Business Recruiter - South Korea

About us

Our mission is to reinvent the way people learn, starting with language. We begin by teaching the next billion people English, Spanish, and French.

English is the global language of business, culture, and communication, and over 1.5 billion people around the world are actively trying to learn right now. Others dream of communicating with the half-billion native Spanish speakers across the globe. The problem is that it's nearly impossible to learn to speak a language without constant access to a speaking partner. Grammar and vocab apps don't really help – you need to actually converse with someone.

Speak is on a journey to fix this. We're creating an AI-powered experience that replicates the flow of a conversation, without needing a human on the other end. The goal is to make it radically more accessible to be able to have conversations in a foreign language and eventually help hundreds of millions of people gain fluency who otherwise wouldn't be able to.

We started on this journey over five years ago and we've still got a long ways to go. We're thoughtfully adding new team members only when we think they can truly play a big role in our mission.

Speak launched first in South Korea where we have quickly grown to become the top grossing education app in the country. We have now delivered this winning product to more than 30 countries globally and are continuing to expand to more markets in the coming months. The company is well funded, raising a recent Series B backed by investors like OpenAI, Founders Fund, Y Combinator, Khosla Ventures, Lachy Groom, Josh Buckley, and others. We’re a team of 75 based primarily in SF, Seoul, Tokyo, and Ljubljana.

About the Role

As a Business Recruiter at Speak you will support the Talent Acquisition team in recruiting talent for the marketing, sales, and operations teams. The ideal candidate will be responsible for sourcing, recruiting, and scheduling interviews for various business roles including B2C marketing, operations, and B2B sales. This role is critical in ensuring that we attract and hire top talent who align with our company culture and goals. You will work closely with our Lead Recruiter in mapping talent in our key Asian regions (South Korea, Japan, and Greater China) and be the first point of contact with candidates. Above all, you will be responsible for attracting and hiring Speak’s most important asset – its people.

What you’ll be doing

• Partner with hiring managers to understand hiring needs and develop effective recruiting strategies.
• Source candidates through various channels including job boards, social media, networking, and referrals.
• Map Asian markets using different sourcing tools such as LinkedIn and local job boards and job networks
• Coordinate and schedule interviews with hiring managers and candidates.
• Manage the full recruitment lifecycle from job posting to offer acceptance.
• Build a candidate pipeline and maintain the company’s talent pool in our applicant tracking system (ATS) We are currently using Ashby.
• Provide a positive candidate experience throughout the recruitment process.
• Assist in developing job descriptions and job specifications.
• Stay updated on recruiting trends and best practices.
• Proactively track and analyze the effectiveness of pipeline activity, reporting metrics, and talent trends to identify areas for improvement, providing data-driven recommendations to improving sourcing strategies
• Partnering with our Lead Recruiter and business leaders to understand and support current and future hiring needs

What we’re looking for

• Proven experience as a full-cycle recruiter, ideally within a startup or tech company environment.
• Previous experience sourcing business roles like in marketing, sales, and operations
• Expert in the tech industry in markets like South Korea, Japan, and Greater China
• Experience with sourcing tools and boolean search
• Experience with online and offline recruiting techniques
• Experience in using applicant tracking systems like Greenhouse, Lever, or Ashby
• Ability to manage multiple priorities and work effectively in a fast-paced environment.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Proficient in English and at least one other local language

Why work at Speak

1. Join a fantastic, tight-knit team at the right time: we're growing very quickly, we've raised our Series B and an additional extension from some of the top investors in the valley, and we've achieved product-market fit in our initial markets. You'd join at a magical time when a single person could significantly change the course of the company.
2. Do your life's work with people you’ll love working with: we care strongly about our craft and want every person at Speak to feel like they're growing every day. We believe in the idea that working with people you both enjoy and have respect for makes everything better. We hire thoughtfully and only work with people we admire deeply.
3. Global in nature: We're live in over 40 countries and launching in a number of new markets soon. We have dedicated offices in San Francisco, Ljubljana, Seoul, and Tokyo, and you’ll have the opportunity to talk to users in each of these regions on a regular basis as well as travel.
4. Impact people's lives in a major way: Learning a language is one of the single most life-changing skills one can learn, and right now 99% of people never achieve their goal because the process is broken. We’re helping millions of people achieve their goals and improve their lives.

Speak does not discriminate based upon race, religion, color, national origin, gender (including pregnancy, childbirth, or related medical conditions), sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, age, status as a protected veteran, status as an individual with a disability, or other applicable legally protected characteristics.