Operating in Korea
Most foreign companies hit Korea expecting market problems and get blindsided by operational ones — payment rails that don't connect to anything global, a tax invoice system locked behind Hometax, hiring that takes three months when you planned for three weeks.
The legal firms can incorporate you. The CPAs can file your taxes. The recruiters can find you people. But somebody has to figure out which ones to hire, in what order, and how to make them work together. That is what your integrator does.
11 years in business operations and account management, including Korea-side operations for Apple, McKinsey, Intel, and ASML accounts.
You talk to one person — your integrator. They figure out which specialists to hire, in what order, and make them actually work together — so you are not managing four vendors in a language and system you don't know yet.
Your integrator is the person you talk to before you talk to the law firm, the CPA, the recruiter, or the payment vendor.
Tell your integrator a bit about your situation — they'll reply within two business days.
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