Job Description
About the Role Regional Vice President of Sales - South Korea As we expand into the South Korea, Cognition is looking for a Regional Vice President of Sales to launch and scale our operations in South Korea. This role is for an experienced executive who can build the full South Korea business from scratch. You will lead go-to-market, establish commercial and government partnerships, hire cross-functional teams, build and scale a direct and partnerships team, with the necessary supporting functions and drive Cognition's footprint across the region. You will be responsible for setting the strategy, driving revenue, managing the local P and L, and ensuring exceptional customer experience. The ideal candidate combines enterprise sales experience with operational leadership, and has built or scaled high-growth technology organisations in South Korea. What you’ll do Launch and scale Cognition’s South Korean operations as our first senior hire in market Own country-level P and L, hiring, sales execution, and operational performance Build and lead a high-performing local team across sales, customer success, engineering, support, and operations Lead strategic partnerships with South Korean enterprises and government agencies Drive sales cycles end-to-end and close deals directly and via partneras with key enterprise customers Partner with our global leadership team to align product-market fit for South Korea Represent Cognition externally in South Korea's business and technology ecosystem Build scalable internal processes for customer onboarding, implementation, and success Provide feedback to Product and Engineering on localisation and feature needs What you’ll bring 10+ years of leadership experience in South Korea, ideally at fast-growing software or AI companies Proven experience launching and scaling operations in new markets selling disruptive software Deep relationships and understanding of South Korea's enterprise and government sectors Strong enterprise sales, partn
