Business Development Manager, Social Networking, Creator, and Entertainment Apps
Summary
The App Store is the world's safest and most vibrant app marketplace, serving more than 850 million visitors each week. Since the App Store launched in 2008, it has helped creators, dreamers, and learners of all ages and backgrounds connect with the tools and technology they need to build a brighter future and a better world. It has enabled countless new companies, spawned new industries, and created millions of jobs. A significant driver of the global economy, the App Store facilitates over $1.4 trillion in developer billings and sales annually, rewarding developers and entrepreneurs for their hard work and creativity. And we believe we're just getting started!
Description
We are seeking a hardworking, data-driven, and results-oriented individual to join the Apps Business Development Team for the App Store. In this role, you will use your industry experience, critical thinking skills, and deep interest in technology to help app developers grow their businesses on the App Store. You will advocate for developer-centric platform improvements based on partner feedback, market research, and internal analysis. You will also partner with cross-functional teams, including product, editorial, marketing, commerce, engineering, and legal, to gain support for strategic growth initiatives.
Responsibilities
- Build and maintain close relationships with top developers in the Social Networking, Creator, and Entertainment categories, helping them grow their business on the App Store through data-driven guidance, identification of new opportunities, and promotion of the latest platform features.
- Advocate for developer-centric platform improvements based on partner feedback, market research, and internal analysis.
- Identify and execute new business opportunities that inform and influence roadmaps, partnering with cross-functional teams across product, editorial, marketing, commerce, engineering, and legal to gain support for strategic initiatives.
- Oversee and project manage growth initiatives specific to the Social, Creator, and Entertainment categories.
- Create and deliver business reviews to developer audiences at all levels, sharing insights, best practices, and new feature opportunities.
Minimum Qualifications
- 5+ years of relevant experience across business development, partnership management, or product management, ideally within the mobile app space.
- Expertise in full-funnel app optimization, including user acquisition, monetization, and subscription/hybrid business models.
Preferred Qualifications
- Category expertise across Social Networking, Creators, and Entertainment, with a curiosity to identify new opportunities and trends across these segments.
- Experience in the mobile apps ecosystem, with fluency in subscriptions and knowledge of the competitive landscape and platform policies.
- Proven track record using data, analytics, and financial models to tell a cohesive story internally and externally.
- Strong communication skills and ability to collaborate with cross-functional teams across product, editorial, marketing, commerce, engineering, and legal to move strategic initiatives forward.
- Demonstrated ability to develop great presentations and present them to audiences at all levels of the company.
- Strong project and program management skills, with the ability to juggle multiple tasks, prioritize, and adhere to tight deadlines while maintaining exceptional attention to detail.
- Integrity, a sense of humor, and excellent interpersonal skills.
- BS degree or equivalent experience, JD or MS/MBA a plus.