HP
Competitive Intelligence Lead — AI Software & Hardware (Edge AI)
$147K–$231K
Palo Alto, California, United States of America +1 · Full-time · Posted Sep 15, 2026
- Location
- Palo Alto, California, United States of America
Spring, Texas, United States of America - Experience
- 8+ years in competitive intelligence, corporate or competitive strategy, equity research, management consulting, or product/market strategy; ideally touching technology hardware, semiconductors, or software.
- Education
- MBA or a relevant advanced degree preferred.
About the job
Leads HP Personal Systems competitive intelligence on the PC and edge-AI ecosystem, turning market and financial analysis into strategic recommendations for senior leaders.
What you'll do
- Analyze competitors’ products, roadmaps, AI positioning, go-to-market, partnerships, pricing, and financial performance.
- Brief senior executives and advise on strategic risks, opportunities, scenarios, and pre-emptive responses.
- Build AI-augmented research tools and knowledge systems, and manage and develop a team of analysts.
What they ask for
- Strong working knowledge of AI across software and hardware, including on-device/edge AI, NPUs and accelerators, and the AI PC ecosystem.
- Financial and analytical fluency, including earnings calls, 10-Qs, unit economics, margins, and mix.
- Exceptional executive communication and strategic judgment.
- Demonstrated experience managing and developing analysts or associates.
Nice to have
- Experience in the PC/client-device, semiconductor, or consumer-electronics industry.
- Familiarity with AI-augmented research tooling and LLM-based research workflows.
Pay
$147,050 to $230,850 USD annually (base salary)
Tools
AI, NPUs, accelerators, LLM-based research workflows
AI focus
Track the AI ecosystem and edge-AI transition, including on-device workloads, models, software, devices, and enabling companies; develop strategic assessments and use AI-augmented research tooling.
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