Apple

WW Enterprise & Education Sales Business Operations Lead

Apple$120K — $160K *
Enterprise Technology
8 - 10 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • 8+ years of experience in analytics-driven strategy, operations, or business planning
  • Exceptional analytical skills with ability to derive insights from data
  • Advanced Excel and financial modeling capabilities
  • Proficiency in Salesforce for pipeline and operational clarity
  • Experienced with Tableau and SQL for data visualization and analysis
  • Knowledge of AI/ML implementation for business impact
  • Strong communication skills for executive presentations

Responsibilities

  • Shape and execute operational strategy with leadership teams
  • Generate insights through financial and operational analytics
  • Build scalable tools and infrastructure in partnership with engineering
  • Scope AI-driven capabilities to enhance business operations
  • Lead strategic initiatives from concept to execution
  • Drive supply planning decisions and coordinate across teams
  • Align stakeholders across a global organization for cohesive strategy

Benefits

  • Comprehensive health and wellness plans
  • Generous vacation and personal time policies
  • Opportunities for professional development and growth
  • Flexible work arrangements
  • A collaborative work environment that fosters creativity
Full Job Description
Description

In this role, you will:

1. Shape and execute operational strategy with the leadership team
• Partner with Sales and Business Development to operationalize and run sales strategies and business cases, driving in-quarter execution and day-to-day outcomes
• Deliver insights that inform global Enterprise & Education priorities, modernize decision-making, and influence senior leadership direction

2. Generate insights through analytics and business intelligence
• Analyze financial and operational performance to uncover trends, risks, and opportunities
• Translate complex, data-driven analyses into clear, actionable narratives for executive audiences

3. Build scalable tools, platforms, and infrastructure
• Own the business vision, prioritization, and governance for key analytics and technology platforms, partnering with Engineering to define requirements and shape internal tools and systems roadmaps
• Deploy and scale AI/ML-powered capabilities within core platforms and workflows to improve efficiency and execution at scale
• Continuously improve platform capabilities through hands-on experimentation and integration of new technologies

4. Scope and scale AI-driven business capabilities
• Identify and prioritize high-impact AI use cases across Sales, Planning, and Operations to improve decision-making and execution
• Define business requirements, success metrics, and business cases for AI initiatives in partnership with Engineering and Data teams
• Evaluate emerging AI capabilities and translate them into practical applications that drive measurable business impact

5. Lead programs from concept through execution
• Design and scale strategic initiatives that drive measurable business impact
• Own the definition, tracking, and continuous refinement of organizational-wide success metrics to evaluate performance and guide course correction
• Ensure new tools, insights, and operating models are embedded into day-to-day operations across the globe

6. Drive Salesforce and supply planning excellence
• Turn pipeline signals into clear supply planning decisions and align execution across cross-functional teams
• Lead new product introduction (NPI) planning for Business & Education across Sales and Operations
• Harmonize regional Sales Operations processes by establishing Salesforce as the system of record for pipeline, customer, and operational insights; scale global best practices (pipeline management, account planning, sales plays) to ensure consistency in global roll-ups

7. Drive alignment across a global organization
• Influence and align senior Sales, Finance, Product, and Engineering stakeholders across geographies and functions
• Lead and contribute to special projects that shape the future of Apple's Enterprise & Education businesses

Minimum Qualifications

8+ years of relevant experience in analytics-driven, strategy, operations, or business planning roles

Exceptional analytical and problem-solving skills, with ability to translate data into actionable insights

Advanced Excel and financial modeling expertise, including complex, data-driven analyses

Demonstrated ability to translate large, complex datasets into executive-ready narratives

Advanced experience using Salesforce to drive pipeline visibility, forecasting accuracy, and executive insights

Strong ability to translate demand signals into supply planning and operational decisions

Strong partnership experience with engineering teams, serving as the voice of the business to influence internal systems, tools, and platform roadmaps

Advanced proficiency in Tableau (data mining, dashboard design, and development) and SQL

Experience scoping, piloting, and scaling AI/ML use cases that drive measurable business impact

Outstanding written, verbal, and executive presentation skills (including Keynote)

Strong program and project management capabilities, with a track record of delivering multiple initiatives simultaneously

Bachelor's degree or equivalent practical experience

Preferred Qualifications

Background in Sales Operations, Sales Finance, Product Management, Corporate Strategy, Management Consulting, or a similarly rigorous, analytics-driven field

Deep experience in strategic operations, planning, and execution within Enterprise, B2B, or complex global sales environments

Demonstrated success leading cross-functional, multi-geography initiatives that span strategy, operations, and technology

Experience translating business problems into AI/ML use cases, including defining requirements, success metrics, and ROI

Familiarity with modern data and AI ecosystems (Python, SQL, cloud platforms, LLM workflows)

Experience partnering with Engineering and Data Science teams to deploy production-grade AI solutions

Ability to translate executive decision needs into clear data, UI/UX, and technology requirements

Ability to synthesize complex analyses, stakeholder input, and market signals into clear, actionable executive narratives

Strong organizational skills, with the ability to prioritize and drive multiple workstreams in a fast-paced, ambiguous environment

Strong relationship-building and influencing skills, with the ability to quickly establish credibility with senior stakeholders

High degree of ownership, resilience, and attention to detail, with proactivity toward action and impact

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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Learn more about Apple
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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