Senior Director, Investment Strategy & Ops
Senior Director, Investment Strategy & Ops
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Headquartered in Ridgefield Park N.J. Samsung Electronics America Inc. (SEA) is a leader in mobile technologies consumer electronics home appliances and enterprise solutions. From our humble beginnings to our position today as a tech leader our passion for innovation has been the common thread throughout our history. Weve grown into one of THE most recognized global brands. We consider ourselves relentless pioneers that push boundaries and defy barriers. The company pushes beyond the limits of todays technology to provide groundbreaking connected experiences across its large portfolio of products and services including mobile devices home appliances home entertainment 5G networks and digital displays. As EPAs ENERGY STAR Corporate Commitment Partner SEA is dedicated to making a positive impact on the environment through its eco-conscious products practices and operations.People Excellence Change Integrity Co-Prosperity
The Senior Director of Investment Strategy & Operations will create division-level investment planning and strategies lead quarterly investment planning and category investment allocations and direct promotional and marketing strategies with ROI-based prioritization and recommendations.
This role will report directly to the SVP of Product Management for the Mobile Division and will work cross-organizationally across all teams at SEA particularly with sales and marketing business planning and operations category management and finance teams.
Role and Responsibilities
Overall Divisional Investment Planning and Management:
- Owner of promotional and marketing spend for division
- Develop strategic and operational plans manage execution measure and deliver results to meet or exceed division goals
- Lead divisional quarterly business reviews to identify and execute gap closure plans by category and account
- Work with cross-functional teams to plan promotion and marketing spend allocation to maximize ROI and alignment with company and strategic goals
- Create own and execute cross-division quarterly business and promotion planning across all teams and product lines
- Create promotional strategy framework by channel and carrier leveraging opportunity areas at individual channels to tailor promotions by product line with corresponding marketing plans
- Closely partner with category business operation teams to validate business plans ROI and forecasts
Product Lifecycle Investment Planning and Strategy:
- Manage spend to revenue by product category setting optimal marketing and promotional spend by account according to strategic priorities and channel opportunities to gain market share and maximize revenue
- Deliver a comprehensive strategy to improve spend efficiency and promotional investments to create annual/quarterly/monthly promotional strategies by product according to device lifecycle
- Develop external-facing promotional strategy and planning framework by channel based on analysis of cost to acquire and retain new line and upgrade costs and customer lifetime value
- Develop own and direct annual device investment calendar across all product lines to determine optimal level and mix of spend across product life cycle including clear phased investments across launch sustain and EOL
- Create category investment allocations by channel for promotional marketing and partnership funds
Skills and Qualifications
Minimum Qualifications
- Bachelors degree in Finance Business or related field and 15 years of relevant experience in financial analysis or sales program development
- Proven track record of leading investment allocation for a complex product portfolio
- Strong analytical and data-driven decision-making skills
- Experience managing large budgets with the ability to explain investment allocation tied to short- and long-term business growth
- Excellent communication and presentation skills to effectively engage senior executives
- Experience managing and developing high-performing teams
Preferred Qualifications
- Extensive work experience in financial planning and analysis or sales program development
- Strong financial and general accounting knowledge with FP&A background
- Strong experience in managing and tracking promotional spend and relevant metrics
- Experience in data visualization (Microsoft Power BI Tableau other) and data storage and management (SQL Microsoft Access etc.)
Life @ Samsung - @ Samsung - full-time employees (salaried or hourly) have access to benefits including: Medical Dental Vision Life Insurance 401(k) Employee Purchase Program Tuition Assistance (after 6 months) Paid Time Off Student Loan Program (after 6 months) Wellness Incentives and many more. In addition regular full-time employees (salaried or hourly) are eligible for MBO bonus compensation based on company division and individual performance.
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Employment Type
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