Global Channel Development Lead, Education

Job description

Imagine what you could do here. The people here at Apple donʼt just create products - they create the kind of wonder thatʼs revolutionised entire industries. Itʼs the diversity of those people and their ideas that inspires the innovation that runs through everything we do, from amazing technology to industry- leading environmental efforts. Join Apple, and help us leave the world better than we found it.

Appleʼs Sales organisation generates the revenue needed to fuel our ongoing development of products and services. This, in turn, enriches the lives of hundreds of millions of people around the world. Our sales team, is in many ways, the face of Apple to our largest customers.

Description

This role sits in the central Education Channel and Partnerships team and is responsible for driving a globally scalable channel strategy that countries around the world can adopt to build and accelerate their own channel businesses. The role works hand in hand with country and regional teams to turn global frameworks into local execution.

Minimum Qualifications

Strong communication and storytelling skills

Excellent presentation skills, with the ability to craft clear, visually engaging, top-down narratives and chronological structure

Deep understanding of indirect/channel business models, VAD structures, and partner ecosystems.

Comfortable operating globally across diverse markets and cultures, balancing a consistent global framework with local market nuance.

Strong stakeholder management skills, able to build trust and alignment across central and country teams without direct authority.

Commercially minded, comfortable using data to make the business case for channel investment.

Preferred Qualifications

Experience with partner platforms/tools (e.g., Partner Gateway) is a plus.