Business Manager, Korea - 
App Store

Imaging what you could do here. At Apple, creative ideas have a way of becoming wonderful products, services, and customer experiences very quickly. Bring passion and dedication to your job and there's no telling what you could accomplish. The App Store is the world's largest and most innovative software store, serving hundreds of millions of iPhone, iPad, Apple Watch, and Mac customers. Since the App Store launched in 2008, the App Store has changed the way we all live; it has enabled countless new companies, spawned new industries and created millions of jobs. It has also brought gaming to whole new audiences around the globe and, today, iOS is the most popular gaming platform in the world. But we believe weʼre just getting started.
We are looking for an experienced, data-driven, results-oriented and dedicated Business Manager who will be working closely with our developer partners to help them identify growth opportunities and enhance business success on the App Store. In this role, you will use your industry experience, critical-thinking skills and deep interest in media and technology to help developers grow their businesses across global markets on the App Store, in close collaboration with other cross-functional teams at Apple. The primary focus of this role is leading strategic business partnerships with top-tier app developers in Korea, while driving select engagements across key gaming developers.

- Drive revenue growth on the App Store by developing and executing on locally relevant growth strategies, rooted in robust data-driven analysis.
- Build and maintain close relationships with top developers and help them grow their business on the App Store by providing them with actionable business guidance based on data-driven insights, driving product and commerce feature adoption, and through the identification of new content and business opportunities.
- Drive global growth for assigned strategic developers. We will expect you to drive growth for these developers across both export and domestic markets.
- Identify new market, industry and competitive trends, business opportunities and risks, and key partners to engage with and develop.
- Collaborate closely with both local and international cross-functional teams, including but not limited to Editorial, Marketing and Appleʼs Worldwide Developer Relations team, to drive the shared goal of fostering developer growth on the App Store.

Minimum Qualifications

10+ years of relevant industry work experience in business development or business management, with in-depth subject matter expertise on the global mobile app market and industry.
Experience in growing mobile app businesses across domestic and international markets.
Deep understanding of different business models for mobile apps, including in-app subscriptions, transactions and hybrid monetization, key metrics and how to optimize for them.
Outstanding partnership management skills and ability to foster strong internal and external relationships.
Strong knowledge of alternative distribution channels and alternative payments.

Preferred Qualifications

Solid understanding of competitive and 3rd party products and competitor strategies.
Proven track record of driving and delivering cross-functional projects.
Strong project management skills as well as proficiency with Keynote and Numbers.
Proven ability to use data and insights to identify impactful actionable recommendations.
Excellent presentation skills and outstanding attention to details.
Excellent written & verbal business interpersonal skills in Korean and English are required.
Results-oriented, upbeat and focused with a strong desire to learn and succeed.
Bachelor or equivalent experience; advanced degree a plus.