Opportunity Overview

You will be a pivotal hands-on member of our Strategy team as you provide executive decision-making support for day-to-day strategy and planning issues at a global communications leader and innovator. If you are currently working as a strategy consultant, this position offers the opportunity to continue in a challenging, creative role in an intense environment -- but in a setting where you can continue to build expertise and see the results of your work.

As Manager of Strategy, your key areas of focus are to: 1) support executive leadership in designing a corporate structure that is aligned with our headquarters' strategic direction and guidelines; 2) assess and evaluate KPIs against annual plan and prepare monthly reports to communicate status to headquarters; 3) assess and evaluate strategic performance of portfolio companies and support executives' board participation; and 4) conduct research on key trends in the telecom/Internet/media and other information/communication/technology (ICT) fields and communicate that expertise within the organization; and 5) collaborate and communicate with cross-functional business units and headquarters on various strategic and operational issues.

SK Telecom Americas (SKTA) is a US subsidiary of SK Telecom, a global communications leader and innovator. We serve as the business gateway between SK Telecom (Korea's largest mobile operator) and the US market with the intent of leveraging SK Telecom's experience and resources while forming an eco-system of strategic alliances with leading information communication companies that transcend businesses and geographic locations across the world. Our mission is to define and deploy next-generation convergent services that will transform the way people use mobile technology.

Your Opportunity

As a global leader in telecommunications, a standard of excellence permeates our organization's culture. Our professionals and staff take ownership of their work and reap benefits at several levels:

• High impact -- you'll help shape the processes by which we conduct strategic planning; you'll not only support the development of short and long range plans, including KPIs, but you'll also have the opportunity to refine and improve these metrics as we go along and provide valuable insights into our key decision making activities.
• Visibility -- you'll regularly interface with many areas of the organization -- including our executive management-- providing you with a "bird's eye view" of our business and high-level recognition for your achievements.
• Skills development -- as we pursue a variety of organic and inorganic growth opportunities, including investments in early stage start-ups, you'll gain hands-on exposure to diverse industries and this exposure will greatly strengthen your development as a Strategy professional.
• The "best of both worlds" -- our leaders are passionate about creating the kind of environment that people want to work in, and understand the importance of investing in the right people, infrastructure, culture, technology, and solutions. In spite of a pervasive recessionary environment, you'll enjoy the entrepreneurial vigor of a start-up like atmosphere, but also the stability and financial backing of our established parent company, SK Telecom.
• Platform for career growth -- this opportunity will open new doors for your Strategy career and you'll be ideally positioned to pursue a variety of growth opportunities within our organization.
• Excellent compensation -- in addition to a competitive salary, we offer a comprehensive benefits package that includes fully paid medical/dental/vision coverage for you & your family; matching 401(k); holidays; and more.

Our Requirements

• Bachelor's degree; MBA is a plus.
• 5+ years of corporate strategy/planning experience; strategy consulting background and/or experience with Internet/media/ICT arena is a plus.
• Bilingual in English and Korean.
• Strong project management skills.
• Demonstrated ability to synthesize complex data and develop meaningful strategic/financial analyses.
• Outstanding analytical, research, and presentation skills.
• Ability to work independently and with teams.
• Excellent interpersonal abilities, including oral and written communication skills.
• Computer proficiency in a Microsoft Office suite environment, including Word, PowerPoint, Excel & Outlook.

More About Your Role

Much of your role will be defined once you are on board and we can assess the unique skill set and experiences you possess. You will report directly to the Director of Strategy & Planning with a dotted line to the Vice President of Strategy. You will join us at our Sunnyvale office, conveniently located in the heart of Silicon Valley, which has an abundance of parks, shops and restaurants making it an ideal place to live, work & play.

Some of your initial challenges revolve around defining our overall corporate strategy in a fluid, evolving environment. You'll interface extensively with our HQ in Korea and be able to overcome cultural and communication differences to effectively present your ideas and navigate through multiple layers of decision making as you build relationships and ensure complete alignment with SK Telecom's overall strategic objectives.

At a high level, you'll spend about 50% of your time with day-to-day and long-term strategy/planning issues; 20% with analysis and evaluation of our portfolio companies; and the remaining 30% collaborating with HQ (this means working early or late to accommodate international time differences and doing whatever it takes to get the job done right).

Keys to Success

Relationship building will be crucial to your success in this position. You'll need to build relationships with diverse multicultural stakeholders as you help us develop and drive ahead-of-the curve plans that empower us to achieve our growth objectives. Further qualities that will assist you in this role include:

• Proactive work ethic -- you'll demonstrate solid self-initiative and focus to manage multiple priorities in a dynamic environment laden with ambiguity; in fact, if you're the type of person we're looking for you'll not only thrive in ambiguity but embrace the challenges inherent in such an environment and still help us meet our objectives.
• Innovation -- you'll challenge the status quo and bring new ideas to the table as you aim to optimize our planning environment and achieve value-added results.
• Flexibility -- handling multiple systems and processes while supporting diverse stakeholders will regularly call upon your abilities to multitask, prioritize, and easily adjust to the evolving needs of the business.

If this sounds like the right mix of challenge and opportunity for you, and you meet the minimum qualifications, we want to hear from you!

Who We Are

SK Telecom (NYSE: SKM) is Korea's leading mobile communications company and one of the largest wireless Internet service providers in the world. We have a history of innovation being the first company to launch a commercial CDMA mobile network technology in 1995, and we've been pushing the boundaries ever since. The company launched its 2.5G services in January of 2001, 1xEV-DO service in 2002, and HSDPA service in 2006. SK Telecom continues to lead the era of digital and mobile communications by offering value-added premium services to mobile subscribers and strengthening wireless Internet services with a robust, flexible, commerce-enabled mobile platform.

SKTA has been established to address the evolving needs of the Americas market, with a focus on the US, by deploying expansive convergent services that will shape the way people embrace the new convergence era. SKTA consists of an elite team of technologists and business professionals who will spearhead the creation of convergent mobile-web solutions by leveraging SK Telecom's experience and resources while forming partnerships by way of an eco-system of strategic alliances with the leading information communications operators across the world. For more information, please visit www.sktelecom.com and www.skta.com.