Head of Product Management, Samsung TV Plus

Samsung TV Plus is an industry-leading FAST (free ad-supported TV) and VOD (video-on-demand) service reaching 24 countries and 500 million devices globally across TV and mobile. One of the first FAST platforms, Samsung TV Plus now offers more than 250 channels in the U.S. and nearly 2,000 channels globally, along with thousands of shows and movies on-demand. FAST is the fastest-growing video segment amongst consumers and FAST ad spend is expected to surpass that of Broadcast/Cable (combined) and SVOD within the next three years. This role offers the opportunity to work at the forefront of the exploding and ever-evolving FAST space and play a key role in driving the growth of the TV Plus business.

• Set the vision and roadmap for the product and run the project/product development cycle
• Understand and articulate viewer needs, build associated business cases and prioritize product requirements
• Proactively interface with cross-functional teams to derive solutions that solve problems, and develop new product concepts using market data and product development frameworks with both internal and external teams from the ground up
• Think through products from an engineering perspective and scoping down to the highest-impact, lowest-effort solution to the problem
• Manage project risks, scope changes and other non-standard events throughout the life of the project
• Manage stakeholder communications and progress reporting
• Ensure quality of deliverables is verified and matching expectations
• Develop a deep understanding of our product and use that knowledge to power your cross-functional work
• Able to use sound strategic business judgement to prioritize initiatives, demonstrating intellectual curiosity and analytical intuition
• Drive the evolution of the product

• Bachelor’s Degree required, preferably in computer science, engineering, science or math
• MBA or Master’s degree a plus
• 15+ years of relevant business experience with a proven record around delivery
• 10+ years of product management experience, ideally including consumer facing OTT video streaming product management experience
• 5+ years of product team leadership
• Track record of building and launching successful products
• Experience with prototyping and other creative ways to gather direct feedback early in the product development process
• Proven analytical and quantitative skills; ability and passion to use hard data and metrics to back up product decision
• The ability to manage chaos, ambiguity and complexity, in a detailed, organized way
• Solid knowledge of best practices and trends around OTT video streaming products
• A self-starter with excellent verbal and written communications skills

• Samsung Electronics America, Inc. and its subsidiaries are committed to employing a diverse workforce, and provide Equal Employment Opportunity for all individuals regardless of race, color, religion, gender, age, national origin, marital status, sexual orientation, gender identity, status as a protected veteran, genetic information, status as a qualified individual with a disability, or any other characteristic protected by law.