Apple TV - Business Manager

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Toronto, Ontario, Canada Sales and Business Development

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The Canada TV team drives the commercial and strategic ambitions of Apple's TV business within the region. Reporting to the TV Leads, this team collaborates closely with cross-functional groups across Apple and key external partners—including studios, carriers, and MVPDs—to implement programs that achieve clear business objectives.

The Apple TV Business Manager provides the analytical rigor, partnership management, and cross-functional coordination needed to drive growth and ensure the business performs against its targets. This role acts as a key contributor to both the day-to-day health of the business and its longer-term strategic direction.

• Monitor business performance against forecasts, identifying trends, variances, and key drivers of over- or under-performance to ensure regional targets are met.
• Translate complex data sets into clear, actionable narratives and strategic recommendations for executive leadership.
• Act as the primary commercial point of contact to build, maintain, and expand high-value relationships with studios, carriers, MVPDs, and strategic partners.
• Partner with Business Development teams to support negotiations and identify opportunities that deepen partner integration and expand the distribution of Apple TV.
• Lead cross-functional strategic growth initiatives alongside Business, Strategic Planning, Analytics, and Marketing teams from conception through to execution.
• Develop and integrate strategies across local partnerships, marketing, and in-app channels to drive sustainable audience growth and long-term business performance.
• Influence the prospect acquisition strategy and long-range planning by leveraging data-driven insights to prioritize key customer segments.
• Utilize AI-powered tools to accelerate analysis, sharpen insight generation, and enhance overall operational efficiency across work streams.

• 7+ years of experience managing business performance, including forecasting, variance analysis, and cross-functional reporting within a fast-paced environment.
• Proven track record of building and managing complex, senior-level partnerships with studios, carriers, MVPDs, or comparable organizations.
• Deep commercial acumen with a strong understanding of business drivers, revenue models, and growth levers within a digital subscription, video streaming, or media business.
• Demonstrated ability to analyze complex data sets, identify meaningful insights, and articulate strong strategic recommendations to C-suite or executive leadership.
• Proven ability to create and deliver high-impact, executive-ready presentations.
• Proficiency in English.

• Experience working across multiple markets or within a matrixed global organization, successfully balancing local and global priorities.
• Advanced understanding of acquisition and retention strategies specifically tailored to app-based or digital subscription products.
• Direct experience contributing to long-range strategic planning cycles and customer segmentation models.
• Experience in structured competitive monitoring and synthesizing market intelligence into actionable growth strategies.
• High comfort level utilizing data visualisation tools (e.g., Tableau) to build dashboards and track business metrics.
• Demonstrated experience identifying practical applications of AI within business operations and advocating for their adoption across wider…