Senior Strategic Business Development Manager

Position Summary

Why Join our Team?

Samsung’s Smart TV Platform is the leading living room platform for OTT content consumption and distribution. The Business Development Team is responsible for sourcing, negotiating with, and managing content partnerships with leading media & content players on the Samsung Smart TV platform in Europe. We work very closely with our Product and Ads 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:

Please note this is an immediately starting 3-6 month contract and therefore we require someone who is available immediately.

Samsung Electronics UK is recruiting for a Senior Strategic Business Development Manager to join the European Smart TV Business Development 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 OTT platform in the world! In this position, you will negotiate deals, build and nurture relationships with Smart TV 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 OTT 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

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 BD Manager must be a self-starter and will need thrive in a fast-paced environment, take the initiative, manage multiple partners, and work under tight timeframes.

Required Qualifications

• BA/BS or equivalent experience required, MBA/JD preferred but not required
• Strong negotiation exeperiece and account management ideally for digital content distribution at a studio, network, digital platform, TELCOs)
• Ability to solve complex problems and navigate large, global organisations with lots of ambiguity
• Passionate about technology and new media trends
• Self-motivated, assertive, persuasive and analytical
• Confidence with Microsoft Word, Excel, and PowerPoint are a must

What does success look like?

The ideal candidate will have excellent communication and negotiation skills, as well as a strong analytical mind with 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.

Skills and Qualifications

Benefits of working at Samsung include

• 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
• Pension contribution
• Three volunteering days each year
• 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
• Partner Colleagues are not eligible for certain types of statutory leave such as Samsung Family Leave or Sick Leave policies but may be eligible for statutory payments via their agency

A note on equal opportunities

We are an equal-opportunity employer and value diversity at our Company. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, colour, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status or disability status.

We will ensure that individuals with disabilities are provided reasonable accommodation to participate in the job application or interview process, to perform essential job functions, and to receive other benefits and privileges of employment. Please contact us to request accommodation.

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