Our mission is to reinvent the way people learn, starting with language.
Learning a language can change a life by opening doors to new cultures, careers, and communities. Two billion people around the world are actively trying to learn a language, but the best way to learn (one-on-one tutoring) is hard to access at scale and hasn’t been meaningfully improved in decades. Speak is building a human-level, AI-powered tutor in your pocket: a conversation-first experience that lets learners actually speak, get instant feedback, and progress through carefully designed lessons. The result is a complete path from beginner to confident speaker across multiple languages.
Speak first launched in South Korea in 2019, where Speak has now become the number one language learning app, and we now serve learners across many markets and 15+ languages. Speak is one of the world’s leading AI companies, with over $150m raised in venture investment from OpenAI, Accel, Founders Fund, Khosla Ventures, and more, with a distributed team across San Francisco, Seoul, Tokyo, Taipei, and Ljubljana.
We’re a small, high-craft team of six working at the intersection of research, invention, and product thinking. We build consumer and B2B experiences used by millions across 150+ markets — and a lot of the work is genuinely novel: inventing how someone talks to an AI tutor, what feedback feels like when you’re learning out loud, and how progress should be measured and celebrated.
We stay close to learners through prototyping, interviews, betas, and experiments. We take craft seriously, iterate fast, and value a high-trust critique-and-build culture. We have something to prove — and design awards to win.
Speak’s enterprise product is still early, but the problem is big: companies need to know whether their teams are actually building language proficiency, where learners are getting stuck, and what interventions will help. You’ll help define the tools they use to launch programs, understand progress, spot risks, and prove that language learning is working.
Shape the strategy and design of our company-facing product — the admin, reporting, and account experiences the L&D managers who buy Speak rely on to launch, run, and prove their programs
Turn complex learner progress, proficiency, and risk signals into reporting that L&D leaders can trust, understand, and act on
Set the design foundation for a surface that's still early — closer to 0-to-1 than operating a mature product
Quickly set up prototypes in AI tools or code to communicate concepts, build alignment, and pressure-test real experiences
Collaborate closely with Product, Engineering, GTM, and Customer Success — translating what customers need to buy, launch, renew, and expand into product experiences that actually work
Feel comfortable and creative in a fast-paced, ambiguous startup environment
What you’d actually work on depends on staffing — we’ll figure that out together once we’ve seen your work and understand where you’d have the most fun and impact. We’re excited about proving outcomes leaders trust, making complex workflows feel easy, and making Speak the most effective solution on the market.
6+ years of product design experience. You have experience designing in both consumer and B2B contexts.
B2B / enterprise SaaS craft. You've designed admin consoles, dashboards, reporting, and complex multi-user workflows — not just consumer surfaces — and you're comfortable with roles, permissions, and account models.
Systems and platform thinking. You treat the enterprise surface as a platform, designing so the product carries work that's done by hand today, rather than one-off screens.
You stay close to users. You think about real people learning real languages in real contexts. You actively seek out the people using the product — not just the data about them — and turn what you learn into clear product direction.
Product thinking and structured judgment. You frame the problem before solving it and know why you’re doing something. You can turn messy problems into a clear story: what matters, what tradeoffs we’re making, and why.
AI-native workflow. You use AI as part of your design process to move faster, explore more directions, prototype, or sharpen your thinking. You’re excited to keep pushing what that can look like and bring the best parts to the rest of the team.
Communication and stakeholder collaboration. You can own a room, build trust, and push back when something isn't right. You bring people into your work along the way knowing that multiple perspectives produce the strongest work.
Experience in language learning, education, or another domain with deep cross-cultural product surface area
Background in L&D, edtech, HR-tech, or enterprise analytics — you've lived in the buyer's world
Global or multilingual enterprise experience — our priority accounts are Korea-led with multilingual cohorts
A bias toward prototyping first, whether in code, AI tools, Figma, or whatever helps make the idea feel real
A strong portfolio that demonstrates user-centric thinking, high craft, and innovative interaction patterns
Contributions to design systems that scale beyond a single team
A point of view on how agentic workflows can improve the design process, and comfort tinkering in code or AI tools to make ideas tangible
Join a fantastic, tight-knit team at the right time: we're growing very quickly, we've most recently raised our Series C from some of the top investors in the valley, and we've achieved product-market fit in our initial markets. You'd join at a magical time when a single person could significantly change the course of the company.
Do your life's work with people you’ll love working with: we care strongly about our craft and want every person at Speak to feel like they're growing every day. We believe in the idea that working with people you both enjoy and have respect for makes everything better. We hire thoughtfully and only work with people we admire deeply.
Global in nature: We're live in over 40 countries and launching in a number of new markets soon. We have dedicated offices in San Francisco, Ljubljana, Seoul, Tokyo, and Taipei, and you’ll have the opportunity to talk to users in each of these regions on a regular basis as well as travel.
Impact people's lives in a major way: Learning a language is one of the single most life-changing skills one can learn, and right now 99% of people never achieve their goal because the process is broken. We’re helping millions of people achieve their goals and improve their lives.
Speak does not discriminate based upon race, religion, color, national origin, gender (including pregnancy, childbirth, or related medical conditions), sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, age, status as a protected veteran, status as an individual with a disability, or other applicable legally protected characteristics.
","descriptionPlain":"ABOUT US\n\nOur mission is to reinvent the way people learn, starting with language.\n\nLearning a language can change a life by opening doors to new cultures, careers, and communities. Two billion people around the world are actively trying to learn a language, but the best way to learn (one-on-one tutoring) is hard to access at scale and hasn’t been meaningfully improved in decades. Speak is building a human-level, AI-powered tutor in your pocket: a conversation-first experience that lets learners actually speak, get instant feedback, and progress through carefully designed lessons. The result is a complete path from beginner to confident speaker across multiple languages.\n\nSpeak first launched in South Korea in 2019, where Speak has now become the number one language learning app, and we now serve learners across many markets and 15+ languages. Speak is one of the world’s leading AI companies, with over $150m raised in venture investment from OpenAI, Accel, Founders Fund, Khosla Ventures, and more, with a distributed team across San Francisco, Seoul, Tokyo, Taipei, and Ljubljana.\n\n\n\n\nABOUT THE DESIGN TEAM\n\nWe’re a small, high-craft team of six working at the intersection of research, invention, and product thinking. We build consumer and B2B experiences used by millions across 150+ markets — and a lot of the work is genuinely novel: inventing how someone talks to an AI tutor, what feedback feels like when you’re learning out loud, and how progress should be measured and celebrated.\n\nWe stay close to learners through prototyping, interviews, betas, and experiments. We take craft seriously, iterate fast, and value a high-trust critique-and-build culture. We have something to prove — and design awards to win.\n\n\n\n\nROLE & RESPONSIBILITIES\n\nSpeak’s enterprise product is still early, but the problem is big: companies need to know whether their teams are actually building language proficiency, where learners are getting stuck, and what interventions will help. You’ll help define the tools they use to launch programs, understand progress, spot risks, and prove that language learning is working.\n\n - Shape the strategy and design of our company-facing product — the admin, reporting, and account experiences the L&D managers who buy Speak rely on to launch, run, and prove their programs\n\n - Turn complex learner progress, proficiency, and risk signals into reporting that L&D leaders can trust, understand, and act on\n\n - Set the design foundation for a surface that's still early — closer to 0-to-1 than operating a mature product\n\n - Quickly set up prototypes in AI tools or code to communicate concepts, build alignment, and pressure-test real experiences\n\n - Collaborate closely with Product, Engineering, GTM, and Customer Success — translating what customers need to buy, launch, renew, and expand into product experiences that actually work\n\n - Feel comfortable and creative in a fast-paced, ambiguous startup environment\n\nWhat you’d actually work on depends on staffing — we’ll figure that out together once we’ve seen your work and understand where you’d have the most fun and impact. We’re excited about proving outcomes leaders trust, making complex workflows feel easy, and making Speak the most effective solution on the market.\n\n\n\n\nWHAT WE’RE LOOKING FOR\n\n - 6+ years of product design experience. You have experience designing in both consumer and B2B contexts.\n\n - B2B / enterprise SaaS craft. You've designed admin consoles, dashboards, reporting, and complex multi-user workflows — not just consumer surfaces — and you're comfortable with roles, permissions, and account models.\n\n - Systems and platform thinking. You treat the enterprise surface as a platform, designing so the product carries work that's done by hand today, rather than one-off screens.\n\n - You stay close to users. You think about real people learning real languages in real contexts. You actively seek out the people using the product — not just the data about them — and turn what you learn into clear product direction.\n\n - Product thinking and structured judgment. You frame the problem before solving it and know why you’re doing something. You can turn messy problems into a clear story: what matters, what tradeoffs we’re making, and why.\n\n - AI-native workflow. You use AI as part of your design process to move faster, explore more directions, prototype, or sharpen your thinking. You’re excited to keep pushing what that can look like and bring the best parts to the rest of the team.\n\n - Communication and stakeholder collaboration. You can own a room, build trust, and push back when something isn't right. You bring people into your work along the way knowing that multiple perspectives produce the strongest work.\n\n\nWE ALSO LOVE TO SEE\n\n - Experience in language learning, education, or another domain with deep cross-cultural product surface area\n\n - Background in L&D, edtech, HR-tech, or enterprise analytics — you've lived in the buyer's world\n\n - Global or multilingual enterprise experience — our priority accounts are Korea-led with multilingual cohorts\n\n - A bias toward prototyping first, whether in code, AI tools, Figma, or whatever helps make the idea feel real\n\n - A strong portfolio that demonstrates user-centric thinking, high craft, and innovative interaction patterns\n\n - Contributions to design systems that scale beyond a single team\n\n - A point of view on how agentic workflows can improve the design process, and comfort tinkering in code or AI tools to make ideas tangible\n\n\n\n\nWHY WORK AT SPEAK\n\n 1. Join a fantastic, tight-knit team at the right time: we're growing very quickly, we've most recently raised our Series C from some of the top investors in the valley, and we've achieved product-market fit in our initial markets. You'd join at a magical time when a single person could significantly change the course of the company.\n\n 2. Do your life's work with people you’ll love working with: we care strongly about our craft and want every person at Speak to feel like they're growing every day. We believe in the idea that working with people you both enjoy and have respect for makes everything better. We hire thoughtfully and only work with people we admire deeply.\n\n 3. Global in nature: We're live in over 40 countries and launching in a number of new markets soon. We have dedicated offices in San Francisco, Ljubljana, Seoul, Tokyo, and Taipei, and you’ll have the opportunity to talk to users in each of these regions on a regular basis as well as travel.\n\n 4. Impact people's lives in a major way: Learning a language is one of the single most life-changing skills one can learn, and right now 99% of people never achieve their goal because the process is broken. We’re helping millions of people achieve their goals and improve their lives.\n\nSpeak does not discriminate based upon race, religion, color, national origin, gender (including pregnancy, childbirth, or related medical conditions), sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, age, status as a protected veteran, status as an individual with a disability, or other applicable legally protected characteristics."},{"id":"e91eb4bc-93bf-4e3a-b7c9-4a2f506df43f","title":"AI Product Engineer","department":"Engineering","team":"Machine Learning","employmentType":"FullTime","location":"San Francisco","secondaryLocations":[],"publishedAt":"2023-09-19T05:51:39.011+00:00","isListed":true,"isRemote":true,"workplaceType":"Hybrid","address":{"postalAddress":{"addressRegion":"California","addressCountry":"United States","addressLocality":"San Francisco"}},"jobUrl":"https://jobs.ashbyhq.com/speak/e91eb4bc-93bf-4e3a-b7c9-4a2f506df43f","applyUrl":"https://jobs.ashbyhq.com/speak/e91eb4bc-93bf-4e3a-b7c9-4a2f506df43f/application","descriptionHtml":"Our mission is to reinvent the way people learn, starting with language.
Learning a language can change a life by opening doors to new cultures, careers, and communities. Two billion people around the world are actively trying to learn a language, but the best way to learn (one-on-one tutoring) is hard to access at scale and hasn’t been meaningfully improved in decades. Speak is building a human-level, AI-powered tutor in your pocket: a conversation-first experience that lets learners actually speak, get instant feedback, and progress through carefully designed lessons. The result is a complete path from beginner to confident speaker across multiple languages.
Speak first launched in South Korea in 2019, where Speak has now become the number one language learning app, and we now serve learners across many markets and 15+ languages. Speak is one of the world’s leading AI companies, with over $150m raised in venture investment from OpenAI, Accel, Founders Fund, Khosla Ventures, and more, with a distributed team across San Francisco, Seoul, Tokyo, Taipei, and Ljubljana.
As an AI Product Engineer at Speak, you'll play a pivotal role in developing the future of language learning and creating the most effective path to language fluency. Your primary responsibility will be developing innovative product experiences powered by Language Learning Models (LLMs) and deploying them to millions of users.
Your tasks will span the full stack and beyond, from evaluating models and testing prompts to developing and iterating on various product features such as our conversational onboarding and lesson experiences, grammatical assessment and feedback, and personalized lessons.
We're constantly pushing the boundaries of what LLMs can do to provide an exceptional and unparalleled language learning experience to users in over 30 countries worldwide.
Developing and deploying LLM-powered language learning products across the full stack, as well as enhancing the quality and performance of existing AI-powered features within Speak
Collaborating cross-functionally with other Engineering teams, Applied ML, Product, Design, and Content
Refining our process for building LLM apps, including best practices for prompting, experimentation/evaluation, LLM Ops, measuring quality and performance, etc.
Scaling existing product features to many more users and languages
3-5+ years of experience in full stack/backend, product-focused software engineering
Proficiency in React/Node/Typescript and Python
You have real-world experience developing and deploying LLM apps and a strong understanding, gained through experience, of what works and what doesn't
A keen intuition for improving performance and output quality of LLM systems
Experience with LLM Ops and tools (e.g., vector databases, RAG, prompt ops)
Strong product intuition — the ability to think broadly and cross-functionally about innovative LLM-powered capabilities and product experiences
Ability to work independently and build at a high velocity
San Francisco, CA
Join a fantastic, tight-knit team at the right time: we're growing very quickly, we've most recently raised our Series C from some of the top investors in the valley, and we've achieved product-market fit in our initial markets. You'd join at a magical time when a single person could significantly change the course of the company.
Do your life's work with people you’ll love working with: we care strongly about our craft and want every person at Speak to feel like they're growing every day. We believe in the idea that working with people you both enjoy and have respect for makes everything better. We hire thoughtfully and only work with people we admire deeply.
Global in nature: We're live in over 40 countries and launching in a number of new markets soon. We have dedicated offices in San Francisco, Ljubljana, Seoul, Tokyo, and Taipei, and you’ll have the opportunity to talk to users in each of these regions on a regular basis as well as travel.
Impact people's lives in a major way: Learning a language is one of the single most life-changing skills one can learn, and right now 99% of people never achieve their goal because the process is broken. We’re helping millions of people achieve their goals and improve their lives.
Speak does not discriminate based upon race, religion, color, national origin, gender (including pregnancy, childbirth, or related medical conditions), sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, age, status as a protected veteran, status as an individual with a disability, or other applicable legally protected characteristics.
","descriptionPlain":"ABOUT US\n\nOur mission is to reinvent the way people learn, starting with language.\n\nLearning a language can change a life by opening doors to new cultures, careers, and communities. Two billion people around the world are actively trying to learn a language, but the best way to learn (one-on-one tutoring) is hard to access at scale and hasn’t been meaningfully improved in decades. Speak is building a human-level, AI-powered tutor in your pocket: a conversation-first experience that lets learners actually speak, get instant feedback, and progress through carefully designed lessons. The result is a complete path from beginner to confident speaker across multiple languages.\n\nSpeak first launched in South Korea in 2019, where Speak has now become the number one language learning app, and we now serve learners across many markets and 15+ languages. Speak is one of the world’s leading AI companies, with over $150m raised in venture investment from OpenAI, Accel, Founders Fund, Khosla Ventures, and more, with a distributed team across San Francisco, Seoul, Tokyo, Taipei, and Ljubljana.\n\n\n\n\nABOUT THIS ROLE\n\nAs an AI Product Engineer at Speak, you'll play a pivotal role in developing the future of language learning and creating the most effective path to language fluency. Your primary responsibility will be developing innovative product experiences powered by Language Learning Models (LLMs) and deploying them to millions of users.\n\nYour tasks will span the full stack and beyond, from evaluating models and testing prompts to developing and iterating on various product features such as our conversational onboarding and lesson experiences, grammatical assessment and feedback, and personalized lessons.\n\nWe're constantly pushing the boundaries of what LLMs can do to provide an exceptional and unparalleled language learning experience to users in over 30 countries worldwide.\n\n\n\n\nWHAT YOU'LL BE DOING\n\n - Developing and deploying LLM-powered language learning products across the full stack, as well as enhancing the quality and performance of existing AI-powered features within Speak\n\n - Collaborating cross-functionally with other Engineering teams, Applied ML, Product, Design, and Content\n\n - Refining our process for building LLM apps, including best practices for prompting, experimentation/evaluation, LLM Ops, measuring quality and performance, etc.\n\n - Scaling existing product features to many more users and languages\n\n\n\n\nWHAT WE'RE LOOKING FOR\n\n - 3-5+ years of experience in full stack/backend, product-focused software engineering\n \n - Proficiency in React/Node/Typescript and Python\n\n - You have real-world experience developing and deploying LLM apps and a strong understanding, gained through experience, of what works and what doesn't\n\n - A keen intuition for improving performance and output quality of LLM systems\n\n - Experience with LLM Ops and tools (e.g., vector databases, RAG, prompt ops)\n\n - Strong product intuition — the ability to think broadly and cross-functionally about innovative LLM-powered capabilities and product experiences\n\n - Ability to work independently and build at a high velocity\n\n\n\n\nOFFICE\n\n - San Francisco, CA\n\n\n\n\nWHY WORK AT SPEAK\n\n 1. Join a fantastic, tight-knit team at the right time: we're growing very quickly, we've most recently raised our Series C from some of the top investors in the valley, and we've achieved product-market fit in our initial markets. You'd join at a magical time when a single person could significantly change the course of the company.\n\n 2. Do your life's work with people you’ll love working with: we care strongly about our craft and want every person at Speak to feel like they're growing every day. We believe in the idea that working with people you both enjoy and have respect for makes everything better. We hire thoughtfully and only work with people we admire deeply.\n\n 3. Global in nature: We're live in over 40 countries and launching in a number of new markets soon. We have dedicated offices in San Francisco, Ljubljana, Seoul, Tokyo, and Taipei, and you’ll have the opportunity to talk to users in each of these regions on a regular basis as well as travel.\n\n 4. Impact people's lives in a major way: Learning a language is one of the single most life-changing skills one can learn, and right now 99% of people never achieve their goal because the process is broken. 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Speak first launched in South Korea in 2019, where Speak has now become the number one language learning app, and we now serve learners across many markets and 15+ languages. Speak is one of the world’s leading AI companies, with over $150m raised in venture investment from OpenAI, Accel, Founders Fund, Khosla Ventures, and more, with a distributed team across San Francisco, Seoul, Tokyo, Taipei, and Ljubljana.
We are looking for an experienced Machine Learning Engineer to join our team and help develop cutting-edge speech recognition models that help teach language fluency. In this role you will take ownership of the end-to-end modeling pipeline, from training and experimentation to deployment and monitoring. You will also work closely with Product teams to design innovative learning experiences and measure the efficacy of production models as they affect our end users. We are a small, dynamic team where you will contribute as a developer and thought partner on team projects like ASR, assessment, pronunciation, content personalization, and much more. This is an incredibly exciting time to join an ML team designing a personalized learning experience that will revolutionize language learning for millions of learners worldwide — come join us!
Training and deploying ASR models end-to-end, including monitoring, performance tracking, and retraining
Improving the pronunciation model that provides precise feedback, and make it more central to our learning app
Creating metrics to measure ASR performance across tasks and languages
Expanding our ASR systems to new languages and markets
Building and maintaining data infrastructure such as training/evaluation datasets and labeling pipelines
Extensive experience training large models on GPUs and deploying custom deep learning models
Proficiency in Python and common Deep Learning frameworks like PyTorch
Demonstrated experience owning ML pipelines end to end, from POC to production
Strong communication skills and the ability to explain complex ML concepts to non-technical stakeholders
Sharp product sense and an ability to think broadly and cross-functionally about model quality in the context of user experience
Bonus
Experience with speech or audio
San Francisco, CA
Join a fantastic, tight-knit team at the right time: we're growing very quickly, we've most recently raised our Series C from some of the top investors in the valley, and we've achieved product-market fit in our initial markets. You'd join at a magical time when a single person could significantly change the course of the company.
Do your life's work with people you’ll love working with: we care strongly about our craft and want every person at Speak to feel like they're growing every day. We believe in the idea that working with people you both enjoy and have respect for makes everything better. We hire thoughtfully and only work with people we admire deeply.
Global in nature: We're live in over 40 countries and launching in a number of new markets soon. We have dedicated offices in San Francisco, Ljubljana, Seoul, Tokyo, and Taipei, and you’ll have the opportunity to talk to users in each of these regions on a regular basis as well as travel.
Impact people's lives in a major way: Learning a language is one of the single most life-changing skills one can learn, and right now 99% of people never achieve their goal because the process is broken. We’re helping millions of people achieve their goals and improve their lives.
Speak does not discriminate based upon race, religion, color, national origin, gender (including pregnancy, childbirth, or related medical conditions), sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, age, status as a protected veteran, status as an individual with a disability, or other applicable legally protected characteristics.
","descriptionPlain":"ABOUT US\n\nOur mission is to reinvent the way people learn, starting with language.\n\nLearning a language can change a life by opening doors to new cultures, careers, and communities. Two billion people around the world are actively trying to learn a language, but the best way to learn (one-on-one tutoring) is hard to access at scale and hasn’t been meaningfully improved in decades. Speak is building a human-level, AI-powered tutor in your pocket: a conversation-first experience that lets learners actually speak, get instant feedback, and progress through carefully designed lessons. The result is a complete path from beginner to confident speaker across multiple languages.\n\nSpeak first launched in South Korea in 2019, where Speak has now become the number one language learning app, and we now serve learners across many markets and 15+ languages. 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Join a fantastic, tight-knit team at the right time: we're growing very quickly, we've most recently raised our Series C from some of the top investors in the valley, and we've achieved product-market fit in our initial markets. You'd join at a magical time when a single person could significantly change the course of the company.\n\n 2. Do your life's work with people you’ll love working with: we care strongly about our craft and want every person at Speak to feel like they're growing every day. We believe in the idea that working with people you both enjoy and have respect for makes everything better. We hire thoughtfully and only work with people we admire deeply.\n\n 3. Global in nature: We're live in over 40 countries and launching in a number of new markets soon. We have dedicated offices in San Francisco, Ljubljana, Seoul, Tokyo, and Taipei, and you’ll have the opportunity to talk to users in each of these regions on a regular basis as well as travel.\n\n 4. Impact people's lives in a major way: Learning a language is one of the single most life-changing skills one can learn, and right now 99% of people never achieve their goal because the process is broken. 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Learning a language can change a life by opening doors to new cultures, careers, and communities. Two billion people around the world are actively trying to learn a language, but the best way to learn (one-on-one tutoring) is hard to access at scale and hasn’t been meaningfully improved in decades. Speak is building a human-level, AI-powered tutor in your pocket: a conversation-first experience that lets learners actually speak, get instant feedback, and progress through carefully designed lessons. The result is a complete path from beginner to confident speaker across multiple languages.
Speak first launched in South Korea in 2019, where Speak has now become the number one language learning app, and we now serve learners across many markets and 15+ languages. Speak is one of the world’s leading AI companies, with over $150m raised in venture investment from OpenAI, Accel, Founders Fund, Khosla Ventures, and more, with a distributed team across San Francisco, Seoul, Tokyo, Taipei, and Ljubljana.
We are looking for a senior backend focused but full-stack capable engineer to work on building novel AI-powered product experiences. The ideal candidate will have experience working in close coordination with product, design, and machine learning teams, as well as have a background in building polished consumer applications. This role sits at the center of developing our newest products focused on programmatic, conversationally-driven language learning and will be an instrumental contributor to the future of our company.
Building novel AI-driven product experiences and user interfaces on the web
Full-stack engineering, but focused on creating scalable backend systems.
Debugging complex streaming issues.
Owning the entire development cycle of features, from conception to production
You'll be able to write code very quickly, ship frequently, and make a huge impact on our business by helping us scale our content
5+ years of industry experience working as a Backend Engineer, preferably in a fast-paced startup environment
bonus: worked on an app that has been used by 1M users
Excellent problem-solving and communication skills, and the ability to work independently or as part of a team
Coach and mentor other engineers
Strong product sense: ability to think broadly/cross-functionally about product experiences
Join a fantastic, tight-knit team at the right time: we're growing very quickly, we've most recently raised our Series C from some of the top investors in the valley, and we've achieved product-market fit in our initial markets. You'd join at a magical time when a single person could significantly change the course of the company.
Do your life's work with people you’ll love working with: we care strongly about our craft and want every person at Speak to feel like they're growing every day. We believe in the idea that working with people you both enjoy and have respect for makes everything better. We hire thoughtfully and only work with people we admire deeply.
Global in nature: We're live in over 40 countries and launching in a number of new markets soon. We have dedicated offices in San Francisco, Ljubljana, Seoul, Tokyo, and Taipei, and you’ll have the opportunity to talk to users in each of these regions on a regular basis as well as travel.
Impact people's lives in a major way: Learning a language is one of the single most life-changing skills one can learn, and right now 99% of people never achieve their goal because the process is broken. We’re helping millions of people achieve their goals and improve their lives.
Speak does not discriminate based upon race, religion, color, national origin, gender (including pregnancy, childbirth, or related medical conditions), sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, age, status as a protected veteran, status as an individual with a disability, or other applicable legally protected characteristics.
","descriptionPlain":"ABOUT US\n\nOur mission is to reinvent the way people learn, starting with language.\n\nLearning a language can change a life by opening doors to new cultures, careers, and communities. Two billion people around the world are actively trying to learn a language, but the best way to learn (one-on-one tutoring) is hard to access at scale and hasn’t been meaningfully improved in decades. Speak is building a human-level, AI-powered tutor in your pocket: a conversation-first experience that lets learners actually speak, get instant feedback, and progress through carefully designed lessons. The result is a complete path from beginner to confident speaker across multiple languages.\n\nSpeak first launched in South Korea in 2019, where Speak has now become the number one language learning app, and we now serve learners across many markets and 15+ languages. Speak is one of the world’s leading AI companies, with over $150m raised in venture investment from OpenAI, Accel, Founders Fund, Khosla Ventures, and more, with a distributed team across San Francisco, Seoul, Tokyo, Taipei, and Ljubljana.\n\n\n\n\nABOUT THIS ROLE\n\nWe are looking for a senior backend focused but full-stack capable engineer to work on building novel AI-powered product experiences. The ideal candidate will have experience working in close coordination with product, design, and machine learning teams, as well as have a background in building polished consumer applications. This role sits at the center of developing our newest products focused on programmatic, conversationally-driven language learning and will be an instrumental contributor to the future of our company.\n\n\n\n\nWHAT YOU'LL BE DOING\n\n - Building novel AI-driven product experiences and user interfaces on the web\n\n - Full-stack engineering, but focused on creating scalable backend systems.\n\n - Debugging complex streaming issues.\n\n - Owning the entire development cycle of features, from conception to production\n\n - You'll be able to write code very quickly, ship frequently, and make a huge impact on our business by helping us scale our content\n \n \n\n\nWHAT WE'RE LOOKING FOR\n\n - 5+ years of industry experience working as a Backend Engineer, preferably in a fast-paced startup environment\n \n - bonus: worked on an app that has been used by 1M users\n\n - Excellent problem-solving and communication skills, and the ability to work independently or as part of a team\n\n - Coach and mentor other engineers\n\n - Strong product sense: ability to think broadly/cross-functionally about product experiences\n\n\n\n\nWHY WORK AT SPEAK\n\n 1. Join a fantastic, tight-knit team at the right time: we're growing very quickly, we've most recently raised our Series C from some of the top investors in the valley, and we've achieved product-market fit in our initial markets. You'd join at a magical time when a single person could significantly change the course of the company.\n\n 2. Do your life's work with people you’ll love working with: we care strongly about our craft and want every person at Speak to feel like they're growing every day. We believe in the idea that working with people you both enjoy and have respect for makes everything better. We hire thoughtfully and only work with people we admire deeply.\n\n 3. Global in nature: We're live in over 40 countries and launching in a number of new markets soon. We have dedicated offices in San Francisco, Ljubljana, Seoul, Tokyo, and Taipei, and you’ll have the opportunity to talk to users in each of these regions on a regular basis as well as travel.\n\n 4. Impact people's lives in a major way: Learning a language is one of the single most life-changing skills one can learn, and right now 99% of people never achieve their goal because the process is broken. We’re helping millions of people achieve their goals and improve their lives.\n\nSpeak does not discriminate based upon race, religion, color, national origin, gender (including pregnancy, childbirth, or related medical conditions), sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, age, status as a protected veteran, status as an individual with a disability, or other applicable legally protected characteristics."},{"id":"29647892-bc3f-40fb-bd1b-8f70017073fd","title":"Head of APAC Sales","department":"B2B","team":"B2B","employmentType":"FullTime","location":"Seoul","secondaryLocations":[],"publishedAt":"2026-07-03T03:07:08.791+00:00","isListed":true,"isRemote":true,"workplaceType":"Hybrid","address":{"postalAddress":{"addressRegion":"Seoul","addressCountry":"South Korea","addressLocality":"Seoul"}},"jobUrl":"https://jobs.ashbyhq.com/speak/29647892-bc3f-40fb-bd1b-8f70017073fd","applyUrl":"https://jobs.ashbyhq.com/speak/29647892-bc3f-40fb-bd1b-8f70017073fd/application","descriptionHtml":"Our mission is to reinvent the way people learn, starting with language.
