Apple

Head of US Carrier Partnerships and Global Services Business Development

Apple$210K — $250K *
Telecommunications & Hardware
11 - 15 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • 15+ years in media or entertainment partnerships management
  • Experience with Carriers, MVPDs, and financial services
  • Team leadership experience in business development
  • Strong network at Senior Executive level
  • Proven negotiation success with 3rd parties
  • BA/BS in Business or related field
  • MBA or equivalent preferred

Responsibilities

  • Support global growth initiatives for Apple Services
  • Develop and grow distribution and partnership opportunities
  • Negotiate deal frameworks and terms
  • Prioritize platform solutions for business support
  • Manage relationships with 3rd party partners
  • Collaborate with internal and external teams
  • Drive business vision and lead cross-functional teams

Benefits

  • Opportunity to work in a fast-growing, innovative environment
  • Access to professional development resources
  • Work with a team passionate about media and entertainment
  • Engage in high-level strategy formulation
  • Contribute to impactful business programs globally
Full Job Description
Description

You will play a key role in advancing the global growth strategy for Apple Services by identifying, developing, and scaling strategic distribution and partnership opportunities. You will lead the evaluation, structuring, and negotiation of complex commercial agreements while helping to shape and prioritize the platform capabilities required to enable long-term business growth.

This role requires a strategic, highly motivated leader with strong business acumen, exceptional attention to detail, and a collaborative mindset. You will partner closely with cross-functional teams-including Product, Engineering, Marketing, Finance, Legal, and Business Development-as well as external partners to deliver initiatives that support Apple's strategic and commercial objectives.

The successful candidate is a proactive self-starter with a proven track record of building, negotiating, and managing complex third-party partnerships that expand the distribution and marketing of Apple's media and entertainment services. You are comfortable influencing across organizations, balancing competing priorities, and driving results in a fast-paced, dynamic, and evolving business environment.

Minimum Qualifications

Bachelor's degree in Business, Finance, Marketing, or a related field, or equivalent professional experience.

15+ years of progressive leadership experience in business development, strategic partnerships, or commercial management within the media, entertainment, telecommunications, or digital services industries.

Demonstrated success building and managing strategic partnerships with U.S. wireless carriers, MVPDs, financial services organizations, and other third-party media and entertainment platforms.

Proven experience leading, developing, and inspiring high-performing business development teams in a dynamic, fast-paced environment.

Deep understanding of the U.S. wireless carrier ecosystem, over-the-top (OTT) media landscape, and digital subscription business models.

Established executive-level network and a strong track record of influencing and building relationships with senior leaders across the telecommunications, media, and entertainment industries.

Extensive experience leading complex commercial negotiations, structuring strategic agreements, and driving successful outcomes with external partners and cross-functional stakeholders within a large, matrixed organization.

Demonstrated ability to develop and communicate a clear strategic vision while leading broad cross-functional teams to successfully execute high-impact business initiatives.

Exceptional analytical, strategic thinking, and decision-making skills with the ability to balance long-term strategy and operational execution.

Preferred Qualifications

MBA or other advanced degree in Business, Finance, or a related discipline.

Demonstrated passion for building and scaling global, multi-million-dollar business partnerships and strategic growth initiatives.

Exceptional track record of business development, partnership management, and commercial negotiations resulting in measurable business growth.

Strong financial acumen with extensive experience developing business cases, financial models, and commercial frameworks to support strategic decision-making.

Outstanding executive communication and presentation skills, with the ability to influence stakeholders across functions, organizational levels, and global teams.

Proven project and program management capabilities, with exceptional organizational skills and meticulous attention to detail.

Deep experience working with or within U.S. wireless carriers, global streaming media services, and subscription-based digital content businesses.

Demonstrated ability to thrive in a highly collaborative, cross-functional environment while driving alignment across Product, Marketing, Finance, Legal, Engineering, and Operations.

About Apple

Apple is a corporation that designs, manufactures, and markets mobile communication and media devices, personal computers, portable digital music players, and sells a variety of related software, services, peripherals, networking solutions, and third-party digital content and applications. Apple provides many products and services, including iPhone; iPad; iPod; Mac; Apple TV; a portfolio of consumer and professional software applications; the iOS and OS X operating systems; iCloud; and accessories, service, and support offerings. It sells its products worldwide through its retail stores, online stores, direct sales force and third-party cellular network carriers, wholesalers, retailers, and value-added resellers to the consumer and also sells third-party iPhone, iPad, Mac and iPod compatible products, including application software and accessories through its online and retail stores. Introduced in 1984, the Macintosh was the first widely sold personal computer with a graphical user interface (GUI). That feature and others such as an improved floppy drive design and a low-cost hard drive that made data retrieval faster helped Apple cultivate a reputation for innovation. Apple was named as the most admired company in the United States in 2008 and in the world from 2008 to 2012 by the Fortune magazine. The company was founded by Steven Paul Jobs, Steve Wozniak, and Ronald Gerald Wayne on April 1, 1976, and is headquartered in Cupertino, California.

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Size
154,000 employees
Market Cap
$2,074.3 billion
Industry
Net Income
$63.9 billion
Founded
1976
5 Year Trend
+11.5%
Revenue
$294.1 billion
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