Manager, Strategic People Initiatives

Samsung Electronics•Plano, TX

About The Position

This role is not eligible for immigration sponsorship. Samsung Electronics America, Inc. (SEA), the U.S. Sales and Marketing subsidiary, is a leader in mobile technologies, consumer electronics, home appliances, enterprise solutions and networks systems. For more than four decades, Samsung has driven innovation, economic growth and workforce opportunity across the United States—investing over $100 billion and employing more than 20,000 people nationwide. By integrating our large portfolio of products, services and AI technology, we’re creating smarter, sustainable and more connected experiences that empower people to live better. SEA is a wholly owned subsidiary of Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. To learn more, visit Samsung.com. For the latest news, visit news.samsung.com/us. The Manager, Strategic People Initiatives will lead high-priority assignments from senior executives and HR leadership that do not fit within established Employee Experience or Talent Development programs. This role will serve as a flexible internal consultant, facilitator, and relationship builder—turning broad priorities into practical, well-executed initiatives. The successful candidate will build credibility across the business, identify opportunities to strengthen engagement and trust, and move comfortably between strategic planning and hands-on delivery. This is an individual-contributor role with broad organizational exposure.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in Human Resources, Business, Communications, Organizational Psychology, or a related field.
6-8 years of experience in HR consulting, employee experience, culture, engagement, talent, communications, or program management.
Experience leading executive-sponsored, cross-functional, or high-visibility initiatives.
Strong executive presence and the ability to establish credibility with senior leaders.
Strong relationship-building, consulting, facilitation, and stakeholder-management skills.
Ability to structure ambiguous assignments and move them quickly toward execution.
Strong business judgment and the ability to balance employee and organizational needs.
Excellent written, verbal, presentation-development, and executive-communication skills.
Experience using AI, automation, analytics, or digital tools to improve research, communication, reporting, or project workflows.
Advanced proficiency with Microsoft PowerPoint, Excel, and Word.

Nice To Haves

Experience in a global, matrixed, or Korean-headquartered organization.
Experience partnering directly with executives or global headquarters stakeholders.
Experience across multiple HR disciplines.
Korean-language proficiency is helpful but not required.

Responsibilities

Lead executive-sponsored special projects and emerging people initiatives.
Translate ambiguous requests into clear objectives, work plans, deliverables, and measures of success.
Build trusted relationships with executives, HR Business Partners, business leaders, managers, and employees.
Identify opportunities to improve employee engagement, trust, and the overall employee experience.
Design and facilitate executive sessions, workshops, leadership meetings, employee events, focus groups, and working sessions.
Prepare executive presentations, recommendations, talking points, toolkits, and implementation plans.
Support Employee Experience and Talent Development during major programs, launches, and peak workload periods.
Improve existing programs by strengthening participation, relevance, efficiency, and impact.
Use approved AI, large language models, analytics, and automation to support research, content development, reporting, and project execution.
Track outcomes, stakeholder feedback, risks, decisions, and follow-up actions.