Learning a language can change a life by opening doors to new cultures, careers, and communities. Two billion people around the world are actively trying to learn a language, but the best way to learn (one-on-one tutoring) is hard to access at scale and hasn’t been meaningfully improved in decades. Speak is building a human-level, AI-powered tutor in your pocket: a conversation-first experience that lets learners actually speak, get instant feedback, and progress through carefully designed lessons. The result is a complete path from beginner to confident speaker across multiple languages.
Speak first launched in South Korea in 2019, where Speak has now become the number one language learning app, and we now serve learners across many markets and 15+ languages. Speak is one of the world’s leading AI companies, with over $150m raised in venture investment from OpenAI, Accel, Founders Fund, Khosla Ventures, and more, with a distributed team across San Francisco, Seoul, Tokyo, Taipei, and Ljubljana.
Speak is on a mission to transform language learning for enterprises and individuals around the globe. With a rapidly expanding B2B segment, we are seeking an Head of APAC Sales to drive exponential growth in our most dynamic & major region. This role will lead all APAC sales efforts - from new-logo acquisition among top-tier enterprises to expansion within our existing customer base - while also managing and mentoring local sales teams in South Korea, Japan, and Taiwan. You will partner closely with Marketing, Product, and CSM teams to ensure our offerings resonate across diverse APAC markets.
Set & Execute Regional Sales Strategy:
Own the overall APAC go-to-market plan, aligning with global leadership to define regional priorities, revenue targets, and resource needs.
Lead High-Performing Sales Teams:
Manage and mentor local Sales team members (mainly Korea, Japan, and Taiwan, with room to grow into SEA, etc.)
Build upon a culture of accountability, clear communication, and high-velocity execution.
Drive New Logo Wins & Account Expansion:
Engage top enterprise prospects in key verticals, forging relationships with C-level stakeholders and decision-makers.
Partner with the CSM & Partner Operations teams to identify and pursue upsell/cross-sell opportunities, ensuring high renewal rates and long-term customer success.
Own Outbound & Inbound Sales Processes:
Build robust outbound motion to penetrate target accounts, fostering a “fearless” approach to lead generation.
Refine inbound qualification and closing strategies to achieve near 100% conversion on inbound leads.
Develop & Document Sales Playbooks:
Drive pitch decks, battle cards, and scripts; establish best practices for multi-market outreach, negotiation, and closing.
Continuously refine these playbooks based on data and feedback loops.
Collaborate Cross-Functionally:
Work hand-in-hand with Marketing to design local campaigns, webinars, and events that generate high-quality leads.
Provide market-specific feedback to Product, influencing roadmap priorities.
Partner with Finance/Operations for accurate forecasting and quota-setting.
Track & Communicate Progress:
Regularly report on pipeline, forecast accuracy, and key initiatives to senior leadership.
Document lessons learned and best practices to build a scalable regional sales engine.
10+ years of B2B Sales Experience, with 5+ years in leadership roles overseeing APAC or multi-country teams.
Proven Track Record in meeting/exceeding ARR targets in enterprise software, SaaS, L&D, or related tech sectors.
Strategic Thinker & Doer: You can craft high-level regional strategies but are equally comfortable rolling up your sleeves to close deals.
Team Builder & Coach: You’re skilled at hiring, developing, and motivating diverse, geographically distributed teams.
Operational & Data-Driven: Familiar with CRM best practices, pipeline management, forecasting, and sales enablement tools.
Customer-Focused Communicator: Adept at building senior-level relationships and navigating complex enterprise buying cycles.
Cross-Cultural Competence: Fluent in English; additional APAC languages (especially Korean or Japanese) highly valued.
High Adaptability: Thrive in a fast-paced startup environment, comfortable with ambiguity, and eager to create solutions where they don’t yet exist.
Join a fantastic, tight-knit team at the right time: we're growing very quickly, we've most recently raised our Series C from some of the top investors in the valley, and we've achieved product-market fit in our initial markets. You'd join at a magical time when a single person could significantly change the course of the company.
Do your life's work with people you’ll love working with: we care strongly about our craft and want every person at Speak to feel like they're growing every day. We believe in the idea that working with people you both enjoy and have respect for makes everything better. We hire thoughtfully and only work with people we admire deeply.
Global in nature: We're live in over 40 countries and launching in a number of new markets soon. We have dedicated offices in San Francisco, Ljubljana, Seoul, Tokyo, and Taipei, and you’ll have the opportunity to talk to users in each of these regions on a regular basis as well as travel.
Impact people's lives in a major way: Learning a language is one of the single most life-changing skills one can learn, and right now 99% of people never achieve their goal because the process is broken. We’re helping millions of people achieve their goals and improve their lives.
Speak does not discriminate based upon race, religion, color, national origin, gender (including pregnancy, childbirth, or related medical conditions), sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, age, status as a protected veteran, status as an individual with a disability, or other applicable legally protected characteristics.
","descriptionPlain":"ABOUT US\n\nOur mission is to reinvent the way people learn, starting with language.\n\nLearning a language can change a life by opening doors to new cultures, careers, and communities. Two billion people around the world are actively trying to learn a language, but the best way to learn (one-on-one tutoring) is hard to access at scale and hasn’t been meaningfully improved in decades. Speak is building a human-level, AI-powered tutor in your pocket: a conversation-first experience that lets learners actually speak, get instant feedback, and progress through carefully designed lessons. The result is a complete path from beginner to confident speaker across multiple languages.\n\nSpeak first launched in South Korea in 2019, where Speak has now become the number one language learning app, and we now serve learners across many markets and 15+ languages. Speak is one of the world’s leading AI companies, with over $150m raised in venture investment from OpenAI, Accel, Founders Fund, Khosla Ventures, and more, with a distributed team across San Francisco, Seoul, Tokyo, Taipei, and Ljubljana.\n\n\n\n\nABOUT THIS ROLE\n\nSpeak is on a mission to transform language learning for enterprises and individuals around the globe. With a rapidly expanding B2B segment, we are seeking an Head of APAC Sales to drive exponential growth in our most dynamic & major region. This role will lead all APAC sales efforts - from new-logo acquisition among top-tier enterprises to expansion within our existing customer base - while also managing and mentoring local sales teams in South Korea, Japan, and Taiwan. You will partner closely with Marketing, Product, and CSM teams to ensure our offerings resonate across diverse APAC markets.\n\n\n\n\nWHAT YOU’LL BE DOING\n\n - Set & Execute Regional Sales Strategy:\n \n - Own the overall APAC go-to-market plan, aligning with global leadership to define regional priorities, revenue targets, and resource needs.\n\n - Lead High-Performing Sales Teams:\n \n - Manage and mentor local Sales team members (mainly Korea, Japan, and Taiwan, with room to grow into SEA, etc.)\n \n - Build upon a culture of accountability, clear communication, and high-velocity execution.\n\n - Drive New Logo Wins & Account Expansion:\n \n - Engage top enterprise prospects in key verticals, forging relationships with C-level stakeholders and decision-makers.\n \n - Partner with the CSM & Partner Operations teams to identify and pursue upsell/cross-sell opportunities, ensuring high renewal rates and long-term customer success.\n\n - Own Outbound & Inbound Sales Processes:\n \n - Build robust outbound motion to penetrate target accounts, fostering a “fearless” approach to lead generation.\n \n - Refine inbound qualification and closing strategies to achieve near 100% conversion on inbound leads.\n\n - Develop & Document Sales Playbooks:\n \n - Drive pitch decks, battle cards, and scripts; establish best practices for multi-market outreach, negotiation, and closing.\n \n - Continuously refine these playbooks based on data and feedback loops.\n\n - Collaborate Cross-Functionally:\n \n - Work hand-in-hand with Marketing to design local campaigns, webinars, and events that generate high-quality leads.\n \n - Provide market-specific feedback to Product, influencing roadmap priorities.\n \n - Partner with Finance/Operations for accurate forecasting and quota-setting.\n\n - Track & Communicate Progress:\n \n - Regularly report on pipeline, forecast accuracy, and key initiatives to senior leadership.\n \n - Document lessons learned and best practices to build a scalable regional sales engine.\n\n\n\n\nWHAT WE’RE LOOKING FOR\n\n - 10+ years of B2B Sales Experience, with 5+ years in leadership roles overseeing APAC or multi-country teams.\n\n - Proven Track Record in meeting/exceeding ARR targets in enterprise software, SaaS, L&D, or related tech sectors.\n\n - Strategic Thinker & Doer: You can craft high-level regional strategies but are equally comfortable rolling up your sleeves to close deals.\n\n - Team Builder & Coach: You’re skilled at hiring, developing, and motivating diverse, geographically distributed teams.\n\n - Operational & Data-Driven: Familiar with CRM best practices, pipeline management, forecasting, and sales enablement tools.\n\n - Customer-Focused Communicator: Adept at building senior-level relationships and navigating complex enterprise buying cycles.\n\n - Cross-Cultural Competence: Fluent in English; additional APAC languages (especially Korean or Japanese) highly valued.\n\n - High Adaptability: Thrive in a fast-paced startup environment, comfortable with ambiguity, and eager to create solutions where they don’t yet exist.\n\n\n\n\nWHY WORK AT SPEAK\n\n 1. Join a fantastic, tight-knit team at the right time: we're growing very quickly, we've most recently raised our Series C from some of the top investors in the valley, and we've achieved product-market fit in our initial markets. You'd join at a magical time when a single person could significantly change the course of the company.\n\n 2. Do your life's work with people you’ll love working with: we care strongly about our craft and want every person at Speak to feel like they're growing every day. We believe in the idea that working with people you both enjoy and have respect for makes everything better. We hire thoughtfully and only work with people we admire deeply.\n\n 3. Global in nature: We're live in over 40 countries and launching in a number of new markets soon. We have dedicated offices in San Francisco, Ljubljana, Seoul, Tokyo, and Taipei, and you’ll have the opportunity to talk to users in each of these regions on a regular basis as well as travel.\n\n 4. Impact people's lives in a major way: Learning a language is one of the single most life-changing skills one can learn, and right now 99% of people never achieve their goal because the process is broken. We’re helping millions of people achieve their goals and improve their lives.\n\nSpeak does not discriminate based upon race, religion, color, national origin, gender (including pregnancy, childbirth, or related medical conditions), sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, age, status as a protected veteran, status as an individual with a disability, or other applicable legally protected characteristics."},{"id":"71c1242a-721f-42ba-886f-57656def633a","title":"Bilingual Actor - French - English","department":"Learning & Curriculum","team":"Learning & Curriculum","employmentType":"Contract","location":"Los Angeles","secondaryLocations":[],"publishedAt":"2024-07-19T15:28:26.796+00:00","isListed":true,"isRemote":false,"workplaceType":"OnSite","address":{"postalAddress":{"addressRegion":"California","addressCountry":"United States","addressLocality":"Los Angeles"}},"jobUrl":"https://jobs.ashbyhq.com/speak/71c1242a-721f-42ba-886f-57656def633a","applyUrl":"https://jobs.ashbyhq.com/speak/71c1242a-721f-42ba-886f-57656def633a/application","descriptionHtml":"Our mission is to reinvent the way people learn, starting with language.
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Speak first launched in South Korea in 2019, where Speak has now become the number one language learning app, and we now serve learners across many markets and 15+ languages. Speak is one of the world’s leading AI companies, with over $150m raised in venture investment from OpenAI, Accel, Founders Fund, Khosla Ventures, and more, with a distributed team across San Francisco, Seoul, Tokyo, Taipei, and Ljubljana.
We are seeking actors to appear in our app-based video lessons as language teachers (watch the sample video below under each role for reference). In these video lessons, you’ll be seated behind a table facing a camera and deliver pre-written scripts explaining language concepts and phrases for learners. While these lessons are not live, they are interactive.
Scripts also contain questions to the user and a variety of responses based on their performance. When a user goes through a video lesson, the video recording of your teaching will play, along with opportunities for the app user to practice the language you are teaching.
Read scripts from the teleprompter in both French and English to teach French to English speakers.
Portray a professional in a different industry other than education who is excited that their friend has decided to learn a new language (think helpful, friendly vibes rather than a strict teacher vibe)
Example Video:
[Requirements]
Native proficiency in both French and English
A neutral French accent
Ability to read and act out scripts that teach French to speakers of English
We have a strong preference for native French speakers and/or heritage French speakers
Strong sense of responsibility and professionalism
Bright and positive vibes
Ability to coordinate and take directions
Live in Los Angeles and have access to transportation
*Those who learned French in high school or college will not qualify
[Preferred]
Experience working with a teleprompter
Experience in teaching a second language
Acting experience
Join a fantastic, tight-knit team at the right time: we're growing very quickly, we've most recently raised our Series C from some of the top investors in the valley, and we've achieved product-market fit in our initial markets. You'd join at a magical time when a single person could significantly change the course of the company.
Do your life's work with people you’ll love working with: we care strongly about our craft and want every person at Speak to feel like they're growing every day. We believe in the idea that working with people you both enjoy and have respect for makes everything better. We hire thoughtfully and only work with people we admire deeply.
Global in nature: We're live in over 40 countries and launching in a number of new markets soon. We have dedicated offices in San Francisco, Ljubljana, Seoul, Tokyo, and Taipei, and you’ll have the opportunity to talk to users in each of these regions on a regular basis as well as travel.
Impact people's lives in a major way: Learning a language is one of the single most life-changing skills one can learn, and right now 99% of people never achieve their goal because the process is broken. We’re helping millions of people achieve their goals and improve their lives.
Speak does not discriminate based upon race, religion, color, national origin, gender (including pregnancy, childbirth, or related medical conditions), sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, age, status as a protected veteran, status as an individual with a disability, or other applicable legally protected characteristics.
","descriptionPlain":"ABOUT US\n\nOur mission is to reinvent the way people learn, starting with language.\n\nLearning a language can change a life by opening doors to new cultures, careers, and communities. Two billion people around the world are actively trying to learn a language, but the best way to learn (one-on-one tutoring) is hard to access at scale and hasn’t been meaningfully improved in decades. Speak is building a human-level, AI-powered tutor in your pocket: a conversation-first experience that lets learners actually speak, get instant feedback, and progress through carefully designed lessons. The result is a complete path from beginner to confident speaker across multiple languages.\n\nSpeak first launched in South Korea in 2019, where Speak has now become the number one language learning app, and we now serve learners across many markets and 15+ languages. Speak is one of the world’s leading AI companies, with over $150m raised in venture investment from OpenAI, Accel, Founders Fund, Khosla Ventures, and more, with a distributed team across San Francisco, Seoul, Tokyo, Taipei, and Ljubljana.\n\n\n\n\nWHAT ARE WE CASTING FOR?\n\nWe are seeking actors to appear in our app-based video lessons as language teachers (watch the sample video below under each role for reference). In these video lessons, you’ll be seated behind a table facing a camera and deliver pre-written scripts explaining language concepts and phrases for learners. While these lessons are not live, they are interactive.\n\nScripts also contain questions to the user and a variety of responses based on their performance. When a user goes through a video lesson, the video recording of your teaching will play, along with opportunities for the app user to practice the language you are teaching.\n\nMore details here https://www.notion.so/622ace7afdee43d5be95606aa8d3fc95?pvs=21\n\n\n\n\nWHAT YOU’LL BE DOING\n\n - Read scripts from the teleprompter in both French and English to teach French to English speakers.\n\n - Portray a professional in a different industry other than education who is excited that their friend has decided to learn a new language (think helpful, friendly vibes rather than a strict teacher vibe)\n\n - Example Video:\n \n - https://youtu.be/_l9U-4Qly6k?si=wdMPBqj4GVQB3TKx\n \n - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I5A8Q16jeoU\n\n\n\n\nWHAT WE’RE LOOKING FOR\n\n[Requirements]\n\n - Native proficiency in both French and English\n\n - A neutral French accent\n\n - Ability to read and act out scripts that teach French to speakers of English\n\n - We have a strong preference for native French speakers and/or heritage French speakers\n\n - Strong sense of responsibility and professionalism\n\n - Bright and positive vibes\n\n - Ability to coordinate and take directions\n\n - Live in Los Angeles and have access to transportation\n\n*Those who learned French in high school or college will not qualify\n\n[Preferred]\n\n - Experience working with a teleprompter\n\n - Experience in teaching a second language\n\n - Acting experience\n\n\n\n\nWHY WORK AT SPEAK\n\n 1. Join a fantastic, tight-knit team at the right time: we're growing very quickly, we've most recently raised our Series C from some of the top investors in the valley, and we've achieved product-market fit in our initial markets. You'd join at a magical time when a single person could significantly change the course of the company.\n\n 2. Do your life's work with people you’ll love working with: we care strongly about our craft and want every person at Speak to feel like they're growing every day. We believe in the idea that working with people you both enjoy and have respect for makes everything better. We hire thoughtfully and only work with people we admire deeply.\n\n 3. Global in nature: We're live in over 40 countries and launching in a number of new markets soon. We have dedicated offices in San Francisco, Ljubljana, Seoul, Tokyo, and Taipei, and you’ll have the opportunity to talk to users in each of these regions on a regular basis as well as travel.\n\n 4. Impact people's lives in a major way: Learning a language is one of the single most life-changing skills one can learn, and right now 99% of people never achieve their goal because the process is broken. We’re helping millions of people achieve their goals and improve their lives.\n\nSpeak does not discriminate based upon race, religion, color, national origin, gender (including pregnancy, childbirth, or related medical conditions), sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, age, status as a protected veteran, status as an individual with a disability, or other applicable legally protected characteristics."},{"id":"ec0e325c-53fc-46f0-b75a-dd0a64d77a06","title":"Bilingual Actor - Chinese - English","department":"Learning & Curriculum","team":"Learning & Curriculum","employmentType":"Contract","location":"Los Angeles","secondaryLocations":[],"publishedAt":"2024-07-19T15:45:39.374+00:00","isListed":true,"isRemote":false,"workplaceType":"OnSite","address":{"postalAddress":{"addressRegion":"California","addressCountry":"United States","addressLocality":"Los Angeles"}},"jobUrl":"https://jobs.ashbyhq.com/speak/ec0e325c-53fc-46f0-b75a-dd0a64d77a06","applyUrl":"https://jobs.ashbyhq.com/speak/ec0e325c-53fc-46f0-b75a-dd0a64d77a06/application","descriptionHtml":"Our mission is to reinvent the way people learn, starting with language.
Learning a language can change a life by opening doors to new cultures, careers, and communities. Two billion people around the world are actively trying to learn a language, but the best way to learn (one-on-one tutoring) is hard to access at scale and hasn’t been meaningfully improved in decades. Speak is building a human-level, AI-powered tutor in your pocket: a conversation-first experience that lets learners actually speak, get instant feedback, and progress through carefully designed lessons. The result is a complete path from beginner to confident speaker across multiple languages.
Speak first launched in South Korea in 2019, where Speak has now become the number one language learning app, and we now serve learners across many markets and 15+ languages. Speak is one of the world’s leading AI companies, with over $150m raised in venture investment from OpenAI, Accel, Founders Fund, Khosla Ventures, and more, with a distributed team across San Francisco, Seoul, Tokyo, Taipei, and Ljubljana.
We are seeking actors to appear in our app-based video lessons as language teachers (watch the sample video below under each role for reference). In these video lessons, you’ll be seated behind a table facing a camera and deliver pre-written scripts explaining language concepts and phrases for learners. While these lessons are not live, they are interactive. Scripts also contain questions to the user and a variety of responses based on their performance. When a user goes through a video lesson, the video recording of your teaching will play, along with opportunities for the app user to practice the language you are teaching.
Chinese teachers will act out bilingual scripts that teach English to speakers of Mandarin.
Notes:
Actors for this role must be bilingual in Mandarin and English.
Rather than a school-teacher, you will portray a professional perhaps in a different industry other than education, who is excited that their friend has decided to learn a new language (think helpful, friendly vibes rather than a strict teacher vibe).
We seek actors who have achieved and can successfully and consistently demonstrate native-like proficiency and accent in both Chinese and English, whether they are a native Mandarin speaker, a heritage Chinese speaker, or speak Chinese as a second language. Those who learned Mandarin in high school or college will not qualify.
We want the Mandarin to be delivered in a neutral Mandarin accent that appeals to global Mandarin speakers.
For native Mandarin speakers, having an accent in English to a certain degree is ok, as long as your delivery of English lines is very clear, fluent, and easily comprehensible by English speakers.
Example Video:
https://youtu.be/_l9U-4Qly6k?si=wdMPBqj4GVQB3TKx
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I5A8Q16jeoU
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Join a fantastic, tight-knit team at the right time: we're growing very quickly, we've most recently raised our Series C from some of the top investors in the valley, and we've achieved product-market fit in our initial markets. You'd join at a magical time when a single person could significantly change the course of the company.
Do your life's work with people you’ll love working with: we care strongly about our craft and want every person at Speak to feel like they're growing every day. We believe in the idea that working with people you both enjoy and have respect for makes everything better. We hire thoughtfully and only work with people we admire deeply.
Global in nature: We're live in over 40 countries and launching in a number of new markets soon. We have dedicated offices in San Francisco, Ljubljana, Seoul, Tokyo, and Taipei, and you’ll have the opportunity to talk to users in each of these regions on a regular basis as well as travel.
Impact people's lives in a major way: Learning a language is one of the single most life-changing skills one can learn, and right now 99% of people never achieve their goal because the process is broken. We’re helping millions of people achieve their goals and improve their lives.
Speak does not discriminate based upon race, religion, color, national origin, gender (including pregnancy, childbirth, or related medical conditions), sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, age, status as a protected veteran, status as an individual with a disability, or other applicable legally protected characteristics.
","descriptionPlain":"ABOUT US\n\nOur mission is to reinvent the way people learn, starting with language.\n\nLearning a language can change a life by opening doors to new cultures, careers, and communities. Two billion people around the world are actively trying to learn a language, but the best way to learn (one-on-one tutoring) is hard to access at scale and hasn’t been meaningfully improved in decades. Speak is building a human-level, AI-powered tutor in your pocket: a conversation-first experience that lets learners actually speak, get instant feedback, and progress through carefully designed lessons. The result is a complete path from beginner to confident speaker across multiple languages.\n\nSpeak first launched in South Korea in 2019, where Speak has now become the number one language learning app, and we now serve learners across many markets and 15+ languages. Speak is one of the world’s leading AI companies, with over $150m raised in venture investment from OpenAI, Accel, Founders Fund, Khosla Ventures, and more, with a distributed team across San Francisco, Seoul, Tokyo, Taipei, and Ljubljana.\n\n\n\n\nWHAT ARE WE CASTING FOR?\n\n\n\nWe are seeking actors to appear in our app-based video lessons as language teachers (watch the sample video below under each role for reference). In these video lessons, you’ll be seated behind a table facing a camera and deliver pre-written scripts explaining language concepts and phrases for learners. While these lessons are not live, they are interactive. Scripts also contain questions to the user and a variety of responses based on their performance. When a user goes through a video lesson, the video recording of your teaching will play, along with opportunities for the app user to practice the language you are teaching.\n\nChinese teachers will act out bilingual scripts that teach English to speakers of Mandarin.\n\nNotes:\n\n - Actors for this role must be bilingual in Mandarin and English.\n\n - Rather than a school-teacher, you will portray a professional perhaps in a different industry other than education, who is excited that their friend has decided to learn a new language (think helpful, friendly vibes rather than a strict teacher vibe).\n\n - We seek actors who have achieved and can successfully and consistently demonstrate native-like proficiency and accent in both Chinese and English, whether they are a native Mandarin speaker, a heritage Chinese speaker, or speak Chinese as a second language. Those who learned Mandarin in high school or college will not qualify.\n\n - We want the Mandarin to be delivered in a neutral Mandarin accent that appeals to global Mandarin speakers.\n\n - For native Mandarin speakers, having an accent in English to a certain degree is ok, as long as your delivery of English lines is very clear, fluent, and easily comprehensible by English speakers.\n\nExample Video:\n\nhttps://youtu.be/_l9U-4Qly6k?si=wdMPBqj4GVQB3TKx\n\nhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I5A8Q16jeoU\n\n請務必上傳您自錄的試鏡帶。若無上傳，您提交的資料與申請將不被考慮。\n\n\n请务必上传您自录的试镜带。若无上传，您提交的资料与申请将不被考虑。\n\n\n\n\n\nWHY WORK AT SPEAK\n\n 1. Join a fantastic, tight-knit team at the right time: we're growing very quickly, we've most recently raised our Series C from some of the top investors in the valley, and we've achieved product-market fit in our initial markets. You'd join at a magical time when a single person could significantly change the course of the company.\n\n 2. Do your life's work with people you’ll love working with: we care strongly about our craft and want every person at Speak to feel like they're growing every day. We believe in the idea that working with people you both enjoy and have respect for makes everything better. We hire thoughtfully and only work with people we admire deeply.\n\n 3. Global in nature: We're live in over 40 countries and launching in a number of new markets soon. We have dedicated offices in San Francisco, Ljubljana, Seoul, Tokyo, and Taipei, and you’ll have the opportunity to talk to users in each of these regions on a regular basis as well as travel.\n\n 4. Impact people's lives in a major way: Learning a language is one of the single most life-changing skills one can learn, and right now 99% of people never achieve their goal because the process is broken. We’re helping millions of people achieve their goals and improve their lives.\n\nSpeak does not discriminate based upon race, religion, color, national origin, gender (including pregnancy, childbirth, or related medical conditions), sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, age, status as a protected veteran, status as an individual with a disability, or other applicable legally protected characteristics."},{"id":"4debae4e-a4d1-43e1-86e6-dfac0f11f780","title":"Bilingual Actor - Spanish - English ","department":"Learning & Curriculum","team":"Learning & Curriculum","employmentType":"Contract","location":"Los Angeles","secondaryLocations":[],"publishedAt":"2024-07-19T15:46:52.458+00:00","isListed":true,"isRemote":false,"workplaceType":"OnSite","address":{"postalAddress":{"addressRegion":"California","addressCountry":"United States","addressLocality":"Los Angeles"}},"jobUrl":"https://jobs.ashbyhq.com/speak/4debae4e-a4d1-43e1-86e6-dfac0f11f780","applyUrl":"https://jobs.ashbyhq.com/speak/4debae4e-a4d1-43e1-86e6-dfac0f11f780/application","descriptionHtml":"Our mission is to reinvent the way people learn, starting with language.
Learning a language can change a life by opening doors to new cultures, careers, and communities. Two billion people around the world are actively trying to learn a language, but the best way to learn (one-on-one tutoring) is hard to access at scale and hasn’t been meaningfully improved in decades. Speak is building a human-level, AI-powered tutor in your pocket: a conversation-first experience that lets learners actually speak, get instant feedback, and progress through carefully designed lessons. The result is a complete path from beginner to confident speaker across multiple languages.
Speak first launched in South Korea in 2019, where Speak has now become the number one language learning app, and we now serve learners across many markets and 15+ languages. Speak is one of the world’s leading AI companies, with over $150m raised in venture investment from OpenAI, Accel, Founders Fund, Khosla Ventures, and more, with a distributed team across San Francisco, Seoul, Tokyo, Taipei, and Ljubljana.
