MBO Strategy Director: AI-Driven Performance

Samsung Electronics; Plano (TX); On-site; USD 180,000 - 250,000; Full time

Job summary

Samsung Electronics America, Inc. seeks a seasoned MBO Director to lead the end-to-end enterprise MBO framework, policy, and governance across SEA lines of business. Build new capabilities and partner with senior leadership during a transition to AI-enabled processes.

You will manage MBO team members, design scorecards, and calibrate targets, while driving consistency and strategic alignment across the organization.

Qualifications

• 12+ years of directly related experience in performance management, corporate strategy, financial planning & analysis, or business operations.
• Strong analytical skills with the ability to translate data and stakeholder feedback into scorecard design, policy, and process recommendations.
• Excellent executive communication and stakeholder management skills; comfortable operating across multiple Businesses and senior leaders with differing priorities.
• Proven track record of operating in a matrixed organization, leading cross-functional teams, and driving strategic initiatives.
• Experience with MBO / performance management systems (e.g., Varicent) or enterprise scorecard / KPI platforms.
• Familiarity with applying AI or automation to performance management, data validation, or reporting processes.

Responsibilities

• Partner closely with HR to lead the enterprise MBO operating plan, rules, and policy functions, elevating MBO to a high-value strategic capability.
• Design and govern the enterprise scorecard, including KPI structure, weighting, and priorities through the organization.
• Lead target-setting methodology development and target calibration, ensuring difficulty and rigor of targets are reviewed, challenged, and consistent across Lines of Business (LOB)
• Translate executive feedback into concrete improvements to plan structure, KPI design, and communication cadence.
• Direct the shift from manual, business-specific data collection and validation to AI- and system-driven, exception-based management.
• Analyze and identify opportunities to upgrade current system infrastructure with AI and other new technologies to improve efficiency and effectiveness.
• Set standards for automated validation, data integration, scoring, dashboarding, and workflow / exception management delivered by the MBO Operations & Analytics Manager.

Skills

MBO strategy

KPI design

Stakeholder mgmt

Target calibration

AI in PM

Performance systems

Education

Bachelor’s or Master’s Degree in Business, Finance, Economics, or related field

Tools

Varicent

Job description

Samsung Electronics America, Inc. seeks a seasoned MBO Director to lead the end-to-end enterprise MBO framework, policy, and governance across SEA lines of business. Build new capabilities and partner with senior leadership during a transition to AI-enabled processes.

You will manage MBO team members, design scorecards, and calibrate targets, while driving consistency and strategic alignment across the organization.