Strategic Business Developer

Apple Inc.; Cupertino, Northern (CA, KY); Hybrid; USD 153,000 - 226,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Employee stock programs

Employee stock purchase plan

Medical and dental coverage

Retirement benefits

Relocation assistance

Job summary

Apple Inc. in Cupertino, California, is seeking a strategic analyst for Sales and Business Development.

You will analyze industry structure, competitive behavior, customer dynamics, and ecosystem economics; lead the development of business cases for growth; drive high-visibility projects from ideation to execution; and design executive dashboards in Tableau to monitor performance. The role requires a Master’s degree with 1 year of relevant experience and proficiency in Excel and SQL for TAM/SAM

Qualifications

• Master’s degree with 1 year of relevant experience.
• Experience with TAM/SAM analyses, market trends, and dashboards.
• Experience driving strategy and GTM execution across routes to market.

Responsibilities

• Lead development and execution of business strategies and cases for growth.
• Analyze industry structure, competition, customer behavior, and ecosystem economics.
• Design and maintain KPI systems and executive dashboards.
• Lead high-visibility projects from ideation to completion.

Skills

Excel analysis

SQL/Excel use

GTM strategy

Segmentation & pricing

PowerPoint presentations

Project management

Tableau dashboards

KPI dashboards

Financial modeling

Governance & planning

Education

Master’s Degree in Business Administration or related field

Tools

Tableau

Excel

SQL

Job description

Cupertino, California, United States Sales and Business Development

Imagine what you can do here. Apple is a place where extraordinary people gather to do their lives best work. Together we create products and experiences people once couldn’t have imagined, and now, can’t imagine living without. It’s the diversity of those people and their ideas that inspires the innovation that runs through everything we do.

Description

APPLE INC has the following available in Cupertino, California and various unanticipated locations throughout the USA. Analyze key factors impacting important market segments (industry structure, competitive behavior, customer behavior, ecosystem economics, etc.). Lead the development and execution of business strategies and business cases for new initiatives that support long-term organizational growth. Drive and manage high-visibility projects from ideation to completion, ensuring alignment with both internal and customer-facing business objectives. Collaborate with business planning leads to evaluate current and potential trends/events, and support the development of long-term, annual, and quarterly sales priorities and action plans. Conduct in-depth financial and performance analysis to assess the effectiveness of new initiatives and business strategies. Help craft executive presentations that deliver key insights about the business and support recommended sales actions. Facilitate discussions and presentations, effectively communicating complex business strategies and outcomes. Design and maintain analytical dashboards using Tableau and other tools to continuously monitor business performance. Lead special projects that drive innovation, business growth, and strengthen customer relationships.

40 hours/week. 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 $153,209 - $225,600/yr and your base pay will depend on your skills, qualifications, experience, and location.

Pay & Benefits

• 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.
• Apple employees can purchase Apple stock at a discount if voluntarily participating in Apple’s Employee Stock Purchase Plan.
• 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: https://www.apple.com/careers/us/benefits.html.Note: Apple benefit, compensation and employee stock programs are subject to eligibility requirements and other terms of the applicable plan or program.

Minimum Qualifications

• Master’s Degree or foreign equivalent in Business Administration, Strategy, or related field and 1 year of experience in the job offered or related occupation.
• 1 year of experience with each of the following skills is required:
• Using Excel to conduct TAM/SAM analyses to evaluate industry structure, competitive landscape, customer behavior, and ecosystem economics.
• Using SQL or Excel to assess market trends including product penetration, public policy, and multi-product uptake across regions to uncover growth opportunities.
• Driving strategy and GTM execution across multiple routes to market to support long-term growth.
• Using segmentation, value props, channel strategy, and pricing by use case to develop stakeholder-focused plans for resellers, service providers, and internal teams
• Translating complex quantitative and qualitative business insights into structured PowerPoint presentations for executive decision-making and stakeholders.
• Leading projects from conception to implementation, including scope definition, timeline management, resource allocation, risk mitigation, and stakeholder reporting across multiple business functions.
• Using Excel or Tableau to analyze data on market trends and business performance (e.g., penetration, share, unit shipments) and create dashboards used for collaborating with business planning leads to develop long-term, annual, and quarterly priorities
• Using Excel to structure scoring frameworks to prioritize product-market investments based on multi-factor analysis including product penetration, support infrastructure, policy readiness, and reseller alignment.
• Using Excel or Tableau to design and maintain comprehensive KPI systems and executive dashboards that align team performance, marketing ROI, product adoption, and stakeholder engagement across both direct and indirect.
• Designing planning rhythms, cross-functional cadences, role clarity, and decision rights across teams including building governance models for QBRs and campaign execution.
• Building flexible, scenario-based financial models that align with public funding cycles, state-specific budgets, and product attach dynamics including contribution margins, attach-driven expansions, and funding cliff risks.

Preferred Qualifications

• N/A

This position is not subject to the application limits.

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