Business Development Manager, Germany, Apple Pay E-Commerce
The Wallet, Payments, and Commerce team is dedicated to delivering innovative financial services that empower consumers, with a vision to replace the traditional wallet and help people lead financially healthier lives. At Apple, we bring together exceptional people to achieve their life’s best work. If you are an outstanding Business Development professional who wants to drive initiatives with autonomy and make a meaningful impact, this could be the role for you.
In this position, you will be responsible for the adoption and growth of Apple Pay E-Commerce in Germany. You will build and nurture strategic partnerships with E-Commerce merchants, Payment Service Providers, Processors, and other key industry players.
This is a full-time role within the Wallet, Payments, and Commerce team, based in our London office.
Identify, build and strengthen strategic pipelines of partners and prospective partners in Germany with a scalable approach to increase merchant adoption of Apple Pay.
Successfully navigate partner landscapes to identify key decision makers and influence outcomes.
Help partners identify, navigate and overcome technical or detailed complexities to drive adoption of new technology.
Participate internally on cross-functional teams to define partners, product requirements, market nuances and go-to-market launch programs.
Continually manage partnerships delivering new feature improvements and ongoing support to drive customer trial and usage.
Provide regular communications to internal teams regarding partnership strategy and results.
Analyse market trends and Apple Pay E-commerce progress in Germany to inform strategies and priorities.
- Proven expertise in Business Development, managing large and complex partnerships, preferably with German partners.
- Language proficiency: Fluent in both German and English, with exceptional written, verbal, and presentation skills.
- Excellent problem-solving, negotiation, influencing, conflict resolution, organisational and decision-making skills.
- A strong passion for delivering high-quality results.
- Ability to produce results with minimal supervision.
- Professional experience in one of the following sectors: Payments, E-Commerce, Technology or Finance.