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Get Access To All JobsThe people at Claris don't just build software - they build the infrastructure layer that makes Apple's AI story real in schools, enterprises, and government organizations. As part of the Enterprise Sales team within the Claris division, you'll work at the intersection of Apple's education and enterprise sales motion and one of the most consequential technology shifts in a generation: the move to AI-ready infrastructure.
Claris' Data Analytics and AI clustering platforms add a compelling component to Apple's strong story around AI, privacy, and security. We open new rooms, introduce new decision-makers, and help organizations understand what AI-ready infrastructure actually looks like in practice.
Description
Work alongside Apple's education and enterprise sales teams in the field - co-selling, co-presenting, and helping qualify strategic accounts across K-12 districts, higher education institutions, enterprises, and government organizations. You will position the Claris' emerging AI tools in the context of each customer's business, infrastructure, and AI ambitions.
Generate, qualify, and develop pipeline across all three Claris AI revenue streams - Pulse Cloud, Pulse On-Prem, and AI cluster licensing - and ensure that the leads you originate and qualify are developed with full context, a clear use case, and a warm relationship already established such that they can be carried to completion or handed off to Inside Sales teams.
Represent Claris at Apple's global Executive Briefing Centers (EBCs) and conferences, delivering or supporting persona-specific demo narratives for incoming customer profiles. Show up at Apple-led one-to-many field events and qualify from the audience.
Help identify and engage organizations with executive AI vision and existing Apple silicon. Keep them engaged through the discovery process.
Convert pipeline generated through association partnerships into qualified accounts. These leads are time-sensitive; follow-up must be fast.
Log every meeting and customer interaction in the Claris CRM.
Minimum Qualifications
- 7+ minimum years experience in business development, enterprise account management, or strategic sales - ideally in a pre-category or market-creation environment
- An entrepreneurial mindset, comfortable working in a startup-like atmosphere on a small team
- Demonstrated ability to work without an established playbook - you build the motion as you go
- Consultative approach to customer engagement; you ask more than you pitch
- Experience working within or alongside a channel partner model
- Strong written and verbal communication - you can debrief clearly, document accurately, and present confidently
- Ability to travel regularly for customer meetings, conferences, EBC appearances, and field events (up to 50% domestic travel)
Preferred Qualifications
- Exceptional storyteller: You excel at presenting to diverse audiences, staying cool under pressure, and making complex concepts simple and engaging.
- Deep ecosystem knowledge: You understand how our hardware, software, and services integrate, and you're passionate about sharing the Apple story and helping others learn.
- Strategic business acumen: You are genuinely curious about how organizations operate, with a solid grasp of budget cycles, IT constraints, and AI ambitions.
- Consultative sales style: You know that the best sales conversations start with listening, using curiosity to qualify opportunities effectively rather than just pushing a pitch.
- Executive presence: You are comfortable and confident leading strategic conversations with senior decision-makers, including CIOs, Superintendents, and VPs of IT.
- Brand evangelist: You are confident introducing Claris to leaders who may not yet be familiar with the brand.
- Value-driven mindset: You are motivated by building meaningful, long-term solutions rather than just chasing the fastest opportunities in the funnel.
- Partnership focus: You understand (or are eager to learn) Apple’s sales motion, viewing our partnerships as co-selling relationships that require care, consistency, and mutual value.
- Familiarity with any of the following is a strong plus: K-12 or higher education technology, Enterprise IT procurement cycles, Government technology purchasing.
- Bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience.
Pay & Benefits
At Apple, base pay is one part of our total compensation package and is determined within a range. This provides the opportunity to progress as you grow and develop within a role. The base pay range for this role is between $139,300 and $209,700, and your base pay will depend on your skills, qualifications, experience, and location.
Apple employees also have the opportunity to become an Apple shareholder through participation in Apple's discretionary employee stock programs. Apple employees are eligible for discretionary restricted stock unit awards, and can purchase Apple stock at a discount if voluntarily participating in Apple's Employee Stock Purchase Plan. You'll also receive benefits including: Comprehensive medical and dental coverage, retirement benefits, a range of discounted products and free services, and for formal education related to advancing your career at Apple, reimbursement for certain educational expenses - including tuition. Additionally, this role might be eligible for discretionary bonuses or commission payments as well as relocation. Learn more about Apple Benefits
Note: Apple benefit, compensation and employee stock programs are subject to eligibility requirements and other terms of the applicable plan or program.
