Camera Competitive Intelligence & Strategy Lead

Quick Facts

• Role: Camera Competitive Intelligence & Strategy Lead (Senior strategist)

• Focus: Camera hardware and depth-sensing competitive intelligence and roadmap strategy

Description

In a high-visibility individual contributor role, you will build frameworks and an information pipeline that convert the competitive and technology landscape into forward-looking intelligence. You will work with camera leadership and domain specialists to turn that intelligence into recommendations on roadmap priorities and technology investments. The role includes regular executive strategy briefings and periodic reviews for senior leaders.

Responsibilities

• Build and own a forward-looking competitive intelligence framework and pipeline for camera and depth-sensing systems across smartphones, XR, professional imaging, and other consumer electronics.

• Combine market trends, product teardowns, supply-chain signals, and academic research into clear assessments of where competitors and technology are headed.

• Aggregate image quality data across Apple teams to benchmark current and future products against the market.

• Deliver monthly strategy briefings to Camera Hardware and VP leadership, and prepare periodic reviews for senior leaders.

• Partner with camera leaders to recommend roadmap priorities, technology investments, and emerging startups.

• Track emerging technologies in sensors, optics, depth sensing, and computational imaging.

• Build relationships with key technology partners, including periodic on-site visits.

• Use only public and legally obtained sources for all intelligence.

Requirements

• BS in Electrical Engineering, Optics, Physics, or a related field.

• 12+ years in imaging, camera systems, or optoelectronics development, with experience across optics, sensors, ISP/silicon, and algorithms.

• Familiarity with image quality evaluation.

• Proven track record of briefing executive leadership and translating complex technical and market trade-offs into clear, actionable recommendations.

• Strong systems-level understanding of camera and depth-sensing components.

• Ability to gather intelligence only from public and legally obtained sources.

Benefits

• High-visibility, individual contributor role with direct influence on camera technology roadmap priorities and investment decisions.