Apple · 3 days ago
Channel u0026 Partner Communications Lead ALAC
Apple is a leading global technology company known for its innovative consumer products. They are seeking a Channel & Partner Communications Lead for the ALAC region to drive marketing communications and customer experiences across indirect channels, ensuring alignment with partners and internal teams.
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Responsibilities
Lead the team responsible for driving ambition for Apple’s presence in the channel environments, making recommendations on closing skill gaps to drive integrated partner marketing plans, and representing groups on the ALAC Marcom Leadership Team
Ensure alignment both internally with worldwide (WW) channel functions and sales, and externally with partners
Define clear annual sales and marketing plans for key partners by working closely with key sales account managers to craft not only better branded merchandising solutions throughout a partner's retail estate, but also better integrated communications to support initiatives
Synthesize annual partner plans at the local (Geo) level and identify key opportunities to feed the Marketing planning review process
Be the primary contact within Marcom responsible for understanding and sharing insights as it pertains to key business partners across a variety of routes to market
Foster close partnership with the WW Channel and WW Partner Communications leads to ensure ongoing alignment of platforms and content across all routes to markets
Develop excellent collaborative working relationships with all internal and external partners
Continuously seek and successfully implement new development and growth opportunities for an established team across the region
Be available to travel domestic and internationally, up to 10%
Qualification
Required
15+ years of experience in marketing communications, focusing on consumer products and services, either in a creative agency (in a client services or strategy function) or a global consumer brand
Proficient in brand communications (ATL and BTL) with an understanding of full spectrum communications
10+ years of experience leading and developing a cross-cultural team
Fluent in English
Preferred
You are self-motivated and think like an entrepreneur, with a talent for proactively growing a business using creative capital. You shape a compelling picture of the vision and strategy that motivates others to action
Adaptable, hands-on, proactive, and a problem solver. You see the bigger picture, elevate customer insights, find opportunities in the customer journey, and lead projects from brief to completion. Able to challenge the status quo to drive innovation—and you thrive on doing so
You can influence senior stakeholders, both internally and externally
You understand and support the creative process, balancing the needs of a creatively-led organization with an analytical and data-driven approach to marketing. You are passionate about inspiring creativity, evaluating creative work, and nurturing ideas
You are capable of decoding creative work quickly to feedback real time on partners ideas and creative concepts
You are experienced in partnering with, and building productive relationships with creative teams; you have experience working with third parties, to influence, inform, and guide their creative efforts
You are an effective team builder who excels at fostering trust, building credibility and influencing at different levels, in a highly matrixed organization. As an empathetic and inclusive leader, you know how to empower and motivate exceptional talent
You understand both offline retail environments, digital platforms/e-commerce, and related customer behaviors across Latin America
You have extensive experience in brand communications (ATL and BTL), and an understanding of full spectrum communications
Proven flexibility/adaptability to change in dynamic environments and working as a member of a strong team
Strong attention to detail and results orientation
Experience in the direct or indirect retail channel
Knowledge of channel marketing disciplines, including visual merchandising, retail marketing/campaigns, POS, and customer-engagement programs
Passionate about Apple's vision, brand, products and services
Proficiency in Spanish and/or Portuguese
Company
Apple
Apple is a technology company that designs, manufactures, and markets consumer electronics, personal computers, and software.
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