Senior Manager, Technical Marketing, Custom SOC

Samsung Semiconductor • San Jose, CA

5d • Onsite

About The Position

We are seeking a Technical Marketing Senior Manager to join our System LSI - Custom SoC Sales and Business Development Team in San Jose, CA. In this role, you will be responsible for identifying new opportunities for custom SoC (ASIC) business, conducting pre-shaping activities including technical requirements review and commercial discussions with potential customers, and building relationships with customers across the US market. This customer-facing role is highly cross-functional, where you will also manage day-to-day account management activities on both the technical and business sides with internal and external teams. We are seeking a high- energy professional with strong communication skills towards internal stakeholders and customers, as well as the ability to lead and develop new processes and ideas. The successful candidate will thrive in a fast-paced, dynamic environment and be able to develop strategic relationships with customer teams.
Location: Daily onsite presence at our San Jose headquarters in alignment with our Flexible Work Policy

Requirements

• Highly Technical Background with deep business acumen and the ability to synthesize technical and business information into clear, compelling executive-level presentations that influence internal and external stakeholders.
• Bachelor’s Degree in Engineering, Business, or related discipline and 10+ years of experience, or Master’s and 8+ years of experience.
• Technical sales and/or Marketing experience, management experience, technical/customer program management, or field applications engineering experience.
• Both Pre and Post Sales Customer Support.
• Good understanding of Semiconductor Industry, especially in SoC (System on Chip).
• Ability to analyze customer’s problem and needs from the component to system and application level based on customer’s requirements and purpose the solution that maps out to Samsung LSI’s offering.
• Frequent work and meetings are required with Korea.
• You’re inclusive, adapting your style to the situation and diverse global norms of our people.
• An avid learner, you approach challenges with curiosity and resilience, seeking data to help build understanding.
• You’re collaborative, building relationships, humbly offering support and openly welcoming approaches.
• Innovative and creative, you proactively explore new ideas and adapt quickly to change.

Nice To Haves

• Understanding or past experience with ASIC design and manufacturing flow, including advanced packaging is a Plus.
• Korean language proficiency is a plus but not required.

Responsibilities

• Support the design-in activities and business operations by working with cross-functional teams across Engineering, Sales and Marketing teams to secure customer engagements.
• Act as local support interface for US customers for existing accounts and ongoing programs.
• Engage in engineering & commercial discussions with customers.
• Market survey and developing new customers and applications.
• Act as local POC for engineering/commercial VOC collecting and leading issue resolving by circling back internally with right internal POC.
• On-going and future projects reporting to both US and Korea Executives.
• Build relationships with internal stakeholder teams such as Marketing, Sales, Product Planning and development teams to know and understand S.LSI’s differentiated offerings and strategies.
• Work with customer teams to map their requirements to S.LSI offerings, identify potential gaps, and champion their cause by driving internal development teams to address their needs and deliver technical solutions.
• Develop and build relationships with customers’ teams to understand their technology needs, application requirements and jointly define the best silicon/platform solutions to enable customer’s products.

Benefits

• Give Back With a charitable giving match and frequent opportunities to get involved, we take an active role in supporting the community.
• Enjoy Time Away You’ll start with 4+ weeks of paid time off a year, plus holidays and sick leave, to rest and recharge.
• Care for Family Whatever family means to you, we want to support you along the way—including a stipend for fertility care or adoption, medical travel support, and virtual vet care for your fur babies.
• Prioritize Emotional Wellness With on-demand apps and free confidential therapy sessions, you’ll have support no matter where you are.
• Stay Fit Eating well and being active are important parts of a healthy life. Our onsite Café and gym, plus virtual classes, make it easier.
• Embrace Flexibility Benefits are best when you have the space to use them. That’s why we facilitate a flexible environment so you can find the right balance for you.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level