Senior Manager of Finance & Market Intelligence

Samsung Electronics America; Plano (TX); On-site; USD 140,000 - 190,000; Full time

Job summary

Samsung Electronics America, Inc. seeks a Senior Manager of Finance & Market Intelligence in Plano, TX, leading financial simulations, competitive analytics, and data-driven strategy for New Computing (Tablet, PC, XR).

You will partner with Sales Finance, Category Managers, and HQ to build forecasts and secure funding. The role emphasizes collaboration with cross-functional teams, development of ROI analyses, and the integration of AI tools to optimize processes and decision making.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in a quantitative field with 8+ years analytics experience.
• Translate complex data into clear strategic proposals and business recommendations.
• Experience with large datasets and multi-source data to identify trends.
• Develop financial models, forecasts, simulations or similar tools.
• Understanding of P&L levers in consumer electronics/retail.
• Experience using AI-enabled tools to support analytics and automation.
• Identify business processes for automation and scalable analytics.
• Proficient with Microsoft Office and presentation software.
• Familiarity with retailer or carrier environments and strategies.

Responsibilities

• Lead financial simulations and competitive analytics for New Computing.
• Build demand outlooks based on product, pricing, and promos roadmaps.
• Manage third-party vendor data relationships for competitive landscape.
• Balance external insights with internal models to assess category performance.
• Present insights to cross-functional Samsung teams and leadership.
• Collaborate to evaluate opportunities, build business cases, and secure funding.
• Deliver compelling, data-driven presentations and ROI analyses.
• Develop partnerships and explore AI-enabled automation opportunities.
• Provide executive updates on sales trends, forecasts, and risks.

Skills

Financial analytics

Data analysis

Forecasting

Quantitative modeling

AI-enabled tools usage

Automation & process improvement

MS Office & PowerPoint

Retail/carrier environment familiarity

Education

Bachelor's degree in Finance, Business Analytics, Information Systems, Data Analytics, Engineering, Economics, or related quantitative field

Tools

Alteryx

Power BI

SQL

Python

Tableau

Job description

Position Summary

Senior Manager of Finance & Market Intelligence - Plano, TX

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.

Role and Responsibilities

This role leads financial simulations and competitive analytics for the New Computing ("NC") business, including Tablet, PC, and XR. This essential function works with Cross Functional Leads and Category/Channel Managers across New Computing to develop financial and demand outlooks based on the latest product, pricing, and promotional roadmaps. The role also owns third-party vendor and market data relationships to create a cohesive view of New Computing's competitive landscape. It balances this competitive analysis against internal models it builds to evaluate category performance, promotional ROI, and seasonality, highlighting growth opportunities and delivering actionable insights that guide category strategy and investments. This role will collaborate with the New Computing Partnership Lead in order to evaluate opportunities, build business cases and work with SEA Finance and Headquarters to secure funding. This individual must be able to deliver compelling, clear presentations to multiple cross-functional Samsung teams and use data and quantitative analysis to influence the strategic direction of programs and initiatives. This position reports to the Head of New Computing Strategy and Operations.

Position Objective

• Financial Health Management: Partner with Sales Finance, Channel Managers and Account Teams to build cycle revenue, SD and MDF forecast guides (TP) grounded in current run rates and weeks of supply forecast. Monitor financial outlooks on a weekly and monthly basis, tracking achievement versus forecast, to surface risks and opportunities early. Review SD and MDF spend against targets and guidelines in both forecast and actuals, flagging variances and ensuring alignment with budget parameters.


• Competitive Landscape Monitoring & Analytics: Leverage our expansive access to third party vendor research and market data (including Circana, Gap Intelligence, Stackline, Traqline, SMART, IDC and Tech Insights) to create dashboards on Purchasing Trends, Retailer Trends, Account Dynamics and more. Monitor these dashboards to understand what rival brands are shipping, pricing, and promoting in order to surface trends early. Conduct ongoing competitive analytics across the product and technology landscape to determine where the New Computing teams opportunities and threats lie. Synthesize findings into actionable recommendations for leadership.


• Account, Product and Seasonality Analytics: Analyze promotional performance, seasonality, and financial outlooks to pinpoint the accounts, products, and weeks underperforming against benchmarks, targets, and the market. Translate findings into clear growth opportunities and tactics based on historical performance and market data. Shape product, pricing, and promotional roadmaps: Partner with Category Managers across Tablet, PC, and XR to evaluate roadmaps against competitor activity. Identify opportunities and advise on adjustments to position NC products strategically during Key Drive Times. Present insights to Account Leads and Channel Managers that shape roadmap priorities. Run simulations on ad hoc new promotional opportunities to evaluate ROI and provide submissions to finance for approval support. Benchmark results against third-party data (e.g., SMART, Circana) to improve simulation accuracy.


• Develop strategic partnerships: Work with our NC partnership lead to evaluate partnership opportunities with new and existing companies that can expand NC's reach. Research and propose partnership models aligned with business goals, build the business case for each, and work cross-functionally and with HQ to secure funding.


• Apply AI and automation: Identify opportunities to integrate AI into existing analytical and business processes to reduce manual work, accelerate analysis, and improve decision making. Automate recurring data preparation, analysis, reporting, forecasting. Use AI and advanced analytical tools to detect patterns, anomalies, risks, and opportunities in large datasets, and validate outputs for accuracy, reliability, and appropriate use.


• Deliver executive updates: Provide clear, concise updates to NC, National Retail, cross-functional audiences and executive leadership on sales trends, forecast outlook, promotional effectiveness, financial health, risks, and growth opportunities.

Skills and Qualifications

Minimum Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Finance, Business Analytics, Information Systems, Data Analytics, Engineering, Economics, or a related quantitative field and 8+ years of experience in analytics, financial modeling, forecasting, strategy, or related quantitative work.


• Must be able to write, read, analyze, and interpret complex datasets and translate quantitative insights into clear, concise strategic proposals and business recommendations.


• Experience working with large datasets and combining information from multiple data sources to identify trends, patterns, and business opportunities.


• Experience developing financial models, forecasts, simulations, or other quantitative analytical tools to support business decision making.


• Working knowledge of P&L structure and the levers that drive sell-out, margins, and net revenue, particularly in a consumer electronics or retail environment.


• Experience using AI-enabled tools (including but not limited to Claude, Gemini, Chat GPT) to support analytics, automation, reporting, forecasting, or business decision making.


• Ability to identify business processes that can be improved through automation and develop or implement scalable analytical solutions.


• Must have experience with Microsoft Office Suite and extensive use of Windows presentation software to develop customer and internal presentations.


• Familiarity with retailer or carrier environments and strategies.

Preferred Qualifications

• Master's degree in Finance, Business, Information Systems, Data Analytics, Business Analytics, Economics, or a related quantitative field and 4+ years of relevant experience since.


• Experience with analytics and automation tools such as Alteryx, Power BI, SQL, Python, Tableau, or comparable technologies.


• Experience developing and leading analytical or growth initiatives in the technology industry, including ROI analysis, forecasting, promotional effectiveness, and new product introductions.


• Experience with statistical analysis, forecasting, predictive analytics, or scenario modeling.


• Strategic consulting experience highly preferred.

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