About Apple
At Apple, extraordinary people come together to do their life’s best work. Together, we create products and experiences people once couldn’t have imagined, and now can’t imagine living without.
Excerpted from one of Apple's open partner manager postings.
Compensation Context
This company's median disclosed compensation for mid partner roles is $209K. The national median for mid partner manager roles in our dataset is $101K, meaning Apple posts roughly 106 percent above the national median for this seniority.
For the full seniority-by-seniority comparison, see our state of partner manager compensation analysis.
Seniority Mix
Open partner roles at Apple span the mid, senior and head of bands (mid (19), senior (1), head of (1)). The seniority breakdown shapes whether the company is building a partner org (more director-and-above hiring) or staffing it out (more mid-level hiring).
Partner Program Signals
Structural signals extracted from this company's open partner job descriptions:
- Channel: Indirect revenue motion through resellers, distributors, MSPs, or referral partners.
- Smb: Small-to-medium business segment focus, higher transaction volume.
- Mid Market: Mid-market segment focus.
- Global: Global scope with multi-region partner coverage.
- Seven Figure: Quota or revenue targets explicitly in the seven figures.
- Equity: Equity compensation is part of the package.
Tool Stack Mentioned in Postings
Named tools and platforms that appear in this company's partner manager job descriptions, weighted by mention count.
Python (10)Prompt Engineering (2)Aws (1)Gcp (1)Klaviyo (1)Braze (1)Typescript (1)Javascript (1)Embeddings (1)Rag (1)
Where They Hire
Open partner postings appear in the following locations:
- Cupertino, CA, US (10)
- San Diego, CA, US (6)
- Culver City, CA, US (3)
- Austin, TX, US (1)
- Seattle, WA, US (1)
Open Partner Manager Roles at Apple
| Title |
Location |
Salary Range |
Seniority |
| AI Data Intelligence Leader - WW Channel Sales |
Austin, TX, US |
Not disclosed |
Mid |
| AIML - Sr Engineering Program Manager, Search Quality and Partnerships |
Seattle, WA, US |
$163K - $290K |
Mid |
| Cellular Software Enablement Engineer, Wireless Technologies & Ecosystems |
San Diego, CA, US |
$120K - $210K |
Mid |
| Head of US Carrier Partnerships and Global Services Business Development |
Culver City, CA, US |
$191K - $344K |
Head of |
| Maps and Apple Business Partnerships |
Culver City, CA, US |
$117K - $221K |
Mid |
| Network Business Development & Partnership Manager - Wallet, Payments, and Commerce |
Cupertino, CA, US |
$146K - $274K |
Mid |
| Partner Engineering Manager (Marketing Tech) |
Cupertino, CA, US |
$198K - $342K |
Mid |
| Partnerships Marketing Lead |
Culver City, CA, US |
$173K - $260K |
Senior |
| Software Development Engineer - Frameworks & AI/ML, Wireless Technologies & Ecosystems |
Cupertino, CA, US |
$147K - $272K |
Mid |
| Software QA Engineer, Wireless Technologies & Ecosystems |
Cupertino, CA, US |
$118K - $197K |
Mid |
| Sr. Manager, Product System Test, Wireless Technologies & Ecosystems |
Cupertino, CA, US |
$228K - $393K |
Mid |
| Strategic Partnerships Lead, Corporate Development |
Cupertino, CA, US |
$191K - $288K |
Mid |
| Tools & Frameworks Automation Engineer, Wireless Technologies & Ecosystems |
San Diego, CA, US |
$139K - $258K |
Mid |
| Wi-Fi / Bluetooth Software System Performance Engineer, Wireless Technologies & Ecosystems |
San Diego, CA, US |
$139K - $258K |
Mid |
| Wi-Fi AI/ML Software Engineer, Wireless Technologies & Ecosystems |
Cupertino, CA, US |
$147K - $272K |
Mid |
| Wi-Fi Software Engineer, Wireless Technologies & Ecosystems |
Cupertino, CA, US |
$147K - $272K |
Mid |
| Wi-Fi/Bluetooth Software System Performance Engineer, Wireless Technologies & Ecosystems |
San Diego, CA, US |
$120K - $210K |
Mid |
| Wifi/Bluetooth Software Engineer - Wireless Technologies & Ecosystems |
San Diego, CA, US |
$139K - $258K |
Mid |
| Wireless Bluetooth Quality Engineer, Wireless Technologies & Ecosystems |
Cupertino, CA, US |
$118K - $244K |
Mid |
| Wireless Systems AI/ML Engineer, Wireless Technologies & Ecosystems |
San Diego, CA, US |
$139K - $258K |
Mid |
| iPhone Business Planning Lead, WW Channel Sales Team |
Cupertino, CA, US |
$146K - $221K |
Mid |
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