US Carrier B2B Sales Account Lead

Apple, Inc.; Houston (TX); On-site; USD 170,000 - 230,000; Full time

Job summary

Apple Houston seeks a seasoned Sales and Business Development leader to manage the public sector segment for a major carrier reseller. The role requires deep carrier market knowledge, executive-level communication, and ability to drive cross-functional strategies across Apple and partner teams.

You will build relationships at all levels, define new business models, and guide negotiations to achieve quarterly and annual sales targets. Domestic travel up to 40% is expected.

Qualifications

• Minimum 8 years of related experience in technology sales or channel development.
• Background in carrier, wireless, and telecom business environments.
• Excellent communication, executive presentation, and storytelling skills.
• Willingness to travel domestically up to 40%.

Responsibilities

• Navigate complex organizations and establish relationships with internal and partner teams.
• Serve as the face of the B2B business for the partner and build cross-level relationships.
• Identify opportunities, define strategies, and execute deal negotiations.
• Collaborate with Ops, Marcom, Product Marketing, and WW Enterprise teams for optimal outcomes.
• Develop and manage the account pipeline, driving quarterly and annual targets.
• Lead discussions to align Apple goals with partner objectives and drive growth.

Skills

Carrier sales

Relationship building

Executive communication

Negotiation

Strategic thinking

Cross-functional collaboration

Business development

Lead negotiations

Education

Bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience

MBA (plus)

Job description

Houston, Texas, United States Sales and Business Development

Imagine what you could do here. The people here at Apple don’t just create products — they create the kind of wonder that’s revolutionized entire industries. It’s the diversity of those people and their ideas that inspires the innovation that runs through everything we do, from amazing technology to industry-leading environmental efforts. Join Apple, and help us leave the world better than we found it.Apple’s Sales organization generates the revenue needed to fuel our ongoing development of products and services. This, in turn, enriches the lives of hundreds of millions of people around the world. Our sales team is, in many ways, the face of Apple to our largest customers.In this position, you will manage our public sector segment for one of Apple’s largest carrier resellers of iPhone. You will partner internally and externally to formulate, present, and implement strategies and grow the business, leveraging your deep understanding of the carrier business and industry to respond to new market challenges, address risks, maximize opportunities, and create momentum. Through your deep relationship building skills and passion for solution-based selling, you will facilitate interactions and help negotiate deals across Apple product lines within Apple Business, resulting in industry leading customer experiences and expanded adoption of the Apple ecosystem.

Description

• Navigate sophisticated organizations and quickly establish relationships and rapport both internally at Apple and with the partner
• Be the face of the B2B business for this partner, building strong relationships across all levels of the B2B organization
• Understand your partner’s challenges and perspectives. It’s incredibly valuable to build credibility and a keen eye for business—to create the ideal synergy between Apple and your partner’s objectives
• Invest in cross-functional relationships at Apple across Ops, Marcom, Product Marketing, WW Enterprise teams and more to secure the best outcome for both Apple and the partner
• Build, manage, and leverage valued interactions and relationships with executive decision-makers and work across the customer organization to get the right things done
• Guide initiatives to improve the account and the carrier’s dedication to Apple products over time
• Partner internally to facilitate all aspects of account management from day-to-day to strategic interactions
• Identify new business opportunities and define and execute upon new business models and structural programs
• Outline negotiation strategies and execute deals to realize quarterly and annual sales targets
• Build a pipeline of longer-term deals in conjunction with our other Carrier B2B teams
• Help develop and negotiate deals and see them to completion

Minimum Qualifications

• Typically requires a minimum of 8 years of related experience
• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience
• Background in technology sales, solution based selling, account development, and/or similar function developing channel growth strategies with partners
• Commercial experience in carrier, wireless, and/or telecom business environment
• Deep knowledge and understanding of the carrier business (e.g., customer profiles, trends, challenges, opportunities, competitive landscape, etc.)
• Outstanding communication, executive presentation, and storytelling skills
• Passion for Apple technology with the curiosity to uncover new leads, resilience to manage ambiguity, and drive for results
• Ability to analyze trends, develop insights, and identify opportunities to create solutions and accelerate business growthExcellent collaboration and relationship building skills with the ability to influence cross-functionally, navigate partner organizational structures, and lead complex negotiations
• Laser-focus on customers and partners
• Ability to travel domestically up to 40%

Preferred Qualifications

• MBA is a plus
• Experience working with businesses in the public sector segment highly preferred
• Strategic thought leadership to inspire and influence across various levels and functions
• Forward-thinking approach and tenacity to drive what matters
• High level of integrity, trust, and accountability to do what’s right
• Familiarity with the wireless carrier market highly preferred

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