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Business Development Partner roles qualify for EB-2 or EB-3 green card sponsorship when employers can demonstrate no qualified U.S. workers are available through the PERM labor certification process. Winning sponsorship means permanent residency, not a temporary status, so targeting employers with an established history of filing I-140 petitions for strategic and business development professionals gives you a real advantage.
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Apple is seeking an experienced, entrepreneurial Partner Business Development Lead to build, scale, and activate strategic partnerships that drive Apple platform adoption across industry verticals. This role sits within Worldwide Industries and Partnerships and suits someone who thrives at the intersection of business development, ecosystem strategy, and enterprise technology — equally comfortable engaging a Fortune 50 systems integrator, an AI-native startup, a healthcare payer, or a venture-backed platform company. This is a partnership origination and activation role, not traditional channel or alliance management. You'll identify where Apple has a differentiated advantage through partners, build the motions to get there, and drive measurable go-to-market outcomes across enterprise solution providers, AI frontier and AI-native companies, and industry-specific solution partners. The ideal candidate combines strong partnership instincts, fluency across multiple partner archetypes, and working knowledge of enterprise AI, with the ability to turn market opportunity into repeatable, scalable partner motions that generate real business value. On-device AI is the defining lever today, and this role will continuously evolve Apple's partner value proposition as the platform's advantages in privacy, security, and intelligence keep expanding.
DESCRIPTION
As Partner Business Development Lead, you'll build Apple's partner ecosystem across enterprise, AI, and industry-specific networks, focusing on partnerships that unlock new use cases, accelerate enterprise adoption, and position Apple's platform (on-device AI, security, and privacy architecture) as a key differentiator. You'll engage a broad partner landscape, including:
- Enterprise Partners: Global systems integrators and consultancies (e.g., Accenture, Deloitte) and enterprise software companies (e.g., SAP, ServiceNow) where platform standardization and joint solutions drive mutual value.
- AI Companies: Frontier and AI-native companies building models, agents, and applications suited to Apple's privacy-preserving, on-device approach.
- Industry Solution Partners: Domain specialists across industries such as healthcare, financial services, and manufacturing, whose expertise pairs with Apple hardware/software for differentiated solutions.
A core part of this role is architecting repeatable, scalable partnership frameworks, not just managing relationships one at a time. You'll work closely with Industry Leadership, Enterprise/Partner Sales, Product Marketing, Engineering, and Operations to keep partnerships strategically aligned and measurably impactful.
MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS
- 10+ years in business development, strategic partnerships, or ecosystem development within enterprise technology, with a track record of originating and activating partnerships that drove measurable go-to-market outcomes.
- Experience across at least three of: global systems integrators, enterprise software (ISVs), AI/ML companies, consulting firms, healthcare/fintech solution providers, or VC/PE ecosystems.
- Demonstrated ability to architect repeatable partnership frameworks that scale beyond individual relationships and execute joint go-to-market strategies.
- Working fluency in enterprise AI, including on-device vs. cloud architecture tradeoffs for privacy, security, and compliance.
- Strong commercial acumen: partnership agreements, joint business planning, revenue-sharing, and investment frameworks.
- Proven ability to engage and influence C-suite/VP executives and drive partner investment decisions.
- Strong analytical skills for market sizing and business-case development.
- Excellent communication and negotiation skills; able to operate across a global, matrixed organization with significant autonomy in ambiguous, fast-moving environments.
PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS
- Experience in healthcare, financial services, or other regulated industries where privacy/compliance shape adoption.
- Experience with AI-native companies or AI/ML ecosystem players (model providers, app builders, infrastructure).
- Experience engaging VC/PE ecosystems to drive portfolio-company adoption or co-investment.
- Track record at a major platform company (Apple, Google, Microsoft, AWS, NVIDIA) or partnering closely with one.
- Experience designing partner programs, including certification, tiering, enablement, and success metrics.
- Global, cross-cultural partnership experience.
- MBA or equivalent preferred but not required.
COMPENSATION
- Base pay range for this role is between $186,300 and $280,000, 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.
