Director, Marketing Strategy and Planning

Apple • Cupertino, CA

32d

About The Position

The Director of Marketing Strategy and Planning is a critical leadership role at the center of Apple’s Worldwide Marketing organization. The role serves as a strategic partner to the SVP Worldwide Marketing and the broader marketing leadership team, shaping strategy, driving integrated planning cycles, and coordinating work across functions. The director connects teams and drives planning processes that bring marketing strategies to life, while bringing rigor and creativity to a fast-paced, complex environment.

Requirements

• 12 or more years of experience in marketing strategy, business planning, management consulting, or a related field; ideally within a complex, matrixed organization.
• Proven track record of developing marketing strategies that drive measurable business outcomes.
• Exceptional ability to synthesize complex information and distill it into clear, compelling narratives for executive audiences.
• Outstanding communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to influence and align senior stakeholders across diverse functions.
• Strong analytical and financial acumen, including comfort working with data, budgets, and performance metrics to inform strategic decisions.
• Bachelor’s degree required.
• Experience operating at the intersection of brand, product marketing, demand generation, and PR.
• Deep experience leading cross-functional and cross-geography planning processes, including annual planning, goal setting, and portfolio prioritization.

Nice To Haves

• MBA or advanced degree in a relevant field.
• Experience working in or with consumer technology, media, or premium brand environments.
• Comfort working across time zones and in a globally distributed organization.
• Collaborative, low-ego working style and a genuine commitment to team success over individual recognition.
• Passion for Apple’s products, values, and mission.
• Ability to operate effectively in a fast-paced, high-stakes environment with competing priorities.
• Proficiency in building executive-level presentations and strategy documents that drive decision-making.

Responsibilities

• Partner with the SVP Worldwide Marketing and senior marketing leaders to shape strategy.
• Drive integrated marketing planning cycles.
• Ensure seamless coordination across functions.
• Connect teams and drive planning processes that bring strategies to life.
• Lead cross-functional and cross-geography planning processes, including annual planning, goal setting, and portfolio prioritization.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Director