Head of Information Security Threat Intelligence at Apple

Austin, Texas, United States -

Full Time

Start Date

Immediate

Expiry Date

28 May, 26

Salary

0.0

Posted On

27 Feb, 26

Experience

10 year(s) or above

Remote Job

Yes

Telecommute

Yes

Sponsor Visa

Skills

Strategic Vision, Team Development, Threat Landscape Monitoring, Threat Hunting, Risk Assessment, Mitigation, Response Integration, Collaboration, Communication, Budget Management, Resource Allocation, Malware Analysis, Network Traffic Analysis, Incident Response, Vulnerability Response, Security Frameworks

Industry

Computers and Electronics Manufacturing

Description

Apple is seeking an exceptional leader to manage our global Information Security Threat Intelligence team. This role is responsible for leadership of our existing team as well as defining and delivering on the future of the services they provide to our partners. We are looking for an experienced leader with a proven track record of building and managing high-performing teams, developing and delivering on innovative threat intelligence strategies, and effectively communicating complex security risks to a wide variety of audiences. The successful candidate and their team will be responsible for proactively identifying and helping to mitigate sophisticated threats across all corporate assets and geographies, in collaboration with partner intelligence and security teams. DESCRIPTION * Strategic Vision & Leadership: Define and deliver on a long-term vision for our information security threat intelligence service, aligning it with overall business objectives and organization direction. This includes setting strategic direction, budgeting, resource allocation, as well as setting team and individual goals. * Team Development & Management: Build, mentor, and lead a globally distributed team of highly skilled threat intelligence analysts. Foster a culture of collaboration, innovation, and continuous learning, while maintaining an operational cadence that matches that of the information security team and our partners. * Threat Landscape Monitoring & Analysis: Oversee the comprehensive monitoring and analysis of the global threat landscape, identifying emerging threats, vulnerabilities, and attack campaigns relevant to our industries, suppliers, geographies, and business operations. Collaborate in this space with partners focused on government affairs and policy engagement to develop comprehensive analyses to inform decision making. * Advance Threat Hunting & Proactive Efforts: Collaborate to develop and implement threat hunting strategies to proactively identify and stop attacks before they impact the organization. * Risk Assessment & Mitigation: Conduct regular risk assessments, translating threat intelligence into actionable risk mitigation strategies for various business units and technical teams. Communicate risk effectively to stakeholders across the organization. * Response Integration: Integrate threat intelligence seamlessly into the incident and vulnerability response process, accelerating investigations and improving remediation efforts. Continually evaluate this service for health and improvement opportunities. * Collaboration & Communication: Establish and maintain strong relationships with internal stakeholders (e.g., intelligence, security , legal, and compliance teams) and external partners (e.g., public agencies, industry consortia, threat intelligence sharing groups). Effectively communicate complex security information to both technical and non-technical audiences, including executive leadership. * Building Capabilities & Partnership: Guide the team to decide when it is best to build new tooling and when to rely on others to build to your requirements, with a focus on reliable, performant tooling that can be used by partners across Apple. The team is responsible for maintaining critical tooling, but should seek to minimize those efforts and focus the team in areas they are uniquely skilled. * Budget Management & Resource Allocation: Manage the budget and resources for the threat intelligence program, ensuring efficient and effective use of funds while managing risk. MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS B.S. (computer science, intelligence studies, or relevant field), equivalent degree, or relevant work experience. 10+ years of experience in information security, with at least 5 years in threat intelligence leadership roles, including experience managing global teams. Proven track record of building and leading high-performing threat intelligence teams, delivering measurable results, and driving strategic change. Deep understanding of the global threat landscape, advanced persistent threats (APTs), and sophisticated attack techniques. Expertise in various intelligence techniques, including collection, analysis, malware analysis, network traffic analysis, and threat hunting. Strong analytical and problem-solving skills, with the ability to synthesize complex information and communicate it clearly and concisely. Experience working with public and private sector partners, handling confidential material securely while leading to security impact. Exceptional communication, presentation, and interpersonal skills, with the ability to deliver value at all levels of the organization. PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS 15+ years of experience in information security, with at least 10 years in threat intelligence leadership roles, including experience managing global teams. Experience managing complex budgets and resources on which partner teams rely. Experience delivering security services to public or private sector customers with their own missions and priorities. Experience briefing directly, and supporting a team briefing, executive leadership on threats and their potential impacts to an organization. Deep understanding of security frameworks, regulations, and compliance requirements (e.g., PCI DSS, NIST, ISO 27001, GDPR, PIPL).

Responsibilities

This leadership role involves defining and delivering the long-term vision for the global Information Security Threat Intelligence service, which includes strategic direction, budgeting, and resource allocation. The team will proactively identify and help mitigate sophisticated threats across all corporate assets and geographies in collaboration with partner teams.