Sr. Director, Smartphone Product & Category Management

Position Summary

Headquartered in Englewood Cliffs, N.J., Samsung Electronics America, Inc. (SEA) is a leader in mobile technologies, consumer electronics, home appliances, enterprise solutions, and networks systems. For over four decades, Samsung has driven innovation, economic growth, and workforce opportunity across the United States, investing over $100 billion and employing more than 20,000 people nationwide. By integrating our large portfolio of products, services, and AI technology, we create smarter, sustainable, and more connected experiences that empower people to live better. SEA is a wholly owned subsidiary of Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.

Role And Responsibilities

• Lead a team of Product Managers (S Series, Z Series, & A Series) focused on driving market share growth across key segments
• As a people leader, prioritize team member growth & development to efficiently manage the variety of simultaneous work streams
• Partner with the Headquarters to ensure US consumer & carrier requirements are represented in future roadmap planning
• Collaborate with Carrier & Retail account teams for new product introductions & customer RFPs
• Secure a positive portfolio ranging result
• Lead a cross-functional effort to author & drive GTM strategy for new product launches, including data-based rationale for key objectives, business goals for volume & revenue, and KPIs to measure progress
• Own product positioning & value proposition for the US Market – based on a deep understanding of US market trends, competitor strategies, consumer insights, and other market research
• Partner with Mobile Marketing to define target consumer, create guiding documentation (key feature prioritization, messaging, focused RTB pillars, etc), and product claims (eg, "fastest", "brightest", etc)
• Serve as lead product stakeholder in reviewing & approve training documentation, press materials, etc based on defined product positioning
• Own SEA pricing strategy and maintain history, aligning with account teams on final terms at product ranging
• Lead top-down device forecasting to judge unique portfolio scenarios and provide input to Headquarters, aligning with Carrier & Retail account teams and other business planning teams
• Serve as product line spokesperson, evangelizing the product value proposition to internal stakeholders, customers, & media
• Partner with other cross-functional teams on post-launch analyses, leading the review from a product/VoC perspective and contributing analysis and recommendations based on performance
• Own portfolio strategy for each defined market segment, following competitive movement and market share adjustments to identify opportunities for Samsung and make strategic recommendations on a regular cadence
• Advocate for technology roadmap for future smartphones, validating against US Carrier requirements as well as Samsung-driven initiatives to drive product and business innovation

Skills And Qualifications

• Minimum Qualifications: 14-16 years of experience in a strategic role coupled with a strong focus on execution of strategic ideas
• Passion for technology is a must
• Candidate should be a proven people manager
• Strong written, visual, and verbal presentation skills are required, as the role involves both internal and external presentations. The role will require direct communication with Samsung executive leadership (local and global), executive customer leadership, & media
• Ability to influence strategic decisions and product decisions is expected
• Advanced Project Management skills are necessary (eg, on-time delivery of key working deliverables, managing cross-functional teams towards proposal & launch dates, tracking of launch information – specs, pricing, etc)