Note: Apple benefit, compensation and employee stock programs are subject to eligibility requirements and other terms of the applicable plan or program.
Apple is an equal opportunity employer that is committed to inclusion and diversity. We seek to promote equal opportunity for all applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, Veteran status, or other legally protected characteristics.
At Apple, we believe accessibility is a fundamental human right. You’ll find that idea reflected in everything here — in our culture, our benefits and our digital tools. By welcoming as many perspectives as possible, we help you build a career where you feel like you belong.
Apple accepts applications to this posting on an ongoing basis.
SUMMARY
Apple is seeking an experienced, entrepreneurial Partner Business Development Lead to build, scale, and activate strategic partnerships that drive Apple platform adoption across industry verticals. This role sits within Worldwide Industries and Partnerships and suits someone who thrives at the intersection of business development, ecosystem strategy, and enterprise technology — equally comfortable engaging a Fortune 50 systems integrator, an AI-native startup, a healthcare payer, or a venture-backed platform company. This is a partnership origination and activation role, not traditional channel or alliance management. You'll identify where Apple has a differentiated advantage through partners, build the motions to get there, and drive measurable go-to-market outcomes across enterprise solution providers, AI frontier and AI-native companies, and industry-specific solution partners. The ideal candidate combines strong partnership instincts, fluency across multiple partner archetypes, and working knowledge of enterprise AI, with the ability to turn market opportunity into repeatable, scalable partner motions that generate real business value. On-device AI is the defining lever today, and this role will continuously evolve Apple's partner value proposition as the platform's advantages in privacy, security, and intelligence keep expanding.
DESCRIPTION
As Partner Business Development Lead, you'll build Apple's partner ecosystem across enterprise, AI, and industry-specific networks, focusing on partnerships that unlock new use cases, accelerate enterprise adoption, and position Apple's platform (on-device AI, security, and privacy architecture) as a key differentiator. You'll engage a broad partner landscape, including:
- Enterprise Partners: Global systems integrators and consultancies (e.g., Accenture, Deloitte) and enterprise software companies (e.g., SAP, ServiceNow) where platform standardization and joint solutions drive mutual value.
- AI Companies: Frontier and AI-native companies building models, agents, and applications suited to Apple's privacy-preserving, on-device approach.
- Industry Solution Partners: Domain specialists across industries such as healthcare, financial services, and manufacturing, whose expertise pairs with Apple hardware/software for differentiated solutions.
A core part of this role is architecting repeatable, scalable partnership frameworks, not just managing relationships one at a time. You'll work closely with Industry Leadership, Enterprise/Partner Sales, Product Marketing, Engineering, and Operations to keep partnerships strategically aligned and measurably impactful.
MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS
- 10+ years in business development, strategic partnerships, or ecosystem development within enterprise technology, with a track record of originating and activating partnerships that drove measurable go-to-market outcomes.
- Experience across at least three of: global systems integrators, enterprise software (ISVs), AI/ML companies, consulting firms, healthcare/fintech solution providers, or VC/PE ecosystems.
- Demonstrated ability to architect repeatable partnership frameworks that scale beyond individual relationships and execute joint go-to-market strategies.
- Working fluency in enterprise AI, including on-device vs. cloud architecture tradeoffs for privacy, security, and compliance.
- Strong commercial acumen: partnership agreements, joint business planning, revenue-sharing, and investment frameworks.
- Proven ability to engage and influence C-suite/VP executives and drive partner investment decisions.
- Strong analytical skills for market sizing and business-case development.
- Excellent communication and negotiation skills; able to operate across a global, matrixed organization with significant autonomy in ambiguous, fast-moving environments.
PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS
- Experience in healthcare, financial services, or other regulated industries where privacy/compliance shape adoption.
- Experience with AI-native companies or AI/ML ecosystem players (model providers, app builders, infrastructure).
- Experience engaging VC/PE ecosystems to drive portfolio-company adoption or co-investment.
- Track record at a major platform company (Apple, Google, Microsoft, AWS, NVIDIA) or partnering closely with one.
- Experience designing partner programs, including certification, tiering, enablement, and success metrics.
- Global, cross-cultural partnership experience.
