Emerging Tech Strategy Lead | External Partnerships

Samsung Research America (SRA); Mountain View (CA); On-site; USD 179,000 - 246,000; Full time

Job summary

Samsung Research America in Mountain View, CA, is seeking a Senior Manager, Emerging Tech - New Technology Incubation who can envision transformative concepts and translate them into structured R&D roadmaps and partnership strategies.

You will engage external innovators across North American startups and universities, build executive-level narratives, and shepherd ideas from whiteboard to product, coordinating cross-functional, cross-geo teams and driving progress in a fast-paced, uncertain

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in a technology or engineering discipline required (e.g., EE, CS, or similar); post-graduate degree (MS, PhD, and/or MBA) or equivalent combination of education, training, and experience
• 8+ years of professional experience spanning technology research, product strategy, or engineering with a track record of turning ideas into outcomes
• Broad technical fluency across multiple emerging technology domains (AI/ML, sensing, AR/XR, robotics, etc.)
• Proven ability to originate and develop compelling technology concepts
• Experience building and executing R&D roadmaps for early-stage initiatives
• Strong interpersonal and relationship management skills within startup, venture, and university communities
• Experience leading complex, multi-team, cross-geographic projects
• Excellent written, verbal, and presentation skills tailored to exec, technical, and business audiences
• Ability to thrive in fast-paced, ambiguous environments and drive progress
• Must be willing to travel domestically and internationally (20%)

Responsibilities

• Concept Ideation & Vision Setting: Generate and develop original technology concepts addressing unmet consumer needs
• External Ecosystem Engagement: Navigate North American startup and university landscapes to identify innovations and build networks
• R&D Roadmap Development: Translate concepts into structured roadmaps with milestones and partnerships
• Partnership Identification & Development: Lead discussions with startups, academic labs, or consortia
• Executive Storytelling & Advocacy: Develop narratives and present to senior Samsung leadership
• Cross-Functional Orchestration: Align labs, product divisions, and business units across geographies
• Market & Technology Intelligence: Track breakthroughs to inform the concept pipeline
• Ambiguity Navigation: Structuring loosely defined problems into actionable frameworks

Skills

Communication skills

Cross-functional leadership

Executive storytelling

Adaptability

Technical fluency across emerging tech

Relationship management

Education

Bachelor's degree in technology or engineering

MS/PhD or MBA or equivalent

Job description

Samsung Research America in Mountain View, CA, is seeking a Senior Manager, Emerging Tech - New Technology Incubation who can envision transformative concepts and translate them into structured R&D roadmaps and partnership strategies.

You will engage external innovators across North American startups and universities, build executive-level narratives, and shepherd ideas from whiteboard to product, coordinating cross-functional, cross-geo teams and driving progress in a fast-paced, uncertain