ASIC and Custom Silicon Sales Account Manager for Asia Pacific & Japan (APJ) (Semiconductor)

Location: On-site in Seoul, South Korea; Tokyo, Japan may also be considered.

Company

hirify.global develops semiconductor products and custom silicon solutions for enterprise, cloud, communications, automotive, and other large-scale technology customers.

What you will do

• Define the APJ strategy for identifying, prioritizing, pursuing, and converting custom ASIC opportunities.
• Build executive-level relationships with hyperscalers, OEMs, automotive companies, communications businesses, and other silicon buyers.
• Lead account planning and complex, long-cycle sales pursuits from customer discovery through solution definition, negotiation, investment alignment, and business-case development.
• Partner with account teams and internal business units to shape competitive, scalable, and profitable custom silicon solutions.
• Develop regional opportunity pipelines, forecasting models, and governance processes.
• Bring market hirify.globalligence, competitive insights, and customer feedback into portfolio and roadmap decisions.

Requirements

• 7+ years of experience in semiconductor, ASIC, SoC, foundry, IP, or complex silicon solution sales.
• Strong business development and sales experience with foundries, custom silicon houses, and end customers.
• Experience working with Tier 1 ASIC builders and in foundry or custom chip development environments.
• Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, or a related technical field.
• Deep knowledge of the ASIC market, semiconductor business models, customer decision criteria, and ecosystem partners.
• Excellent spoken and written English communication skills required.

Nice to have

• MBA or an advanced technical degree.
• Experience in custom ASIC, semi-custom silicon, foundry services, design services, or silicon commercialization.
• Experience with hyperscale, cloud, data center, networking, automotive, industrial, healthcare, edge computing, or high-performance computing customers.
• Knowledge of NRE structures, wafer supply, packaging, yield, roadmap alignment, and lifecycle support.
• Experience influencing C-level and SVP-level stakeholders and negotiating large, multi-year agreements.

Culture & Benefits

• Work in a global, matrixed, cross-functional, and fast-evolving business environment.
• Travel as needed to support customers, internal stakeholders, and team development.
• Operate with strategic ownership, sound judgment, and a bias for action.
• Employment consideration is provided without discrimination under applicable local law.