- MBA or equivalent preferred but not required.
COMPENSATION
- Base pay range for this role is between $186,300 and $280,000, 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.
Note: Apple benefit, compensation and employee stock programs are subject to eligibility requirements and other terms of the applicable plan or program.
Apple is an equal opportunity employer that is committed to inclusion and diversity. We seek to promote equal opportunity for all applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, Veteran status, or other legally protected characteristics.
At Apple, we believe accessibility is a fundamental human right. You’ll find that idea reflected in everything here — in our culture, our benefits and our digital tools. By welcoming as many perspectives as possible, we help you build a career where you feel like you belong.
Apple accepts applications to this posting on an ongoing basis.
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Get Access To All JobsTips for Finding Green Card Sponsorship in Business Development Partner
Document progressive experience with measurable outcomes
PERM requires your employer to justify the specific requirements of the role. Build a portfolio of quantified wins, revenue targets hit, partnerships closed, and market expansions led, so the job description written for your position is defensible during DOL audit.
Identify employers filing I-140s for BD roles
Search Migrate Mate to find employers with verified green card sponsorship history for business development and strategic partnership roles. Targeting companies that have filed I-140 petitions before cuts your risk of an employer backing out mid-process.
Verify your role meets EB-2 advanced-degree requirements
EB-2 covers positions that genuinely require an advanced degree or a bachelor's plus five years of progressive experience. If your Business Development Partner role can be filled by a bachelor's-level hire, your employer may need to pursue EB-3 instead.
Request a prevailing wage determination before negotiations
Your employer must file a prevailing wage determination with DOL before launching PERM recruitment. Use the OFLC Wage Search to look up the wage level for your occupation and location before accepting an offer, so your salary lands at or above the certified wage.
Understand PERM recruitment timelines before accepting an offer
PERM requires your employer to run a mandatory recruitment campaign and document that no qualified U.S. workers applied. This process runs several months before the PERM application is even filed, so budget realistic expectations into your start-date conversations with the hiring team.
Preserve your priority date if you change employers
Once your original I-140 is approved, your priority date can carry over to a new employer's I-140 petition. If your I-485 has been pending 180 days or more, AC21 portability also lets you move to a same or similar occupation without restarting the green card process from scratch.
Green Card Business Development Partner: Frequently Asked Questions
Can a Business Development Partner role qualify for an EB-2 green card?
Yes, if the position genuinely requires an advanced degree, such as an MBA or a bachelor's degree combined with at least five years of progressive experience in business development or a closely related field. Your employer must document this requirement throughout the PERM process, so the job description needs to reflect the actual complexity and credentials the role demands.
How is green card sponsorship different from H-1B sponsorship for this role?
H-1B visa grants temporary status, typically in two-year increments for E-3 visa or three-year increments for H-1B holders, with no path to permanence on its own. Green card sponsorship through EB-2 or EB-3 leads to lawful permanent residency. The process also differs structurally: green card sponsorship requires PERM labor certification with DOL, a prevailing wage determination, and a mandatory U.S. worker recruitment test before USCIS adjudicates the I-140 petition.
How do I find employers who sponsor green cards for Business Development Partner roles?
Migrate Mate shows employers with verified green card sponsorship history, so you can focus your applications on companies that have already committed to filing I-140 petitions for business development and strategic roles. This saves significant time compared to cold-applying and then discovering during the offer stage that the employer has never run a PERM case.
Do per-country backlogs affect employment-based green cards for this role?
Yes. EB-2 and EB-3 both have annual numerical limits and per-country caps. Nationals of high-demand countries such as India and China can face priority-date backlogs that extend processing significantly. Your place in the queue is set by your priority date, which is established when your employer files the PERM application or, in some cases, the I-140 petition.
What happens to my green card case if I change employers mid-process?
If your I-485 adjustment-of-status application has been pending for at least 180 days and your original I-140 was approved, AC21 portability lets you move to a new employer in the same or a similar occupation without restarting your case. Separately, an approved I-140 priority date can be carried over to a new employer's petition, protecting your place in the queue even if you switch companies before the I-485 stage.