Senior International Strategy and Planning Manager - Apple Services, Business Development

Working at Apple means doing more than you ever thought possible and having more impact than you ever imagined.

The people who work at Apple have reinvented and defined entire industries with the Mac, iPhone, iPad, Apple TV, Apple Watch, AirPods, HomePod and a multitude of groundbreaking Accessories. We have done the same with services, including iTunes, the App Store, Apple Music, and Apple Pay. And more recently have launched truly innovative services with Apple News+, Apple Arcade and Apple TV. We are deeply passionate about apps, music, movies, TV shows, sports and books. It's a force that drives and inspires every one of us every single day. The passion for innovation that goes into our products applies to our practices as well, strengthening our dedication to leave the world better than we found it.

The Strategy & Planning team supports global growth efforts of all of Apple’s Services including TV, Music, Sports, and iCloud+, with a focus on developing new business opportunities, uncovering ways to optimize existing partnerships, as well as helping drive key strategic projects. The team also owns business development fiscal planning across the businesses.

We are looking for a strategic leader that is naturally curious, and thinks big, based in London to join our exciting team. In this role, you will be responsible for driving the growth of our business development initiatives in markets outside the US, particularly in ex-APAC markets. You will be a strategic thinker, influential leader and a hands-on operator capable of translating insights into actionable plans that can drive significant business impact. You will be instrumental in shaping plans through data-driven recommendations, performance monitoring and fiscal planning. You will have the opportunity to work on both tactical actions that drive our near-term business performance, and strategic initiatives that will define our future. This high-impact role is critical to Apple’s international expansion and subscriber growth for its services, playing a key role in shaping the future of media and entertainment consumption globally. We are looking for a highly motivated, collaborative, and experienced individual with both mastery of financial modeling, as well as exceptional soft skills.

The role requires a prolific and proactive individual who can take ownership of a high volume of cross-functional workstreams and combine research, analysis, and brainstorming with multiple teams globally (including leads for 40+ international markets, lines of businesses, finance, analytics, commerce, product, and marketing) to produce insights and actionable growth strategies.

The candidate should be adept at building relationships, leading meetings with confidence, influencing stakeholders, and driving concrete business outcomes. The candidate should be able to read a room, understand different cultural nuances, and adapt their communication style accordingly.

The candidate must also have excellent presentation and communication skills. This role will be highly visible within the organization since senior leadership depends heavily on this team to drive important business decisions globally.