We are seeking actors to appear in our app-based video lessons as language teachers (watch the sample video below under each role for reference). In these video lessons, you’ll be seated behind a table facing a camera and deliver pre-written scripts explaining language concepts and phrases for learners. While these lessons are not live, they are interactive. Scripts also contain questions to the user and a variety of responses based on their performance. When a user goes through a video lesson, the video recording of your teaching will play, along with opportunities for the app user to practice the language you are teaching.
Bilingual Spanish teachers will act out scripts that teach Spanish to speakers of English.
Notes:
Actors for this role must be bilingual in Spanish and English.
Rather than a school-teacher, you will portray a professional perhaps in a different industry other than education, who is excited that their friend has decided to learn a new language (think helpful, friendly vibes rather than a strict teacher vibe).
We have a strong preference for native Spanish speakers and/or heritage Spanish speakers. Those who learned Spanish in high school or college will not qualify.
We want the Spanish to be delivered in a neutral Latin American Spanish accent.
For native Spanish speakers, having an accent in English to a certain degree is ok, as long as your delivery of English lines is very clear, fluent, and easily comprehensible by English speakers.
Example Video:
https://youtu.be/_l9U-4Qly6k?si=wdMPBqj4GVQB3TKx
Join a fantastic, tight-knit team at the right time: we're growing very quickly, we've most recently raised our Series C from some of the top investors in the valley, and we've achieved product-market fit in our initial markets. You'd join at a magical time when a single person could significantly change the course of the company.
Do your life's work with people you’ll love working with: we care strongly about our craft and want every person at Speak to feel like they're growing every day. We believe in the idea that working with people you both enjoy and have respect for makes everything better. We hire thoughtfully and only work with people we admire deeply.
Global in nature: We're live in over 40 countries and launching in a number of new markets soon. We have dedicated offices in San Francisco, Ljubljana, Seoul, Tokyo, and Taipei, and you’ll have the opportunity to talk to users in each of these regions on a regular basis as well as travel.
Impact people's lives in a major way: Learning a language is one of the single most life-changing skills one can learn, and right now 99% of people never achieve their goal because the process is broken. We’re helping millions of people achieve their goals and improve their lives.
Speak does not discriminate based upon race, religion, color, national origin, gender (including pregnancy, childbirth, or related medical conditions), sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, age, status as a protected veteran, status as an individual with a disability, or other applicable legally protected characteristics.
","descriptionPlain":"ABOUT US\n\nOur mission is to reinvent the way people learn, starting with language.\n\nLearning a language can change a life by opening doors to new cultures, careers, and communities. Two billion people around the world are actively trying to learn a language, but the best way to learn (one-on-one tutoring) is hard to access at scale and hasn’t been meaningfully improved in decades. Speak is building a human-level, AI-powered tutor in your pocket: a conversation-first experience that lets learners actually speak, get instant feedback, and progress through carefully designed lessons. The result is a complete path from beginner to confident speaker across multiple languages.\n\nSpeak first launched in South Korea in 2019, where Speak has now become the number one language learning app, and we now serve learners across many markets and 15+ languages. Speak is one of the world’s leading AI companies, with over $150m raised in venture investment from OpenAI, Accel, Founders Fund, Khosla Ventures, and more, with a distributed team across San Francisco, Seoul, Tokyo, Taipei, and Ljubljana.\n\n\n\n\nABOUT THIS ROLE\n\nWe are seeking actors to appear in our app-based video lessons as language teachers (watch the sample video below under each role for reference). In these video lessons, you’ll be seated behind a table facing a camera and deliver pre-written scripts explaining language concepts and phrases for learners. While these lessons are not live, they are interactive. Scripts also contain questions to the user and a variety of responses based on their performance. When a user goes through a video lesson, the video recording of your teaching will play, along with opportunities for the app user to practice the language you are teaching.\n\nBilingual Spanish teachers will act out scripts that teach Spanish to speakers of English.\n\n\n\nNotes:\n\n - Actors for this role must be bilingual in Spanish and English.\n\n - Rather than a school-teacher, you will portray a professional perhaps in a different industry other than education, who is excited that their friend has decided to learn a new language (think helpful, friendly vibes rather than a strict teacher vibe).\n\n - We have a strong preference for native Spanish speakers and/or heritage Spanish speakers. Those who learned Spanish in high school or college will not qualify.\n\n - We want the Spanish to be delivered in a neutral Latin American Spanish accent.\n\n - For native Spanish speakers, having an accent in English to a certain degree is ok, as long as your delivery of English lines is very clear, fluent, and easily comprehensible by English speakers.\n\n\n\nExample Video:\n\nhttps://youtu.be/_l9U-4Qly6k?si=wdMPBqj4GVQB3TKx\n\n\n\n\nWHY WORK AT SPEAK\n\n 1. Join a fantastic, tight-knit team at the right time: we're growing very quickly, we've most recently raised our Series C from some of the top investors in the valley, and we've achieved product-market fit in our initial markets. You'd join at a magical time when a single person could significantly change the course of the company.\n\n 2. Do your life's work with people you’ll love working with: we care strongly about our craft and want every person at Speak to feel like they're growing every day. We believe in the idea that working with people you both enjoy and have respect for makes everything better. We hire thoughtfully and only work with people we admire deeply.\n\n 3. Global in nature: We're live in over 40 countries and launching in a number of new markets soon. We have dedicated offices in San Francisco, Ljubljana, Seoul, Tokyo, and Taipei, and you’ll have the opportunity to talk to users in each of these regions on a regular basis as well as travel.\n\n 4. Impact people's lives in a major way: Learning a language is one of the single most life-changing skills one can learn, and right now 99% of people never achieve their goal because the process is broken. We’re helping millions of people achieve their goals and improve their lives.\n\nSpeak does not discriminate based upon race, religion, color, national origin, gender (including pregnancy, childbirth, or related medical conditions), sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, age, status as a protected veteran, status as an individual with a disability, or other applicable legally protected characteristics."},{"id":"ad176425-d814-4723-a7de-4cbfc13158f1","title":"Bilingual Actor - Japanese - English","department":"Learning & Curriculum","team":"Learning & Curriculum","employmentType":"Contract","location":"Los Angeles","secondaryLocations":[],"publishedAt":"2024-07-19T21:53:03.542+00:00","isListed":true,"isRemote":false,"workplaceType":"OnSite","address":{"postalAddress":{"addressRegion":"California","addressCountry":"United States","addressLocality":"Los Angeles"}},"jobUrl":"https://jobs.ashbyhq.com/speak/ad176425-d814-4723-a7de-4cbfc13158f1","applyUrl":"https://jobs.ashbyhq.com/speak/ad176425-d814-4723-a7de-4cbfc13158f1/application","descriptionHtml":"Our mission is to reinvent the way people learn, starting with language.
Learning a language can change a life by opening doors to new cultures, careers, and communities. Two billion people around the world are actively trying to learn a language, but the best way to learn (one-on-one tutoring) is hard to access at scale and hasn’t been meaningfully improved in decades. Speak is building a human-level, AI-powered tutor in your pocket: a conversation-first experience that lets learners actually speak, get instant feedback, and progress through carefully designed lessons. The result is a complete path from beginner to confident speaker across multiple languages.
Speak first launched in South Korea in 2019, where Speak has now become the number one language learning app, and we now serve learners across many markets and 15+ languages. Speak is one of the world’s leading AI companies, with over $150m raised in venture investment from OpenAI, Accel, Founders Fund, Khosla Ventures, and more, with a distributed team across San Francisco, Seoul, Tokyo, Taipei, and Ljubljana.
We are seeking actors to appear in our app-based video lessons as language teachers (watch the sample video below under each role for reference). In these video lessons, you’ll be seated behind a table facing a camera and deliver pre-written scripts explaining language concepts and phrases for learners. While these lessons are not live, they are interactive. Scripts also contain questions to the user and a variety of responses based on their performance. When a user goes through a video lesson, the video recording of your teaching will play, along with opportunities for the app user to practice the language you are teaching.
Bilingual Japanese teachers will act out scripts that teach English to speakers of Japanese.
Notes:
Actors for this role must be bilingual in Japanese and English.
Rather than a school-teacher, you will portray a professional perhaps in a different industry other than education, who is excited that their friend has decided to learn a new language (think helpful, friendly vibes rather than a strict teacher vibe).
We have a strong preference for native Japanese speakers and/or heritage Japanese speakers. Those who learned Japanese in high school or college will not qualify.
We want the Japanese to be delivered in a neutral Japanese accent.
Actors should not have an accent when speaking English.
Example Video:
https://youtu.be/_l9U-4Qly6k?si=wdMPBqj4GVQB3TKx
Join a fantastic, tight-knit team at the right time: we're growing very quickly, we've most recently raised our Series C from some of the top investors in the valley, and we've achieved product-market fit in our initial markets. You'd join at a magical time when a single person could significantly change the course of the company.
Do your life's work with people you’ll love working with: we care strongly about our craft and want every person at Speak to feel like they're growing every day. We believe in the idea that working with people you both enjoy and have respect for makes everything better. We hire thoughtfully and only work with people we admire deeply.
Global in nature: We're live in over 40 countries and launching in a number of new markets soon. We have dedicated offices in San Francisco, Ljubljana, Seoul, Tokyo, and Taipei, and you’ll have the opportunity to talk to users in each of these regions on a regular basis as well as travel.
Impact people's lives in a major way: Learning a language is one of the single most life-changing skills one can learn, and right now 99% of people never achieve their goal because the process is broken. We’re helping millions of people achieve their goals and improve their lives.
Speak does not discriminate based upon race, religion, color, national origin, gender (including pregnancy, childbirth, or related medical conditions), sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, age, status as a protected veteran, status as an individual with a disability, or other applicable legally protected characteristics.
","descriptionPlain":"ABOUT US\n\nOur mission is to reinvent the way people learn, starting with language.\n\nLearning a language can change a life by opening doors to new cultures, careers, and communities. Two billion people around the world are actively trying to learn a language, but the best way to learn (one-on-one tutoring) is hard to access at scale and hasn’t been meaningfully improved in decades. Speak is building a human-level, AI-powered tutor in your pocket: a conversation-first experience that lets learners actually speak, get instant feedback, and progress through carefully designed lessons. The result is a complete path from beginner to confident speaker across multiple languages.\n\nSpeak first launched in South Korea in 2019, where Speak has now become the number one language learning app, and we now serve learners across many markets and 15+ languages. Speak is one of the world’s leading AI companies, with over $150m raised in venture investment from OpenAI, Accel, Founders Fund, Khosla Ventures, and more, with a distributed team across San Francisco, Seoul, Tokyo, Taipei, and Ljubljana.\n\n\n\n\nABOUT THIS ROLE\n\nWe are seeking actors to appear in our app-based video lessons as language teachers (watch the sample video below under each role for reference). In these video lessons, you’ll be seated behind a table facing a camera and deliver pre-written scripts explaining language concepts and phrases for learners. While these lessons are not live, they are interactive. Scripts also contain questions to the user and a variety of responses based on their performance. When a user goes through a video lesson, the video recording of your teaching will play, along with opportunities for the app user to practice the language you are teaching.\n\nBilingual Japanese teachers will act out scripts that teach English to speakers of Japanese.\n\n\n\nNotes:\n\n - Actors for this role must be bilingual in Japanese and English.\n\n - Rather than a school-teacher, you will portray a professional perhaps in a different industry other than education, who is excited that their friend has decided to learn a new language (think helpful, friendly vibes rather than a strict teacher vibe).\n\n - We have a strong preference for native Japanese speakers and/or heritage Japanese speakers. Those who learned Japanese in high school or college will not qualify.\n\n - We want the Japanese to be delivered in a neutral Japanese accent.\n\n - Actors should not have an accent when speaking English.\n\n\n\nExample Video:\n\nhttps://youtu.be/_l9U-4Qly6k?si=wdMPBqj4GVQB3TKx\n\n\n\n\nWHY WORK AT SPEAK\n\n 1. Join a fantastic, tight-knit team at the right time: we're growing very quickly, we've most recently raised our Series C from some of the top investors in the valley, and we've achieved product-market fit in our initial markets. You'd join at a magical time when a single person could significantly change the course of the company.\n\n 2. Do your life's work with people you’ll love working with: we care strongly about our craft and want every person at Speak to feel like they're growing every day. We believe in the idea that working with people you both enjoy and have respect for makes everything better. We hire thoughtfully and only work with people we admire deeply.\n\n 3. Global in nature: We're live in over 40 countries and launching in a number of new markets soon. We have dedicated offices in San Francisco, Ljubljana, Seoul, Tokyo, and Taipei, and you’ll have the opportunity to talk to users in each of these regions on a regular basis as well as travel.\n\n 4. Impact people's lives in a major way: Learning a language is one of the single most life-changing skills one can learn, and right now 99% of people never achieve their goal because the process is broken. We’re helping millions of people achieve their goals and improve their lives.\n\nSpeak does not discriminate based upon race, religion, color, national origin, gender (including pregnancy, childbirth, or related medical conditions), sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, age, status as a protected veteran, status as an individual with a disability, or other applicable legally protected characteristics."},{"id":"441f4623-e137-4c3f-bc5d-f124a0c229f7","title":"Bilingual Actor - Korean - English","department":"Learning & Curriculum","team":"Learning & Curriculum","employmentType":"PartTime","location":"Los Angeles","secondaryLocations":[],"publishedAt":"2024-07-25T19:07:24.917+00:00","isListed":true,"isRemote":false,"workplaceType":"OnSite","address":{"postalAddress":{"addressRegion":"California","addressCountry":"United States","addressLocality":"Los Angeles"}},"jobUrl":"https://jobs.ashbyhq.com/speak/441f4623-e137-4c3f-bc5d-f124a0c229f7","applyUrl":"https://jobs.ashbyhq.com/speak/441f4623-e137-4c3f-bc5d-f124a0c229f7/application","descriptionHtml":"Our mission is to reinvent the way people learn, starting with language.
Learning a language can change a life by opening doors to new cultures, careers, and communities. Two billion people around the world are actively trying to learn a language, but the best way to learn (one-on-one tutoring) is hard to access at scale and hasn’t been meaningfully improved in decades. Speak is building a human-level, AI-powered tutor in your pocket: a conversation-first experience that lets learners actually speak, get instant feedback, and progress through carefully designed lessons. The result is a complete path from beginner to confident speaker across multiple languages.
Speak first launched in South Korea in 2019, where Speak has now become the number one language learning app, and we now serve learners across many markets and 15+ languages. Speak is one of the world’s leading AI companies, with over $150m raised in venture investment from OpenAI, Accel, Founders Fund, Khosla Ventures, and more, with a distributed team across San Francisco, Seoul, Tokyo, Taipei, and Ljubljana.
We are seeking actors to appear in our app-based video lessons as language teachers (watch all Example Videos below). In these video lessons, you’ll be seated behind a table facing a camera and deliver pre-written scripts explaining language concepts and phrases for learners. While these lessons are not live, they are interactive.
Scripts also contain questions to the user and a variety of responses based on their performance. When a user goes through a video lesson, the video recording of your teaching will play, along with opportunities for the app user to practice the language you are teaching.
Read scripts from the teleprompter in both Korean and English to teach English to Korean speakers.
Portray a professional in a different industry other than education who is excited that their friend has decided to learn a new language (think helpful, friendly vibes rather than a strict teacher vibe)
Example Video:
Native proficiency in both Korean and English
A neutral Seoul accent when speaking Korean
A neutral American accent when speaking English
Ability to read and act out scripts that teach English to speakers of Korean
Native Korean speakers and/or heritage Korean speakers
Strong sense of responsibility and professionalism
Bright and positive vibes
Ability to coordinate and take directions
Live in Los Angeles and have access to transportation
*Those who learned English in high school/college will not qualify
[Preferred]
Experience working with a teleprompter
Experience in teaching a second language
Acting experience
A passion for language teaching/learning
Speak offers competitive compensation based on skills and expertise, along with an environment that supports personal growth and concentration.
Contract Duration: project based (paid per project)
Rate: $65-$75/hr *depending on related experience
Working Hours: an average studio session lasts anywhere from 3 to 5 hours per day; studio days average about 2 to 3 days per project, not including zoom rehearsals
Work Model: in-person at our LA studio
Join a fantastic, tight-knit team at the right time: we're growing very quickly, we've most recently raised our Series C from some of the top investors in the valley, and we've achieved product-market fit in our initial markets. You'd join at a magical time when a single person could significantly change the course of the company.
Do your life's work with people you’ll love working with: we care strongly about our craft and want every person at Speak to feel like they're growing every day. We believe in the idea that working with people you both enjoy and have respect for makes everything better. We hire thoughtfully and only work with people we admire deeply.
Global in nature: We're live in over 40 countries and launching in a number of new markets soon. We have dedicated offices in San Francisco, Ljubljana, Seoul, Tokyo, and Taipei, and you’ll have the opportunity to talk to users in each of these regions on a regular basis as well as travel.
Impact people's lives in a major way: Learning a language is one of the single most life-changing skills one can learn, and right now 99% of people never achieve their goal because the process is broken. We’re helping millions of people achieve their goals and improve their lives.
Speak does not discriminate based upon race, religion, color, national origin, gender (including pregnancy, childbirth, or related medical conditions), sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, age, status as a protected veteran, status as an individual with a disability, or other applicable legally protected characteristics.
","descriptionPlain":"ABOUT US\n\nOur mission is to reinvent the way people learn, starting with language.\n\nLearning a language can change a life by opening doors to new cultures, careers, and communities. Two billion people around the world are actively trying to learn a language, but the best way to learn (one-on-one tutoring) is hard to access at scale and hasn’t been meaningfully improved in decades. Speak is building a human-level, AI-powered tutor in your pocket: a conversation-first experience that lets learners actually speak, get instant feedback, and progress through carefully designed lessons. The result is a complete path from beginner to confident speaker across multiple languages.\n\nSpeak first launched in South Korea in 2019, where Speak has now become the number one language learning app, and we now serve learners across many markets and 15+ languages. Speak is one of the world’s leading AI companies, with over $150m raised in venture investment from OpenAI, Accel, Founders Fund, Khosla Ventures, and more, with a distributed team across San Francisco, Seoul, Tokyo, Taipei, and Ljubljana.\n\n\n\n\nABOUT THIS ROLE\n\nWe are seeking actors to appear in our app-based video lessons as language teachers (watch all Example Videos below). In these video lessons, you’ll be seated behind a table facing a camera and deliver pre-written scripts explaining language concepts and phrases for learners. While these lessons are not live, they are interactive.\n\nScripts also contain questions to the user and a variety of responses based on their performance. When a user goes through a video lesson, the video recording of your teaching will play, along with opportunities for the app user to practice the language you are teaching.\n\n\n\n\nWHAT YOU’LL BE DOING\n\n - Read scripts from the teleprompter in both Korean and English to teach English to Korean speakers.\n\n - Portray a professional in a different industry other than education who is excited that their friend has decided to learn a new language (think helpful, friendly vibes rather than a strict teacher vibe)\n\n - Example Video:\n \n - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oanTTf996Lo\n \n - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I5A8Q16jeoU\n\n\n\n\nWHAT WE’RE LOOKING FOR\n\n - Native proficiency in both Korean and English\n\n - A neutral Seoul accent when speaking Korean\n\n - A neutral American accent when speaking English\n\n - Ability to read and act out scripts that teach English to speakers of Korean\n\n - Native Korean speakers and/or heritage Korean speakers\n\n - Strong sense of responsibility and professionalism\n\n - Bright and positive vibes\n\n - Ability to coordinate and take directions\n\n - Live in Los Angeles and have access to transportation\n\n*Those who learned English in high school/college will not qualify\n\n[Preferred]\n\n - Experience working with a teleprompter\n\n - Experience in teaching a second language\n\n - Acting experience\n\n - A passion for language teaching/learning\n \n \n\n\nWORKING CONDITIONS\n\nSpeak offers competitive compensation based on skills and expertise, along with an environment that supports personal growth and concentration.\n\n - Contract Duration: project based (paid per project)\n\n - Rate: $65-$75/hr *depending on related experience\n\n - Working Hours: an average studio session lasts anywhere from 3 to 5 hours per day; studio days average about 2 to 3 days per project, not including zoom rehearsals\n\n - Work Model: in-person at our LA studio\n\n\n\n\nWHY WORK AT SPEAK\n\n 1. Join a fantastic, tight-knit team at the right time: we're growing very quickly, we've most recently raised our Series C from some of the top investors in the valley, and we've achieved product-market fit in our initial markets. You'd join at a magical time when a single person could significantly change the course of the company.\n\n 2. Do your life's work with people you’ll love working with: we care strongly about our craft and want every person at Speak to feel like they're growing every day. We believe in the idea that working with people you both enjoy and have respect for makes everything better. We hire thoughtfully and only work with people we admire deeply.\n\n 3. Global in nature: We're live in over 40 countries and launching in a number of new markets soon. We have dedicated offices in San Francisco, Ljubljana, Seoul, Tokyo, and Taipei, and you’ll have the opportunity to talk to users in each of these regions on a regular basis as well as travel.\n\n 4. Impact people's lives in a major way: Learning a language is one of the single most life-changing skills one can learn, and right now 99% of people never achieve their goal because the process is broken. We’re helping millions of people achieve their goals and improve their lives.\n\nSpeak does not discriminate based upon race, religion, color, national origin, gender (including pregnancy, childbirth, or related medical conditions), sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, age, status as a protected veteran, status as an individual with a disability, or other applicable legally protected characteristics."},{"id":"1ebde3ce-b654-4c56-9e8f-2af072370b9f","title":"Bilingual Actor - English - Italian","department":"Learning & Curriculum","team":"Learning & Curriculum","employmentType":"Contract","location":"Los Angeles","secondaryLocations":[],"publishedAt":"2025-03-11T09:23:04.634+00:00","isListed":true,"isRemote":false,"workplaceType":"OnSite","address":{"postalAddress":{"addressRegion":"California","addressCountry":"United States","addressLocality":"Los Angeles"}},"jobUrl":"https://jobs.ashbyhq.com/speak/1ebde3ce-b654-4c56-9e8f-2af072370b9f","applyUrl":"https://jobs.ashbyhq.com/speak/1ebde3ce-b654-4c56-9e8f-2af072370b9f/application","descriptionHtml":"Our mission is to reinvent the way people learn, starting with language.
Learning a language can change a life by opening doors to new cultures, careers, and communities. Two billion people around the world are actively trying to learn a language, but the best way to learn (one-on-one tutoring) is hard to access at scale and hasn’t been meaningfully improved in decades. Speak is building a human-level, AI-powered tutor in your pocket: a conversation-first experience that lets learners actually speak, get instant feedback, and progress through carefully designed lessons. The result is a complete path from beginner to confident speaker across multiple languages.
Speak first launched in South Korea in 2019, where Speak has now become the number one language learning app, and we now serve learners across many markets and 15+ languages. Speak is one of the world’s leading AI companies, with over $150m raised in venture investment from OpenAI, Accel, Founders Fund, Khosla Ventures, and more, with a distributed team across San Francisco, Seoul, Tokyo, Taipei, and Ljubljana.
We are seeking actors to appear in our app-based video lessons as language teachers (watch all Example Videos below). In these video lessons, you’ll be seated behind a table facing a camera and deliver pre-written scripts explaining language concepts and phrases for learners. While these lessons are not live, they are interactive.
Scripts also contain questions to the user and a variety of responses based on their performance. When a user goes through a video lesson, the video recording of your teaching will play, along with opportunities for the app user to practice the language you are teaching.
Read scripts from the teleprompter in both Italian and English to teach Italian to English speakers.
Portray a professional in a different industry other than education who is excited that their friend has decided to learn a new language (think helpful, friendly vibes rather than a strict teacher vibe)
Example Video:
[Requirements]
Native proficiency in both Italian and English
A neutral Italian accent
Ability to read and act out scripts that teach Italian to speakers of English
We have a strong preference for native Italian speakers and/or heritage Italian speakers
Strong sense of responsibility and professionalism
Bright and positive vibes
Ability to coordinate and take directions
Live in Los Angeles and have access to transportation
*Those who learned Italian in high school or college will not qualify
[Preferred]
Experience working with a teleprompter
Experience in teaching a second language
Acting experience
A passion for language teaching/learning
Speak offers competitive compensation based on skills and expertise, along with an environment that supports personal growth and concentration.
Contract Duration: project based (paid per project)
Rate: $65-$75/hr *depending on related experience
Working Hours: an average studio session lasts anywhere from 3 to 5 hours per day; studio days average about 2 to 3 days per project, not including zoom rehearsals
Work Model: in-person at our LA studio
Resume
Audition self-tapes:
Film horizontally two separate self-tapes reading the following scripts:
Upload self-tapes to this DropBox folder
Slate in English at the beginning: name, location, eligibility to work in the States, and any related experience in acting or teaching
Title each self-tape as the following: \"firstname lastname - title of the script\"
Demo reels will not be accepted
Portfolio of related work (teaching, acting)
Join a fantastic, tight-knit team at the right time: we're growing very quickly, we've most recently raised our Series C from some of the top investors in the valley, and we've achieved product-market fit in our initial markets. You'd join at a magical time when a single person could significantly change the course of the company.
Do your life's work with people you’ll love working with: we care strongly about our craft and want every person at Speak to feel like they're growing every day. We believe in the idea that working with people you both enjoy and have respect for makes everything better. We hire thoughtfully and only work with people we admire deeply.
Global in nature: We're live in over 40 countries and launching in a number of new markets soon. We have dedicated offices in San Francisco, Ljubljana, Seoul, Tokyo, and Taipei, and you’ll have the opportunity to talk to users in each of these regions on a regular basis as well as travel.
Impact people's lives in a major way: Learning a language is one of the single most life-changing skills one can learn, and right now 99% of people never achieve their goal because the process is broken. We’re helping millions of people achieve their goals and improve their lives.
Speak does not discriminate based upon race, religion, color, national origin, gender (including pregnancy, childbirth, or related medical conditions), sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, age, status as a protected veteran, status as an individual with a disability, or other applicable legally protected characteristics.
