Samsung Electronics
Strategic Partner Manager – VD Ecosystem
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Position Summary
Why join our team?
Tizen OS is the leading platform for content consumption in the living room. The team in Europe is composed of Product Managers, Partner Managers, and Technical Account Managers. All are responsible for:
- Growing and maintaining a diverse and cutting-edge Tizen ecosystem. We negotiate, implement, and manage partnerships with key ecosystem players, including media, gaming, telco companies, as well as cultural institutions.
- Developing the Tizen footprint across Europe. We negotiate, implement, and manage partnerships with key retailers and OEMs that leverage Tizen OS for their devices. We work very closely with our Samsung Ads and Samsung TV Plus colleagues, and the three teams together comprise ESBO, the European Services Business Office, based at Eighty, The Strand, Central London.
Role and Responsibilities
Your key responsibilities
Samsung Electronics UK is recruiting for a Strategic Partner Manager to join the European VD Ecosystem Team. This person will be the face of Samsung to some of our most significant partners in Europe and participate in shaping the direction of the largest Smart TV operating system (OS) in the world. In this position, you will negotiate deals, build and nurture relationships with ecosystem partners, with responsibility for growing Samsung’s content and services business and making sure partners are using Samsung’s full platform capabilities and distribution.
- Negotiate high value multi- and single-territory deals across Europe.
- Develop partner and market(s) partnership strategy.
- Develop highly effective, deep relationships with key partners.
- Provide day-to-day management of partner relationships with a focus on growth activities.
- Support Samsung’s European subsidiaries with local partner management.
- Drive thought leadership on the evolving Living Room OS space, and advocate across the organisation on behalf of partners and opportunities.
- Work cross-functionally across business, product, operations, and other parts of the organisation (including Korea HQ) to develop and implement business strategy.
- Drive thinking on key business metrics for partnerships, taking ownership for mobilising partners and internal resources to meet objectives.
- Prepare strategy documents, quarterly business reviews, and executive presentations.
- Travel as needed to visit partners and Samsung’s local offices.
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What we need for this role
While handling the day-to-day partner relationships, this person will need to be able to see the big picture while remaining detail-oriented. They will demonstrate excellent verbal and written communication skills, with the ability to lead meetings, negotiate well, drive presentations, and represent Samsung to all levels of partner organisations. The Strategic Partner Manager will need to thrive in a fast-paced environment, take initiatives, manage multiple partners, and work under tight timeframes.
To be successful, you will possess the following skills and attributes:
- Bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience required;
- Fluent in English; additional fluency in one or more European languages is highly desirable.
- 5-7 years of experience in deal negotiation and account management, ideally in the tech and media industry.
- Ability to solve complex problems and navigate through ambiguity.
- Passionate about technology and media trends.
- Persuasive, team-oriented, and data-oriented leader.
What does success look like?
The ideal candidate will have excellent communication and negotiation skills, as well as a strong analytical mind and the ability to navigate and embrace complexity. They will need to have a deep understanding of the media landscape, OTT trends and platforms, and evolving business models. They will also need a keen sense of product awareness to articulate platform value and represent product requirements. Outstanding relationship-building skills and the ability to dive deeply into both business and technical issues will be critical to success in this role.
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Benefits of working at Samsung
- Regular Hybrid working - 3 days in the office and 2 days at home per week.
- Bonus scheme linked to individual, team, and company performance.
- Car allowance.
- Private medical – single cover.
- Income protection.
- Enhanced pension contribution.
- Three volunteering days each year.
- Flexible benefit portal and contribution of £55 per month - including travel insurance, gym membership, season ticket loan, Tastecard, dental insurance, and more.
- Holiday - 25 days plus bank holidays and an additional day off for your birthday.
- Access to discounts on a wide range of Samsung products.
- Access to a discount shopping portal.
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Samsung Electronics is a global leader in technology, opening new possibilities for people everywhere. Through relentless innovation and discovery, we are transforming the worlds of TVs, smartphones, wearable devices, tablets, digital appliances, and network systems, and the entire semiconductor industry with our memory, system LSI, foundry, and LED solutions. Samsung is also leading in the development of the Internet of Things through, among others, our Smart Home and Digital Health initiatives. Since being established in 1969, Samsung Electronics has grown into one of the world’s leading technology companies, and become recognized as one of the top global brands. Our network now extends across the world, and Samsung takes great pride in the creativity and diversity of its talented people, who drive our growth. To discover more, please visit our official newsroom at (https://news.samsung.com/global/).
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