Strategy & Operations Lead — Korea

OpenAI
Seoul
Workplace: HybridFull timeFunction: Business OperationsSkills: ["Strategic thinking","Cross-functional leadership","Stakeholder management","Accountability","Communication"]

Lead Korea’s operating strategy and execution within OpenAI’s APAC organization. Partner closely with the General Manager to translate global strategy into regional priorities, drive operational discipline, and scale operating systems across markets, functions, and business lines. Establish KPIs, reporting frameworks, and operating cadences, identify gaps and inefficiencies, and support market entry readiness while building and mentoring a high-performing regional operations team in a hybrid Seoul-based model.

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Strategy & Operations Lead — Korea

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Job Summary

Lead Korea’s operating strategy and execution within OpenAI’s APAC organization. Partner closely with the General Manager to translate global strategy into regional priorities, drive operational discipline, and scale operating systems across markets, functions, and business lines. Establish KPIs, reporting frameworks, and operating cadences, identify gaps and inefficiencies, and support market entry readiness while building and mentoring a high-performing regional operations team in a hybrid Seoul-based model.
Location: Seoul
Workplace: Hybrid
Employment Type: Full time
Job Function: Business Operations
Seniority: Manager level

Key Responsibilities

  • •Define and implement Korea’s operating strategy aligned with APAC and global objectives.
  • •Drive execution across key markets, balancing consistency with local needs, regulations, and dynamics.
  • •Establish KPIs, reporting frameworks, and operating cadences to track performance and guide decisions.
  • •Build and optimize scalable processes across business lines, identify operational gaps, and implement continuous improvement initiatives.
  • •Build, lead, and mentor a regional operations team while partnering across functions to deliver regional goals.

Key Requirements

  • •Significant experience leading regional or international operations in a fast-scaling, complex business environment.
  • •Strong strategic and operational judgment to translate high-level goals into clear execution plans.
  • •Experience operating across multiple markets, functions, and business lines, ideally within Korea.
  • •Track record building scalable operating systems, processes, metrics, and reporting frameworks.
  • •Strong people leadership experience building and developing high-performing teams.
Experience:Regional operationsInternational operations
Skills:Strategic thinkingCross-functional leadershipStakeholder managementAccountabilityCommunication

Company Brief

OpenAI
Develops and deploys advanced generative AI models (including ChatGPT and DALL·E) and AI infrastructure, providing APIs and consumer products to accelerate safe AGI for broad benefit.
Industry: AI & Machine Learning
Company Size: Enterprise (1,001+ employees)
Revenue: USD 1B+
Growth: Scaleup
Valuation: Hectocorn (USD 100B+)
Funding: Series E+
Headquarters: San Francisco, United States
Founded: 2015
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