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Business Development Partner roles attract H-1B visa and TN visa sponsorship from technology, consulting, and enterprise software firms that treat BD talent as a specialty occupation. Employers filing an LCA must certify prevailing wage, so your negotiation starts before the offer letter arrives.
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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 Business Development Partner Jobs
Map your degree to specialty occupation
Business development sits at the edge of specialty occupation eligibility. Pull your O*NET profile and confirm your degree field directly aligns with the role's core duties. A business, marketing, or economics degree typically clears the bar; a mismatched field invites an RFE.
Target enterprise software and consulting firms
These sectors file the most LCAs for BD roles because their sales cycles require deep product expertise, strengthening the specialty occupation argument. Prioritize companies with active government contracts or SaaS platforms, since they sponsor more consistently across hiring cycles.
Use Migrate Mate to find verified sponsors
Filter your search on Migrate Mate to surface employers with confirmed LCA filing history for business development positions. This cuts out companies that say they sponsor but have no DOL certification record, saving weeks of back-and-forth during outreach.
Benchmark prevailing wage before negotiating
Run your target city and job title through the OFLC Wage Search before you discuss compensation. The LCA locks in a wage level, and accepting a Level I offer when the market pays Level III signals seniority misalignment and can complicate future green card PERM filings.
Get the LCA timeline in writing at offer stage
Ask your recruiter exactly when the employer plans to file the LCA with DOL and the I-129 petition with USCIS. DOL certifies LCAs within seven business days, but delays in internal legal review can push your start date past your OPT or current status expiry.
Prepare a business case document for the role
BD Partner titles vary widely across companies. Write a one-page summary connecting your specific duties to the specialty occupation definition: strategy, revenue modeling, complex contract negotiation. Your employer's immigration counsel will use this to draft the support letter for USCIS.
Frequently Asked Questions
Does a Business Development Partner role qualify as a specialty occupation for H-1B purposes?
It can, but it's not automatic. USCIS scrutinizes BD titles because some employers post them as general sales roles that don't require a specific degree. The stronger your job description ties duties to analytical, strategic, or technical functions requiring a bachelor's degree in a related field, the more defensible the specialty occupation claim becomes. Vague BD titles draw RFEs more often than narrowly defined ones.
Which visa types are available for international Business Development Partner candidates?
H-1B is the most common path, covering any nationality, though it's subject to an annual cap and lottery. TN visas are available to Canadian and Mexican nationals if the role maps to a qualifying USMCA profession such as management consultant. E-3 visas apply to Australian nationals in specialty occupation roles. Each option has different employer filing requirements and timelines, so confirm eligibility before accepting an offer.
How do I find employers who actively sponsor visas for Business Development Partner positions?
Migrate Mate lists employers with verified LCA sponsorship history for business development roles, so you can focus outreach on companies that have already demonstrated willingness to sponsor rather than guessing from job postings.
Does the type of industry affect my sponsorship chances for a BD role?
Yes. Enterprise software, management consulting, and financial technology firms sponsor BD roles most reliably because their revenue model depends on structured business development functions that align with specialty occupation criteria. Companies in these sectors also tend to have established immigration counsel and internal sponsorship processes, which reduces delays and increases the likelihood the offer survives the filing stage intact.
What degree does a Business Development Partner need for H-1B sponsorship?
USCIS expects a bachelor's degree or higher in a field directly related to the role's duties. Business administration, marketing, economics, finance, or a technical field matching the employer's product area all typically qualify. A general liberal arts degree without a business or analytical component is harder to connect to BD-specific duties and may require a detailed support letter from the employer explaining the academic relationship to the position.
What is the prevailing wage requirement for sponsored Business Development Partner jobs?
U.S. employers sponsoring a visa must pay at least the prevailing wage, which is what workers in the same role, area, and experience level typically earn. The Department of Labor sets this rate to make sure companies aren't hiring foreign workers simply because they'd accept lower pay than a U.S. worker. It varies by job title, location, and experience. You can look up current prevailing wage rates for any occupation and location using the OFLC Wage Search page.