Strategic Partnerships Lead, Corporate Development
Summary
Apple’s Corporate Development team is seeking a visionary business development leader to drive high-impact strategic partnerships and accelerate innovation. This role will manage select, high-profile external relationships while partnering closely with cross-functional teams across Apple, including engineering, product, and operations. The successful candidate will influence Apple’s long-term strategy by driving transformative partnerships and collaborations, providing actionable insights to senior leadership.
We thrive on bold thinking, embrace complexity, and value individuals who bring passion, rigor, and creativity to solving the most challenging strategic problems. This is a rare opportunity to influence Apple’s corporate trajectory and work alongside world-class talent on transformative initiatives.
Description
The Strategic Partnerships function within Corporate Development focuses on identifying, structuring, and managing high-impact relationships that advance Apple’s strategic priorities.
Responsibilities
- Own and manage end-to-end strategic partnerships with high-profile external partners, ensuring alignment with Apple’s long-term business priorities.
- Negotiate complex commercial agreements, licenses, and strategic arrangements that maximize both immediate and long-term value.
- Serve as the primary interface between external partners and cross-functional Apple teams, including engineering, product, and operations, to deliver exceptional results.
- Monitor, analyze, and report on partnership performance metrics to guide decision-making and inform future strategy.
- Lead high-visibility initiatives that require balancing multiple stakeholders, ambiguity, and shifting priorities while achieving measurable business impact.
Minimum Qualifications
- 10+ years of experience in business development, corporate strategy, or technical partnership management with a proven track record of driving results.
- Strong project management and organizational skills with meticulous attention to detail.
- Exceptional ability to communicate technical and business concepts to senior executives and cross-functional teams.
- Demonstrated success managing complex external relationships and coordinating across multiple internal stakeholders.
- Proven ability to lead complex initiatives, from strategic analysis to execution, in ambiguous and fast-moving environments.
- Track record of successfully negotiating complex commercial agreements, licenses, or strategic partnerships.
- Bachelor’s degree in business, engineering, or a related field.
Preferred Qualifications
- Advanced degree (MBA, JD, MS, PhD) preferred.
- Technical or engineering background with the ability to understand and influence product and technical discussions.
- Deep curiosity for emerging technologies and consumer trends, with a passion for innovation.