","descriptionPlain":"ABOUT US\n\nOur mission is to reinvent the way people learn, starting with language.\n\nLearning a language can change a life by opening doors to new cultures, careers, and communities. Two billion people around the world are actively trying to learn a language, but the best way to learn (one-on-one tutoring) is hard to access at scale and hasn’t been meaningfully improved in decades. Speak is building a human-level, AI-powered tutor in your pocket: a conversation-first experience that lets learners actually speak, get instant feedback, and progress through carefully designed lessons. The result is a complete path from beginner to confident speaker across multiple languages.\n\nSpeak first launched in South Korea in 2019, where Speak has now become the number one language learning app, and we now serve learners across many markets and 15+ languages. Speak is one of the world’s leading AI companies, with over $150m raised in venture investment from OpenAI, Accel, Founders Fund, Khosla Ventures, and more, with a distributed team across San Francisco, Seoul, Tokyo, Taipei, and Ljubljana.\n\n\n\n\nABOUT THIS ROLE\n\nWe are seeking actors to appear in our app-based video lessons as language teachers (watch all Example Videos below). In these video lessons, you’ll be seated behind a table facing a camera and deliver pre-written scripts explaining language concepts and phrases for learners. While these lessons are not live, they are interactive.\n\nScripts also contain questions to the user and a variety of responses based on their performance. When a user goes through a video lesson, the video recording of your teaching will play, along with opportunities for the app user to practice the language you are teaching.\n\n\n\n\nWHAT YOU’LL BE DOING\n\n - Read scripts from the teleprompter in both Italian and English to teach Italian to English speakers.\n\n - Portray a professional in a different industry other than education who is excited that their friend has decided to learn a new language (think helpful, friendly vibes rather than a strict teacher vibe)\n\n - Example Video:\n \n - https://youtube.com/shorts/7kqz4Oot6nw?feature=share\n \n - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I5A8Q16jeoU\n\n\n\n\nWHAT WE’RE LOOKING FOR\n\n[Requirements]\n\n - Native proficiency in both Italian and English\n\n - A neutral Italian accent\n\n - Ability to read and act out scripts that teach Italian to speakers of English\n\n - We have a strong preference for native Italian speakers and/or heritage Italian speakers\n\n - Strong sense of responsibility and professionalism\n\n - Bright and positive vibes\n\n - Ability to coordinate and take directions\n\n - Live in Los Angeles and have access to transportation\n\n*Those who learned Italian in high school or college will not qualify\n\n[Preferred]\n\n - Experience working with a teleprompter\n\n - Experience in teaching a second language\n\n - Acting experience\n\n - A passion for language teaching/learning\n\n\n\n\nWORKING CONDITIONS\n\nSpeak offers competitive compensation based on skills and expertise, along with an environment that supports personal growth and concentration.\n\n - Contract Duration: project based (paid per project)\n\n - Rate: $65-$75/hr *depending on related experience\n\n - Working Hours: an average studio session lasts anywhere from 3 to 5 hours per day; studio days average about 2 to 3 days per project, not including zoom rehearsals\n\n - Work Model: in-person at our LA studio\n\n\n\n\nDOCUMENTS FOR APPLICATION\n\n 1. Resume\n\n 2. Audition self-tapes:\n \n - Film horizontally two separate self-tapes reading the following scripts:\n \n - [IT Sample Script https://paper.dropbox.com/doc/EN_IT-Audition-Sample-Script--ChrhdmkpnGK378Ml9GYExDveAQ-OhZLHCuFIdb6DHmEVwuHg]\n \n - [UC Sample Script - L2-2 overthecounter] https://paper.dropbox.com/doc/Sample-Script-XX_EN_UC_L2-2_overthecounter_VL--CThe47aF7k0_OrsDalg6Y5KfAQ-1IcM5VBqiDCB2u7tOYaGJ\n \n - Upload self-tapes to this DropBox folder https://www.dropbox.com/request/AUMR7PeOQAWR8bbkf93W\n \n - Slate in English at the beginning: name, location, eligibility to work in the States, and any related experience in acting or teaching\n \n - Title each self-tape as the following: \"firstname lastname - title of the script\"\n \n - Demo reels will not be accepted\n\n 3. Portfolio of related work (teaching, acting)\n\n\n\n\nWHY WORK AT SPEAK\n\n 1. Join a fantastic, tight-knit team at the right time: we're growing very quickly, we've most recently raised our Series C from some of the top investors in the valley, and we've achieved product-market fit in our initial markets. You'd join at a magical time when a single person could significantly change the course of the company.\n\n 2. Do your life's work with people you’ll love working with: we care strongly about our craft and want every person at Speak to feel like they're growing every day. We believe in the idea that working with people you both enjoy and have respect for makes everything better. We hire thoughtfully and only work with people we admire deeply.\n\n 3. Global in nature: We're live in over 40 countries and launching in a number of new markets soon. We have dedicated offices in San Francisco, Ljubljana, Seoul, Tokyo, and Taipei, and you’ll have the opportunity to talk to users in each of these regions on a regular basis as well as travel.\n\n 4. Impact people's lives in a major way: Learning a language is one of the single most life-changing skills one can learn, and right now 99% of people never achieve their goal because the process is broken. 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Speak first launched in South Korea in 2019, where Speak has now become the number one language learning app, and we now serve learners across many markets and 15+ languages. Speak is one of the world’s leading AI companies, with over $150m raised in venture investment from OpenAI, Accel, Founders Fund, Khosla Ventures, and more, with a distributed team across San Francisco, Seoul, Tokyo, Taipei, and Ljubljana.
We are seeking Native Italian and English speakers to support the director and the Italian-English bilingual actor during virtual and in-studio rehearsals and shoots in our LA studio for our app-based video lessons. During shoots, you’ll be seated off-screen and read along the teleprompter to ensure the actor is delivering lines correctly when explaining language concepts and phrases for learners. While these lessons are not live, they are interactive.
Scripts also contain questions to the user and a variety of responses based on their performance. When a user goes through a video lesson, the video recording of the teaching will play, along with opportunities for the app user to practice the language we are teaching.
Read scripts from the teleprompter in both Italian and English to monitor the actor’s reading performance as they teach Italian to English speakers.
Guide the actor and assist the director during script reading rehearsals
Example Video: (from our Spanish video)
https://youtu.be/_l9U-4Qly6k?si=wdMPBqj4GVQB3TKx
[Requirements]
Native proficiency in both Italian and English
A neutral Italian accent
Expert level of reading comprehension
We have a strong preference for native Italian speakers and/or heritage Italian speakers
Strong sense of responsibility and professionalism
Bright and positive vibes
Ability to coordinate and take directions
Live in Los Angeles and have access to transportation
*Those who learned Italian in high school or college will not qualify
[Preferred]
Experience working with a teleprompter
Experience in teaching a second language
Experience working in a studio
A passion for language teaching/learning
Speak offers competitive compensation based on skills and expertise, along with an environment that supports personal growth and concentration.
Contract Duration: project based (paid per project)
Rate: $35/hr *depending on related experience
Working Hours: an average studio session lasts anywhere from 3 to 5 hours per day; studio days average about 2 to 3 days per project, not including zoom rehearsals
Work Model: virtually for Zoom rehearsals, and in-person at our LA studio
Resume
Audition self-tapes:
Slate: name, location, and eligibility to work in the U.S.
Film horizontally and save as one self-tape reading these scripts:
Upload self-tapes to this DropBox folder
Portfolio of related work (teaching, production related work, etc.)
Join a fantastic, tight-knit team at the right time: we're growing very quickly, we've most recently raised our Series C from some of the top investors in the valley, and we've achieved product-market fit in our initial markets. You'd join at a magical time when a single person could significantly change the course of the company.
Do your life's work with people you’ll love working with: we care strongly about our craft and want every person at Speak to feel like they're growing every day. We believe in the idea that working with people you both enjoy and have respect for makes everything better. We hire thoughtfully and only work with people we admire deeply.
Global in nature: We're live in over 40 countries and launching in a number of new markets soon. We have dedicated offices in San Francisco, Ljubljana, Seoul, Tokyo, and Taipei, and you’ll have the opportunity to talk to users in each of these regions on a regular basis as well as travel.
Impact people's lives in a major way: Learning a language is one of the single most life-changing skills one can learn, and right now 99% of people never achieve their goal because the process is broken. We’re helping millions of people achieve their goals and improve their lives.
Speak does not discriminate based upon race, religion, color, national origin, gender (including pregnancy, childbirth, or related medical conditions), sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, age, status as a protected veteran, status as an individual with a disability, or other applicable legally protected characteristics.
","descriptionPlain":"ABOUT US\n\nOur mission is to reinvent the way people learn, starting with language.\n\nLearning a language can change a life by opening doors to new cultures, careers, and communities. Two billion people around the world are actively trying to learn a language, but the best way to learn (one-on-one tutoring) is hard to access at scale and hasn’t been meaningfully improved in decades. Speak is building a human-level, AI-powered tutor in your pocket: a conversation-first experience that lets learners actually speak, get instant feedback, and progress through carefully designed lessons. The result is a complete path from beginner to confident speaker across multiple languages.\n\nSpeak first launched in South Korea in 2019, where Speak has now become the number one language learning app, and we now serve learners across many markets and 15+ languages. Speak is one of the world’s leading AI companies, with over $150m raised in venture investment from OpenAI, Accel, Founders Fund, Khosla Ventures, and more, with a distributed team across San Francisco, Seoul, Tokyo, Taipei, and Ljubljana.\n\n\n\n\nABOUT THIS ROLE\n\nWe are seeking Native Italian and English speakers to support the director and the Italian-English bilingual actor during virtual and in-studio rehearsals and shoots in our LA studio for our app-based video lessons. During shoots, you’ll be seated off-screen and read along the teleprompter to ensure the actor is delivering lines correctly when explaining language concepts and phrases for learners. While these lessons are not live, they are interactive.\n\nScripts also contain questions to the user and a variety of responses based on their performance. When a user goes through a video lesson, the video recording of the teaching will play, along with opportunities for the app user to practice the language we are teaching.\n\n\n\n\nWHAT YOU’LL BE DOING\n\n - Read scripts from the teleprompter in both Italian and English to monitor the actor’s reading performance as they teach Italian to English speakers.\n\n - Guide the actor and assist the director during script reading rehearsals\n\n - Example Video: (from our Spanish video)\n\nhttps://youtu.be/_l9U-4Qly6k?si=wdMPBqj4GVQB3TKx\n\n\n\n\nWHAT WE’RE LOOKING FOR\n\n[Requirements]\n\n - Native proficiency in both Italian and English\n\n - A neutral Italian accent\n\n - Expert level of reading comprehension\n\n - We have a strong preference for native Italian speakers and/or heritage Italian speakers\n\n - Strong sense of responsibility and professionalism\n\n - Bright and positive vibes\n\n - Ability to coordinate and take directions\n\n - Live in Los Angeles and have access to transportation\n\n*Those who learned Italian in high school or college will not qualify\n\n[Preferred]\n\n - Experience working with a teleprompter\n\n - Experience in teaching a second language\n\n - Experience working in a studio\n\n - A passion for language teaching/learning\n\n\n\n\nWORKING CONDITIONS\n\nSpeak offers competitive compensation based on skills and expertise, along with an environment that supports personal growth and concentration.\n\n - Contract Duration: project based (paid per project)\n\n - Rate: $35/hr *depending on related experience\n\n - Working Hours: an average studio session lasts anywhere from 3 to 5 hours per day; studio days average about 2 to 3 days per project, not including zoom rehearsals\n\n - Work Model: virtually for Zoom rehearsals, and in-person at our LA studio\n\n\n\n\nDOCUMENTS FOR APPLICATION\n\n 1. Resume\n\n 2. Audition self-tapes:\n \n - Slate: name, location, and eligibility to work in the U.S.\n \n - Film horizontally and save as one self-tape reading these scripts:\n \n - [IT Sample Script https://paper.dropbox.com/doc/EN_IT-Audition-Sample-Script--ChrhdmkpnGK378Ml9GYExDveAQ-OhZLHCuFIdb6DHmEVwuHg]\n \n - [UC Sample Script - L2-2 overthecounter] https://paper.dropbox.com/doc/Sample-Script-XX_EN_UC_L2-2_overthecounter_VL--CThe47aF7k0_OrsDalg6Y5KfAQ-1IcM5VBqiDCB2u7tOYaGJ\n \n - Upload self-tapes to this DropBox folder https://www.dropbox.com/request/dhmNFDqTvvd52BzTAIUZ\n\n 3. Portfolio of related work (teaching, production related work, etc.)\n\n\n\n\nWHY WORK AT SPEAK\n\n 1. Join a fantastic, tight-knit team at the right time: we're growing very quickly, we've most recently raised our Series C from some of the top investors in the valley, and we've achieved product-market fit in our initial markets. You'd join at a magical time when a single person could significantly change the course of the company.\n\n 2. Do your life's work with people you’ll love working with: we care strongly about our craft and want every person at Speak to feel like they're growing every day. We believe in the idea that working with people you both enjoy and have respect for makes everything better. We hire thoughtfully and only work with people we admire deeply.\n\n 3. Global in nature: We're live in over 40 countries and launching in a number of new markets soon. We have dedicated offices in San Francisco, Ljubljana, Seoul, Tokyo, and Taipei, and you’ll have the opportunity to talk to users in each of these regions on a regular basis as well as travel.\n\n 4. Impact people's lives in a major way: Learning a language is one of the single most life-changing skills one can learn, and right now 99% of people never achieve their goal because the process is broken. We’re helping millions of people achieve their goals and improve their lives.\n\nSpeak does not discriminate based upon race, religion, color, national origin, gender (including pregnancy, childbirth, or related medical conditions), sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, age, status as a protected veteran, status as an individual with a disability, or other applicable legally protected characteristics."},{"id":"93a345f7-0805-438b-920b-2a659c2d97f3","title":"Brand Marketing Manager - Japan","department":"Marketing","team":"Marketing","employmentType":"FullTime","location":"Tokyo","secondaryLocations":[],"publishedAt":"2025-08-12T05:56:51.783+00:00","isListed":true,"isRemote":true,"workplaceType":"Hybrid","address":{"postalAddress":{"addressRegion":"Tokyo","addressCountry":"Japan","addressLocality":"Tokyo"}},"jobUrl":"https://jobs.ashbyhq.com/speak/93a345f7-0805-438b-920b-2a659c2d97f3","applyUrl":"https://jobs.ashbyhq.com/speak/93a345f7-0805-438b-920b-2a659c2d97f3/application","descriptionHtml":"Our mission is to reinvent the way people learn, starting with language.
Learning a language can change a life by opening doors to new cultures, careers, and communities. Two billion people around the world are actively trying to learn a language, but the best way to learn (one-on-one tutoring) is hard to access at scale and hasn’t been meaningfully improved in decades. Speak is building a human-level, AI-powered tutor in your pocket: a conversation-first experience that lets learners actually speak, get instant feedback, and progress through carefully designed lessons. The result is a complete path from beginner to confident speaker across multiple languages.
Speak first launched in South Korea in 2019, where Speak has now become the number one language learning app, and we now serve learners across many markets and 15+ languages. Speak is one of the world’s leading AI companies, with over $150m raised in venture investment from OpenAI, Accel, Founders Fund, Khosla Ventures, and more, with a distributed team across San Francisco, Seoul, Tokyo, Taipei, and Ljubljana.
スピークジャパンのチームは、謙虚さを大切にしながら、お互いを尊重し合い、協力して前に進む文化です。フラットで風通しの良い組織の中で、役職に関係なく率直に意見を交わし、良いアイデアはすぐに試してみるスピード感と柔軟さがあります。メンバーは自律的に動きながらもプロフェッショナル意識と高い成長意欲を持ち、少人数で大きな成果を目指しています。
スピークのマーケターは、単に数字を追いかけるだけの存在ではありません。数値に表れないユーザーの感情、ブランドへの愛着、行動パターンまで捉え、最適なマーケティング戦略を描いています。
クリエイティブ面でも、ブランドマネージャーやパフォーマンスマーケティングなど職種に関係なく、ターゲットやブランドへの深い理解をもとに、高い効果を発揮するマーケティングを実現しています。そして何より、プロダクトに強い愛情と誇りを持っています。
「言語学習から学び方の変革を導く」というミッションに共感し、自ら考え、行動に移せる方。スピード感があり、自由度の高いスタートアップ環境で、大きな挑戦に取り組みたい方、ぜひご応募ください。
Speak is looking for a Brand & PR Manager to help shape our identity and expand our reach in Japan. This role is both strategic and hands-on - you’ll define the roadmap for how we earn attention and trust in one of our most important markets.
We’re not looking for someone to \"coordinate.\" We're looking for someone to own the outcome: to lead, execute, and share back what we’re learning — so we get better, faster, together.
Own and evolve Speak’s brand in Japan
Build trust and awareness through Brand, PR/Media, and Owned Social
Define clear messaging and creative direction
Research, evaluate, and test channels with a data-first approach (e.g., TVCM, OOH, Digital)
Engage media, journalists, and a PR agency to earn exposure
Analyze brand performance and campaign impact using both qualitative and quantitative data
Plan and test localized, high-impact social content
Share findings and updates clearly with internal stakeholders
5+ years of experience in brand marketing / PR, with a proven track record of delivering measurable impact
Exceptional storytelling skills to shape brand narratives across multiple channels
Strong data fluency to evaluate brand investments and extract actionable insights
Demonstrated ability to manage media relationships and secure earned coverage
Strong capabilities in content planning
Operates independently, with urgency and ownership
Native Japanese & Business English is mandatory
Nice to haves
Start-up experience is strongly preferred
App marketing experience
Join a fantastic, tight-knit team at the right time: we're growing very quickly, we've most recently raised our Series C from some of the top investors in the valley, and we've achieved product-market fit in our initial markets. You'd join at a magical time when a single person could significantly change the course of the company.
Do your life's work with people you’ll love working with: we care strongly about our craft and want every person at Speak to feel like they're growing every day. We believe in the idea that working with people you both enjoy and have respect for makes everything better. We hire thoughtfully and only work with people we admire deeply.
Global in nature: We're live in over 40 countries and launching in a number of new markets soon. We have dedicated offices in San Francisco, Ljubljana, Seoul, Tokyo, and Taipei, and you’ll have the opportunity to talk to users in each of these regions on a regular basis as well as travel.
Impact people's lives in a major way: Learning a language is one of the single most life-changing skills one can learn, and right now 99% of people never achieve their goal because the process is broken. We’re helping millions of people achieve their goals and improve their lives.
Speak does not discriminate based upon race, religion, color, national origin, gender (including pregnancy, childbirth, or related medical conditions), sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, age, status as a protected veteran, status as an individual with a disability, or other applicable legally protected characteristics.
","descriptionPlain":"ABOUT US\n\nOur mission is to reinvent the way people learn, starting with language.\n\nLearning a language can change a life by opening doors to new cultures, careers, and communities. Two billion people around the world are actively trying to learn a language, but the best way to learn (one-on-one tutoring) is hard to access at scale and hasn’t been meaningfully improved in decades. Speak is building a human-level, AI-powered tutor in your pocket: a conversation-first experience that lets learners actually speak, get instant feedback, and progress through carefully designed lessons. The result is a complete path from beginner to confident speaker across multiple languages.\n\nSpeak first launched in South Korea in 2019, where Speak has now become the number one language learning app, and we now serve learners across many markets and 15+ languages. Speak is one of the world’s leading AI companies, with over $150m raised in venture investment from OpenAI, Accel, Founders Fund, Khosla Ventures, and more, with a distributed team across San Francisco, Seoul, Tokyo, Taipei, and Ljubljana.\n\n\n\nスピークジャパンのチームは、謙虚さを大切にしながら、お互いを尊重し合い、協力して前に進む文化です。フラットで風通しの良い組織の中で、役職に関係なく率直に意見を交わし、良いアイデアはすぐに試してみるスピード感と柔軟さがあります。メンバーは自律的に動きながらもプロフェッショナル意識と高い成長意欲を持ち、少人数で大きな成果を目指しています。\n\n\n\nスピークのマーケターは、単に数字を追いかけるだけの存在ではありません。数値に表れないユーザーの感情、ブランドへの愛着、行動パターンまで捉え、最適なマーケティング戦略を描いています。\n\n\n\nクリエイティブ面でも、ブランドマネージャーやパフォーマンスマーケティングなど職種に関係なく、ターゲットやブランドへの深い理解をもとに、高い効果を発揮するマーケティングを実現しています。そして何より、プロダクトに強い愛情と誇りを持っています。\n\n\n\n「言語学習から学び方の変革を導く」というミッションに共感し、自ら考え、行動に移せる方。スピード感があり、自由度の高いスタートアップ環境で、大きな挑戦に取り組みたい方、ぜひご応募ください。\n\n\n\n\nABOUT THIS ROLE\n\nSpeak is looking for a Brand & PR Manager to help shape our identity and expand our reach in Japan. This role is both strategic and hands-on - you’ll define the roadmap for how we earn attention and trust in one of our most important markets.\n\nWe’re not looking for someone to \"coordinate.\" We're looking for someone to own the outcome: to lead, execute, and share back what we’re learning — so we get better, faster, together.\n\n\n\n\nWHAT YOU'LL BE DOING\n\n - Own and evolve Speak’s brand in Japan\n\n - Build trust and awareness through Brand, PR/Media, and Owned Social\n\n - Define clear messaging and creative direction\n\n - Research, evaluate, and test channels with a data-first approach (e.g., TVCM, OOH, Digital)\n\n - Engage media, journalists, and a PR agency to earn exposure\n\n - Analyze brand performance and campaign impact using both qualitative and quantitative data\n\n - Plan and test localized, high-impact social content\n\n - Share findings and updates clearly with internal stakeholders\n\n\n\n\nWHAT WE'RE LOOKING FOR\n\n - 5+ years of experience in brand marketing / PR, with a proven track record of delivering measurable impact\n\n - Exceptional storytelling skills to shape brand narratives across multiple channels\n\n - Strong data fluency to evaluate brand investments and extract actionable insights\n\n - Demonstrated ability to manage media relationships and secure earned coverage\n\n - Strong capabilities in content planning\n\n - Operates independently, with urgency and ownership\n\n - Native Japanese & Business English is mandatory\n\nNice to haves\n\n - Start-up experience is strongly preferred\n\n - App marketing experience\n\n\n\n\nWHY WORK AT SPEAK\n\n 1. Join a fantastic, tight-knit team at the right time: we're growing very quickly, we've most recently raised our Series C from some of the top investors in the valley, and we've achieved product-market fit in our initial markets. You'd join at a magical time when a single person could significantly change the course of the company.\n\n 2. Do your life's work with people you’ll love working with: we care strongly about our craft and want every person at Speak to feel like they're growing every day. We believe in the idea that working with people you both enjoy and have respect for makes everything better. We hire thoughtfully and only work with people we admire deeply.\n\n 3. Global in nature: We're live in over 40 countries and launching in a number of new markets soon. We have dedicated offices in San Francisco, Ljubljana, Seoul, Tokyo, and Taipei, and you’ll have the opportunity to talk to users in each of these regions on a regular basis as well as travel.\n\n 4. Impact people's lives in a major way: Learning a language is one of the single most life-changing skills one can learn, and right now 99% of people never achieve their goal because the process is broken. We’re helping millions of people achieve their goals and improve their lives.\n\nSpeak does not discriminate based upon race, religion, color, national origin, gender (including pregnancy, childbirth, or related medical conditions), sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, age, status as a protected veteran, status as an individual with a disability, or other applicable legally protected characteristics."},{"id":"a7d3ca23-0b1b-4529-aa48-b69099ac6426","title":"Sales Development Representative - Korea","department":"B2B","team":"B2B","employmentType":"FullTime","location":"Seoul","secondaryLocations":[],"publishedAt":"2026-07-01T06:25:23.236+00:00","isListed":true,"isRemote":true,"workplaceType":"Hybrid","address":{"postalAddress":{"addressRegion":"Seoul","addressCountry":"South Korea","addressLocality":"Seoul"}},"jobUrl":"https://jobs.ashbyhq.com/speak/a7d3ca23-0b1b-4529-aa48-b69099ac6426","applyUrl":"https://jobs.ashbyhq.com/speak/a7d3ca23-0b1b-4529-aa48-b69099ac6426/application","descriptionHtml":"Our mission is to reinvent the way people learn, starting with language.
Learning a language can change a life by opening doors to new cultures, careers, and communities. Two billion people around the world are actively trying to learn a language, but the best way to learn (one-on-one tutoring) is hard to access at scale and hasn’t been meaningfully improved in decades. Speak is building a human-level, AI-powered tutor in your pocket: a conversation-first experience that lets learners actually speak, get instant feedback, and progress through carefully designed lessons. The result is a complete path from beginner to confident speaker across multiple languages.
Speak first launched in South Korea in 2019, where Speak has now become the number one language learning app, and we now serve learners across many markets and 15+ languages. Speak is one of the world’s leading AI companies, with over $150m raised in venture investment from OpenAI, Accel, Founders Fund, Khosla Ventures, and more, with a distributed team across San Francisco, Seoul, Tokyo, Taipei, and Ljubljana.
Speak for Business (S4B) is Speak's enterprise arm — a holistic solution that helps employees get comfortable speaking the languages their business success depends on. We've already grown S4B to hundreds of logos globally, with our deepest footprint in Korea and Japan, and we're now investing heavily across Engineering, Product, Content, and Go-to-Market to make B2B one of Speak's biggest growth engines. It's a rare 0-to-1 moment inside a company that's already scaled — and the SDRs we hire will help shape it. To learn more, check out our B2B landing page.
We’re looking for a high-energy Sales Development Representative (SDR) to qualify inbound interest, run thoughtful outbound campaigns, and partner with Account Executives to build pipeline. In addition to generating qualified meetings, this role is a closing role, owning and closing transactional opportunities. You’ll be the first touch for many prospects—diagnosing needs, shaping demand, and progressing opportunities to build pipeline and performance across our team.
Qualify inbound leads from web forms, events, and referrals; strong discovery skills to confirm fit, urgency, and buying roles
Design and execute outbound campaigns (email, phone, social, video) for target accounts and personas; personalize at scale using insights, triggers, and industry POVs
Generate SQLs and book meetings for AE partners; build clear handoffs (mutual agenda, notes, next steps) to maximize meeting kept and conversion to pipeline
Own and close transactional deals end-to-end (pricing, light negotiation, order execution) following defined guardrails and approval paths
Maintain precise CRM hygiene (stages, next steps, contacts, dispositions) and forecast your weekly outputs with accuracy
Continuously test & learn—A/B subject lines, sequences, talk tracks, and cadences; share wins with the team
Represent the brand with consultative, value-led conversations that educate and advance the buyer journey
1–3+ years in SDR/BDR, inside sales (closing role), or high-volume customer-facing role (SaaS preferred)
Demonstrated success in both inbound qualification and outbound prospecting
Comfortable closing transactional deals with light negotiation
Excellent written and verbal communication; crisp note-taking and call recap discipline
Proficiency with CRM (HubSpot), sequencing tools (Lemlist), intent/signals (Exa, Indent), and LinkedIn Sales Navigator
Organized, curious, coachable; thrives in goal-driven environments; Looking to grow sales career with deal closing experience
Experience in EdTech or language learning
Understanding of Qualification frameworks, like MEDDPICC, BANT
Demonstrated ability to succeed in a changing environment
Join a fantastic, tight-knit team at the right time: we're growing very quickly, we've most recently raised our Series C from some of the top investors in the valley, and we've achieved product-market fit in our initial markets. You'd join at a magical time when a single person could significantly change the course of the company.
Do your life's work with people you’ll love working with: we care strongly about our craft and want every person at Speak to feel like they're growing every day. We believe in the idea that working with people you both enjoy and have respect for makes everything better. We hire thoughtfully and only work with people we admire deeply.
Global in nature: We're live in over 40 countries and launching in a number of new markets soon. We have dedicated offices in San Francisco, Ljubljana, Seoul, Tokyo, and Taipei, and you’ll have the opportunity to talk to users in each of these regions on a regular basis as well as travel.
Impact people's lives in a major way: Learning a language is one of the single most life-changing skills one can learn, and right now 99% of people never achieve their goal because the process is broken. We’re helping millions of people achieve their goals and improve their lives.
Speak does not discriminate based upon race, religion, color, national origin, gender (including pregnancy, childbirth, or related medical conditions), sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, age, status as a protected veteran, status as an individual with a disability, or other applicable legally protected characteristics.
