Head of Marketing - Korea

Speak is building a human-level, AI-powered tutor in your pocket and is the number one language learning app in South Korea. As the Head of Marketing at Speak Korea (supporting our B2C business), you will be responsible for continuing to grow our largest market, with full ownership over the marketing execution and strategy. Your team will consist of Brand, Partnership, and Growth Marketing, as well as an in-house team of Marketing Designers.

Responsibilities

Identify the biggest growth opportunities and lead strategic initiatives for the Korean market, from Marketing and Business perspectives; Own the performance of the Korean B2C market across all key metrics (LTV, ARR, key accounts, # of subscribers, brand awareness, etc.); Formulate a cohesive market strategy alongside B2B and spearhead the effort to push the Korean market to the next growth stage; Manage and oversee our Speak Korea marketing teams (Brand, Growth, Partnership, and Design); Communicate local product needs, working closely with CX, Engineering, Product, and Design; Build strong relationships with other major markets like Japan and Taiwan; Coach, mentor, and develop team members to achieve business objectives and ensure team motivation

Requirements

At least 10 years of marketing experience with leadership, ideally in tech startups; Must be fluent in verbal and written communication skills in both English and Korean, including the ability to cultivate internal and external relationships; Strong track record of achieving business goals and exceeding expectations; Experience being involved in high-growth, high-impact projects; Comfort with navigating through ambiguity, with appreciation for creative discoveries along the way; Strong leadership and coaching ability to build high-performance teams; Passion and alignment in Speak’s mission - in changing the way people learn, starting with language; Ability to travel as needed, most often to San Francisco HQ

Nice to have

Previously started a company or held C-level titles

Benefits

Join a fantastic, tight-knit team at the right time: growing very quickly, recently raised Series C from top investors, and achieved product-market fit in initial markets; Do your life's work with people you’ll love working with: care strongly about craft and grow every day; Global in nature: live in over 40 countries, launching new markets soon, with dedicated offices in San Francisco, Ljubljana, Seoul, Tokyo, and Taipei; Impact people's lives in a major way: helping millions of people achieve their language learning goals