Strategic Growth Initiatives Lead
Apple· Sales and Business Development
Hybrid (Toronto)$115.7k - $173.5kFull-timePosted 3d ago
About the role
Apple Canada is seeking a Strategic Growth Initiatives Lead to join the Strategy and Planning team. The role sits at the intersection of strategy and execution, owning the core strategic initiative portfolio for Apple Canada’s sales team and partners, and translating global go-to-market strategies into Canadian execution plans.
Responsibilities
- Develop a deep understanding of worldwide strategic growth initiatives across Apple’s lines of business, including audience segments, value propositions, and messaging frameworks.
- Recommend sequencing and level of focus for each initiative in Canada based on market conditions, business priorities, and resource availability; translate worldwide go-to-market strategies into Canadian execution plans.
- Orchestrate cross-functional alignment across local sales, marketing, finance, and product teams to ensure coordinated execution of initiatives.
- Serve as the primary liaison between Canada and worldwide initiative owners; provide Canadian market feedback and influence ongoing strategy refinement.
- Partner with account teams to activate growth initiatives across Canada’s retail and channel partners; ensure initiatives land with appropriate emphasis and execution support at the partner in-store and online.
- Stay informed on marketing assets and campaigns to ensure they fit Canadian needs; advocate for sales team needs to drive growth.
- Own operating cadence for initiative tracking and cross-functional coordination; lead business reviews, progress dashboards, and stakeholder updates.
- Drive revenue performance for Beats and Accessories across routes-to-market; represent Canada in worldwide business reviews and own narrative on Canadian performance and plans.
- Identify whitespace and growth opportunities by analyzing initiative performance, market trends, and cross-functional feedback.
- Inform and influence budget and resource allocation across active initiatives to align with strategic priorities.
Qualifications
- 6+ years of experience in business planning, strategy, program management, or cross-functional operations.
- Proven ability to influence cross-functional teams and senior stakeholders without direct authority.
- Demonstrated ability to build and maintain relationships across functions, geographies, and levels.
- Track record of driving initiatives to completion amidst shifting priorities and organizational complexity.
- Strong business judgment to prioritize initiatives for this market.
- Comfort navigating ambiguity and establishing new processes.
- Outstanding verbal, written, and presentation skills, including experience presenting strategic concepts to senior leadership.
- Demonstrated comfort using AI tools and automation to analyze data, build processes, and solve problems; curiosity about scaling impact with AI.
- Bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience.
Skills
Required:Strategic thinkingCross-functional leadershipCommunication and presentationData analysis and AI tooling
Benefits
- Comprehensive medical and dental coverage
- retirement benefits
- discounted products and free services
- reimbursement for eligible educational expenses
- discretionary bonuses or commission payments (potential)
- relocation assistance (potential)
Last updated Oct 23, 2026. Interested? Apply on the company site.
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