","descriptionPlain":"ABOUT US\n\nOur mission is to reinvent the way people learn, starting with language.\n\nLearning a language can change a life by opening doors to new cultures, careers, and communities. Two billion people around the world are actively trying to learn a language, but the best way to learn (one-on-one tutoring) is hard to access at scale and hasn’t been meaningfully improved in decades. Speak is building a human-level, AI-powered tutor in your pocket: a conversation-first experience that lets learners actually speak, get instant feedback, and progress through carefully designed lessons. The result is a complete path from beginner to confident speaker across multiple languages.\n\nSpeak first launched in South Korea in 2019, where Speak has now become the number one language learning app, and we now serve learners across many markets and 15+ languages. Speak is one of the world’s leading AI companies, with over $150m raised in venture investment from OpenAI, Accel, Founders Fund, Khosla Ventures, and more, with a distributed team across San Francisco, Seoul, Tokyo, Taipei, and Ljubljana.\n\n\n\nSpeak for Business (S4B) is Speak's enterprise arm — a holistic solution that helps employees get comfortable speaking the languages their business success depends on. We've already grown S4B to hundreds of logos globally, with our deepest footprint in Korea and Japan, and we're now investing heavily across Engineering, Product, Content, and Go-to-Market to make B2B one of Speak's biggest growth engines. It's a rare 0-to-1 moment inside a company that's already scaled — and the SDRs we hire will help shape it. To learn more, check out our B2B landing page https://www.speak.com/ko/b2b.\n\n\n\n\nABOUT THE ROLE\n\nWe’re looking for a high-energy Sales Development Representative (SDR) to qualify inbound interest, run thoughtful outbound campaigns, and partner with Account Executives to build pipeline. In addition to generating qualified meetings, this role is a closing role, owning and closing transactional opportunities. You’ll be the first touch for many prospects—diagnosing needs, shaping demand, and progressing opportunities to build pipeline and performance across our team.\n\n\n\n\nWHAT YOU’LL DO AT SPEAK\n\n - Qualify inbound leads from web forms, events, and referrals; strong discovery skills to confirm fit, urgency, and buying roles\n\n - Design and execute outbound campaigns (email, phone, social, video) for target accounts and personas; personalize at scale using insights, triggers, and industry POVs\n\n - Generate SQLs and book meetings for AE partners; build clear handoffs (mutual agenda, notes, next steps) to maximize meeting kept and conversion to pipeline\n\n - Own and close transactional deals end-to-end (pricing, light negotiation, order execution) following defined guardrails and approval paths\n\n - Maintain precise CRM hygiene (stages, next steps, contacts, dispositions) and forecast your weekly outputs with accuracy\n\n - Continuously test & learn—A/B subject lines, sequences, talk tracks, and cadences; share wins with the team\n\n - Represent the brand with consultative, value-led conversations that educate and advance the buyer journey\n\n\n\n\nWE’D LOVE TO HEAR FROM YOU IF YOU HAVE\n\n - 1–3+ years in SDR/BDR, inside sales (closing role), or high-volume customer-facing role (SaaS preferred)\n\n - Demonstrated success in both inbound qualification and outbound prospecting\n\n - Comfortable closing transactional deals with light negotiation\n\n - Excellent written and verbal communication; crisp note-taking and call recap discipline\n\n - Proficiency with CRM (HubSpot), sequencing tools (Lemlist), intent/signals (Exa, Indent), and LinkedIn Sales Navigator\n\n - Organized, curious, coachable; thrives in goal-driven environments; Looking to grow sales career with deal closing experience\n\n\n\n\nWHILE IT’S NOT REQUIRED, IT’S AN ADDED PLUS IF YOU ALSO HAVE:\n\n - Experience in EdTech or language learning\n\n - Understanding of Qualification frameworks, like MEDDPICC, BANT\n\n - Demonstrated ability to succeed in a changing environment\n\n\n\n\nWHY WORK AT SPEAK\n\n 1. Join a fantastic, tight-knit team at the right time: we're growing very quickly, we've most recently raised our Series C from some of the top investors in the valley, and we've achieved product-market fit in our initial markets. You'd join at a magical time when a single person could significantly change the course of the company.\n\n 2. Do your life's work with people you’ll love working with: we care strongly about our craft and want every person at Speak to feel like they're growing every day. We believe in the idea that working with people you both enjoy and have respect for makes everything better. We hire thoughtfully and only work with people we admire deeply.\n\n 3. Global in nature: We're live in over 40 countries and launching in a number of new markets soon. We have dedicated offices in San Francisco, Ljubljana, Seoul, Tokyo, and Taipei, and you’ll have the opportunity to talk to users in each of these regions on a regular basis as well as travel.\n\n 4. Impact people's lives in a major way: Learning a language is one of the single most life-changing skills one can learn, and right now 99% of people never achieve their goal because the process is broken. We’re helping millions of people achieve their goals and improve their lives.\n\nSpeak does not discriminate based upon race, religion, color, national origin, gender (including pregnancy, childbirth, or related medical conditions), sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, age, status as a protected veteran, status as an individual with a disability, or other applicable legally protected characteristics."},{"id":"ef2e18e0-81be-4d1f-a460-ff90049d969c","title":"Account Executive - Japan","department":"B2B","team":"B2B","employmentType":"FullTime","location":"Tokyo","secondaryLocations":[],"publishedAt":"2026-05-20T04:39:12.467+00:00","isListed":true,"isRemote":true,"workplaceType":"Hybrid","address":{"postalAddress":{"addressRegion":"Tokyo","addressCountry":"Japan","addressLocality":"Tokyo"}},"jobUrl":"https://jobs.ashbyhq.com/speak/ef2e18e0-81be-4d1f-a460-ff90049d969c","applyUrl":"https://jobs.ashbyhq.com/speak/ef2e18e0-81be-4d1f-a460-ff90049d969c/application","descriptionHtml":"Our mission is to reinvent the way people learn, starting with language.
Learning a language can change a life by opening doors to new cultures, careers, and communities. Two billion people around the world are actively trying to learn a language, but the best way to learn (one-on-one tutoring) is hard to access at scale and hasn’t been meaningfully improved in decades. Speak is building a human-level, AI-powered tutor in your pocket: a conversation-first experience that lets learners actually speak, get instant feedback, and progress through carefully designed lessons. The result is a complete path from beginner to confident speaker across multiple languages.
Speak first launched in South Korea in 2019, where Speak has now become the number one language learning app, and we now serve learners across many markets and 15+ languages. Speak is one of the world’s leading AI companies, with over $150m raised in venture investment from OpenAI, Accel, Founders Fund, Khosla Ventures, and more, with a distributed team across San Francisco, Seoul, Tokyo, Taipei, and Ljubljana.
Speak for Business (S4B) is Speak's enterprise arm — a holistic solution that helps employees get comfortable speaking the languages their business success depends on. We've already grown S4B to hundreds of logos globally, with our deepest footprint in Korea and Japan, and we're now investing heavily across Engineering, Product, Content, and Go-to-Market to make B2B one of Speak's biggest growth engines. It's a rare 0-to-1 moment inside a company that's already scaled — and the AE we hire will help shape it. To learn more, check out our B2B landing page.
We're looking for an Account Executive in Japan to drive new ARR with our B2B customers. You'll own the full cycle — targeting, building relationships with executive decision-makers, and closing complex enterprise deals across the Speak suite. This is a rare chance to accelerate your career in AI, join the founding team of Speak Japan's B2B effort, and partner closely with the dedicated Engineering, Product, Content, and CS teams we've already built for S4B.
This is a full-time, hybrid role based in our Tokyo (Shibuya) office.
Build a territory plan and own a pipeline of enterprise accounts from inbound and outbound activity to consistently exceed quota
Run disciplined discovery and value-selling with executive buyers to drive new ARR and expansion
Develop account plans that map company priorities, multi-thread at the senior level, and surface expansion paths
Partner cross-functionally with CSMs, SDRs, Marketing, and Product to position Speak and move deals forward
Strengthen executive relationships through in-person meetings and networking
Read market signals, adapt strategy, and contribute to how the sales motion evolves
Communicate fluently in business English with Speak's global team day-to-day
5+ years closing new and upsell business in HR, L&D, or adjacent B2B SaaS, especially selling to companies with 5,000+ FTEs
A consistent track record of generating your own pipeline and hitting net-new targets
Experience managing complex 3–12 month sales cycles end-to-end (outbound, SDR alignment, trials, business cases, proposals, negotiation, upsell)
A clear sales methodology that creates value for customers
Familiarity with modern AI sales tech stack tools
EdTech or language learning sales experience to HR / L&D / Talent buyers
A track record of thriving in fast-changing environments
Proven land-and-expand experience
Join a fantastic, tight-knit team at the right time: we're growing very quickly, we've most recently raised our Series C from some of the top investors in the valley, and we've achieved product-market fit in our initial markets. You'd join at a magical time when a single person could significantly change the course of the company.
Do your life's work with people you’ll love working with: we care strongly about our craft and want every person at Speak to feel like they're growing every day. We believe in the idea that working with people you both enjoy and have respect for makes everything better. We hire thoughtfully and only work with people we admire deeply.
Global in nature: We're live in over 40 countries and launching in a number of new markets soon. We have dedicated offices in San Francisco, Ljubljana, Seoul, Tokyo, and Taipei, and you’ll have the opportunity to talk to users in each of these regions on a regular basis as well as travel.
Impact people's lives in a major way: Learning a language is one of the single most life-changing skills one can learn, and right now 99% of people never achieve their goal because the process is broken. We’re helping millions of people achieve their goals and improve their lives.
Speak does not discriminate based upon race, religion, color, national origin, gender (including pregnancy, childbirth, or related medical conditions), sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, age, status as a protected veteran, status as an individual with a disability, or other applicable legally protected characteristics.
","descriptionPlain":"ABOUT US\n\nOur mission is to reinvent the way people learn, starting with language.\n\nLearning a language can change a life by opening doors to new cultures, careers, and communities. Two billion people around the world are actively trying to learn a language, but the best way to learn (one-on-one tutoring) is hard to access at scale and hasn’t been meaningfully improved in decades. Speak is building a human-level, AI-powered tutor in your pocket: a conversation-first experience that lets learners actually speak, get instant feedback, and progress through carefully designed lessons. The result is a complete path from beginner to confident speaker across multiple languages.\n\nSpeak first launched in South Korea in 2019, where Speak has now become the number one language learning app, and we now serve learners across many markets and 15+ languages. Speak is one of the world’s leading AI companies, with over $150m raised in venture investment from OpenAI, Accel, Founders Fund, Khosla Ventures, and more, with a distributed team across San Francisco, Seoul, Tokyo, Taipei, and Ljubljana.\n\n\n\nSpeak for Business (S4B) is Speak's enterprise arm — a holistic solution that helps employees get comfortable speaking the languages their business success depends on. We've already grown S4B to hundreds of logos globally, with our deepest footprint in Korea and Japan, and we're now investing heavily across Engineering, Product, Content, and Go-to-Market to make B2B one of Speak's biggest growth engines. It's a rare 0-to-1 moment inside a company that's already scaled — and the AE we hire will help shape it. To learn more, check out our B2B landing page https://www.speak.com/jp/b2b. \n\n\n\nWe're looking for an Account Executive in Japan to drive new ARR with our B2B customers. You'll own the full cycle — targeting, building relationships with executive decision-makers, and closing complex enterprise deals across the Speak suite. This is a rare chance to accelerate your career in AI, join the founding team of Speak Japan's B2B effort, and partner closely with the dedicated Engineering, Product, Content, and CS teams we've already built for S4B.\n\n\n\nThis is a full-time, hybrid role based in our Tokyo (Shibuya) office.\n\n\n\n\nWHAT YOU'LL DO AT SPEAK:\n\n - Build a territory plan and own a pipeline of enterprise accounts from inbound and outbound activity to consistently exceed quota\n\n - Run disciplined discovery and value-selling with executive buyers to drive new ARR and expansion\n\n - Develop account plans that map company priorities, multi-thread at the senior level, and surface expansion paths\n\n - Partner cross-functionally with CSMs, SDRs, Marketing, and Product to position Speak and move deals forward\n\n - Strengthen executive relationships through in-person meetings and networking\n\n - Read market signals, adapt strategy, and contribute to how the sales motion evolves\n\n - Communicate fluently in business English with Speak's global team day-to-day\n\n\n\n\nWE'D LOVE TO HEAR FROM YOU IF YOU HAVE:\n\n - 5+ years closing new and upsell business in HR, L&D, or adjacent B2B SaaS, especially selling to companies with 5,000+ FTEs\n\n - A consistent track record of generating your own pipeline and hitting net-new targets\n\n - Experience managing complex 3–12 month sales cycles end-to-end (outbound, SDR alignment, trials, business cases, proposals, negotiation, upsell)\n\n - A clear sales methodology that creates value for customers\n\n - Familiarity with modern AI sales tech stack tools\n\n\n\n\nWHILE IT'S NOT REQUIRED, IT'S AN ADDED PLUS IF YOU ALSO HAVE:\n\n - EdTech or language learning sales experience to HR / L&D / Talent buyers\n\n - A track record of thriving in fast-changing environments\n\n - Proven land-and-expand experience\n\n\n\n\nWHY WORK AT SPEAK\n\n 1. Join a fantastic, tight-knit team at the right time: we're growing very quickly, we've most recently raised our Series C from some of the top investors in the valley, and we've achieved product-market fit in our initial markets. You'd join at a magical time when a single person could significantly change the course of the company.\n\n 2. Do your life's work with people you’ll love working with: we care strongly about our craft and want every person at Speak to feel like they're growing every day. We believe in the idea that working with people you both enjoy and have respect for makes everything better. We hire thoughtfully and only work with people we admire deeply.\n\n 3. Global in nature: We're live in over 40 countries and launching in a number of new markets soon. We have dedicated offices in San Francisco, Ljubljana, Seoul, Tokyo, and Taipei, and you’ll have the opportunity to talk to users in each of these regions on a regular basis as well as travel.\n\n 4. Impact people's lives in a major way: Learning a language is one of the single most life-changing skills one can learn, and right now 99% of people never achieve their goal because the process is broken. We’re helping millions of people achieve their goals and improve their lives.\n\nSpeak does not discriminate based upon race, religion, color, national origin, gender (including pregnancy, childbirth, or related medical conditions), sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, age, status as a protected veteran, status as an individual with a disability, or other applicable legally protected characteristics."},{"id":"de6ed95d-d237-4747-8e96-0aa790ec856d","title":"Full-stack Engineer","department":"Engineering","team":"Engineering","employmentType":"FullTime","location":"San Francisco","secondaryLocations":[],"publishedAt":"2026-08-10T23:02:00.850+00:00","isListed":true,"isRemote":true,"workplaceType":"Hybrid","address":{"postalAddress":{"addressRegion":"California","addressCountry":"United States","addressLocality":"San Francisco"}},"jobUrl":"https://jobs.ashbyhq.com/speak/de6ed95d-d237-4747-8e96-0aa790ec856d","applyUrl":"https://jobs.ashbyhq.com/speak/de6ed95d-d237-4747-8e96-0aa790ec856d/application","descriptionHtml":"Our mission is to reinvent the way people learn, starting with language.
Learning a language can change a life by opening doors to new cultures, careers, and communities. Two billion people around the world are actively trying to learn a language, but the best way to learn (one-on-one tutoring) is hard to access at scale and hasn’t been meaningfully improved in decades. Speak is building a human-level, AI-powered tutor in your pocket: a conversation-first experience that lets learners actually speak, get instant feedback, and progress through carefully designed lessons. The result is a complete path from beginner to confident speaker across multiple languages.
Speak first launched in South Korea in 2019, where Speak has now become the number one language learning app, and we now serve learners across many markets and 15+ languages. Speak is one of the world’s leading AI companies, with over $150m raised in venture investment from OpenAI, Accel, Founders Fund, Khosla Ventures, and more, with a distributed team across San Francisco, Seoul, Tokyo, Taipei, and Ljubljana.
We’re looking for a senior full-stack engineer to serve as the hands-on technical lead for Discovery, the pod that helps motivated learners and small teams discover, try, and buy Speak. You’ll set technical direction across the web acquisition and purchase journey, including public discovery, authentication, checkout, billing, provisioning, and measurement. You’ll work primarily in TypeScript across Next.js/React, Node.js, and Postgres, partnering with engineers in adjacent pods where the experience crosses team boundaries.
You’ll turn business goals and product requirements into clear technical designs, lead execution across multiple engineers and agent-driven contributions, and raise the bar for architecture, reliability, analytics, and rollout. Near-term work includes self-serve Speak for Business onboarding, web payments experimentation, enterprise-ready web journeys, and foundations that let Marketing publish and measure experiments without depending on engineers for every change.
Serving as the hands-on technical lead for Discovery, from problem framing and architecture through implementation, launch, and production monitoring
Designing and building full-stack web journeys that help individuals and small teams find, evaluate, purchase, and start using Speak
Leading cross-repository integrations across authentication, payments, entitlements, analytics, attribution, CRM, and admin experiences
Partnering closely with product, design, analytics, Marketing, Sales, and adjacent engineering pods to define scope, sequence dependencies, and deliver end-to-end outcomes
Setting an enterprise-ready quality bar for privacy and security, payment correctness, observability, performance, and resilient rollouts
Evolving architecture and development patterns incrementally while protecting conversion and revenue across high-traffic global funnels
Helping the pod operate AI-natively by reviewing plans and designs before implementation, creating strong QA and verification loops, and enabling AI-assisted contributors to ship safely
Mentoring engineers and raising the team’s bar for technical judgment, communication, and ownership
6+ years of experience building high-quality, production-scale web applications, with strong proficiency in TypeScript, React, and Node.js
A track record as the technical lead for ambiguous, multi-system initiatives, while remaining hands-on in architecture and implementation
Experience designing APIs and backend services, working with relational data, and reasoning clearly about boundaries between systems
Strong product and business judgment, with the ability to translate growth or B2B objectives into pragmatic scope, measurable outcomes, and durable technical foundations
Experience building reliable transactional or stateful workflows, with strong instincts around data integrity, idempotency, observability, and safe rollouts
Ability to balance building the right way with shipping quickly, learning from real usage, and improving systems incrementally
Excellent cross-functional communication and a desire to mentor engineers and raise the quality of team decisions
Excitement about AI-assisted development, paired with thoughtful verification and a high production-quality bar
Nice to have:
Deep experience with Next.js and Postgres data modeling
Experience with web payments, subscriptions, billing, invoicing, or entitlements
Familiarity with identity and access, B2B account models, roles, or provisioning
Experience with analytics, attribution, experimentation, CRM, or marketing technology integrations
Experience building internationalized web products or working across consumer and B2B SaaS surfaces
Join a fantastic, tight-knit team at the right time: we're growing very quickly, we've most recently raised our Series C from some of the top investors in the valley, and we've achieved product-market fit in our initial markets. You'd join at a magical time when a single person could significantly change the course of the company.
Do your life's work with people you’ll love working with: we care strongly about our craft and want every person at Speak to feel like they're growing every day. We believe in the idea that working with people you both enjoy and have respect for makes everything better. We hire thoughtfully and only work with people we admire deeply.
Global in nature: We're live in over 40 countries and launching in a number of new markets soon. We have dedicated offices in San Francisco, Ljubljana, Seoul, Tokyo, and Taipei, and you’ll have the opportunity to talk to users in each of these regions on a regular basis as well as travel.
Impact people's lives in a major way: Learning a language is one of the single most life-changing skills one can learn, and right now 99% of people never achieve their goal because the process is broken. We’re helping millions of people achieve their goals and improve their lives.
Speak does not discriminate based upon race, religion, color, national origin, gender (including pregnancy, childbirth, or related medical conditions), sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, age, status as a protected veteran, status as an individual with a disability, or other applicable legally protected characteristics.
","descriptionPlain":"ABOUT US\n\nOur mission is to reinvent the way people learn, starting with language.\n\nLearning a language can change a life by opening doors to new cultures, careers, and communities. Two billion people around the world are actively trying to learn a language, but the best way to learn (one-on-one tutoring) is hard to access at scale and hasn’t been meaningfully improved in decades. Speak is building a human-level, AI-powered tutor in your pocket: a conversation-first experience that lets learners actually speak, get instant feedback, and progress through carefully designed lessons. The result is a complete path from beginner to confident speaker across multiple languages.\n\nSpeak first launched in South Korea in 2019, where Speak has now become the number one language learning app, and we now serve learners across many markets and 15+ languages. Speak is one of the world’s leading AI companies, with over $150m raised in venture investment from OpenAI, Accel, Founders Fund, Khosla Ventures, and more, with a distributed team across San Francisco, Seoul, Tokyo, Taipei, and Ljubljana.\n\n\n\n\nABOUT THIS ROLE\n\nWe’re looking for a senior full-stack engineer to serve as the hands-on technical lead for Discovery, the pod that helps motivated learners and small teams discover, try, and buy Speak. You’ll set technical direction across the web acquisition and purchase journey, including public discovery, authentication, checkout, billing, provisioning, and measurement. You’ll work primarily in TypeScript across Next.js/React, Node.js, and Postgres, partnering with engineers in adjacent pods where the experience crosses team boundaries.\n\nYou’ll turn business goals and product requirements into clear technical designs, lead execution across multiple engineers and agent-driven contributions, and raise the bar for architecture, reliability, analytics, and rollout. Near-term work includes self-serve Speak for Business onboarding, web payments experimentation, enterprise-ready web journeys, and foundations that let Marketing publish and measure experiments without depending on engineers for every change.\n\n\n\n\nWHAT YOU’LL BE DOING\n\n - Serving as the hands-on technical lead for Discovery, from problem framing and architecture through implementation, launch, and production monitoring\n\n - Designing and building full-stack web journeys that help individuals and small teams find, evaluate, purchase, and start using Speak\n\n - Leading cross-repository integrations across authentication, payments, entitlements, analytics, attribution, CRM, and admin experiences\n\n - Partnering closely with product, design, analytics, Marketing, Sales, and adjacent engineering pods to define scope, sequence dependencies, and deliver end-to-end outcomes\n\n - Setting an enterprise-ready quality bar for privacy and security, payment correctness, observability, performance, and resilient rollouts\n\n - Evolving architecture and development patterns incrementally while protecting conversion and revenue across high-traffic global funnels\n\n - Helping the pod operate AI-natively by reviewing plans and designs before implementation, creating strong QA and verification loops, and enabling AI-assisted contributors to ship safely\n\n - Mentoring engineers and raising the team’s bar for technical judgment, communication, and ownership\n\n\n\n\nWHAT WE’RE LOOKING FOR\n\n - 6+ years of experience building high-quality, production-scale web applications, with strong proficiency in TypeScript, React, and Node.js\n\n - A track record as the technical lead for ambiguous, multi-system initiatives, while remaining hands-on in architecture and implementation\n\n - Experience designing APIs and backend services, working with relational data, and reasoning clearly about boundaries between systems\n\n - Strong product and business judgment, with the ability to translate growth or B2B objectives into pragmatic scope, measurable outcomes, and durable technical foundations\n\n - Experience building reliable transactional or stateful workflows, with strong instincts around data integrity, idempotency, observability, and safe rollouts\n\n - Ability to balance building the right way with shipping quickly, learning from real usage, and improving systems incrementally\n\n - Excellent cross-functional communication and a desire to mentor engineers and raise the quality of team decisions\n\n - Excitement about AI-assisted development, paired with thoughtful verification and a high production-quality bar\n\n - Nice to have:\n \n - Deep experience with Next.js and Postgres data modeling\n \n - Experience with web payments, subscriptions, billing, invoicing, or entitlements\n \n - Familiarity with identity and access, B2B account models, roles, or provisioning\n \n - Experience with analytics, attribution, experimentation, CRM, or marketing technology integrations\n \n - Experience building internationalized web products or working across consumer and B2B SaaS surfaces\n\n\n\n\nWHY WORK AT SPEAK\n\n 1. Join a fantastic, tight-knit team at the right time: we're growing very quickly, we've most recently raised our Series C from some of the top investors in the valley, and we've achieved product-market fit in our initial markets. You'd join at a magical time when a single person could significantly change the course of the company.\n\n 2. Do your life's work with people you’ll love working with: we care strongly about our craft and want every person at Speak to feel like they're growing every day. We believe in the idea that working with people you both enjoy and have respect for makes everything better. We hire thoughtfully and only work with people we admire deeply.\n\n 3. Global in nature: We're live in over 40 countries and launching in a number of new markets soon. We have dedicated offices in San Francisco, Ljubljana, Seoul, Tokyo, and Taipei, and you’ll have the opportunity to talk to users in each of these regions on a regular basis as well as travel.\n\n 4. Impact people's lives in a major way: Learning a language is one of the single most life-changing skills one can learn, and right now 99% of people never achieve their goal because the process is broken. We’re helping millions of people achieve their goals and improve their lives.\n\nSpeak does not discriminate based upon race, religion, color, national origin, gender (including pregnancy, childbirth, or related medical conditions), sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, age, status as a protected veteran, status as an individual with a disability, or other applicable legally protected characteristics."},{"id":"ad2f9ef5-caf1-49e3-b9e7-b4076987a470","title":"Sales Development Representative - Japan","department":"B2B","team":"B2B","employmentType":"FullTime","location":"Tokyo","secondaryLocations":[],"publishedAt":"2026-08-18T06:21:40.353+00:00","isListed":true,"isRemote":true,"workplaceType":"Hybrid","address":{"postalAddress":{"addressRegion":"Tokyo","addressCountry":"Japan","addressLocality":"Tokyo"}},"jobUrl":"https://jobs.ashbyhq.com/speak/ad2f9ef5-caf1-49e3-b9e7-b4076987a470","applyUrl":"https://jobs.ashbyhq.com/speak/ad2f9ef5-caf1-49e3-b9e7-b4076987a470/application","descriptionHtml":"Our mission is to reinvent the way people learn, starting with language.
Learning a language can change a life by opening doors to new cultures, careers, and communities. Two billion people around the world are actively trying to learn a language, but the best way to learn (one-on-one tutoring) is hard to access at scale and hasn’t been meaningfully improved in decades. Speak is building a human-level, AI-powered tutor in your pocket: a conversation-first experience that lets learners actually speak, get instant feedback, and progress through carefully designed lessons. The result is a complete path from beginner to confident speaker across multiple languages.
Speak first launched in South Korea in 2019, where Speak has now become the number one language learning app, and we now serve learners across many markets and 15+ languages. Speak is one of the world’s leading AI companies, with over $150m raised in venture investment from OpenAI, Accel, Founders Fund, Khosla Ventures, and more, with a distributed team across San Francisco, Seoul, Tokyo, Taipei, and Ljubljana.
Speak for Business (S4B) is Speak's enterprise arm — a holistic solution that helps employees get comfortable speaking the languages their business success depends on. We've already grown S4B to hundreds of logos globally, with our deepest footprint in Korea and Japan, and we're now investing heavily across Engineering, Product, Content, and Go-to-Market to make B2B one of Speak's biggest growth engines. It's a rare 0-to-1 moment inside a company that's already scaled — and the SDRs we hire will help shape it. To learn more, check out our B2B landing page.
We’re looking for a high-energy Sales Development Representative (SDR) to qualify inbound interest, run thoughtful outbound campaigns, and partner with Account Executives to build pipeline. In addition to generating qualified meetings, this role is a closing role, owning and closing transactional opportunities. You’ll be the first touch for many prospects—diagnosing needs, shaping demand, and progressing opportunities to build pipeline and performance across our team.
Qualify inbound leads from web forms, events, and referrals; strong discovery skills to confirm fit, urgency, and buying roles
Design and execute outbound campaigns (email, phone, social, video) for target accounts and personas; personalize at scale using insights, triggers, and industry POVs
Generate SQLs and book meetings for AE partners; build clear handoffs (mutual agenda, notes, next steps) to maximize meeting kept and conversion to pipeline
Own and close transactional deals end-to-end (pricing, light negotiation, order execution) following defined guardrails and approval paths
Maintain precise CRM hygiene (stages, next steps, contacts, dispositions) and forecast your weekly outputs with accuracy
Continuously test & learn—A/B subject lines, sequences, talk tracks, and cadences; share wins with the team
Represent the brand with consultative, value-led conversations that educate and advance the buyer journey
1–3+ years in SDR/BDR, inside sales (closing role), or high-volume customer-facing role (SaaS preferred)
Demonstrated success in both inbound qualification and outbound prospecting
Comfortable closing transactional deals with light negotiation
Excellent written and verbal communication; crisp note-taking and call recap discipline
Proficiency with CRM (HubSpot), sequencing tools (Lemlist), intent/signals (Exa, Indent), and LinkedIn Sales Navigator
Organized, curious, coachable; thrives in goal-driven environments; Looking to grow sales career with deal closing experience
Experience in EdTech or language learning
Understanding of Qualification frameworks, like MEDDPICC, BANT
Demonstrated ability to succeed in a changing environment
Join a fantastic, tight-knit team at the right time: we're growing very quickly, we've most recently raised our Series C from some of the top investors in the valley, and we've achieved product-market fit in our initial markets. You'd join at a magical time when a single person could significantly change the course of the company.
Do your life's work with people you’ll love working with: we care strongly about our craft and want every person at Speak to feel like they're growing every day. We believe in the idea that working with people you both enjoy and have respect for makes everything better. We hire thoughtfully and only work with people we admire deeply.
Global in nature: We're live in over 40 countries and launching in a number of new markets soon. We have dedicated offices in San Francisco, Ljubljana, Seoul, Tokyo, and Taipei, and you’ll have the opportunity to talk to users in each of these regions on a regular basis as well as travel.
Impact people's lives in a major way: Learning a language is one of the single most life-changing skills one can learn, and right now 99% of people never achieve their goal because the process is broken. We’re helping millions of people achieve their goals and improve their lives.
Speak does not discriminate based upon race, religion, color, national origin, gender (including pregnancy, childbirth, or related medical conditions), sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, age, status as a protected veteran, status as an individual with a disability, or other applicable legally protected characteristics.
