Apple
Senior Partnership Manager and Senior Product Manager | 07/2003 - 07/2014
Partnership Manager; (2008-2014)
- Developed and managed hundreds of strategic business and development partnerships worldwide, for both mobile and desktop products, for the leading financial, insurance, point of sale and home automation developers
- Instrumental and influential in the launch of the first Finance app on the App Store resulting in cementing the interest of thousands of developers to build apps; consequently awarding a dedicated finance page on the App Store
- Evangelized, advocated and worked cross-functionally with developers, marketing, and PR from product inception through development to produce the best in class products which resulted in promotional recognition on the App Store. These included Editor’s Choice and/or being spotlighted in event keynote, retail stores, TV and .com which drove greater download volumes and increased revenue
- Exemplary track record for launching hardware and software on schedule which was critical for ‘time-to-market’ promotional opportunities that provided developer exposure on the platforms
Product Manager; (2003-2008)
- Managed complete product life cycle for Apple’s storage business
- Instrumental in building storage business revenue by 500% by collaborating with sales, customers and partners
- Identified and negotiated key technology partnerships to ensure competitive solutions were ‘time-to-market’, accounting for more than 25% of product revenue