Responsibilities

• Design and launch commercial programs that grow Apple Music subscribers and retention through Apple Retail and the hardware sales channel, from pilot to scaled rollout.
• Define channel-specific constructs — offers, extended trials, tiered and bundled propositions, partner incentives, and co-funding models — and translate them into clear go-to-market plans.
• Shape and influence how Apple Music is merchandised in the hardware buy-flow, online and in-store, working with Apple Retail and the Apple Online Store to influence placement, messaging, and attach
• Lead cross-functional execution end to end: align Finance on business cases and funding, Marketing on assets, Product and Commerce on buy-flow and billing requirements, and Sales on partner engagement
• Own the program rhythm — milestones, dependencies, risks, and status — and keep senior leadership and partner teams informed and aligned
• Measure performance, read out results, and iterate; feed learnings back into the broader Commercial growth roadmap
• Represent the Commercial team with hardware and channel counterparts, building trusted relationships that make future programs easier to land

Skills

Go-to-market strategy

Cross-functional leadership

Channel/retail marketing

P&L understanding

Program management

Growth experimentation

Education

MBA or equivalent

Job description

Apple, Inc. is seeking a strategic growth leader to take ideas from concept to market for Apple Music across retail and channel pillars.

You will design commercial constructs—offers, incentives, co-funding, and merchandising—and drive cross-functional execution with Retail, Worldwide Sales, regional teams, Finance, Marketing, and Product. You will own the program rhythm, set the vision, map the play-by-play, and keep teams aligned from pilot to live program with measurable impact.