# Business Development & Partnerships Executive (South Korea) > Pulse Labs AI, Inc. · South Korea (Remote) · — · Posted 2026-07-14 **Workplace:** remote **Department:** Panel Marketing ## Description Location: Remote (South Korea) Language Requirement: Native-level Korean (written and spoken) | Professional English Contract Duration: 4 Months ### About Pulse Labs Pulse Labs is a global UX research company backed by industry leaders such as Google and Amazon. We help the world's leading technology companies build better products by connecting them with real users and businesses to gather valuable insights. As our business research programs continue to grow globally, we're looking for someone to help us build meaningful partnerships with businesses across South Korea. This isn't a traditional sales role. You won't be selling software or closing commercial deals. Instead, you'll introduce businesses to exciting research and data programs that help shape the future of AI and technology. If you enjoy building trusted relationships, creating opportunities, and growing your professional network, we'd love to meet you. ### About the Role As our Business Development & Partnerships Manager, you'll own the entire business journey - from identifying the right businesses to ensuring they successfully complete our research programs. You'll identify and engage small and medium-sized businesses across South Korea, build relationships with decision-makers, guide them through onboarding, and support them throughout the program until successful completion. This is a hands-on role with plenty of autonomy. You'll have the freedom to build your own outreach strategy-whether that's through referrals, networking events, professional communities, LinkedIn, phone calls, email, or your existing network. We value initiative, relationship-building, and creative approaches to growing our business community. ### What You'll Do ### Find Great Businesses - Build a pipeline of qualified small and medium-sized businesses (typically fewer than 300 employees) across South Korea. - Identify and connect with founders, business owners, executives, and key decision-makers. - Build relationships through outbound outreach, referrals, professional communities, networking events, LinkedIn, email, phone calls, and in-person meetings where appropriate. - Represent Pulse Labs at relevant industry events, startup communities, and networking opportunities to expand our presence and build long-term relationships. - Clearly communicate the value of participating in Pulse Labs' research and data programs. ### Build Partnerships - Understand each business's needs and determine whether they're a good fit for our programs. - Answer questions, address concerns, and guide businesses through the decision-making process. - Build trusted relationships that encourage both successful participation and future collaboration. ### Manage the Entire Journey - Own each business relationship from the first conversation through successful program completion. - Guide businesses through onboarding, participation requirements, and program expectations. - Coordinate scheduling, documentation, and communications with internal teams. - Support participating businesses throughout the program, ensuring they complete all required activities successfully and on time. - Deliver a smooth, professional experience from start to finish. ### Keep Things Organized - Maintain an accurate pipeline using CRM tools. - Track outreach, onboarding progress, program participation, and completed businesses. - Collaborate closely with our global research and operations teams. - Share regular updates on pipeline health, progress, and opportunities. ### What Success Looks Like During this four-month contract, you'll: - Build a strong pipeline of qualified businesses across South Korea. - Successfully onboard and support approximately 100 businesses through program completion. - Build lasting relationships with founders, business owners, and decision-makers across multiple industries. - Help establish Pulse Labs as a trusted research partner within South Korea's business community. ### Nice to Have - An existing network within South Korea's startup, SMB, or business community. - Experience working with small and medium-sized businesses (SMBs). - Experience in technology, SaaS, consulting, research, or professional services. - Experience using CRM platforms such as HubSpot or Salesforce. - Experience working with globally distributed teams. ### Why Join Pulse Labs? You'll work directly with businesses across South Korea while helping some of the world's leading technology companies build better AI products. This is a unique opportunity to combine business development, relationship management, and program delivery in a fast-growing global company. You'll have the freedom to own your market, build your network, and make a measurable impact from day one. ### Compensation This is a four-month contract with a performance-based compensation structure. You'll receive a combination of: - A monthly base retainer - Performance incentives tied to successfully onboarding businesses and supporting them through program completion The target objective for this engagement is to successfully onboard and support approximately 100 qualified businesses over the four-month contract. Full compensation details will be shared during the interview process. ## Requirements ### What We're Looking For - 3-7 years of experience in Business Development, Partnerships, Account Management, Enterprise Sales, Customer Success, or similar roles. - Native Japanese fluency and professional English proficiency. - Experience working directly with business owners, founders, or senior decision-makers. - Strong communication and relationship-building skills. - Comfortable with proactive outreach and creating opportunities from scratch. - Highly organized with excellent follow-through. - Self-motivated, resourceful, and comfortable working remotely. ## Apply [Apply at Pulse Labs AI, Inc.](https://apply.workable.com/pulse-labs/j/5EE326B056/apply) --- Powered by [Workable](https://www.workable.com)