Business Development Manager, Social Networking, Creators and Dating Apps

Apple•Cupertino, CA

About The Position

We are seeking a hardworking, data driven and results-oriented Team Leader to join the App Store Apps Business Development team. This Leader will be responsible for a team whose goal is to drive business growth with our app developer partners in the App Store. In this role, you will be responsible for driving growth across the Social Networking, Creators and Dating app categories among others. You will use your industry experience, team management capabilities, critical-thinking skills and deep interest in technology to help app partners grow their businesses on the App Store. This will be done through engagement with app developers on full funnel optimization and benchmarking, feature and best practice adoption, driving global expansion, and utilizing data driven growth levers. This role will champion developer partner needs internally, influencing as well as working on longer term strategic growth initiatives with our cross functional internal partners across Product, Engineering, App Review, Marketing and Editorial to name a few. This Team Leader will also coach, mentor and support a team of Business Development individual contributors on these growth efforts outlined above.

Requirements

10+ years of relevant experience across business development, partnership management or product management, within the mobile app space
BA/BS degree or equivalent experience

Nice To Haves

Experience coaching, mentoring and managing a team of Business Development leads
Category expertise across Social Networking, Creators, Dating, Photo & Video, Entertainment and / or Gaming industries
Experience building data driven growth strategy initiatives to grow developers business on the App Store and evangelize those initiatives cross functionally
Experience prioritizing and scaling revenue driving efforts
Proven track record using data, analytics and financial models to tell a cohesive story internally and externally
Experience working with various groups across our partners including Product, Commerce, Growth Marketing, Retention Marketing and Business Development
Deep curiosity about the mobile apps' ecosystem with a fluency in subscriptions and knowledge of the competitive landscape
Willingness and ability to dive into product and feature adoption to drive funnel optimization metrics
Exceptional problem-solving and analytical stills
Strong communication skills and ability to work cross-functionally to move strategic initiatives forward
Demonstrated ability to develop great presentations and present them to audiences at all levels of the company
Integrity, a sense of humor, and excellent interpersonal skills
MBA degree