Manager, OI – Mobile eXperience Partnerships

The role

The Open Innovation – Mobile eXperience Partnerships Manager develops partnerships with external innovations and formulates strategies for Samsung mobile and wearable products. You will foster startup partnerships, develop business cases, and drive initiatives for the mobile device ecosystem.

What you will do

• Keep a pulse on market trends, advances in core technology, and university research
• Navigate the North America startup landscape to target partnership and investment opportunities
• Foster relationships with external technology startups, VCs, accelerators, incubators and universities
• Lead discussions, facilitate evaluations, and drive POCs with partners
• Act as internal champion for partner strategic goals and advocate needs to stakeholders
• Coordinate cross-functional and cross-geo team activities
• Set project milestones and motivate teams to meet timelines
• Address ambiguity through strategic thinking and tactical execution
• Build concepts and define new consumer experiences through partners

Required qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in technology or engineering discipline
• 10+ years of professional experience in a technology company
• 4+ years experience in a technology development, venture capital and/or corporate development role for mobile and/or wearable products
• Deep industry knowledge in at least one core deep tech vertical, including AI, Digital Health/Fitness, AR/XR and/or Sensors
• Broad understanding of technology architectures and stacks
• Ability to identify key technical requirements, integration points, constraints, and trade-offs
• Ability to evaluate core technologies with technical depth
• Effective interpersonal and relationship management skills
• Ability to identify and source promising emerging technology startups
• Experience in leading complex, multi-team and cross-geographic projects
• Excellent written, verbal communications and presentation skills
• Must be willing to travel domestically and internationally (20%)

Nice to have

• post-graduate (MS or MBA) degree

Benefits

• annual bonus eligibility
• generous benefits

Before you apply

• You must not disclose any trade secrets of a current or previous employer

About the company

Samsung Research America’s Open Innovation Group identifies and incubates innovative external technologies that accelerate Samsung’s development and market position. They create partnership and investment opportunities with breakthrough technologies for Samsung’s core products.