Seoul, South Korea Hybrid Full-time

Speak is hiring an APAC People Ops Generalist - Korea

Responsibilities

  • Manage the complete employee journey across South Korea, Japan, and Taiwan, including onboarding, contract management, probation tracking, offboarding, and HRIS administration
  • Ensure employee records are accurate and up to date across all three locations through regular audits and resolution of discrepancies
  • Monitor compliance requirements across multiple markets, identify regulatory updates, and recommend actions while maintaining an updated employee handbook
  • Serve as the primary contact for employees in the region on people operations and employment lifecycle inquiries
  • Collaborate with the global People Ops team to align processes while incorporating local market nuances
  • Administer locally relevant benefits and perks such as health screenings, insurance enrollment, and region-specific offerings
  • Support the execution of people programs including engagement surveys, performance reviews, and recurring HR cycles
  • Analyze current workflows across the three markets, identify inefficiencies or bottlenecks, and collaborate on process improvements
  • Contribute to the development and upkeep of standard operating procedures and playbooks for APAC People Ops
  • Assist in designing and deploying AI and automation solutions for tasks like contract generation, onboarding workflows, data input, and request intake
  • Gather input from employees and internal partners to guide improvements that deliver meaningful impact

Work Arrangement

Hybrid — Seoul

Team

Distributed team across San Francisco, Seoul, Tokyo, Taipei, and Ljubljana

Other

  • You prioritize precision without losing focus on what's truly important
  • You are motivated by creating solutions that didn’t exist before
  • You remain composed under pressure and provide clarity in uncertain situations
  • You thrive in cross-cultural environments and adjust your approach based on context instead of applying uniform solutions
  • You proactively identify problems and take initiative to resolve them
About company
Speak
Speak is building a human-level, AI-powered tutor in your pocket: a conversation-first experience that lets learners actually speak, get instant feedback, and progress through carefully designed lessons. The company aims to reinvent language learning with a complete path from beginner to confident speaker across multiple languages.
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Department People
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Posted a month ago