The people at Claris don't just build software - they build the infrastructure layer that makes Apple's AI story real in schools, enterprises, and government organizations. As part of the Enterprise Sales team within the Claris division, you'll work at the intersection of Apple's education and enterprise sales motion and one of the most consequential technology shifts in a generation: the move to AI-ready infrastructure.
Claris' Data Analytics and AI clustering platforms add a compelling component to Apple's strong story around AI, privacy, and security. We open new rooms, introduce new decision-makers, and help organizations understand what AI-ready infrastructure actually looks like in practice.
Description
Work alongside Apple's education and enterprise sales teams in the field - co-selling, co-presenting, and helping qualify strategic accounts across K-12 districts, higher education institutions, enterprises, and government organizations. You will position the Claris' emerging AI tools in the context of each customer's business, infrastructure, and AI ambitions.
Generate, qualify, and develop pipeline across all three Claris AI revenue streams - Pulse Cloud, Pulse On-Prem, and AI cluster licensing - and ensure that the leads you originate and qualify are developed with full context, a clear use case, and a warm relationship already established such that they can be carried to completion or handed off to Inside Sales teams.
Represent Claris at Apple's global Executive Briefing Centers (EBCs) and conferences, delivering or supporting persona-specific demo narratives for incoming customer profiles. Show up at Apple-led one-to-many field events and qualify from the audience.
Help identify and engage organizations with executive AI vision and existing Apple silicon. Keep them engaged through the discovery process.
Convert pipeline generated through association partnerships into qualified accounts. These leads are time-sensitive; follow-up must be fast.
Log every meeting and customer interaction in the Claris CRM.
Minimum Qualifications
- 7+ minimum years experience in business development, enterprise account management, or strategic sales - ideally in a pre-category or market-creation environment
- An entrepreneurial mindset, comfortable working in a startup-like atmosphere on a small team
- Demonstrated ability to work without an established playbook - you build the motion as you go
- Consultative approach to customer engagement; you ask more than you pitch
- Experience working within or alongside a channel partner model
- Strong written and verbal communication - you can debrief clearly, document accurately, and present confidently
- Ability to travel regularly for customer meetings, conferences, EBC appearances, and field events (up to 50% domestic travel)
Preferred Qualifications
- Exceptional storyteller: You excel at presenting to diverse audiences, staying cool under pressure, and making complex concepts simple and engaging.
- Deep ecosystem knowledge: You understand how our hardware, software, and services integrate, and you're passionate about sharing the Apple story and helping others learn.
- Strategic business acumen: You are genuinely curious about how organizations operate, with a solid grasp of budget cycles, IT constraints, and AI ambitions.
- Consultative sales style: You know that the best sales conversations start with listening, using curiosity to qualify opportunities effectively rather than just pushing a pitch.
- Executive presence: You are comfortable and confident leading strategic conversations with senior decision-makers, including CIOs, Superintendents, and VPs of IT.
- Brand evangelist: You are confident introducing Claris to leaders who may not yet be familiar with the brand.
- Value-driven mindset: You are motivated by building meaningful, long-term solutions rather than just chasing the fastest opportunities in the funnel.
- Partnership focus: You understand (or are eager to learn) Apple’s sales motion, viewing our partnerships as co-selling relationships that require care, consistency, and mutual value.
- Familiarity with any of the following is a strong plus: K-12 or higher education technology, Enterprise IT procurement cycles, Government technology purchasing.
- Bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience.
Pay & Benefits
At Apple, base pay is one part of our total compensation package and is determined within a range. This provides the opportunity to progress as you grow and develop within a role. The base pay range for this role is between $139,300 and $209,700, and your base pay will depend on your skills, qualifications, experience, and location.
