Operations Assistant (Korean/ English Bilingual)

About Samsung Next

Samsung Next is an investment and corporate development group that champions bold and ambitious founders, focusing on transformative innovations in AI, intelligent machines, healthtech, consumer services, and frontier technologies. We provide early-stage capital, expertise and access to Samsung to accelerate founder success and bring strategic value to Samsung in the form of insights and collaborations. We deploy a unique strategy, making a large number of investments with rapid and independent decision-making. We are a global organization with offices in Silicon Valley and Suwon (Korea).

Role Overview

The Venture Operations Assistant is responsible for operational support. This is an excellent opportunity for an individual with 2+ years of experience who is organized, eager to work with data and AI tools, and is looking to break into venture capital. The candidate must have business level fluency in both English and Korean due to the global nature of the work.

This role is based out of our Mountain View, CA office; hybrid work schedule available (typically four days in the office). Additionally, occasional evening, early morning, and weekend work may be required. This is expected to be a one year, fixed term assignment. 

Key Responsibilities

Administrative Support: 

• Provide administrative support to venture senior staff including managing travel and calendaring
• Expense management for venture senior staff 
• Office coordination, including ordering supplies and snacks for the office 
• Translate routine internal communications, memos, and non-critical business documents from Korean to English or English to Korean as needed
• Social media support

Venture Operations Support: 

• Assists in quality assurance of the venture operations databases, helping to input and verify data for venture operations, finance/reporting numbers, and collaborations (POC, BD, etc.) via Affinity and other tools. Responsible for data quality control. 
• Support the Venture Operations team for managing, analyzing, and streamlining data for accurate reporting.
• Prepare data and supporting materials for monthly reports and special projects.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent.
• Spoken and written fluency in Korean and English required.
• 2+ years of professional experience in an operational or analytical role or a recent graduate with relevant internships.
• Strong administrative skills - highly organized and detail oriented. 
• Strong data quality management skills.
• Proven ability to manage multiple projects under tight deadlines.
• Proficient with Excel/Google Sheets.  Must have an existing record of maintaining large datasets. 
• Familiarity with or keen interest in utilizing AI productivity tools.
• Comfortable working across multiple time zones.
• Strong organizational and communication skills, with a track record of reliability and diligence.
• Ability to manage tasks and work effectively in a fast-paced, cross-cultural environment.
• Deep curiosity about startups, emerging technologies, and global innovation trends.
• Familiarity with Samsung or other Korean owned, large multinational corporations a plus.

Compensation 

Expected hiring salary range for this role is $30-$35/hourly, nonexempt.