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Director, Content & Service Partner Account Management - Business Development

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Position
Summary
Samsung's new Media Solutions Center America, located in San Jose, California is currently recruiting world-class professionals who share our "Innovation through Passion" philosophy and thrive in a fast-pace, cross team, results-driven environment, with focus on highly visible, challenging, and cross discipline projects.


Common Essential
Duties & Resp.
• Manage Marquee, US-based content & service (C&S) partners on behalf of Samsung.
• Align Samsung divisions and business units in Approach to marquee, C&S partners.
• Support Samsung content-related Services with partnership requirements.
• Help define best-in-class User Experiences on Samsung smart phones/devices.
• Drive content service Innovation and popular device Differentiation via partner collaboration.
• Coordinate partner C&S Integration and communications with Samsung HQ in Suwon, Korea .


Background /
Experience
• 16+ years of experience in C&S business areas such as: search portals, social networks, C&S commerce/storefronts and digital divisions of major movie studios, channels and sports leagues; 5+ years in partnership/account management and business development preferably within one or more of the business areas above.
• Prior experience in the smart-phone and/or connected TV device marketplace.
• Background in management /strategy consulting
• MBA or equivalent; undergraduate degree in engineering or computer science a plus.


Necessary Skills /
Attributes
• Polished professional with superior communication/presentation skills at an executive level.
• Demonstrated ability to create trusted relationships with decision makers in leading C&S companies.
• Strong in lead-generation, listening, negotiations and follow through.
• Understands process of closing business deals including securing internal business unit consensus.
• Strong technical savvy/interest in digital content, services and connected smart devices.
• Willingness to travel up to 30% of the time including overseas (e.g. Korea).

Samsung Information Systems America is an Equal Employment Opportunity Employer

Director, Content & Service Partner Account Management - Business Development