","descriptionPlain":"ABOUT US\n\nOur mission is to reinvent the way people learn, starting with language.\n\nLearning a language can change a life by opening doors to new cultures, careers, and communities. Two billion people around the world are actively trying to learn a language, but the best way to learn (one-on-one tutoring) is hard to access at scale and hasn’t been meaningfully improved in decades. Speak is building a human-level, AI-powered tutor in your pocket: a conversation-first experience that lets learners actually speak, get instant feedback, and progress through carefully designed lessons. The result is a complete path from beginner to confident speaker across multiple languages.\n\nSpeak first launched in South Korea in 2019, where Speak has now become the number one language learning app, and we now serve learners across many markets and 15+ languages. Speak is one of the world’s leading AI companies, with over $150m raised in venture investment from OpenAI, Accel, Founders Fund, Khosla Ventures, and more, with a distributed team across San Francisco, Seoul, Tokyo, Taipei, and Ljubljana.\n\n\n\nSpeak for Business (S4B) is Speak's enterprise arm — a holistic solution that helps employees get comfortable speaking the languages their business success depends on. We've already grown S4B to hundreds of logos globally, with our deepest footprint in Korea and Japan, and we're now investing heavily across Engineering, Product, Content, and Go-to-Market to make B2B one of Speak's biggest growth engines. It's a rare 0-to-1 moment inside a company that's already scaled — and the SDRs we hire will help shape it. To learn more, check out our B2B landing page https://www.speak.com/jp/b2b.\n\n\n\n\nABOUT THE ROLE\n\nWe’re looking for a high-energy Sales Development Representative (SDR) to qualify inbound interest, run thoughtful outbound campaigns, and partner with Account Executives to build pipeline. In addition to generating qualified meetings, this role is a closing role, owning and closing transactional opportunities. You’ll be the first touch for many prospects—diagnosing needs, shaping demand, and progressing opportunities to build pipeline and performance across our team.\n\n\n\n\nWHAT YOU’LL DO AT SPEAK\n\n - Qualify inbound leads from web forms, events, and referrals; strong discovery skills to confirm fit, urgency, and buying roles\n\n - Design and execute outbound campaigns (email, phone, social, video) for target accounts and personas; personalize at scale using insights, triggers, and industry POVs\n\n - Generate SQLs and book meetings for AE partners; build clear handoffs (mutual agenda, notes, next steps) to maximize meeting kept and conversion to pipeline\n\n - Own and close transactional deals end-to-end (pricing, light negotiation, order execution) following defined guardrails and approval paths\n\n - Maintain precise CRM hygiene (stages, next steps, contacts, dispositions) and forecast your weekly outputs with accuracy\n\n - Continuously test & learn—A/B subject lines, sequences, talk tracks, and cadences; share wins with the team\n\n - Represent the brand with consultative, value-led conversations that educate and advance the buyer journey\n\n\nWE’D LOVE TO HEAR FROM YOU IF YOU HAVE\n\n - 1–3+ years in SDR/BDR, inside sales (closing role), or high-volume customer-facing role (SaaS preferred)\n\n - Demonstrated success in both inbound qualification and outbound prospecting\n\n - Comfortable closing transactional deals with light negotiation\n\n - Excellent written and verbal communication; crisp note-taking and call recap discipline\n\n - Proficiency with CRM (HubSpot), sequencing tools (Lemlist), intent/signals (Exa, Indent), and LinkedIn Sales Navigator\n\n - Organized, curious, coachable; thrives in goal-driven environments; Looking to grow sales career with deal closing experience\n\n\nWHILE IT’S NOT REQUIRED, IT’S AN ADDED PLUS IF YOU ALSO HAVE:\n\n - Experience in EdTech or language learning\n\n - Understanding of Qualification frameworks, like MEDDPICC, BANT\n\n - Demonstrated ability to succeed in a changing environment\n\n\n\n\nWHY WORK AT SPEAK\n\n 1. Join a fantastic, tight-knit team at the right time: we're growing very quickly, we've most recently raised our Series C from some of the top investors in the valley, and we've achieved product-market fit in our initial markets. You'd join at a magical time when a single person could significantly change the course of the company.\n\n 2. Do your life's work with people you’ll love working with: we care strongly about our craft and want every person at Speak to feel like they're growing every day. We believe in the idea that working with people you both enjoy and have respect for makes everything better. We hire thoughtfully and only work with people we admire deeply.\n\n 3. Global in nature: We're live in over 40 countries and launching in a number of new markets soon. We have dedicated offices in San Francisco, Ljubljana, Seoul, Tokyo, and Taipei, and you’ll have the opportunity to talk to users in each of these regions on a regular basis as well as travel.\n\n 4. Impact people's lives in a major way: Learning a language is one of the single most life-changing skills one can learn, and right now 99% of people never achieve their goal because the process is broken. We’re helping millions of people achieve their goals and improve their lives.\n\nSpeak does not discriminate based upon race, religion, color, national origin, gender (including pregnancy, childbirth, or related medical conditions), sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, age, status as a protected veteran, status as an individual with a disability, or other applicable legally protected characteristics."},{"id":"4f74e10f-17d3-4865-ad71-12ca8a1f744f","title":"Account Executive - Korea","department":"B2B","team":"B2B","employmentType":"FullTime","location":"Seoul","secondaryLocations":[],"publishedAt":"2026-05-05T05:38:15.668+00:00","isListed":true,"isRemote":true,"workplaceType":"Hybrid","address":{"postalAddress":{"addressRegion":"Seoul","addressCountry":"South Korea","addressLocality":"Seoul"}},"jobUrl":"https://jobs.ashbyhq.com/speak/4f74e10f-17d3-4865-ad71-12ca8a1f744f","applyUrl":"https://jobs.ashbyhq.com/speak/4f74e10f-17d3-4865-ad71-12ca8a1f744f/application","descriptionHtml":"Our mission is to reinvent the way people learn, starting with language.
Learning a language can change a life by opening doors to new cultures, careers, and communities. Two billion people around the world are actively trying to learn a language, but the best way to learn (one-on-one tutoring) is hard to access at scale and hasn’t been meaningfully improved in decades. Speak is building a human-level, AI-powered tutor in your pocket: a conversation-first experience that lets learners actually speak, get instant feedback, and progress through carefully designed lessons. The result is a complete path from beginner to confident speaker across multiple languages.
Speak first launched in South Korea in 2019, where Speak has now become the number one language learning app, and we now serve learners across many markets and 15+ languages. Speak is one of the world’s leading AI companies, with over $150m raised in venture investment from OpenAI, Accel, Founders Fund, Khosla Ventures, and more, with a distributed team across San Francisco, Seoul, Tokyo, Taipei, and Ljubljana.
Speak for Business (S4B) is Speak's enterprise arm — a holistic solution that helps employees get comfortable speaking the languages their business success depends on. We've already grown S4B to hundreds of logos globally, with our deepest footprint in Korea and Japan, and we're now investing heavily across Engineering, Product, Content, and Go-to-Market to make B2B one of Speak's biggest growth engines. It's a rare 0-to-1 moment inside a company that's already scaled — and the AE we hire will help shape it. To learn more, check out our B2B landing page.
We're looking for an Account Executive in Korea to drive new ARR with our B2B customers. You'll own the full cycle — targeting, building relationships with executive decision-makers, and closing complex enterprise deals across the Speak suite. This is a rare chance to accelerate your career in AI, build on the foundation our Korea team has already laid, sharpen the playbook, and partner closely with the dedicated Engineering, Product, Content, and CS teams we've already built for S4B.
This is a full-time, hybrid role based in our Seoul (Seongsu) office.
Build a territory plan and own a pipeline of enterprise accounts from inbound and outbound activity to consistently exceed quota
Run disciplined discovery and value-selling with executive buyers to drive new ARR and expansion
Develop account plans that map company priorities, multi-thread at the senior level, and surface expansion paths
Partner cross-functionally with CSMs, SDRs, Marketing, and Product to position Speak and move deals forward
Strengthen executive relationships through in-person meetings and networking
Read market signals, adapt strategy, and contribute to how the sales motion evolves
Communicate fluently in business English with Speak's global team day-to-day
5+ years closing new and upsell business in HR, L&D, or adjacent B2B SaaS, especially selling to companies with 5,000+ FTEs
A consistent track record of generating your own pipeline and hitting net-new targets
Experience managing complex 3–12 month sales cycles end-to-end (outbound, SDR alignment, trials, business cases, proposals, negotiation, upsell)
A clear sales methodology that creates value for customers
Familiarity with modern AI sales tech stack tools
EdTech or language learning sales experience to HR / L&D / Talent buyers
A track record of thriving in fast-changing environments
Proven land-and-expand experience
Join a fantastic, tight-knit team at the right time: we're growing very quickly, we've most recently raised our Series C from some of the top investors in the valley, and we've achieved product-market fit in our initial markets. You'd join at a magical time when a single person could significantly change the course of the company.
Do your life's work with people you’ll love working with: we care strongly about our craft and want every person at Speak to feel like they're growing every day. We believe in the idea that working with people you both enjoy and have respect for makes everything better. We hire thoughtfully and only work with people we admire deeply.
Global in nature: We're live in over 40 countries and launching in a number of new markets soon. We have dedicated offices in San Francisco, Ljubljana, Seoul, Tokyo, and Taipei, and you’ll have the opportunity to talk to users in each of these regions on a regular basis as well as travel.
Impact people's lives in a major way: Learning a language is one of the single most life-changing skills one can learn, and right now 99% of people never achieve their goal because the process is broken. We’re helping millions of people achieve their goals and improve their lives.
Speak does not discriminate based upon race, religion, color, national origin, gender (including pregnancy, childbirth, or related medical conditions), sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, age, status as a protected veteran, status as an individual with a disability, or other applicable legally protected characteristics.
","descriptionPlain":"ABOUT US\n\nOur mission is to reinvent the way people learn, starting with language.\n\nLearning a language can change a life by opening doors to new cultures, careers, and communities. Two billion people around the world are actively trying to learn a language, but the best way to learn (one-on-one tutoring) is hard to access at scale and hasn’t been meaningfully improved in decades. Speak is building a human-level, AI-powered tutor in your pocket: a conversation-first experience that lets learners actually speak, get instant feedback, and progress through carefully designed lessons. The result is a complete path from beginner to confident speaker across multiple languages.\n\nSpeak first launched in South Korea in 2019, where Speak has now become the number one language learning app, and we now serve learners across many markets and 15+ languages. Speak is one of the world’s leading AI companies, with over $150m raised in venture investment from OpenAI, Accel, Founders Fund, Khosla Ventures, and more, with a distributed team across San Francisco, Seoul, Tokyo, Taipei, and Ljubljana.\n\n\n\nSpeak for Business (S4B) is Speak's enterprise arm — a holistic solution that helps employees get comfortable speaking the languages their business success depends on. We've already grown S4B to hundreds of logos globally, with our deepest footprint in Korea and Japan, and we're now investing heavily across Engineering, Product, Content, and Go-to-Market to make B2B one of Speak's biggest growth engines. It's a rare 0-to-1 moment inside a company that's already scaled — and the AE we hire will help shape it. To learn more, check out our B2B landing page https://www.speak.com/ko/b2b.\n\n\n\nWe're looking for an Account Executive in Korea to drive new ARR with our B2B customers. You'll own the full cycle — targeting, building relationships with executive decision-makers, and closing complex enterprise deals across the Speak suite. This is a rare chance to accelerate your career in AI, build on the foundation our Korea team has already laid, sharpen the playbook, and partner closely with the dedicated Engineering, Product, Content, and CS teams we've already built for S4B.\n\n\n\nThis is a full-time, hybrid role based in our Seoul (Seongsu) office.\n\n\n\n\nWHAT YOU'LL DO AT SPEAK:\n\n - Build a territory plan and own a pipeline of enterprise accounts from inbound and outbound activity to consistently exceed quota\n\n - Run disciplined discovery and value-selling with executive buyers to drive new ARR and expansion\n\n - Develop account plans that map company priorities, multi-thread at the senior level, and surface expansion paths\n\n - Partner cross-functionally with CSMs, SDRs, Marketing, and Product to position Speak and move deals forward\n\n - Strengthen executive relationships through in-person meetings and networking\n\n - Read market signals, adapt strategy, and contribute to how the sales motion evolves\n\n - Communicate fluently in business English with Speak's global team day-to-day\n\n\n\n\nWE'D LOVE TO HEAR FROM YOU IF YOU HAVE:\n\n - 5+ years closing new and upsell business in HR, L&D, or adjacent B2B SaaS, especially selling to companies with 5,000+ FTEs\n\n - A consistent track record of generating your own pipeline and hitting net-new targets\n\n - Experience managing complex 3–12 month sales cycles end-to-end (outbound, SDR alignment, trials, business cases, proposals, negotiation, upsell)\n\n - A clear sales methodology that creates value for customers\n\n - Familiarity with modern AI sales tech stack tools\n\n\n\n\nWHILE IT'S NOT REQUIRED, IT'S AN ADDED PLUS IF YOU ALSO HAVE:\n\n - EdTech or language learning sales experience to HR / L&D / Talent buyers\n\n - A track record of thriving in fast-changing environments\n\n - Proven land-and-expand experience\n\n\n\n\nWHY WORK AT SPEAK\n\n 1. Join a fantastic, tight-knit team at the right time: we're growing very quickly, we've most recently raised our Series C from some of the top investors in the valley, and we've achieved product-market fit in our initial markets. You'd join at a magical time when a single person could significantly change the course of the company.\n\n 2. Do your life's work with people you’ll love working with: we care strongly about our craft and want every person at Speak to feel like they're growing every day. We believe in the idea that working with people you both enjoy and have respect for makes everything better. We hire thoughtfully and only work with people we admire deeply.\n\n 3. Global in nature: We're live in over 40 countries and launching in a number of new markets soon. We have dedicated offices in San Francisco, Ljubljana, Seoul, Tokyo, and Taipei, and you’ll have the opportunity to talk to users in each of these regions on a regular basis as well as travel.\n\n 4. Impact people's lives in a major way: Learning a language is one of the single most life-changing skills one can learn, and right now 99% of people never achieve their goal because the process is broken. We’re helping millions of people achieve their goals and improve their lives.\n\nSpeak does not discriminate based upon race, religion, color, national origin, gender (including pregnancy, childbirth, or related medical conditions), sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, age, status as a protected veteran, status as an individual with a disability, or other applicable legally protected characteristics."},{"id":"f9992e77-c94b-4b96-983b-8c71786d34cc","title":"Sales Operations Manager - Korea","department":"B2B","team":"B2B","employmentType":"FullTime","location":"Seoul","secondaryLocations":[],"publishedAt":"2026-04-13T07:17:50.197+00:00","isListed":true,"isRemote":true,"workplaceType":"Hybrid","address":{"postalAddress":{"addressRegion":"Seoul","addressCountry":"South Korea","addressLocality":"Seoul"}},"jobUrl":"https://jobs.ashbyhq.com/speak/f9992e77-c94b-4b96-983b-8c71786d34cc","applyUrl":"https://jobs.ashbyhq.com/speak/f9992e77-c94b-4b96-983b-8c71786d34cc/application","descriptionHtml":"Our mission is to reinvent the way people learn, starting with language.
Learning a language can change a life by opening doors to new cultures, careers, and communities. Two billion people around the world are actively trying to learn a language, but the best way to learn (one-on-one tutoring) is hard to access at scale and hasn’t been meaningfully improved in decades. Speak is building a human-level, AI-powered tutor in your pocket: a conversation-first experience that lets learners actually speak, get instant feedback, and progress through carefully designed lessons. The result is a complete path from beginner to confident speaker across multiple languages.
Speak first launched in South Korea in 2019, where Speak has now become the number one language learning app, and we now serve learners across many markets and 15+ languages. Speak is one of the world’s leading AI companies, with over $150m raised in venture investment from OpenAI, Accel, Founders Fund, Khosla Ventures, and more, with a distributed team across San Francisco, Seoul, Tokyo, Taipei, and Ljubljana.
Speak for Business (S4B) is Speak's enterprise arm — a holistic solution that helps employees get comfortable speaking the languages their business success depends on. We've already grown S4B to hundreds of logos globally, with our deepest footprint in Korea and Japan, and we're now investing heavily across Engineering, Product, Content, and Go-to-Market to make B2B one of Speak's biggest growth engines. It's a rare 0-to-1 moment inside a company that's already scaled — and this founding Operations Manager we hire will help shape it. To learn more, check out our B2B landing page.
We’re looking for a Sales Operations Manager to help scale S4B. This person will own the systems + process layer that sits between GTM strategy and day-to-day execution, so that Sales Leadership can focus on coaching, hiring, and selling while the team runs on predictable operating cadences.
This is a highly cross-functional role, partnering closely with Sales Leadership, Sales, Finance, Customer Success, Marketing, and Product. The ideal candidate is comfortable being both strategic and hands-on, and thrives in fast-moving environments where “good enough now” systems are built quickly and then improved iteratively. Though this is a full-time role (hybrid) based in Seoul, closest to the bulk of our Sales team members in Korea, Japan, and Taiwan, your overall impact & scope will be global.
Run the sales ops cadence
Own weekly forecasting and pipeline rhythms with Sales leadership.
Build and maintain the weekly ops cadence and standard metrics.
Drive stage hygiene and clear definitions (what moves an opportunity from stage to stage, required fields, SLAs).
Own Sales reporting that leadership trusts
Build dashboards for pipeline coverage, forecast vs target, stage conversion, cycle time, and leading indicators.
Partner with Finance and RevOps on consistent definitions and auditability so reporting may be used for planning.
Ensure channel partner reporting consistent, timely and reliable.
Stabilize CRM inputs and enforce deal hygiene
Identify and clean the highest-impact data issues (owner, stage, amount, close date, product, region, source).
Create training guides, so adoption is durable.
Own Deal Desk workflow (process + routing)
Set up discounting guardrails and a clear approval matrix.
Standardize quote / order forms to support contracting, invoicing, and downstream handoffs.
Ensure the process is fast for the field, while still being controlled and auditable.
Support territory + account assignment and GTM programs
Run territory and account assignment processes.
Support lead routing logic and SLA monitoring.
Track monthly pipeline generation plans (coverage and gap-to-goal) and surface issues early.
5+ years in Sales Ops, BizOps, or similar roles supporting B2B GTM teams.
Experience building sales processes that scale: forecasting, pipeline inspection, territory/account assignment, deal desk, and handoffs.
Strong CRM operations and reporting experience (HubSpot, Salesforce, or similar): pipelines, permissions, required fields, lifecycle/stage definitions.
Strong track record of AI tool adoption and AI tool leverage building.
Strong analytical skills and comfort working with data and spreadsheets.
Track record of creating lightweight governance that is adopted (templates, runbooks, enablement, change management).
Clear and concise communicator in both English and Korean who can influence across cross-functional and cross-regional teams.
High ownership, strong judgment, and comfort working with sensitive data (forecast, comp, performance).
Join a fantastic, tight-knit team at the right time: we're growing very quickly, we've most recently raised our Series C from some of the top investors in the valley, and we've achieved product-market fit in our initial markets. You'd join at a magical time when a single person could significantly change the course of the company.
Do your life's work with people you’ll love working with: we care strongly about our craft and want every person at Speak to feel like they're growing every day. We believe in the idea that working with people you both enjoy and have respect for makes everything better. We hire thoughtfully and only work with people we admire deeply.
Global in nature: We're live in over 40 countries and launching in a number of new markets soon. We have dedicated offices in San Francisco, Ljubljana, Seoul, Tokyo, and Taipei, and you’ll have the opportunity to talk to users in each of these regions on a regular basis as well as travel.
Impact people's lives in a major way: Learning a language is one of the single most life-changing skills one can learn, and right now 99% of people never achieve their goal because the process is broken. We’re helping millions of people achieve their goals and improve their lives.
Speak does not discriminate based upon race, religion, color, national origin, gender (including pregnancy, childbirth, or related medical conditions), sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, age, status as a protected veteran, status as an individual with a disability, or other applicable legally protected characteristics.
","descriptionPlain":"ABOUT US\n\nOur mission is to reinvent the way people learn, starting with language.\n\nLearning a language can change a life by opening doors to new cultures, careers, and communities. Two billion people around the world are actively trying to learn a language, but the best way to learn (one-on-one tutoring) is hard to access at scale and hasn’t been meaningfully improved in decades. Speak is building a human-level, AI-powered tutor in your pocket: a conversation-first experience that lets learners actually speak, get instant feedback, and progress through carefully designed lessons. The result is a complete path from beginner to confident speaker across multiple languages.\n\nSpeak first launched in South Korea in 2019, where Speak has now become the number one language learning app, and we now serve learners across many markets and 15+ languages. Speak is one of the world’s leading AI companies, with over $150m raised in venture investment from OpenAI, Accel, Founders Fund, Khosla Ventures, and more, with a distributed team across San Francisco, Seoul, Tokyo, Taipei, and Ljubljana.\n\n\n\nSpeak for Business (S4B) is Speak's enterprise arm — a holistic solution that helps employees get comfortable speaking the languages their business success depends on. We've already grown S4B to hundreds of logos globally, with our deepest footprint in Korea and Japan, and we're now investing heavily across Engineering, Product, Content, and Go-to-Market to make B2B one of Speak's biggest growth engines. It's a rare 0-to-1 moment inside a company that's already scaled — and this founding Operations Manager we hire will help shape it. To learn more, check out our B2B landing page https://www.speak.com/ko/b2b.\n\n\n\n\nABOUT THIS ROLE\n\nWe’re looking for a Sales Operations Manager to help scale S4B. This person will own the systems + process layer that sits between GTM strategy and day-to-day execution, so that Sales Leadership can focus on coaching, hiring, and selling while the team runs on predictable operating cadences.\n\nThis is a highly cross-functional role, partnering closely with Sales Leadership, Sales, Finance, Customer Success, Marketing, and Product. The ideal candidate is comfortable being both strategic and hands-on, and thrives in fast-moving environments where “good enough now” systems are built quickly and then improved iteratively. Though this is a full-time role (hybrid) based in Seoul, closest to the bulk of our Sales team members in Korea, Japan, and Taiwan, your overall impact & scope will be global.\n\n\n\n\nWHAT YOU’LL BE DOING\n\nRun the sales ops cadence\n\n - Own weekly forecasting and pipeline rhythms with Sales leadership.\n\n - Build and maintain the weekly ops cadence and standard metrics.\n\n - Drive stage hygiene and clear definitions (what moves an opportunity from stage to stage, required fields, SLAs).\n\nOwn Sales reporting that leadership trusts\n\n - Build dashboards for pipeline coverage, forecast vs target, stage conversion, cycle time, and leading indicators.\n\n - Partner with Finance and RevOps on consistent definitions and auditability so reporting may be used for planning.\n\n - Ensure channel partner reporting consistent, timely and reliable.\n\nStabilize CRM inputs and enforce deal hygiene\n\n - Identify and clean the highest-impact data issues (owner, stage, amount, close date, product, region, source).\n\n - Create training guides, so adoption is durable.\n\nOwn Deal Desk workflow (process + routing)\n\n - Set up discounting guardrails and a clear approval matrix.\n\n - Standardize quote / order forms to support contracting, invoicing, and downstream handoffs.\n\n - Ensure the process is fast for the field, while still being controlled and auditable.\n\nSupport territory + account assignment and GTM programs\n\n - Run territory and account assignment processes.\n\n - Support lead routing logic and SLA monitoring.\n\n - Track monthly pipeline generation plans (coverage and gap-to-goal) and surface issues early.\n\n\n\n\nWHAT WE’RE LOOKING FOR\n\n - 5+ years in Sales Ops, BizOps, or similar roles supporting B2B GTM teams.\n\n - Experience building sales processes that scale: forecasting, pipeline inspection, territory/account assignment, deal desk, and handoffs.\n\n - Strong CRM operations and reporting experience (HubSpot, Salesforce, or similar): pipelines, permissions, required fields, lifecycle/stage definitions.\n\n - Strong track record of AI tool adoption and AI tool leverage building.\n\n - Strong analytical skills and comfort working with data and spreadsheets.\n\n - Track record of creating lightweight governance that is adopted (templates, runbooks, enablement, change management).\n\n - Clear and concise communicator in both English and Korean who can influence across cross-functional and cross-regional teams.\n\n - High ownership, strong judgment, and comfort working with sensitive data (forecast, comp, performance).\n\n\n\n\nWHY WORK AT SPEAK\n\n 1. Join a fantastic, tight-knit team at the right time: we're growing very quickly, we've most recently raised our Series C from some of the top investors in the valley, and we've achieved product-market fit in our initial markets. You'd join at a magical time when a single person could significantly change the course of the company.\n\n 2. Do your life's work with people you’ll love working with: we care strongly about our craft and want every person at Speak to feel like they're growing every day. We believe in the idea that working with people you both enjoy and have respect for makes everything better. We hire thoughtfully and only work with people we admire deeply.\n\n 3. Global in nature: We're live in over 40 countries and launching in a number of new markets soon. We have dedicated offices in San Francisco, Ljubljana, Seoul, Tokyo, and Taipei, and you’ll have the opportunity to talk to users in each of these regions on a regular basis as well as travel.\n\n 4. Impact people's lives in a major way: Learning a language is one of the single most life-changing skills one can learn, and right now 99% of people never achieve their goal because the process is broken. We’re helping millions of people achieve their goals and improve their lives.\n\nSpeak does not discriminate based upon race, religion, color, national origin, gender (including pregnancy, childbirth, or related medical conditions), sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, age, status as a protected veteran, status as an individual with a disability, or other applicable legally protected characteristics."},{"id":"2f98e46d-a85c-4ad2-bc6c-f4c783b857b0","title":"Product Designer - Consumer","department":"Design","team":"Design","employmentType":"FullTime","location":"San Francisco","secondaryLocations":[],"publishedAt":"2026-07-13T19:37:04.033+00:00","isListed":true,"isRemote":true,"workplaceType":"Hybrid","address":{"postalAddress":{"addressRegion":"California","addressCountry":"United States","addressLocality":"San Francisco"}},"jobUrl":"https://jobs.ashbyhq.com/speak/2f98e46d-a85c-4ad2-bc6c-f4c783b857b0","applyUrl":"https://jobs.ashbyhq.com/speak/2f98e46d-a85c-4ad2-bc6c-f4c783b857b0/application","descriptionHtml":"Our mission is to reinvent the way people learn, starting with language.
Learning a language can change a life by opening doors to new cultures, careers, and communities. Two billion people around the world are actively trying to learn a language, but the best way to learn (one-on-one tutoring) is hard to access at scale and hasn’t been meaningfully improved in decades. Speak is building a human-level, AI-powered tutor in your pocket: a conversation-first experience that lets learners actually speak, get instant feedback, and progress through carefully designed lessons. The result is a complete path from beginner to confident speaker across multiple languages.
Speak first launched in South Korea in 2019, where Speak has now become the number one language learning app, and we now serve learners across many markets and 15+ languages. Speak is one of the world’s leading AI companies, with over $150m raised in venture investment from OpenAI, Accel, Founders Fund, Khosla Ventures, and more, with a distributed team across San Francisco, Seoul, Tokyo, Taipei, and Ljubljana.
We’re a small and mighty team of five that sit at the intersection of craft, research, invention and product thinking. We build consumer experiences used by millions, alongside B2B products that help organizations bring Speak to their teams. The design work is genuinely novel — inventing how someone talks to an AI tutor, what feedback feels like when you're learning out loud, how a roleplay session should land emotionally, and how you measure a true proficiency score.
Our work shapes the future of how people learn with AI and we partner closely with Engineering, Learning Design, Product, and Analytics to do it. We stay close to our users and to how our experiences actually feel by prototyping with AI, testing conversation design and voice interaction, and getting comfortable with ambiguity.
Our team takes craft seriously and has a lot of fun doing it — we developed our design principles in a multi-week offsite and iterate on them on a living board in our office. We take language classes together to ground our work in first principles. We stay close to our learners through team trips to Seoul, Tokyo, and Taipei, as well as lighter-touch interviews, surveys, betas, and AB tests. We believe in a critique and build culture with high trust, and also get a bit competitive over ping pong. We have something to prove: that learning products can be both deeply effective and beautifully crafted. If you want to do the most interesting design work of your career, let's talk.
As a Product Designer focused on consumer experiences, you’ll design the core moments that help learners build real-world speaking confidence: finding the right path, practicing with AI, getting feedback, staying motivated, and building a lasting learning habit.
Speak is inventing new interaction patterns for language learning — from AI tutoring and voice-first practice to roleplay, proficiency measurement, and personalized curriculum. You’ll work across ambiguous, high-impact product areas where interaction design, learning science, AI behavior, and emotional craft all matter.
Shape strategy and end-to-end product experiences for Speak’s consumer learning surfaces, bringing deep empathy for learners across cultures, motivations, and proficiency levels
Design across key growth moments — onboarding, activation, habit formation, retention, and subscription experiences — while protecting learner trust and long-term learning outcomes
Prototype quickly in AI tools, code, or interactive design tools to make new learning experiences feel real before they are fully built
Partner with Product, Data, Research, and Engineering to define opportunities, evaluate impact, and raise the quality bar for learner-facing product work
Use qualitative and quantitative signals to understand learner behavior, synthesize insights, and make strong product judgments
Invent novel interaction patterns for AI-powered learning that go beyond generic AI templates
Thrive in an ambiguous, fast-moving startup environment where the best answer often has to be discovered through making
The exact product area you will work on will depend on team needs and your strengths, but likely areas include onboarding, activation, personalized learning, speaking practice, subscriptions, and learner motivation. This role is primarily anchored in our consumer experience, with opportunities to collaborate across adjacent surfaces as Speak grows.
6+ years of product design experience. You have experience designing high-quality consumer products.
