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Spent 8+ years at Hyundai Motor Company running a 22-program, $10M+ portfolio and carrying three external technologies to deployment, including one now sold by Kia.","location":{"city":"Irvine, CA, United States"},"profiles":[{"network":"LinkedIn","username":"changwookim","url":"https://linkedin.com/in/changwookim"},{"network":"changwoo-pm.github.io","username":"changwoo-pm.github.io","url":"https://changwoo-pm.github.io/"}]},"meta":{"canonical":"https://saywise.com/changwookim","version":"v1.0.0","lastModified":"2026-10-13T04:10:05.248Z"},"x_saywise":{"handle":"changwookim","pronouns":null,"availability":null,"oneLiner":"Senior program manager who takes emerging technologies from pilot validation to commercial deployment. Spent 8+ years at Hyundai Motor Company running a 22-program, $10M+ portfolio and carrying three external technologies to deployment, including one now sold by Kia.","profileUrl":"https://saywise.com/changwookim","markdownUrl":"https://saywise.com/changwookim/profile.md","pdfUrl":"https://saywise.com/changwookim/resume.pdf","archetype":{"code":"HS-DG","name":"Launchpad Navigator","url":"https://saywise.com/sca/65f6dd54cbd1","rarity":"One of the first Launchpad Navigators on Saywise"},"qa":[{"question":"What are your biggest strengths?","url":"https://saywise.com/q/16458e492490","answers":[{"title":"Post","url":"https://saywise.com/s/ba7f412527db","text":"Over eight years across manufacturing, consumer electronics, and automotive, I've learned that connecting technology to business means understanding what customers actually want. At Hyundai, I managed a 22-program, $10M+ portfolio covering AI, robotics, and EV charging. Before that, I led Samsung's robot vacuum from R&D to global launch and drove LG's webOS smart TV platform to market. Now I'm supporting operations and commercialization at an early-stage startup."}]}]},"work":[{"name":"Stealth Startup","position":"Operations & Commercialization Lead","startDate":"2024-06-01","summary":"Supporting an early-stage startup on operations and technology commercialization."},{"name":"Hyundai Motor Company","position":"Senior Program Manager, Advanced Technology Portfolio","location":"Mountain View, California, United States","url":"https://hyundaimotorgroup.com","startDate":"2015-08-01","endDate":"2024-03-01","summary":"Ran a 22-program, $10M+ portfolio covering AI, robotics, mobility, and EV charging, reprioritizing mid-cycle and lifting budget utilization from 40% to 85%. Designed the Jira intake-to-launch system and Power BI reporting, redesigned approval routing, and cut approval lead time from 10 weeks to 4. Took three external technologies from pilot to deployment, including a camping module now sold as an official Kia product."},{"name":"Hyundai Motor Company","position":"Program Manager, Technology Strategy","location":"Seoul, South Korea","url":"https://hyundai.com","startDate":"2015-08-01","endDate":"2020-01-01","summary":"Led 12-week McKinsey and AT Kearney engagements that scanned 1,258 emerging technologies across 7 domains and set the group's focus areas. Established an emerging-technology organization with a 4-stage, 3-gate process, approved by the chairman and adopted across five affiliates. Set up the decision cadence for enterprise technology reviews, tracking each decision to a closed action item."},{"name":"LG Electronics","position":"Product Manager, webOS Smart TV","location":"Seoul, South Korea","startDate":"2012-08-01","endDate":"2015-09-01","summary":"Led cross-functional launch programs for LG's webOS Smart TV platform. ▸ Cross-functional launch readiness: Orchestrated hardware, software platform, design, sales, marketing, and QA teams for the webOS UHD8000 and LB6000 series through CES unveil, demo builds, and executive briefings. ▸ 40+ bi-weekly CEO briefs: Delivered competitive positioning analysis against Apple, Google, and Samsung to LG's CEO (2013–2015), grounded in 100+ customer and partner interviews, supporting a go-to-market strategy that drove 17% YoY growth and $400M in launch-year sales."},{"name":"Samsung Electronics","position":"Robot Engineering Researcher","location":"Suwon","startDate":"2008-06-01","endDate":"2011-08-01","summary":"Led Samsung's first robotic vacuum platform from R&D to global launch. ▸ Coordinated R&D, manufacturing, QC, and suppliers through the first-generation launch of Samsung's robotic vacuum platform, reducing the development cycle 20% through CAE-based dynamics optimization. ▸ 18 patents in robot motion control, navigation, and multibody dynamics optimization (Google Scholar)."}],"education":[{"institution":"University of Michigan - School of Information","studyType":"Master of Science - MS in Applied Data Science","startDate":"2024-08-01","endDate":"2026-09-01"},{"institution":"Seoul National University","studyType":"Master of Business Administration (MBA) in Business Administration, Management and Operations"},{"institution":"University at Buffalo","studyType":"Master of Science - MS in Mechanical Engineering (Robotics)"},{"institution":"Hanyang University","studyType":"Bachelor of Science in Mechanical and Computer Engineering"}],"skills":[{"name":"Programme Office"},{"name":"Managing Large Scale Projects"},{"name":"Go-to-Market Strategy"},{"name":"Operations Management"},{"name":"Microsoft Power BI"},{"name":"Program Delivery Management"},{"name":"Technical Program Leadership"},{"name":"Cross-functional Leadership"},{"name":"System Integration & Validation"},{"name":"Technical Program Coordination"},{"name":"Process Optimization & Cycle Time Reduction"},{"name":"Product Lifecycle Management"},{"name":"Stakeholder Alignment & Delivery"},{"name":"Cross-functional Program Execution"},{"name":"Technical Project Leadership"},{"name":"Global Cross-Functional Team Leadership"},{"name":"Senior Stakeholder Management"},{"name":"Product Management"},{"name":"MVP Development"},{"name":"Strategic Project Management"},{"name":"Complex Project Management"},{"name":"Product Identification"},{"name":"Product Analysis"},{"name":"Technical Program Management"},{"name":"Business Process Improvement"},{"name":"New Business Development"},{"name":"Business Intelligence (BI)"},{"name":"Collaborative Problem Solving"},{"name":"Leadership"},{"name":"Business Development"},{"name":"Cross-functional Team Leadership"},{"name":"Business Strategy"},{"name":"Project Management"},{"name":"Strategic Planning"},{"name":"Business Analysis"},{"name":"Consumer Electronics"},{"name":"Market Research"},{"name":"Product Development"},{"name":"Product Launch"},{"name":"Portfolio and Program Planning"},{"name":"Stage-Gate Governance"},{"name":"Requirements Management"},{"name":"Risk and Dependency Management"},{"name":"Budget Forecasting and Variance Reporting"},{"name":"KPI and Metrics Reporting"},{"name":"Change Management"},{"name":"Cross-Functional Stakeholder Alignment"},{"name":"Vendor and Partner Management"},{"name":"Contract and SOW Management"},{"name":"Executive Reporting"}],"certificates":[{"name":"Supervised Machine Learning: Regression and Classification","date":"2025-04-01","issuer":"DeepLearning.AI, Stanford University"},{"name":"Intermediate PostgreSQL","date":"2024-08-01","issuer":"University of Michigan"},{"name":"Model Thinking","date":"2017-06-01","issuer":"Coursera Course Certificates"}]}