Sports Business Development
Location
Culver City, CA | United States
Job description
The people here at Apple don’t just build products — they craft the kind of wonder that has revolutionized entire industries! It’s the diversity of those people, their backgrounds and their ideas that inspires the innovation that runs through everything we do, from amazing technology to industry-leading services and customer experiences. We invite you to join us in this journey!
Come be a part of one of the most exciting and fastest-growing areas at Apple. Apple’s Services team is seeking an experienced, thoughtful, and entrepreneurial individual to help drive business development across live events broadcasting and data. This role will support efforts with external partners and collaborate closely with teams throughout Apple to solve problems and implement programs that achieve core business objectives. The role requires a highly motivated and adaptive self-starter to meet goals and hard deadlines. Candidates should have a proven track record of operating successfully within business development teams and a deep understanding of the streaming space and sports data licensing.
Key Qualifications
- 8+ years of meaningful industry work experience with a deep understanding of business development, live events, and streaming.
- Strong commitment to the customer experience, putting the Apple user experience first in all partnership discussions.
- Excellent presentation, written, and verbal communication skills; ability to articulate a strong point of view clearly and succinctly.
- Exceptional negotiation, relationship-building, and interpersonal skills; ability to develop strong working partnerships inside and outside of Apple.
- Superior strategic insight, comfort with detailed modeling and analysis, and a solid understanding of subscription business models.
- Strong analytical skills with the ability to quickly translate data into actionable insights; ability to develop and manage against detailed budgets.
- Self-starter who works effectively in a fast-paced environment; is comfortable managing ambiguity while delivering results with minimal guidance.
- Comfort working closely with engineering and product teams to solve complicated technical challenges.
- Strong project management capability with exceptional attention to detail.
- Previous experience scaling business development organizations.
- Energetic and collaborative teammate who never loses focus on the end consumer.
- Strong passion for media and consumer technology.
Description
In this role, your primary focus will be business development for our live events portfolio and sports data licensing with the ability to help shape our overall partnership strategy. You will work closely with partners and collaborate with teams across Apple – business operations, product, marketing, engineering, legal, strategy, finance, analytics and more. You will ensure technical and business objectives are met, and that customers are provided the best live event experience.
Education & Experience
BA/BS degree required; JD/MBA or equivalent degree preferred.
The role may involve US and international travel.
Additional Requirements
Pay & Benefits
- At Apple, base pay is one part of our total compensation package and is determined within a range. This provides the opportunity to progress as you grow and develop within a role. The base pay range for this role is between $104,000.00 and $202,600.00, and your base pay will depend on your skills, qualifications, experience, and location. Apple employees also have the opportunity to become an Apple shareholder through participation in Apple’s discretionary employee stock programs. Apple employees are eligible for discretionary restricted stock unit awards, and can purchase Apple stock at a discount if voluntarily participating in Apple’s Employee Stock Purchase Plan. You’ll also receive benefits including: Comprehensive medical and dental coverage, retirement benefits, a range of discounted products and free services, and for formal education related to advancing your career at Apple, reimbursement for certain educational expenses — including tuition. Additionally, this role might be eligible for discretionary bonuses or commission payments as well as relocation. Learn more about Apple Benefits. Note: Apple benefit, compensation and employee stock programs are subject to eligibility requirements and other terms of the applicable plan or program. Apple is an equal opportunity employer that is committed to inclusion and diversity. We take affirmative action to ensure equal opportunity for all applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, Veteran status, or other legally protected characteristics.
In this role, your primary focus will be business development for our live events portfolio and sports data licensing with the ability to help shape our overall partnership strategy. You will work closely with partners and collaborate with teams across Apple – business operations, product, marketing, engineering, legal, strategy, finance, analytics and more. You will ensure technical and business objectives are met, and that customers are provided the best live event experience. BA/BS degree required; JD/MBA or equivalent degree preferred.
The role may involve US and international travel.
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