You stay close to users. You think about real people learning real languages in real contexts. You actively seek out the humans using the product, not just data about them and are able to synthesize valuable insights about them that inform strategy and direction. You seek ways to put your work in front of people, before you feel it’s perfect just to learn something valuable.
Product thinking and structured judgment. You frame the problem before solving it and always know why you’re doing something. You can distill what you’re working on into simple narrative framings and key beats without being lost in the details.
AI-native workflow. You already use AI creatively in your process to unlock speed and quality and are eager to continue learning how to apply it in novel ways.
Taste and craft while moving fast. You can spot a great idea in a sea of okay ones and understand what’s worth investing in building. You do this while moving quickly and know when to stay scrappy vs invest deeply in final polish.
Communication and stakeholder collaboration. You can own a room, build trust, and push back when something isn't right. You bring people into your work along the way knowing that multiple perspectives produce the strongest work.
Experience in language learning, education, or another domain with deep cross-cultural product surface area
A bias toward prototypes to communicate ideas, test assumptions, and make your thinking tangible
A strong portfolio that demonstrates user-centric thinking, high craft, and innovative interaction patterns
Contributions to design systems that scale beyond a single team
A point of view about agentic workflows you'd be excited to share with our team and ability to tinker directly in code
Join a fantastic, tight-knit team at the right time: we're growing very quickly, we've most recently raised our Series C from some of the top investors in the valley, and we've achieved product-market fit in our initial markets. You'd join at a magical time when a single person could significantly change the course of the company.
Do your life's work with people you’ll love working with: we care strongly about our craft and want every person at Speak to feel like they're growing every day. We believe in the idea that working with people you both enjoy and have respect for makes everything better. We hire thoughtfully and only work with people we admire deeply.
Global in nature: We're live in over 40 countries and launching in a number of new markets soon. We have dedicated offices in San Francisco, Ljubljana, Seoul, Tokyo, and Taipei, and you’ll have the opportunity to talk to users in each of these regions on a regular basis as well as travel.
Impact people's lives in a major way: Learning a language is one of the single most life-changing skills one can learn, and right now 99% of people never achieve their goal because the process is broken. We’re helping millions of people achieve their goals and improve their lives.
Speak does not discriminate based upon race, religion, color, national origin, gender (including pregnancy, childbirth, or related medical conditions), sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, age, status as a protected veteran, status as an individual with a disability, or other applicable legally protected characteristics.
","descriptionPlain":"ABOUT US\n\nOur mission is to reinvent the way people learn, starting with language.\n\nLearning a language can change a life by opening doors to new cultures, careers, and communities. Two billion people around the world are actively trying to learn a language, but the best way to learn (one-on-one tutoring) is hard to access at scale and hasn’t been meaningfully improved in decades. Speak is building a human-level, AI-powered tutor in your pocket: a conversation-first experience that lets learners actually speak, get instant feedback, and progress through carefully designed lessons. The result is a complete path from beginner to confident speaker across multiple languages.\n\nSpeak first launched in South Korea in 2019, where Speak has now become the number one language learning app, and we now serve learners across many markets and 15+ languages. Speak is one of the world’s leading AI companies, with over $150m raised in venture investment from OpenAI, Accel, Founders Fund, Khosla Ventures, and more, with a distributed team across San Francisco, Seoul, Tokyo, Taipei, and Ljubljana.\n\n\n\n\nABOUT THE DESIGN TEAM\n\nWe’re a small and mighty team of five that sit at the intersection of craft, research, invention and product thinking. We build consumer experiences used by millions, alongside B2B products that help organizations bring Speak to their teams. The design work is genuinely novel — inventing how someone talks to an AI tutor, what feedback feels like when you're learning out loud, how a roleplay session should land emotionally, and how you measure a true proficiency score.\n\nOur work shapes the future of how people learn with AI and we partner closely with Engineering, Learning Design, Product, and Analytics to do it. We stay close to our users and to how our experiences actually feel by prototyping with AI, testing conversation design and voice interaction, and getting comfortable with ambiguity.\n\nOur team takes craft seriously and has a lot of fun doing it — we developed our design principles in a multi-week offsite and iterate on them on a living board in our office. We take language classes together to ground our work in first principles. We stay close to our learners through team trips to Seoul, Tokyo, and Taipei, as well as lighter-touch interviews, surveys, betas, and AB tests. We believe in a critique and build culture with high trust, and also get a bit competitive over ping pong. We have something to prove: that learning products can be both deeply effective and beautifully crafted. If you want to do the most interesting design work of your career, let's talk.\n\n\n\n\nROLE & RESPONSIBILITIES\n\nAs a Product Designer focused on consumer experiences, you’ll design the core moments that help learners build real-world speaking confidence: finding the right path, practicing with AI, getting feedback, staying motivated, and building a lasting learning habit.\n\nSpeak is inventing new interaction patterns for language learning — from AI tutoring and voice-first practice to roleplay, proficiency measurement, and personalized curriculum. You’ll work across ambiguous, high-impact product areas where interaction design, learning science, AI behavior, and emotional craft all matter.\n\n - Shape strategy and end-to-end product experiences for Speak’s consumer learning surfaces, bringing deep empathy for learners across cultures, motivations, and proficiency levels\n\n - Design across key growth moments — onboarding, activation, habit formation, retention, and subscription experiences — while protecting learner trust and long-term learning outcomes\n\n - Prototype quickly in AI tools, code, or interactive design tools to make new learning experiences feel real before they are fully built\n\n - Partner with Product, Data, Research, and Engineering to define opportunities, evaluate impact, and raise the quality bar for learner-facing product work\n\n - Use qualitative and quantitative signals to understand learner behavior, synthesize insights, and make strong product judgments\n\n - Invent novel interaction patterns for AI-powered learning that go beyond generic AI templates\n\n - Thrive in an ambiguous, fast-moving startup environment where the best answer often has to be discovered through making\n\nThe exact product area you will work on will depend on team needs and your strengths, but likely areas include onboarding, activation, personalized learning, speaking practice, subscriptions, and learner motivation. This role is primarily anchored in our consumer experience, with opportunities to collaborate across adjacent surfaces as Speak grows.\n\n\n\n\nWHAT WE’RE LOOKING FOR\n\n - 6+ years of product design experience. You have experience designing high-quality consumer products.\n\n - You stay close to users. You think about real people learning real languages in real contexts. You actively seek out the humans using the product, not just data about them and are able to synthesize valuable insights about them that inform strategy and direction. You seek ways to put your work in front of people, before you feel it’s perfect just to learn something valuable.\n\n - Product thinking and structured judgment. You frame the problem before solving it and always know why you’re doing something. You can distill what you’re working on into simple narrative framings and key beats without being lost in the details.\n\n - AI-native workflow. You already use AI creatively in your process to unlock speed and quality and are eager to continue learning how to apply it in novel ways.\n\n - Taste and craft while moving fast. You can spot a great idea in a sea of okay ones and understand what’s worth investing in building. You do this while moving quickly and know when to stay scrappy vs invest deeply in final polish.\n\n - Communication and stakeholder collaboration. You can own a room, build trust, and push back when something isn't right. You bring people into your work along the way knowing that multiple perspectives produce the strongest work.\n\n\nWE ALSO LOVE TO SEE\n\n - Experience in language learning, education, or another domain with deep cross-cultural product surface area\n\n - A bias toward prototypes to communicate ideas, test assumptions, and make your thinking tangible\n\n - A strong portfolio that demonstrates user-centric thinking, high craft, and innovative interaction patterns\n\n - Contributions to design systems that scale beyond a single team\n\n - A point of view about agentic workflows you'd be excited to share with our team and ability to tinker directly in code\n\n\n\n\nWHY WORK AT SPEAK\n\n 1. Join a fantastic, tight-knit team at the right time: we're growing very quickly, we've most recently raised our Series C from some of the top investors in the valley, and we've achieved product-market fit in our initial markets. You'd join at a magical time when a single person could significantly change the course of the company.\n\n 2. Do your life's work with people you’ll love working with: we care strongly about our craft and want every person at Speak to feel like they're growing every day. We believe in the idea that working with people you both enjoy and have respect for makes everything better. We hire thoughtfully and only work with people we admire deeply.\n\n 3. Global in nature: We're live in over 40 countries and launching in a number of new markets soon. We have dedicated offices in San Francisco, Ljubljana, Seoul, Tokyo, and Taipei, and you’ll have the opportunity to talk to users in each of these regions on a regular basis as well as travel.\n\n 4. Impact people's lives in a major way: Learning a language is one of the single most life-changing skills one can learn, and right now 99% of people never achieve their goal because the process is broken. We’re helping millions of people achieve their goals and improve their lives.\n\nSpeak does not discriminate based upon race, religion, color, national origin, gender (including pregnancy, childbirth, or related medical conditions), sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, age, status as a protected veteran, status as an individual with a disability, or other applicable legally protected characteristics."},{"id":"bcb8f98d-03dd-4c82-bea4-4a155c8377f9","title":"APAC People Ops Generalist - Korea","department":"People","team":"People Ops","employmentType":"FullTime","location":"Seoul","secondaryLocations":[],"publishedAt":"2026-05-04T11:00:13.077+00:00","isListed":true,"isRemote":true,"workplaceType":"Hybrid","address":{"postalAddress":{"addressRegion":"Seoul","addressCountry":"South Korea","addressLocality":"Seoul"}},"jobUrl":"https://jobs.ashbyhq.com/speak/bcb8f98d-03dd-4c82-bea4-4a155c8377f9","applyUrl":"https://jobs.ashbyhq.com/speak/bcb8f98d-03dd-4c82-bea4-4a155c8377f9/application","descriptionHtml":"Our mission is to reinvent the way people learn, starting with language.
Learning a language can change a life by opening doors to new cultures, careers, and communities. Two billion people around the world are actively trying to learn a language, but the best way to learn (one-on-one tutoring) is hard to access at scale and hasn’t been meaningfully improved in decades. Speak is building a human-level, AI-powered tutor in your pocket: a conversation-first experience that lets learners actually speak, get instant feedback, and progress through carefully designed lessons. The result is a complete path from beginner to confident speaker across multiple languages.
Speak first launched in South Korea in 2019, where Speak has now become the number one language learning app, and we now serve learners across many markets and 15+ languages. Speak is one of the world’s leading AI companies, with over $150m raised in venture investment from OpenAI, Accel, Founders Fund, Khosla Ventures, and more, with a distributed team across San Francisco, Seoul, Tokyo, Taipei, and Ljubljana.
Speak is scaling fast across APAC. We've more than doubled our team across Korea, Japan, and Taiwan in just over a year, with continued hiring through 2026. Our People Ops team runs lean, and we're adding a Generalist to strengthen our operational capacity across all three markets.
You'll manage key aspects of the employee lifecycle (onboarding, offboarding, contracts, HRIS, and multi-market compliance), improve and document the processes that support it, and over time help the team turn what works into scalable infrastructure. We're at the stage where the processes that supported a smaller team need to become the systems that scale across three markets, and you'll be a key part of making that happen alongside the rest of the team.
This role is meaningful and hands-on. You'll work across three legal entities, solve real problems that affect how people experience Speak in APAC, and contribute to building something that grows with the company. If you care about getting details right and want to do impactful work at a company that's still early enough to shape, this is a strong fit.
Employee lifecycle operations and management
Run the full FTE lifecycle across KR, JP, and TW: onboarding, contracts, probation, offboarding, HRIS, and more - maintaining accurate employee data across the three entities with by conducting audits and resolving gaps
Track multi-market compliance across the region: flag regulatory changes with a recommended action, and keep the handbook up-to-date
Be the go-to resource for employees across the region on lifecycle and People Ops questions
Partner closely with the Global People Ops team to keep global processes aligned while reflecting local nuance across APAC markets
Benefits and program support
Administer local & market-specific benefits and perks (e.g., health checkups, insurance enrollment, local perks)
Help run People programs operationally: engagement surveys, performance review cycles, and other recurring processes
Process improvement and documentation
Map existing workflows across the three markets, identify where they break or slow down, and propose improvements together with the team
Help build and maintain the APAC People Ops SOP and playbook library. The team sets direction together; you build, document, and keep them current
Help design and implement workflow improvements using AI and automation (contract generation, onboarding triggers, data entry, intake systems) to reduce manual load and increase team capacity
Collect feedback from employees and partner teams to make sure improvements focus on areas that drive the most impact
If you don't think you meet all of the criteria below but still are interested in the job, please apply. Nobody checks every box, and we're looking for someone excited to join the team.
4~6 years of experience in people operations, HR, or related field
You break down ambiguous problems, build a plan, and see it through. You manage projects, not just tasks
You're a strong communicator with high EQ. You navigate sensitive conversations, align multiple stakeholders, and adapt your style to the audience
You prioritize well and make trade-offs confidently, especially when resources are limited and everything feels urgent
People trust you with sensitive information and know you'll follow through
You're curious about AI and automation, and you pick up new tools quickly
You can operate without clear direction in a fast-moving environment
You're comfortable communicating in English for day-to-day collaboration and basic business writing, as you'll work closely with our global team
You're based in Seoul and available for hybrid in-office work
You care about getting the details right, but you don't lose sight of what actually matters
You're energized by building things that don't exist yet
You stay calm when things get busy and bring clarity to ambiguous situations
You enjoy working across cultures and contexts, and you adapt your approach rather than defaulting to one-size-fits-all
You notice when something is broken and fix it without being asked
You have experience working across multiple legal entities or countries
You've built or significantly improved an HR process or SOP from scratch
You've worked at a startup or high-growth company before
Join a fantastic, tight-knit team at the right time: we're growing very quickly, we've most recently raised our Series C from some of the top investors in the valley, and we've achieved product-market fit in our initial markets. You'd join at a magical time when a single person could significantly change the course of the company.
Do your life's work with people you’ll love working with: we care strongly about our craft and want every person at Speak to feel like they're growing every day. We believe in the idea that working with people you both enjoy and have respect for makes everything better. We hire thoughtfully and only work with people we admire deeply.
Global in nature: We're live in over 40 countries and launching in a number of new markets soon. We have dedicated offices in San Francisco, Ljubljana, Seoul, Tokyo, and Taipei, and you’ll have the opportunity to talk to users in each of these regions on a regular basis as well as travel.
Impact people's lives in a major way: Learning a language is one of the single most life-changing skills one can learn, and right now 99% of people never achieve their goal because the process is broken. We’re helping millions of people achieve their goals and improve their lives.
Speak does not discriminate based upon race, religion, color, national origin, gender (including pregnancy, childbirth, or related medical conditions), sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, age, status as a protected veteran, status as an individual with a disability, or other applicable legally protected characteristics.
","descriptionPlain":"ABOUT US\n\nOur mission is to reinvent the way people learn, starting with language.\n\nLearning a language can change a life by opening doors to new cultures, careers, and communities. Two billion people around the world are actively trying to learn a language, but the best way to learn (one-on-one tutoring) is hard to access at scale and hasn’t been meaningfully improved in decades. Speak is building a human-level, AI-powered tutor in your pocket: a conversation-first experience that lets learners actually speak, get instant feedback, and progress through carefully designed lessons. The result is a complete path from beginner to confident speaker across multiple languages.\n\nSpeak first launched in South Korea in 2019, where Speak has now become the number one language learning app, and we now serve learners across many markets and 15+ languages. Speak is one of the world’s leading AI companies, with over $150m raised in venture investment from OpenAI, Accel, Founders Fund, Khosla Ventures, and more, with a distributed team across San Francisco, Seoul, Tokyo, Taipei, and Ljubljana.\n\n\n\n\nABOUT THIS ROLE\n\nSpeak is scaling fast across APAC. We've more than doubled our team across Korea, Japan, and Taiwan in just over a year, with continued hiring through 2026. Our People Ops team runs lean, and we're adding a Generalist to strengthen our operational capacity across all three markets.\n\nYou'll manage key aspects of the employee lifecycle (onboarding, offboarding, contracts, HRIS, and multi-market compliance), improve and document the processes that support it, and over time help the team turn what works into scalable infrastructure. We're at the stage where the processes that supported a smaller team need to become the systems that scale across three markets, and you'll be a key part of making that happen alongside the rest of the team.\n\nThis role is meaningful and hands-on. You'll work across three legal entities, solve real problems that affect how people experience Speak in APAC, and contribute to building something that grows with the company. If you care about getting details right and want to do impactful work at a company that's still early enough to shape, this is a strong fit.\n\n\n\n\nWHAT YOU'LL BE DOING\n\nEmployee lifecycle operations and management\n\n - Run the full FTE lifecycle across KR, JP, and TW: onboarding, contracts, probation, offboarding, HRIS, and more - maintaining accurate employee data across the three entities with by conducting audits and resolving gaps\n\n - Track multi-market compliance across the region: flag regulatory changes with a recommended action, and keep the handbook up-to-date\n\n - Be the go-to resource for employees across the region on lifecycle and People Ops questions\n\n - Partner closely with the Global People Ops team to keep global processes aligned while reflecting local nuance across APAC markets\n\nBenefits and program support\n\n - Administer local & market-specific benefits and perks (e.g., health checkups, insurance enrollment, local perks)\n\n - Help run People programs operationally: engagement surveys, performance review cycles, and other recurring processes\n\nProcess improvement and documentation\n\n - Map existing workflows across the three markets, identify where they break or slow down, and propose improvements together with the team\n\n - Help build and maintain the APAC People Ops SOP and playbook library. The team sets direction together; you build, document, and keep them current\n\n - Help design and implement workflow improvements using AI and automation (contract generation, onboarding triggers, data entry, intake systems) to reduce manual load and increase team capacity\n\n - Collect feedback from employees and partner teams to make sure improvements focus on areas that drive the most impact\n\n\n\n\nWHAT WE'RE LOOKING FOR\n\nIf you don't think you meet all of the criteria below but still are interested in the job, please apply. Nobody checks every box, and we're looking for someone excited to join the team.\n\n - 4~6 years of experience in people operations, HR, or related field\n\n - You break down ambiguous problems, build a plan, and see it through. You manage projects, not just tasks\n\n - You're a strong communicator with high EQ. You navigate sensitive conversations, align multiple stakeholders, and adapt your style to the audience\n\n - You prioritize well and make trade-offs confidently, especially when resources are limited and everything feels urgent\n\n - People trust you with sensitive information and know you'll follow through\n\n - You're curious about AI and automation, and you pick up new tools quickly\n\n - You can operate without clear direction in a fast-moving environment\n\n - You're comfortable communicating in English for day-to-day collaboration and basic business writing, as you'll work closely with our global team\n\n - You're based in Seoul and available for hybrid in-office work\n\n\n\n\nWHO YOU ARE\n\n - You care about getting the details right, but you don't lose sight of what actually matters\n\n - You're energized by building things that don't exist yet\n\n - You stay calm when things get busy and bring clarity to ambiguous situations\n\n - You enjoy working across cultures and contexts, and you adapt your approach rather than defaulting to one-size-fits-all\n\n - You notice when something is broken and fix it without being asked\n\n\n\n\nBONUS POINTS:\n\n - You have experience working across multiple legal entities or countries\n\n - You've built or significantly improved an HR process or SOP from scratch\n\n - You've worked at a startup or high-growth company before\n\n\n\n\nWHY WORK AT SPEAK\n\n 1. Join a fantastic, tight-knit team at the right time: we're growing very quickly, we've most recently raised our Series C from some of the top investors in the valley, and we've achieved product-market fit in our initial markets. You'd join at a magical time when a single person could significantly change the course of the company.\n\n 2. Do your life's work with people you’ll love working with: we care strongly about our craft and want every person at Speak to feel like they're growing every day. We believe in the idea that working with people you both enjoy and have respect for makes everything better. We hire thoughtfully and only work with people we admire deeply.\n\n 3. Global in nature: We're live in over 40 countries and launching in a number of new markets soon. We have dedicated offices in San Francisco, Ljubljana, Seoul, Tokyo, and Taipei, and you’ll have the opportunity to talk to users in each of these regions on a regular basis as well as travel.\n\n 4. Impact people's lives in a major way: Learning a language is one of the single most life-changing skills one can learn, and right now 99% of people never achieve their goal because the process is broken. We’re helping millions of people achieve their goals and improve their lives.\n\nSpeak does not discriminate based upon race, religion, color, national origin, gender (including pregnancy, childbirth, or related medical conditions), sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, age, status as a protected veteran, status as an individual with a disability, or other applicable legally protected characteristics."},{"id":"e068e335-743a-47ea-a06d-ec907d76a874","title":"Senior Accountant","department":"Operations","team":"Finance","employmentType":"FullTime","location":"San Francisco","secondaryLocations":[],"publishedAt":"2026-07-23T01:04:59.048+00:00","isListed":true,"isRemote":true,"workplaceType":"Hybrid","address":{"postalAddress":{"addressRegion":"California","addressCountry":"United States","addressLocality":"San Francisco"}},"jobUrl":"https://jobs.ashbyhq.com/speak/e068e335-743a-47ea-a06d-ec907d76a874","applyUrl":"https://jobs.ashbyhq.com/speak/e068e335-743a-47ea-a06d-ec907d76a874/application","descriptionHtml":"Our mission is to reinvent the way people learn, starting with language.
Learning a language can change a life by opening doors to new cultures, careers, and communities. Two billion people around the world are actively trying to learn a language, but the best way to learn (one-on-one tutoring) is hard to access at scale and hasn’t been meaningfully improved in decades. Speak is building a human-level, AI-powered tutor in your pocket: a conversation-first experience that lets learners actually speak, get instant feedback, and progress through carefully designed lessons. The result is a complete path from beginner to confident speaker across multiple languages.
Speak first launched in South Korea in 2019, where Speak has now become the number one language learning app, and we now serve learners across many markets and 15+ languages. Speak is one of the world’s leading AI companies, with over $150m raised in venture investment from OpenAI, Accel, Founders Fund, Khosla Ventures, and more, with a distributed team across San Francisco, Seoul, Tokyo, Taipei, and Ljubljana.
We're looking for a Senior Accountant to become the operational core of the Finance team in San Francisco. You'll own the day-to-day accounting while continuously improving how we work. This is a hands-on role with an unusually broad scope: we're a small team, so you'll have real impact — from systems redesign to technical accounting questions. You'll start by mastering the transactional core; from there, the role grows as fast as you do.
We’re especially excited about candidates who are AI-native and fluent in frontier tech environments. You proactively explore new tools, can quickly learn unfamiliar systems, and enjoy tightening integrations and automations to make workflows faster, cleaner, and more scalable.
This role is a great fit if you'd rather build tomorrow's workflow than run yesterday's. You see every process as a draft to keep improving, and you're excited for your job to look different every six months as Speak grows.
Run key parts of our 5-business-day close in Campfire (revenue recognition, recons, variance analysis, tool-to-ERP integrations)
Build and improve workflows with an AI-native mindset (automations, tighter integrations, better controls)
Own P2P and T&E end to end. You’re responsible for vendor management, transaction review, policy enforcement, and the judgment calls that don't fit the happy path. You set the quality bar and stay close to the details without doing every keystroke yourself.
Manage global contractor and creator payments
Maintain transaction integrity across the finance stack
Support the external audit with clear schedules and process documentation
Drive the execution of cost-of-revenue and internal AI initiatives — track the impact of cost optimizations and product launches, and enable AI tooling with the right guardrails and controls
Partner with internal and external stakeholders on projects with real business impact — from supporting market expansion to systems implementations and close acceleration
Minimum requirements
3–5 years in accounting or audit — whether at a high-growth startup or coming from Big 4 (or similar) and ready to go in-house
Fluency with modern finance tools. You don't need experience with our exact stack; you need to be someone who learns a new system in a week
Able to own the full-cycle P2P process
Solid understanding of US GAAP
Able to manage multiple workflows simultaneously without things falling through the cracks
Experience preparing reconciliation schedules and flux analyses
Ability to quickly understand workflows end-to-end and grasp how systems integrate with each other
Nice to haves
Experience working in a globally distributed team and multi-entity environment
Experience with global creator payment management
Bachelor's degree in Accounting or Finance; CPA or actively pursuing CPA preferred
Experience supporting or conducting external (Big 4) audits
Join a fantastic, tight-knit team at the right time: we're growing very quickly, we've most recently raised our Series C from some of the top investors in the valley, and we've achieved product-market fit in our initial markets. You'd join at a magical time when a single person could significantly change the course of the company.
Do your life's work with people you’ll love working with: we care strongly about our craft and want every person at Speak to feel like they're growing every day. We believe in the idea that working with people you both enjoy and have respect for makes everything better. We hire thoughtfully and only work with people we admire deeply.
Global in nature: We're live in over 40 countries and launching in a number of new markets soon. We have dedicated offices in San Francisco, Ljubljana, Seoul, Tokyo, and Taipei, and you’ll have the opportunity to talk to users in each of these regions on a regular basis as well as travel.
Impact people's lives in a major way: Learning a language is one of the single most life-changing skills one can learn, and right now 99% of people never achieve their goal because the process is broken. We’re helping millions of people achieve their goals and improve their lives.
Speak does not discriminate based upon race, religion, color, national origin, gender (including pregnancy, childbirth, or related medical conditions), sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, age, status as a protected veteran, status as an individual with a disability, or other applicable legally protected characteristics.
","descriptionPlain":"ABOUT US\n\nOur mission is to reinvent the way people learn, starting with language.\n\nLearning a language can change a life by opening doors to new cultures, careers, and communities. Two billion people around the world are actively trying to learn a language, but the best way to learn (one-on-one tutoring) is hard to access at scale and hasn’t been meaningfully improved in decades. Speak is building a human-level, AI-powered tutor in your pocket: a conversation-first experience that lets learners actually speak, get instant feedback, and progress through carefully designed lessons. The result is a complete path from beginner to confident speaker across multiple languages.\n\nSpeak first launched in South Korea in 2019, where Speak has now become the number one language learning app, and we now serve learners across many markets and 15+ languages. Speak is one of the world’s leading AI companies, with over $150m raised in venture investment from OpenAI, Accel, Founders Fund, Khosla Ventures, and more, with a distributed team across San Francisco, Seoul, Tokyo, Taipei, and Ljubljana.\n\n\n\n\nABOUT THIS ROLE\n\nWe're looking for a Senior Accountant to become the operational core of the Finance team in San Francisco. You'll own the day-to-day accounting while continuously improving how we work. This is a hands-on role with an unusually broad scope: we're a small team, so you'll have real impact — from systems redesign to technical accounting questions. You'll start by mastering the transactional core; from there, the role grows as fast as you do.\n\nWe’re especially excited about candidates who are AI-native and fluent in frontier tech environments. You proactively explore new tools, can quickly learn unfamiliar systems, and enjoy tightening integrations and automations to make workflows faster, cleaner, and more scalable.\n\nThis role is a great fit if you'd rather build tomorrow's workflow than run yesterday's. You see every process as a draft to keep improving, and you're excited for your job to look different every six months as Speak grows.\n\n\n\n\nWHAT YOU'LL BE DOING\n\n - Run key parts of our 5-business-day close in Campfire (revenue recognition, recons, variance analysis, tool-to-ERP integrations)\n\n - Build and improve workflows with an AI-native mindset (automations, tighter integrations, better controls)\n\n - Own P2P and T&E end to end. You’re responsible for vendor management, transaction review, policy enforcement, and the judgment calls that don't fit the happy path. You set the quality bar and stay close to the details without doing every keystroke yourself.\n\n - Manage global contractor and creator payments\n\n - Maintain transaction integrity across the finance stack\n\n - Support the external audit with clear schedules and process documentation\n\n - Drive the execution of cost-of-revenue and internal AI initiatives — track the impact of cost optimizations and product launches, and enable AI tooling with the right guardrails and controls\n\n - Partner with internal and external stakeholders on projects with real business impact — from supporting market expansion to systems implementations and close acceleration\n\n\n\n\nWHAT WE'RE LOOKING FOR\n\n\n\nMinimum requirements\n\n - 3–5 years in accounting or audit — whether at a high-growth startup or coming from Big 4 (or similar) and ready to go in-house\n\n - Fluency with modern finance tools. You don't need experience with our exact stack; you need to be someone who learns a new system in a week\n\n - Able to own the full-cycle P2P process\n\n - Solid understanding of US GAAP\n\n - Able to manage multiple workflows simultaneously without things falling through the cracks\n\n - Experience preparing reconciliation schedules and flux analyses\n\n - Ability to quickly understand workflows end-to-end and grasp how systems integrate with each other\n\n\n\nNice to haves\n\n - Experience working in a globally distributed team and multi-entity environment\n\n - Experience with global creator payment management\n\n - Bachelor's degree in Accounting or Finance; CPA or actively pursuing CPA preferred\n\n - Experience supporting or conducting external (Big 4) audits\n\n\n\n\nWHY WORK AT SPEAK\n\n 1. Join a fantastic, tight-knit team at the right time: we're growing very quickly, we've most recently raised our Series C from some of the top investors in the valley, and we've achieved product-market fit in our initial markets. You'd join at a magical time when a single person could significantly change the course of the company.\n\n 2. Do your life's work with people you’ll love working with: we care strongly about our craft and want every person at Speak to feel like they're growing every day. We believe in the idea that working with people you both enjoy and have respect for makes everything better. We hire thoughtfully and only work with people we admire deeply.\n\n 3. Global in nature: We're live in over 40 countries and launching in a number of new markets soon. We have dedicated offices in San Francisco, Ljubljana, Seoul, Tokyo, and Taipei, and you’ll have the opportunity to talk to users in each of these regions on a regular basis as well as travel.\n\n 4. Impact people's lives in a major way: Learning a language is one of the single most life-changing skills one can learn, and right now 99% of people never achieve their goal because the process is broken. We’re helping millions of people achieve their goals and improve their lives.\n\nSpeak does not discriminate based upon race, religion, color, national origin, gender (including pregnancy, childbirth, or related medical conditions), sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, age, status as a protected veteran, status as an individual with a disability, or other applicable legally protected characteristics."},{"id":"cb8a6f16-d585-40ae-9a48-162624932480","title":"Head of Marketing - Korea","department":"Marketing","team":"Marketing","employmentType":"FullTime","location":"Seoul","secondaryLocations":[],"publishedAt":"2026-04-01T10:45:06.163+00:00","isListed":true,"isRemote":true,"workplaceType":"Hybrid","address":{"postalAddress":{"addressRegion":"Seoul","addressCountry":"South Korea","addressLocality":"Seoul"}},"jobUrl":"https://jobs.ashbyhq.com/speak/cb8a6f16-d585-40ae-9a48-162624932480","applyUrl":"https://jobs.ashbyhq.com/speak/cb8a6f16-d585-40ae-9a48-162624932480/application","descriptionHtml":"Our mission is to reinvent the way people learn, starting with language.
