Job Title: Technology Strategy Manager

Location: Teaneck, NJ or Remote (Preferably on East Coast) 

About Hanwha Vision America:

Hanwha Vision America (HVA), formerly known as Hanwha Techwin America (HTA), is an affiliate of the Hanwha Group, a Fortune Global 500 company. HVA is an industry-leading provider of smart vision solutions including IP cameras, storage devices, and video management systems founded on world-class technologies. We offer end-to-end security solutions and have achieved global success across various industry verticals, including retail, transportation, education, banking, healthcare, hospitality, and airports.

Job Description:

Hanwha Vision America (HVA) is looking for a Technology Strategy Manager to join our Technology Strategy Team. As a Technology Strategy Manager, you will be at the forefront of identifying new emerging technologies, setting up a company-wide technology roadmap, and planning an open innovation framework for smart vision solutions ranging from video surveillance products to smart solutions across verticals. This is a highly visible role within the HVA organization that requires extreme attention to detail, outstanding analytical and quantitative abilities, as well as impeccable written and verbal communication skills.  

Responsibilities:

• Mid & Long-term Technology roadmap (Must-have)
  • Conduct technology intelligence to identify threats and opportunities of new emerging technologies in-house or using third party intelligent platform
  • Research and analysis of technology data including patent and business data to identify technology trends, market/customer/regulatory needs and competitors’ R&D activities
  • Identify necessary technologies in alignment with the product/solution roadmap and technology roadmaps of each R&D organization based on internal technology classification table on each product/solution category
  • Evaluate the necessary technologies for R&D resource allocation and determine logic on how to procure the necessary technologies for company-wide mid & long-term technology roadmap
• Open innovation (Must-have)
  • Plan open innovation framework customized for North America, run and manage it
  • Identify areas or interest or necessary technologies as target segments according to the technology roadmap
  • Connect with internal sales, products or technical people to identify the target segments or scout talented tech companies
  • Scout tech companies including talented start-ups, universities and technology institutions to explore opportunities for business cooperation
  • Create and update wish-lists of technologies and talented start-ups for each target segment
  • Improve open innovation framework and process by evaluating it and collecting opinions from interested parties
• Innovative idea for products or solutions (Nice-to-have)
  • Facilitate and manage innovative idea conceived by sales, business development or product planning through an idea management tool

Qualifications (Must-have):

• Minimum of 8 years’ experience in Research & Development engineering, technology planning or strategy, technology research, IP data analytics or open innovation management.
• Understanding of products and business relating to smart vision solutions, including video surveillance, and underlying technologies such as image processing, video analytics, AI, cloud, sensors and video management software.
• Strong research and analytical skills of data including patent data for technology trends, identifying new emerging technologies and scouting talented start-ups.
• Professional writing skills for strategy planning reports and presentation materials.
• Travel up to 30% (local and international) and includes participation in industry shows, customer events, customer sites and Hanwha Vision HQ as required.
• Conference call: This role may require collaboration with employees in other regions such as Korea and/or Europe. The collaboration includes video conferences which may take place 2 to 3 times a month.

Qualifications (Nice-to-have):

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering or Science or a related field. Advanced degree (Master degree or equivalent) preferred.
• Ability to use intelligence tools or platforms for technology search or open innovation.
• Valuation of technology or corporation in context of technology transfer/licensing, Mergers & Acquisitions (M&A), Corporate Venture Capital (CVC) investment.
• Excellent interpersonal and negotiation skill in technology license agreement.

Physical Demands:

• Sitting: The Technology Strategy Manager will spend extended periods of sitting at a desk while working on a computer, conducting research, and attending meetings. This requires good posture and the ability to remain seated for extended periods.

Hanwha Vision America provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws.