Director, Strategic Planning & Insights

Samsung Electronics America; Plano (TX); On-site; USD 170,000 - 230,000; Full time

Job summary

Samsung Electronics America, Inc. (SEA) is seeking a Director of Strategic Planning & Insights to lead the development and execution of strategic plans and data-driven insights that support SEA's long-term growth objectives.

This role emphasizes analyzing market trends, identifying opportunities, and delivering actionable recommendations to drive business success across functions and with senior leadership.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in strategic planning, business management, or related field required; MBA preferred.
• Proven track record of developing and executing strategic plans that drive growth.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills with the ability to interpret complex data.
• Working knowledge of management strategies, financial accounting, marketing, supply chain, and operations.
• Excellent communication and leadership skills with the ability to influence across teams.
• Experience in technology industry or corporate strategy function.
• Experience collaborating with senior executives across a large organization.
• Experience leading innovation initiatives involving design thinking and consumer insights.

Responsibilities

• Develop and implement strategy plans aligned with organizational goals and drive growth.
• Conduct in-depth market analysis and competitive intelligence.
• Lead identification, prioritization, and implementation of strategic initiatives.
• Assess new market opportunities and develop strategic business cases.
• Develop multiple strategic scenarios to anticipate future conditions.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to align strategies across units.
• Define and monitor KPIs linking initiatives to outcomes.
• Oversee innovation projects aligned with strategic goals.
• Prepare senior leadership and cross-divisional meetings with supporting analyses.

Skills

Strategic planning

Market analysis

Leadership

Communication

Stakeholder collaboration

Innovation leadership

Design thinking

Consumer insights

Education

Bachelor's degree in related field

MBA preferred

Job description

Position Summary

This role is not eligible for immigration sponsorship

Samsung Electronics America, Inc. (SEA), the U.S. Sales and Marketing subsidiary, is a leader in mobile technologies, consumer electronics, home appliances, enterprise solutions and networks systems. For more than 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’re creating smarter, sustainable and more connected experiences that empower people to live better. SEA is a wholly owned subsidiary of Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. To learn more, visit Samsung.com. For the latest news, visit news.samsung.com/us The Director of Strategic Planning & Insights will lead the development and execution of strategic plans and data-driven insights to support Samsung Electronics America’s (SEA) Corporate Strategy's long-term growth objectives. This role will focus on analyzing market trends, identifying opportunities, and providing actionable recommendations to drive business success.

Role And Responsibilities

• Strategic Framework Development:
  • Develop and implement strategy plans to align with organizational goals and drive business growth.
• Market Intelligence and Insights:
  • Conduct in-depth market analysis and competitive intelligence to identify trends, opportunities, and risks – to support competitive and new innovative strategies.
• Strategic Initiatives:
  • Lead the identification, prioritization, and implementation of key strategic initiatives, ensuring they deliver on strategic objectives.
• Strategic Opportunity Assessment:
  • Identify, evaluate, and develop new market opportunities and business models to drive growth; spearhead the creation of strategic business cases; Oversee development of strategic projects from inception to execution
• Scenario Planning:
  • Develop multiple strategic scenarios to anticipate future market conditions, regulatory changes, or technological disruptions, preparing the organization for various outcomes.
• Cross-Functional Collaboration:
  • Collaborate with cross-functional teams to optimize strategies and ensure alignment across business units.
• Performance Metrics:
  • Define, monitor, and analyze key performance indicators (KPIs) that link strategic initiatives to tangible business outcomes.
• Innovation Pipeline:
  • Oversee the alignment of innovation projects with strategic goals, ensuring investments in new ideas or technologies support long-term growth.
• Communication of Strategy:
  • Effectively communicate strategic plans, insights, and progress to executives and cross-functional teams to secure buy-in and drive execution.
• Risk Assessment:
  • Identify strategic risks and opportunities, developing proactive strategies for risk mitigation while capitalizing on emerging opportunities.
• Strategic Meeting & Presentation Support:
  • Work with leadership to prepare senior leadership and cross-divisional level meetings and workshops including preparation of the agenda, presentation preparation, including all necessary backup analysis.

Qualifications

Skills and Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree with 15+ years of directly related experience in strategic planning, business management, corporate leadership, and financial decision-making is required. MBA preferred.
• Proven track record of developing and executing strategic plans that drive business growth.
• Demonstrated strong analytical and problem-solving skills with the ability to interpret complex data.
• Strong working knowledge of management strategies, financial accounting, marketing, supply chain, and operations
• Excellent communication and leadership skills with the ability to influence and collaborate across teams.
• Experience in the technology industry or a corporate strategy function.
• Experience collaborating with senior executives across a large organization.
• Experience leading innovation initiatives that create real world impact, including expertise in design thinking, consumer insights, experimentation, and user experience in a corporate environment

CULTURAL FIT AND BEHAVIORAL COMPETENCIES

• Thought leader who can drive action, embodies and encourages intelligent creativity
• Enjoys working closely with multiple partners and complex stakeholders
• Idea generator: Consistently curious about the world and must be able to draw on your experience and also tools and techniques to solve innovation challenges
• Fast-thinking, nimble, adaptable and thrives in a fast-moving environment. Always open to new ideas and able to recognize their business value
• Demonstrates the business maturity, intellect, and integrity to establish immediate credibility with senior stakeholders
• Possesses strong verbal and written communication skills and masters the art of persuasion to strategically get their point across
• Brings an entrepreneurial mindset and a drive to continuously push boundaries
• Head and heart in balance. Deeply empathetic in understanding people’s challenges and commercially sharp with advice
• Smart and ambitious and also humble.
• A lifelong learner committed to continuous growth

LEADERSHIP CORE COMPETENCIES

• EXCELLENCE
  • Drives action with humility, EQ, and an unwavering passion for performance and results
• CHANGE
  • Embodies and encourages intelligent creativity
• CO PROSPERITY
  • Navigates highly matrixed and complex organizations successfully as part of a team
• PEOPLE
  • Builds and develops best-in-class teams built on trust, accountability and mutual respect for each other and the organization
• INTEGRITY
  • Inspires trust, confidence, and consensus across the organization by fostering relationships

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