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Partner Communications Manager, SEA

Apple· Marketing
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Hybrid (Singapore)Full-timePosted 3w ago

About the role

Leads the marketing communications strategy, planning and execution for Apple products and services in the Partner (indirect) channel, developing partner journeys, campaigns and creative with major brands, and shaping Apple’s presence across partner touchpoints including advertising, physical and digital environments.

Responsibilities

  • Drive innovative partner strategies and impactful creative work for Apple products and services through a deep understanding of the Apple brand, our partner’s brands, commercial priorities, market trends and challenges.
  • Pro-actively seek out opportunities for Apple’s communication priorities to be realized in the partner space, and pitch these opportunities to partners.
  • Work across the global organization to understand both macro and comms trends for Apple product and services. Synthesize learnings into insights to drive optimization of future advertising, digital and in-store efforts, internally and externally with partners.
  • Work collaboratively with Sales teams to identify and develop partner strategies and communication plans that support the business, including advertising, digital channels and the partner’s owned marketing channels in-store and online.
  • Develop and drive global processes, across Apple products and services, to improve the quality and effectiveness of the partner work as well as the efficiency of the path to get there
  • Collaborate extensively across many teams, internationally and locally, both internally at Apple and externally with partners such as E-commerce partners, Carriers, Retailers, Banks, SMB’s and Enterprise Resellers, Media Content Providers and more.
  • Inspire and contribute to the large global network of Geo Partner Communications Managers, sharing best practices, learnings and case studies to them.

Qualifications

  • 10+ years experience in marketing communications
  • Experience in brand communications - from strategy to execution to analysis of results.
  • A fluent English speaker with strong presentation and written abilities.
  • Experience in international account management and/or strategy at a advertising agency or in-house marketing communications for a global brand.
  • Ability to delve deep into a partner’s business, marketing strategy and consumer insights, to understand challenges and find opportunities.
  • Deep understanding of Southeast Asia’s commerce and digital platforms (social, eCRM, e-commerce platforms, content, performance marketing, digital in-store) and how they can be leveraged to deliver the most compelling product experience throughout the customer journey.
  • Passion for great work, seeing potential and nourishing it, with a tremendous ability to influence both internal and external stakeholders to drive the work forward.
  • Passion and eagerness to drive thoughtful strategy, build innovative communication plans and develop great creative and integrated campaigns.
  • Thrive as part of a cross-functional team, flexible and adaptable in a dynamic environment as a member of a high-performing team, yet also have the ability to lead.
  • You can confidently build rapport, credibility and influence across multiple stakeholders in a highly matrix’d organization.
  • Experience in understanding business and product strategy and consumer insights, to build a global communications strategy for partners.
  • Bachelor’s degree, MBA or advanced business degree

Skills

Required:Marketing communicationsBrand communicationsPresentation and written communicationMarket and consumer insightsSoutheast Asia digital commerce expertise
Nice to have:International account management / strategy
Last updated Oct 2, 2026. Interested? Apply on the company site.

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