Position Summary

Engineering managers at Samsung Ads know their product and architecture like the back of their hands. They relentlessly drive for excellence, focus on important issues, and solve complicated problems. They constantly innovate and make visions a reality, partnering with architects on the technical side. They have strong relationships with product managers and make sure their teams know why what they’re working on matters. They coordinate amongst multiple sites worldwide and always work towards increased communication and productivity. If this sounds like you, please read on!

Role and Responsibilities

In recent years, Samsung has focused on creating services across its devices to complement its leading hardware business while utilizing its strong global distribution network. These services and a vast partner network and proprietary data create significant opportunities for advertising-based monetization. After operating for five years, Samsung Ads has become a highly successful and rapidly growing business. Its ongoing success relies on the products, technologies, and tools the Global Ads & Data Product & Engineering team developed. With a substantial presence in four countries, this fast-paced and complex organization encompasses hundreds of employees working across various product and strategic domains.

As the Site Lead for our US development site, you will oversee a large team of software developers responsible for critical products for Samsung Ads. Your role will involve developing the Montreal organization, collaborating with other global site leads, and partnering with senior product and engineering leadership to ensure an effective global product development process.

The ideal candidate for this position has demonstrated experience in leading a large software development organization on a global scale, including hiring, talent development, and effective team organization. They should enjoy working closely with product management to understand the significance of their teams work and be enthusiastic about collaborating to drive improvements across all sites. This individual will be able to shape a vision for a high-performing organization and effectively collaborate to bring that vision to life.

This position will report directly to the VP of Engineering and will be based in the Mountain View, CA office, with both domestic and international travel.

Responsibilities:

Your primary responsibilities will include:

Lead, hire, and build an engineering team in the US (currently around 80+ people strong).
Drive the execution of the Product Solutions Roadmap.
Cultivate a world-class engineering culture and best practices.
Evolve our technology to meet the businesss needs and industry standards.
Improve organizational design, interfaces, and processes to optimize product development and quality.
Contribute to the global P&E org by leading and managing a cross-regional functional area (e.g., tech support, documentation) and partner closely with other engineering sites to ensure success.
Collaborate closely with Product Management to facilitate high-impact product delivery.
Interact effectively with architects, site reliability engineers (SREs), and adjacent engineering and R&D teams to build and sustain high-quality and impactful platforms and products.
Engage actively with partnering teams, including in Korea, in a highly complex environment to remove obstacles and pave the way toward successful outcomes.

NECESSARY SKILLS & ATTRIBUTES:

Proven track record in successfully building and launching digital ad platforms and products.
Demonstrated experience in leading large-scale engineering teams with a structured and deliberate mindset.
10+ years of experience in (and passion for) hiring, leading, and developing engineering teams within the Ads space or closely related sectors.
15+ years of product development experience with a strong track record of delivering high-quality products at scale.
Computer Science/Engineering BS/MS/PhD.
Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
Attention to detail and quality; striving for continuous improvements.
Ability to work strategically and tactically (hands-on) as needed, with relative fluidity, little direction, and ambiguity.
General interest and awareness of industry trends and developments in related sectors.
Deep advertising technology domain expertise is required.

CULTURE FIT:

Operational Excellence
- Systematic problem solving
- Structured & considered organizational design
- Perpetual & continuous improvement
- Seamless collaboration
Individual Scale
- Capacity to extend influence wide and deep at the same time
- Intuitive ability to make tech choices while balancing short and long-term considerations
Team Leadership
- Set high standards leading by example
- Transparent and accountable
- Humble yet confident
Ambitious yet compassionate

CORE LEADERSHIP COMPETENCIES:

EXCELLENCE
Drives action with humility, EQ, and an unwavering passion for performance and results
CHANGE
Embodies and encourages intelligent creativity
CO PROSPERITY
Navigates highly matrixed and complex organizations successfully as part of a team
PEOPLE
Builds and develops best-in-class teams built on trust, accountability and mutual respect for each other and the organization
INTEGRITY
Inspires trust, confidence, and consensus across the organization by fostering relationships

Skills and Qualifications

For candidates in Mountain View, CA - the salary range for this role is expected to be between $335,000 and $355,000. Actual pay will be determined considering factors such as relevant skills and experience, and comparison to other employees in the role.

## LI-MC

* Please visit Samsung membership to see Privacy Policy, which defaults according to your location. You can change Country/Language at the bottom of the page. If you are European Economic Resident, please click here.

At Samsung, we believe that innovation and growth are driven by an inclusive culture and a diverse workforce. We aim to create a global team where everyone belongs and has equal opportunities, inspiring our talent to be their true selves. Together, we are building a better tomorrow for our customers, partners, and communities.

* 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.

Reasonable Accommodations for Qualified Individuals with Disabilities During the Application Process

Samsung Electronics America is committed to providing reasonable accommodations for qualified individuals with disabilities in our job application process. If you have a disability and require a reasonable accommodation in order to participate in the application process, please contact our Reasonable Accommodation Team (855-557-3247) or SEA_Accommodations_Ext@sea.samsung.com for assistance. This number is for accommodation requests only and is not intended for general employment inquiries.