Legal Solutions Director (South Korea)

Location: South Korea

Company

AI legal technology company providing productivity software for in-house legal teams, including contract review, matter management, legal research, question answering, and drafting tools.

What you will do

• Develop customer-specific and proprietary legal solutions for the Korean market, including legal content, databases, contract playbooks, precedents, case law search, and legal operations workflows.
• Advise in-house legal teams, law firms, regulators, and academia on legal and operational challenges, including pre-sales and post-sales workflow design.
• Lead bespoke consulting projects for APAC users, creating and optimizing customized contract review playbooks for client and jurisdictional requirements.
• Own revenue-generating activities in Korea during the first 12 months, from lead generation through deal closing.
• Provide Korean market and legal domain insights to shape product strategy, roadmap, localized enablement, educational initiatives, workshops, and user engagement.
• Build partnerships across the APAC legal ecosystem and collaborate with global product, content, marketing, sales, and regional teams.

Requirements

• At least one of the following: 4+ years of post-qualification experience as a practicing lawyer in a Korean jurisdiction; 5+ years as an account executive in enterprise software or legal services in Korea; or 4+ years as a business consultant at a leading business consulting firm.
• Deep understanding of legal workflows and challenges faced by legal professionals in corporate, regulatory, or practice environments.
• Native or near-native Korean.
• Business-level English.

Nice to have

• Experience in legal tech, AI adoption, or technology partnerships.
• Experience working with regulators or academia on legal workflows, data curation, or knowledge frameworks.
• Fluency in Chinese or Japanese.

Culture & Benefits

• Competitive compensation package based on experience.
• Performance-based incentive compensation and a separate equity incentive.
• Opportunity to shape the strategic footprint across APAC and influence global product direction.
• Collaboration with teams across Singapore, San Francisco, Japan, London, and Munich.