Head of Commercial - Korea

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Seoul, KOR
In-Office
Expert/Leader
Big Data • Cloud • Healthtech • Software • Big Data Analytics
The software company powering the path to the world’s new medicines.
The Role
Lead Veeva's Korea commercial operations, growing Commercial and Data Cloud sales, driving Vault AI adoption, defining go-to-market strategy, ensuring customer success, and managing a small sales/pre-sales/delivery team while engaging C-level clients.
Summary Generated by Built In
Veeva Systems is a mission-driven organization and pioneer in industry cloud, helping life sciences companies bring therapies to patients faster. As one of the fastest-growing SaaS companies in history, we surpassed $3B in revenue in our last fiscal year with extensive growth potential ahead.
 
At the heart of Veeva are our values: Do the Right Thing, Customer Success, Employee Success, and Speed. We're not just any public company – we made history in 2021 by becoming a public benefit corporation (PBC), legally bound to balancing the interests of customers, employees, society, and investors.
 
Join us in transforming the life sciences industry, committed to making a positive impact on its customers, employees, and communities.

The Role

As the Head of Korea Commercial, you are an entrepreneurial, sales-driven leader who will run our South Korea market with high autonomy, similar to running a 'mini-startup' within an established organization.

Reporting directly to the GM APAC, you will own the growth of our commercial portfolio for pharmaceutical companies, which includes both our Commercial Cloud and Data Cloud offerings. You will lead a small, focused team across sales, pre-sales, and delivery. You will design a high-level strategy and actively guide the team on the ground to win key sales opportunities.

This is the perfect step for an ambitious senior sales professional who wants to balance high-level strategy with leading in the field to win major deals.

What You’ll Do

  • Grow the Commercial Cloud and Data Cloud business in South Korea, with a strong focus on domestic companies.
  • Lead our customers into the future of technology by driving the adoption of Vault AI, Veeva’s agentic AI and agents that help the industry improve productivity. 
  • Define clear go-to-market strategies and decide the best areas for business growth.
  • Ensure customer success and long-term value for our existing clients.
  • Manage and expand over time a small, high-performing team that includes Sales, Pre-sales, and Services delivery.
  • Build Veeva's leadership position in the market through regular engagement with C-level executives.
  • Bring Veeva's Vision and Company Values to life, creating an energized and cohesive culture.
  • Collaborate closely with Veeva APAC peers to secure regional deals.

Requirements

  • Minimum 10 years of selling enterprise software and related services to Korean companies.
  • Proven track record of meeting and exceeding sales quotas.
  • Proven experience managing and leading a small, agile team.
  • Ability to work with a wide range of customers from end users to C-level.
  • A passion for solving customer business problems.
  • Native Korean and Business English.

Nice to Have

  • Experience in the Life Sciences, pharmaceutical, MedTech industries.
  • Experience working with highly regulated industries.

Perks & Benefits

    • Veeva Giving.  Financial contributions for the societal causes you’re passionate about
    • Medical Insurance
    • PTO and Company paid holiday

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Veeva’s headquarters is located in the San Francisco Bay Area with offices in more than 15 countries around the world.
 
Veeva is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, religion, national origin or ancestry, age, disability, marital status, pregnancy, protected veteran status, protected genetic information, political affiliation, or any other characteristics protected by local laws, regulations, or ordinances.

Skills Required

  • Minimum 10 years of selling enterprise software and related services to Korean companies.
  • Proven track record of meeting and exceeding sales quotas.
  • Proven experience managing and leading a small, agile team.
  • Ability to work with a wide range of customers from end users to C-level.
  • A passion for solving customer business problems.
  • Native Korean and Business English.
  • Experience in the Life Sciences, pharmaceutical, MedTech industries.
  • Experience working with highly regulated industries.

Veeva Compensation & Benefits Highlights

The following summarizes recurring compensation and benefits themes identified from responses generated by popular LLMs to common candidate questions about Veeva and has not been reviewed or approved by Veeva.

  • Healthcare Strength — Health, dental, vision, and mental health coverage are provided alongside HSA/FSA options, with some locations adding fitness reimbursements or gym support. These offerings contribute to a comprehensive core healthcare package.
  • Equity Value & Accessibility — Broad-based equity, RSUs/options, and an employee stock purchase plan are part of total rewards, with widespread participation noted across the company. In several roles, equity is considered a meaningful component that lifts total compensation.
  • Parental & Family Support — Support includes maternity and paternity leave, adoption assistance, fertility benefits, childcare benefits, and family medical leave. These programs signal a family-friendly approach to time off and caregiving needs.

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The Company
HQ: Pleasanton, CA
6,000 Employees
Year Founded: 2007

What We Do

Veeva is the global leader in cloud software for the life sciences industry. Committed to innovation, product excellence, and customer success, Veeva serves more than 1,000 customers, ranging from the world’s largest pharmaceutical companies to emerging biotechs. As a Public Benefit Corporation, Veeva is committed to balancing the interests of all stakeholders, including customers, employees, shareholders, and the industries it serves.

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