Market Intelligence & Sourcing: Oversee the research, evaluation, and tracking of frontier products, cloud technologies, and industries of interest to Apple. Partner deeply with Engineering to establish robust sourcing channels and evaluation strategies for platform-level technologies.
Strategic Deal Making: Collaborate with Engineering, GA, and Legal to identify critical external partners. Lead end-to-end business negotiations and manage ongoing partner relationships with major cloud and AI platform providers to enable and scale new services like Apple Intelligence in China.
Data Acquisition & Licensing: Lead business development efforts for complex data acquisition and licensing deals with local partners, ensuring high-quality inputs to train and improve Apple’s software and AI performance in the region.
Safety & Infrastructure Operations Management: Establish and oversee content safety operations and cloud infrastructure integrations in partnership with external vendors, ensuring Apple Intelligence operates securely, reliably, and aligns with both local requirements and Apple’s global standards.
University Research Platform: Manage Apple’s joint research platform across 8 top-tier universities in the region. Formulate Statements of Work (SoWs) with Engineering, lead contractual negotiations, and manage the long-term strategic health of these academic relationships.
Program Management & Execution: Act as the central hub for Apple Intelligence projects in China. Drive cross-functional coordination across Engineering, Corporate Development, Procurement, Legal, and GA to ensure strict adherence to timelines, seamless execution, and successful product launches.