Apple employees also have the opportunity to become an Apple shareholder through participation in Apple's discretionary employee stock programs. Apple employees are eligible for discretionary restricted stock unit awards, and can purchase Apple stock at a discount if voluntarily participating in Apple's Employee Stock Purchase Plan. You'll also receive benefits including: Comprehensive medical and dental coverage, retirement benefits, a range of discounted products and free services, and for formal education related to advancing your career at Apple, reimbursement for certain educational expenses - including tuition. Additionally, this role might be eligible for discretionary bonuses or commission payments as well as relocation. Learn more about Apple Benefits
Note: Apple benefit, compensation and employee stock programs are subject to eligibility requirements and other terms of the applicable plan or program.
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Get Access To All JobsTips for Finding E-3 Visa Sponsorship in Enterprise Sales Director
Frame your Australian credentials for U.S. roles
A three-year Australian bachelor's degree is generally accepted as equivalent to a U.S. four-year degree for E-3 visa purposes. Pair your academic transcripts with a credential evaluation to remove any ambiguity during the employer's HR screening process.
Target enterprise software and SaaS employers first
Companies running large, distributed U.S. sales organizations file LCAs regularly and have HR teams familiar with E-3 sponsorship. Prioritize roles where the job description explicitly requires a degree in business or a related discipline, which anchors your specialty occupation case.
Address E-3 logistics before salary negotiation closes
Once you have verbal interest, confirm the employer will file an LCA with DOL before you finalize your offer. Directors sometimes lose offers because sponsorship conversations start after the contract is drafted, compressing the LCA certification window.
Use Migrate Mate's E-3 filing service for the LCA and visa paperwork
Enterprise-level offers often include complex compensation structures with base, commission, and equity. Migrate Mate's E-3 filing service ensures your LCA accurately reflects prevailing wage requirements under DOL rules, reducing the risk of a deficiency notice delaying your start date.
Confirm your employer's E-Verify status early
If your new employer operates under federal contracts, they may be required to use E-Verify. Confirming this before your visa interview prevents post-arrival onboarding delays and ensures the employment documentation you bring to the consulate aligns with their verification process.
Plan your consulate appointment around your handover timeline
E-3 consular processing in Sydney, Melbourne, or Perth typically runs two to four weeks. Build that window into your resignation and start-date negotiation so you're not asking a new employer to push back a director-level onboarding because of a scheduling gap.
E-3 Visa Enterprise Sales Director: Frequently Asked Questions
How do I find Enterprise Sales Director jobs that offer E-3 visa sponsorship?
Migrate Mate lets you search specifically for Enterprise Sales Director roles at U.S. employers with E-3 sponsorship history. Standard job searches don't filter by visa type, so you end up screening dozens of roles manually. Migrate Mate surfaces employers already familiar with the E-3 process, which shortens your search and reduces the risk of late-stage sponsorship refusals.
How much does it cost to get an E-3 visa?
Migrate Mate's E-3 filing service covers the entire process for $499, including the Labor Condition Application, visa document preparation, and consulate appointment guidance. Traditional immigration lawyers charge $2,000–$5,000+ for the same work. The E-3 has less paperwork than most work visas, so paying thousands for legal help is usually unnecessary.
Does an Enterprise Sales Director role qualify as a specialty occupation for the E-3?
Yes, provided the role requires a bachelor's degree or higher in a specific field such as business administration, marketing, or sales management. The key is that the degree requirement must be tied to the position, not just preferred. Roles where any degree qualifies regardless of field can face scrutiny, so a well-documented job description strengthens your case significantly.
How does the E-3 compare to the H-1B for an Enterprise Sales Director role?
The E-3 has no lottery and no annual cap, so you can apply at any point during the year and expect a decision based on eligibility alone. The H-1B visa is subject to an oversubscribed lottery, meaning qualified candidates are frequently not selected. For Australian nationals in senior sales leadership, the E-3 is a faster and more predictable path to a U.S. work authorization.
Can I change employers or get promoted while on an E-3 as a sales director?
You can change employers, but your new employer must file a fresh LCA with DOL and you'll need to obtain a new E-3 visa stamp before re-entering the U.S. or complete a change of status domestically. A promotion to a materially different role may also require a new LCA if your job duties or compensation structure changes significantly. Starting that process before your current E-3 expires avoids any gap in authorized employment.