People Operations Generalist (AI)

Location: Seoul, South Korea; hybrid in-office work required

Company

hirify.global is an AI-powered language learning company building a conversation-first tutor for learners across more than 40 countries and 15+ languages.

What you will do

• Manage the full FTE employee lifecycle across South Korea, Japan, and Taiwan, including onboarding, contracts, probation, offboarding, HRIS updates, audits, and data accuracy.
• Track multi-market compliance, recommend actions for regulatory changes, and maintain the employee handbook.
• Serve as the main People Ops resource for regional employee questions and partner with Global People Ops on aligned processes.
• Administer local benefits and perks, including health checkups and insurance enrollment, and support engagement surveys and performance review cycles.
• Map workflows across three markets, identify operational gaps, and improve processes with the team.
• Build and maintain the APAC People Ops SOP and playbook library, including AI- and automation-enabled workflows for contracts, onboarding, data entry, and intake systems.

Requirements

• 4–6 years of experience in People Operations, HR, or a related field.
• Experience managing projects, solving ambiguous problems, prioritizing effectively, and coordinating multiple stakeholders.
• Strong communication skills, high emotional intelligence, discretion with sensitive information, and reliable follow-through.
• Curiosity about AI and automation and the ability to learn new tools quickly.
• Comfort working independently in a fast-moving environment and across cultures and contexts.
• Based in Seoul and available for hybrid in-office work; comfortable communicating in English for daily collaboration and basic business writing.

Nice to have

• Experience working across multiple legal entities or countries.
• Experience building or significantly improving an HR process or SOP from scratch.
• Previous experience at a startup or high-growth company.

Culture & Benefits

• Join a fast-growing team after Series C funding and product-market fit in its initial markets.
• Work with a collaborative, thoughtful team focused on craft, growth, and mutual respect.
• Interact regularly with users and colleagues across global markets, with opportunities to travel.
• Contribute to a product designed to help millions of people achieve meaningful language-learning goals.