Senior XR Strategy Expert

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5-8 Years | San Jose, California, USA (On Site) | Full Time | 9 months ago
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Job Summary

Pico, a leading XR company under ByteDance, seeks a Senior XR Strategy Expert to contribute to medium- and long-term AR/VR/AI strategies. Responsibilities include analyzing market trends, competitor strategies, and emerging technologies. The role involves researching investment and acquisition opportunities, and developing partnerships. The ideal candidate possesses 5+ years of experience in strategy, research, product development, or business development within the consumer electronics, VR/AR, or related fields. A strong understanding of technology strategy research is crucial.

Must Have

  • Develop medium-to-long-term XR strategies
  • Analyze market trends and competitor strategies
  • Research investment & acquisition opportunities
  • 5+ years experience in relevant field

Good to Have

  • Investment experience
  • Hands-on AI experience

Perks & Benefits

  • Medical, dental, and vision insurance
  • 401(k) savings plan
  • Paid parental leave
  • Paid time off
  • Wellbeing benefits

Job Description

Responsibilities
Founded in April 2015, Pico is a leading VR company with independent innovation and R&D capabilities, focusing on VR all-in-one technology. Pico is committed to offering immersive and interactive VR experiences to our customers, including providing tailor-made solutions for our enterprise clients in the fields of education and healthcare. Why Join Us Creation is the core of ByteDance's purpose. Our products are built to help imaginations thrive. This is doubly true of the teams that make our innovations possible. Together, we inspire creativity and enrich life - a mission we aim towards achieving every day. To us, every challenge, no matter how ambiguous, is an opportunity; to learn, to innovate, and to grow as one team. Status quo? Never. Courage? Always. At ByteDance, we create together and grow together. That's how we drive impact for ourselves, our company, and the users we serve. Join us. About Team: - Founded in 2012, ByteDance is a technology company operating a range of content platforms that inform, educate, entertain and inspire people across languages, cultures, and geographies. - Founded in April 2015, Pico is a leading XR company with independent innovation and R&D capabilities, focusing on XR all-in-one technology. Pico is committed to offering immersive and interactive XR experiences to our customers, including providing tailor-made solutions for our enterprise clients in the fields of education and healthcare. - As a world-renowned VR/AR brand with independent innovation and R&D capabilities, Pico has been at the forefront of the consumer electronic market. We have teams in Northern America, Europe, Japan and South Korea. We are looking for a skills and creative hardware product manager to join us to build our VR/AR new product. - The Management Office of PICO serves the business CEO and the core management team. It is responsible for important tasks such as assisting in formulating medium and long-term business strategies, conducting user research and data analysis, executing investments and acquisitions, and establishing connections with strategic partners. Responsibilities: 1. Support PICO business leader and the core management team to devise medium- and long-term strategies for AR, VR, and AI. This involves comprehensive considerations in business models, technological advancements, and content ecosystem development. 2. Undertake in-depth analysis of the strategic initiatives of mainstream companies. Continuously monitor shifts in technology trends, product evolutions, and organizational frameworks. 3. Systematically track and research emerging technology companies. Proactively explore investment, acquisition prospects, or potential partnership opportunities.
Qualifications
Minimum Qualifications: - Bachelor's degree and above in a relevant field, such as engineering, or computer science. Have the ability to conduct in-depth technology strategy research. - 5+ years in strategy, research, product, or business development, preferably in consumer electronics, VR/AR, semiconductors, display & optics, AI industry. - Possess prior strategic work or research experience. Exhibit exceptional learning agility and a down-to-earth, practical mindset. Preferred Qualifications: - Have investment experience, with a preference for individuals who approach investments from a strategic perspective rather than being solely deal-driven. - Have hands-on AI work experience, preferably in a relevant industry context. ByteDance is committed to creating an inclusive space where employees are valued for their skills, experiences, and unique perspectives. Our platform connects people from across the globe and so does our workplace. At ByteDance, our mission is to inspire creativity and enrich life. To achieve that goal, we are committed to celebrating our diverse voices and to creating an environment that reflects the many communities we reach. We are passionate about this and hope you are too. ByteDance Inc. is committed to providing reasonable accommodations in our recruitment processes for candidates with disabilities, pregnancy, sincerely held religious beliefs or other reasons protected by applicable laws. If you need assistance or a reasonable accommodation, please reach out to us at https://shorturl.at/cdpT2
Job Information
【For Pay Transparency】Compensation Description (Annually)

The base salary range for this position in the selected city is $150000 - $250000 annually.​

Compensation may vary outside of this range depending on a number of factors, including a candidate’s qualifications, skills, competencies and experience, and location. Base pay is one part of the Total Package that is provided to compensate and recognize employees for their work, and this role may be eligible for additional discretionary bonuses/incentives, and restricted stock units.​

Benefits may vary depending on the nature of employment and the country work location. Employees have day one access to medical, dental, and vision insurance, a 401(k) savings plan with company match, paid parental leave, short-term and long-term disability coverage, life insurance, wellbeing benefits, among others. Employees also receive 10 paid holidays per year, 10 paid sick days per year and 17 days of Paid Personal Time (prorated upon hire with increasing accruals by tenure).​

The Company reserves the right to modify or change these benefits programs at any time, with or without notice.​

For Los Angeles County (unincorporated) Candidates:​

Qualified applicants with arrest or conviction records will be considered for employment in accordance with all federal, state, and local laws including the Los Angeles County Fair Chance Ordinance for Employers and the California Fair Chance Act. Our company believes that criminal history may have a direct, adverse and negative relationship on the following job duties, potentially resulting in the withdrawal of the conditional offer of employment:​

1. Interacting and occasionally having unsupervised contact with internal/external clients and/or colleagues;​

2. Appropriately handling and managing confidential information including proprietary and trade secret information and access to information technology systems; and​

3. Exercising sound judgment.​

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