Learning a language can change a life by opening doors to new cultures, careers, and communities. Two billion people around the world are actively trying to learn a language, but the best way to learn (one-on-one tutoring) is hard to access at scale and hasn’t been meaningfully improved in decades. Speak is building a human-level, AI-powered tutor in your pocket: a conversation-first experience that lets learners actually speak, get instant feedback, and progress through carefully designed lessons. The result is a complete path from beginner to confident speaker across multiple languages.
Speak first launched in South Korea in 2019, where Speak has now become the number one language learning app, and we now serve learners across many markets and 15+ languages. Speak is one of the world’s leading AI companies, with over $150m raised in venture investment from OpenAI, Accel, Founders Fund, Khosla Ventures, and more, with a distributed team across San Francisco, Seoul, Tokyo, Taipei, and Ljubljana.
As the Head of Marketing at Speak Korea (supporting our B2C business), you will be responsible for continuing to grow our largest market, with full ownership over the marketing execution and strategy. Your team will consist of Brand, Partnership, and Growth Marketing, as well as an in-house team of Marketing Designers.
At Speak, we believe strongly in the idea of having a strong local marketing leader who can autonomously execute our strategy in a way that is super localized to the market. As a result of this, it’s crucial this person has a strong relationship with our San Francisco HQ and is able to build strong trust across different functional teams.
This role is extremely entrepreneurial and therefore it’s likely the successful candidate will have previously started a company or held C-level titles in the past. Speak is the #1 language learning app in Korea - and you get to continue its legacy. Come join and lead this small-yet-mighty team of marketers and marketing leaders, alongside a slightly larger team of 50+ professionals based in Speak Korea who are all passionate, well-skilled, and low-ego.
Identify the biggest growth opportunities and lead strategic initiatives for the Korean market, from Marketing and Business perspectives
Own the performance of the Korean B2C market across all key metrics (LTV, ARR, key accounts, # of subscribers, brand awareness, etc.)
Formulate a cohesive market strategy alongside B2B and spearhead the effort to push the Korean market to the next growth stage
Manage and oversee our Speak Korea marketing teams (Brand, Growth, Partnership, and Design)
Communicate local product needs, working closely with CX, Engineering, Product, and Design
Build strong relationships with other major markets like Japan and Taiwan
Coach, mentor, and develop team members to achieve business objectives and ensure team motivation
At least 10 years of marketing experience with leadership, ideally in tech startups
Must be fluent in verbal and written communication skills in both English and Korean, including the ability to cultivate internal and external relationships
Strong track record of achieving business goals and exceeding expectations
Experience being involved in high-growth, high-impact projects
Comfort with navigating through ambiguity, with appreciation for creative discoveries along the way
Strong leadership and coaching ability to build high-performance teams
Passion and alignment in Speak’s mission - in changing the way people learn, starting with language
Ability to travel as needed, most often to San Francisco HQ
Join a fantastic, tight-knit team at the right time: we're growing very quickly, we've most recently raised our Series C from some of the top investors in the valley, and we've achieved product-market fit in our initial markets. You'd join at a magical time when a single person could significantly change the course of the company.
Do your life's work with people you’ll love working with: we care strongly about our craft and want every person at Speak to feel like they're growing every day. We believe in the idea that working with people you both enjoy and have respect for makes everything better. We hire thoughtfully and only work with people we admire deeply.
Global in nature: We're live in over 40 countries and launching in a number of new markets soon. We have dedicated offices in San Francisco, Ljubljana, Seoul, Tokyo, and Taipei, and you’ll have the opportunity to talk to users in each of these regions on a regular basis as well as travel.
Impact people's lives in a major way: Learning a language is one of the single most life-changing skills one can learn, and right now 99% of people never achieve their goal because the process is broken. We’re helping millions of people achieve their goals and improve their lives.
Speak does not discriminate based upon race, religion, color, national origin, gender (including pregnancy, childbirth, or related medical conditions), sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, age, status as a protected veteran, status as an individual with a disability, or other applicable legally protected characteristics.
","descriptionPlain":"ABOUT US\n\nOur mission is to reinvent the way people learn, starting with language.\n\nLearning a language can change a life by opening doors to new cultures, careers, and communities. Two billion people around the world are actively trying to learn a language, but the best way to learn (one-on-one tutoring) is hard to access at scale and hasn’t been meaningfully improved in decades. Speak is building a human-level, AI-powered tutor in your pocket: a conversation-first experience that lets learners actually speak, get instant feedback, and progress through carefully designed lessons. The result is a complete path from beginner to confident speaker across multiple languages.\n\nSpeak first launched in South Korea in 2019, where Speak has now become the number one language learning app, and we now serve learners across many markets and 15+ languages. Speak is one of the world’s leading AI companies, with over $150m raised in venture investment from OpenAI, Accel, Founders Fund, Khosla Ventures, and more, with a distributed team across San Francisco, Seoul, Tokyo, Taipei, and Ljubljana.\n\n\n\n\nABOUT THIS ROLE\n\nAs the Head of Marketing at Speak Korea (supporting our B2C business), you will be responsible for continuing to grow our largest market, with full ownership over the marketing execution and strategy. Your team will consist of Brand, Partnership, and Growth Marketing, as well as an in-house team of Marketing Designers.\n\nAt Speak, we believe strongly in the idea of having a strong local marketing leader who can autonomously execute our strategy in a way that is super localized to the market. As a result of this, it’s crucial this person has a strong relationship with our San Francisco HQ and is able to build strong trust across different functional teams.\n\nThis role is extremely entrepreneurial and therefore it’s likely the successful candidate will have previously started a company or held C-level titles in the past. Speak is the #1 language learning app in Korea - and you get to continue its legacy. Come join and lead this small-yet-mighty team of marketers and marketing leaders, alongside a slightly larger team of 50+ professionals based in Speak Korea who are all passionate, well-skilled, and low-ego.\n\n\n\n\nWHAT YOU’LL BE DOING\n\n - Identify the biggest growth opportunities and lead strategic initiatives for the Korean market, from Marketing and Business perspectives\n\n - Own the performance of the Korean B2C market across all key metrics (LTV, ARR, key accounts, # of subscribers, brand awareness, etc.)\n\n - Formulate a cohesive market strategy alongside B2B and spearhead the effort to push the Korean market to the next growth stage\n\n - Manage and oversee our Speak Korea marketing teams (Brand, Growth, Partnership, and Design)\n\n - Communicate local product needs, working closely with CX, Engineering, Product, and Design\n\n - Build strong relationships with other major markets like Japan and Taiwan\n\n - Coach, mentor, and develop team members to achieve business objectives and ensure team motivation\n\n\n\n\nWHAT WE’RE LOOKING FOR\n\n - At least 10 years of marketing experience with leadership, ideally in tech startups\n\n - Must be fluent in verbal and written communication skills in both English and Korean, including the ability to cultivate internal and external relationships\n\n - Strong track record of achieving business goals and exceeding expectations\n\n - Experience being involved in high-growth, high-impact projects\n\n - Comfort with navigating through ambiguity, with appreciation for creative discoveries along the way\n\n - Strong leadership and coaching ability to build high-performance teams\n\n - Passion and alignment in Speak’s mission - in changing the way people learn, starting with language\n\n - Ability to travel as needed, most often to San Francisco HQ\n\n\n\n\nWHY WORK AT SPEAK\n\n 1. Join a fantastic, tight-knit team at the right time: we're growing very quickly, we've most recently raised our Series C from some of the top investors in the valley, and we've achieved product-market fit in our initial markets. You'd join at a magical time when a single person could significantly change the course of the company.\n\n 2. Do your life's work with people you’ll love working with: we care strongly about our craft and want every person at Speak to feel like they're growing every day. We believe in the idea that working with people you both enjoy and have respect for makes everything better. We hire thoughtfully and only work with people we admire deeply.\n\n 3. Global in nature: We're live in over 40 countries and launching in a number of new markets soon. We have dedicated offices in San Francisco, Ljubljana, Seoul, Tokyo, and Taipei, and you’ll have the opportunity to talk to users in each of these regions on a regular basis as well as travel.\n\n 4. Impact people's lives in a major way: Learning a language is one of the single most life-changing skills one can learn, and right now 99% of people never achieve their goal because the process is broken. We’re helping millions of people achieve their goals and improve their lives.\n\nSpeak does not discriminate based upon race, religion, color, national origin, gender (including pregnancy, childbirth, or related medical conditions), sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, age, status as a protected veteran, status as an individual with a disability, or other applicable legally protected characteristics."},{"id":"2a967de8-cbf1-479b-a8e8-d79a64561adc","title":"Senior Field Marketing Specialist - Korea","department":"B2B","team":"B2B","employmentType":"FullTime","location":"Seoul","secondaryLocations":[],"publishedAt":"2026-04-03T06:55:28.569+00:00","isListed":true,"isRemote":true,"workplaceType":"Hybrid","address":{"postalAddress":{"addressRegion":"Seoul","addressCountry":"South Korea","addressLocality":"Seoul"}},"jobUrl":"https://jobs.ashbyhq.com/speak/2a967de8-cbf1-479b-a8e8-d79a64561adc","applyUrl":"https://jobs.ashbyhq.com/speak/2a967de8-cbf1-479b-a8e8-d79a64561adc/application","descriptionHtml":"Our mission is to reinvent the way people learn, starting with language.
Learning a language can change a life by opening doors to new cultures, careers, and communities. Two billion people around the world are actively trying to learn a language, but the best way to learn (one-on-one tutoring) is hard to access at scale and hasn’t been meaningfully improved in decades. Speak is building a human-level, AI-powered tutor in your pocket: a conversation-first experience that lets learners actually speak, get instant feedback, and progress through carefully designed lessons. The result is a complete path from beginner to confident speaker across multiple languages.
Speak first launched in South Korea in 2019, where Speak has now become the number one language learning app, and we now serve learners across many markets and 15+ languages. Speak is one of the world’s leading AI companies, with over $150m raised in venture investment from OpenAI, Accel, Founders Fund, Khosla Ventures, and more, with a distributed team across San Francisco, Seoul, Tokyo, Taipei, and Ljubljana.
Speak for Business (S4B) is Speak's enterprise arm — a holistic solution that helps employees get comfortable speaking the languages their business success depends on. We've already grown S4B to hundreds of logos globally, with our deepest footprint in Korea and Japan, and we're now investing heavily across Engineering, Product, Content, and Go-to-Market to make B2B one of Speak's biggest growth engines. It's a rare 0-to-1 moment inside a company that's already scaled — and the marketers we hire will help shape it. To learn more, check out our B2B landing page.
To support our next phase of enterprise growth, we're hiring a Senior Field Marketing Specialist to own Korea's field marketing function and take full accountability for enterprise pipeline contribution. This is not just an execution or support role — you'll own the annual marketing strategy, the event calendar, the partner ecosystem, and the community and nurture programs that connect marketing directly to revenue, with support from our B2B Marketing lead.
You'll co-own territory plans with Sales, partner closely with our global digital and content team to connect field activities to broader campaigns, and build the systems and programs that turn enterprise engagement into pipeline.
You’ll work closely with the S4B Marketing Lead and cross-functional teams to lead and support key B2B marketing initiatives in South Korea, including:
Planning & Territory Strategy
Build annual and quarterly marketing plans tied to Korea enterprise pipeline and bookings goals, in partnership with Sales
Co-develop territory plans with Sales that drive enterprise customer outcomes
Manage and optimize the demand funnel — ensuring efficient lead flow from marketing activity through to sales progression
Maintain quarterly execution plans reviewed and adjusted based on performance data
Surface local market insights and content requirements to global teams to optimize future programs
Field Marketing & Event Calendar
Own the Korea B2B enterprise event calendar and budget end-to-end — from annual strategy and budget planning through individual event execution and post-event close-out
Develop audience-informed event briefs with clear enterprise objectives, MQL/SQL targets, messaging strategy, and documented learnings after each cycle
Direct vendors, agencies, and speakers — owning every decision while managing execution through others
Own post-event and campaign lead nurturing in HubSpot — building multi-touch workflows that activate enterprise leads immediately and move them through the funnel efficiently, while tracking ROI (ex. CPL, pipeline contribution, etc.)
Partner Marketing & Community Management
Build and manage a strategic enterprise partner ecosystem — HR associations, industry platforms, co-marketing partners, and thought leaders
Activate partner channels for joint enterprise lead generation, co-branded content, and event collaboration
Own community strategy across both prospect-facing and end-user-facing channels for enterprise audiences
Prospect-side: build and manage a community that nurtures enterprise buyers through the consideration stage — roundtables, HR/L&D forums, thought leadership events, and digital communities
End-user side: own the B2B Kakao channel and other engagement touchpoints with a strategy to grow enterprise user engagement and drive retention and upsell
Reporting & Optimization
Deliver regular insights, analysis, and reporting across all programs — event ROI, campaign performance, community metrics, and pipeline contribution
Build and maintain HubSpot dashboards that give Sales and leadership clear visibility into marketing's enterprise pipeline impact
Identify what's working, bring recommendations, and act on them
6+ years of B2B marketing experience with a strong background in field marketing or demand generation, focused on enterprise accounts
Proactiveness; you are always looking for new ideas and ways to improve based on market research, previous event data, experience etc.
Strong CRM (plus if HubSpot) proficiency across workflows, segmentation, nurturing, and reporting, with a strong data-driven mindset
Strong project management skills and high attention to detail across multiple workstreams and cross-functional partners (like Sales)
Strong written and verbal Korean; working English proficiency
Experience managing vendors, agencies, and external partners
Experience in partner or co-marketing programs is a strong plus
Background in EdTech, HRTech, or B2B SaaS is a plus
Join a fantastic, tight-knit team at the right time: we're growing very quickly, we've most recently raised our Series C from some of the top investors in the valley, and we've achieved product-market fit in our initial markets. You'd join at a magical time when a single person could significantly change the course of the company.
Do your life's work with people you’ll love working with: we care strongly about our craft and want every person at Speak to feel like they're growing every day. We believe in the idea that working with people you both enjoy and have respect for makes everything better. We hire thoughtfully and only work with people we admire deeply.
Global in nature: We're live in over 40 countries and launching in a number of new markets soon. We have dedicated offices in San Francisco, Ljubljana, Seoul, Tokyo, and Taipei, and you’ll have the opportunity to talk to users in each of these regions on a regular basis as well as travel.
Impact people's lives in a major way: Learning a language is one of the single most life-changing skills one can learn, and right now 99% of people never achieve their goal because the process is broken. We’re helping millions of people achieve their goals and improve their lives.
Speak does not discriminate based upon race, religion, color, national origin, gender (including pregnancy, childbirth, or related medical conditions), sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, age, status as a protected veteran, status as an individual with a disability, or other applicable legally protected characteristics.
","descriptionPlain":"ABOUT US\n\nOur mission is to reinvent the way people learn, starting with language.\n\nLearning a language can change a life by opening doors to new cultures, careers, and communities. Two billion people around the world are actively trying to learn a language, but the best way to learn (one-on-one tutoring) is hard to access at scale and hasn’t been meaningfully improved in decades. Speak is building a human-level, AI-powered tutor in your pocket: a conversation-first experience that lets learners actually speak, get instant feedback, and progress through carefully designed lessons. The result is a complete path from beginner to confident speaker across multiple languages.\n\nSpeak first launched in South Korea in 2019, where Speak has now become the number one language learning app, and we now serve learners across many markets and 15+ languages. Speak is one of the world’s leading AI companies, with over $150m raised in venture investment from OpenAI, Accel, Founders Fund, Khosla Ventures, and more, with a distributed team across San Francisco, Seoul, Tokyo, Taipei, and Ljubljana.\n\n\n\nSpeak for Business (S4B) is Speak's enterprise arm — a holistic solution that helps employees get comfortable speaking the languages their business success depends on. We've already grown S4B to hundreds of logos globally, with our deepest footprint in Korea and Japan, and we're now investing heavily across Engineering, Product, Content, and Go-to-Market to make B2B one of Speak's biggest growth engines. It's a rare 0-to-1 moment inside a company that's already scaled — and the marketers we hire will help shape it. To learn more, check out our B2B landing page https://www.speak.com/ko/b2b.\n\n\n\n\nABOUT THIS ROLE\n\nTo support our next phase of enterprise growth, we're hiring a Senior Field Marketing Specialist to own Korea's field marketing function and take full accountability for enterprise pipeline contribution. This is not just an execution or support role — you'll own the annual marketing strategy, the event calendar, the partner ecosystem, and the community and nurture programs that connect marketing directly to revenue, with support from our B2B Marketing lead.\n\nYou'll co-own territory plans with Sales, partner closely with our global digital and content team to connect field activities to broader campaigns, and build the systems and programs that turn enterprise engagement into pipeline.\n\n\n\n\nWHAT YOU’LL BE DOING\n\nYou’ll work closely with the S4B Marketing Lead and cross-functional teams to lead and support key B2B marketing initiatives in South Korea, including:\n\nPlanning & Territory Strategy\n\n - Build annual and quarterly marketing plans tied to Korea enterprise pipeline and bookings goals, in partnership with Sales\n\n - Co-develop territory plans with Sales that drive enterprise customer outcomes\n\n - Manage and optimize the demand funnel — ensuring efficient lead flow from marketing activity through to sales progression\n\n - Maintain quarterly execution plans reviewed and adjusted based on performance data\n\n - Surface local market insights and content requirements to global teams to optimize future programs\n\nField Marketing & Event Calendar\n\n - Own the Korea B2B enterprise event calendar and budget end-to-end — from annual strategy and budget planning through individual event execution and post-event close-out\n\n - Develop audience-informed event briefs with clear enterprise objectives, MQL/SQL targets, messaging strategy, and documented learnings after each cycle\n\n - Direct vendors, agencies, and speakers — owning every decision while managing execution through others\n\n - Own post-event and campaign lead nurturing in HubSpot — building multi-touch workflows that activate enterprise leads immediately and move them through the funnel efficiently, while tracking ROI (ex. CPL, pipeline contribution, etc.)\n\nPartner Marketing & Community Management\n\n - Build and manage a strategic enterprise partner ecosystem — HR associations, industry platforms, co-marketing partners, and thought leaders\n\n - Activate partner channels for joint enterprise lead generation, co-branded content, and event collaboration\n\n - Own community strategy across both prospect-facing and end-user-facing channels for enterprise audiences\n\n - Prospect-side: build and manage a community that nurtures enterprise buyers through the consideration stage — roundtables, HR/L&D forums, thought leadership events, and digital communities\n\n - End-user side: own the B2B Kakao channel and other engagement touchpoints with a strategy to grow enterprise user engagement and drive retention and upsell\n\nReporting & Optimization\n\n - Deliver regular insights, analysis, and reporting across all programs — event ROI, campaign performance, community metrics, and pipeline contribution\n\n - Build and maintain HubSpot dashboards that give Sales and leadership clear visibility into marketing's enterprise pipeline impact\n\n - Identify what's working, bring recommendations, and act on them\n\n\n\n\nWHAT WE’RE LOOKING FOR\n\n - 6+ years of B2B marketing experience with a strong background in field marketing or demand generation, focused on enterprise accounts\n\n - Proactiveness; you are always looking for new ideas and ways to improve based on market research, previous event data, experience etc.\n\n - Strong CRM (plus if HubSpot) proficiency across workflows, segmentation, nurturing, and reporting, with a strong data-driven mindset\n\n - Strong project management skills and high attention to detail across multiple workstreams and cross-functional partners (like Sales)\n\n - Strong written and verbal Korean; working English proficiency\n\n - Experience managing vendors, agencies, and external partners\n\n - Experience in partner or co-marketing programs is a strong plus\n\n - Background in EdTech, HRTech, or B2B SaaS is a plus\n\n\n\n\nWHY WORK AT SPEAK\n\n 1. Join a fantastic, tight-knit team at the right time: we're growing very quickly, we've most recently raised our Series C from some of the top investors in the valley, and we've achieved product-market fit in our initial markets. You'd join at a magical time when a single person could significantly change the course of the company.\n\n 2. Do your life's work with people you’ll love working with: we care strongly about our craft and want every person at Speak to feel like they're growing every day. We believe in the idea that working with people you both enjoy and have respect for makes everything better. We hire thoughtfully and only work with people we admire deeply.\n\n 3. Global in nature: We're live in over 40 countries and launching in a number of new markets soon. We have dedicated offices in San Francisco, Ljubljana, Seoul, Tokyo, and Taipei, and you’ll have the opportunity to talk to users in each of these regions on a regular basis as well as travel.\n\n 4. Impact people's lives in a major way: Learning a language is one of the single most life-changing skills one can learn, and right now 99% of people never achieve their goal because the process is broken. We’re helping millions of people achieve their goals and improve their lives.\n\nSpeak does not discriminate based upon race, religion, color, national origin, gender (including pregnancy, childbirth, or related medical conditions), sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, age, status as a protected veteran, status as an individual with a disability, or other applicable legally protected characteristics."},{"id":"17a11bb2-85f9-48c4-92a8-fbc57c3be5bf","title":"Engineering Manager, Infrastructure / Platform","department":"Engineering","team":"Engineering","employmentType":"FullTime","location":"San Francisco","secondaryLocations":[],"publishedAt":"2026-04-10T20:05:38.870+00:00","isListed":true,"isRemote":true,"workplaceType":"Hybrid","address":{"postalAddress":{"addressRegion":"California","addressCountry":"United States","addressLocality":"San Francisco"}},"jobUrl":"https://jobs.ashbyhq.com/speak/17a11bb2-85f9-48c4-92a8-fbc57c3be5bf","applyUrl":"https://jobs.ashbyhq.com/speak/17a11bb2-85f9-48c4-92a8-fbc57c3be5bf/application","descriptionHtml":"Our mission is to reinvent the way people learn, starting with language.
Learning a language can change a life by opening doors to new cultures, careers, and communities. Two billion people around the world are actively trying to learn a language, but the best way to learn (one-on-one tutoring) is hard to access at scale and hasn’t been meaningfully improved in decades. Speak is building a human-level, AI-powered tutor in your pocket: a conversation-first experience that lets learners actually speak, get instant feedback, and progress through carefully designed lessons. The result is a complete path from beginner to confident speaker across multiple languages.
Speak first launched in South Korea in 2019, where Speak has now become the number one language learning app, and we now serve learners across many markets and 15+ languages. Speak is one of the world’s leading AI companies, with over $150m raised in venture investment from OpenAI, Accel, Founders Fund, Khosla Ventures, and more, with a distributed team across San Francisco, Seoul, Tokyo, Taipei, and Ljubljana.
About This Role
We're looking for an Engineering Manager to lead the Platform & Infrastructure team at Speak! This is an extraordinary moment to join us: we're in the middle of a fundamental agentic shift in software development, and we're embracing the change.
Your team's mission is to enable every engineering team at Speak to own and operate their own infrastructure, by providing reliable foundations, self-serve tooling, sensible guardrails, and hands-on guidance that let them ship quality features fast while maintaining a state-of-the-art customer experience.
That surface area is broad and consequential: velocity, reliability, and performance across our client apps, web, API, and infrastructure; developer productivity; and security! When Speak is fast and stable for millions of learners, and when our engineers can ship without friction, that's your team's work.
As an EM at Speak, you'll also be a key driver of our agentic engineering transformation, helping your team evolve from \"using AI to code faster\" to designing the systems, environments, and feedback loops that enable agents to do increasingly autonomous, high-quality work. Platform is where that leverage compounds: the tooling, environments, and guardrails your team builds determine how agentic the rest of the org can be. We believe this shift is creating a massive and widening gap between teams that fully embrace it and those that don't, and we're building for the former.
We're looking for EMs who are excited to use coding agents to get close to the metal again, stay deeply in the details of their team's work, and lead by example.
What you'll be doing
Leading and managing a team of engineers while setting strong output and productivity expectations
Contributing technically, both through coaching and leadership as well as directly contributing: e.g. shipping smaller projects, bugfixes, and improving the agent environment using coding agents
Driving your team's agentic engineering transformation: constantly asking what's still being done manually, identifying slowdowns and roadblocks, and actively closing the gap
Setting the pace and driving velocity while articulating and setting a high quality bar
Collaborating closely and effectively with partner functions like Product/Design/many more to execute effectively in the AI era
Proactively pushing for changes to shared infrastructure, tooling, and systems that help the broader engineering org become more agentic
Building and maintaining a healthy, high-performing team culture
What we're looking for
8+ years of IC software engineering experience on fast-paced, high performance teams
4+ years of direct team management experience
Strong backend, systems, platform/infra, or performance background
Deeply technical and building faster than ever with coding agents
High agency but low ego
Strong conviction that 10x engineering output is possible with agentic tools and practices
Proven ability to drive velocity, hold a high quality bar, and give direct performance feedback
Excited about working in-person in San Francisco at least 3-4 days per week
Nice to haves
Background in AI-native products and systems
Track record of driving org-wide developer productivity or tooling initiatives
Join a fantastic, tight-knit team at the right time: we're growing very quickly, we've most recently raised our Series C from some of the top investors in the valley, and we've achieved product-market fit in our initial markets. You'd join at a magical time when a single person could significantly change the course of the company.
Do your life's work with people you’ll love working with: we care strongly about our craft and want every person at Speak to feel like they're growing every day. We believe in the idea that working with people you both enjoy and have respect for makes everything better. We hire thoughtfully and only work with people we admire deeply.
Global in nature: We're live in over 40 countries and launching in a number of new markets soon. We have dedicated offices in San Francisco, Ljubljana, Seoul, Tokyo, and Taipei, and you’ll have the opportunity to talk to users in each of these regions on a regular basis as well as travel.
Impact people's lives in a major way: Learning a language is one of the single most life-changing skills one can learn, and right now 99% of people never achieve their goal because the process is broken. We’re helping millions of people achieve their goals and improve their lives.
Speak does not discriminate based upon race, religion, color, national origin, gender (including pregnancy, childbirth, or related medical conditions), sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, age, status as a protected veteran, status as an individual with a disability, or other applicable legally protected characteristics.
","descriptionPlain":"ABOUT US\n\nOur mission is to reinvent the way people learn, starting with language.\n\nLearning a language can change a life by opening doors to new cultures, careers, and communities. Two billion people around the world are actively trying to learn a language, but the best way to learn (one-on-one tutoring) is hard to access at scale and hasn’t been meaningfully improved in decades. Speak is building a human-level, AI-powered tutor in your pocket: a conversation-first experience that lets learners actually speak, get instant feedback, and progress through carefully designed lessons. The result is a complete path from beginner to confident speaker across multiple languages.\n\nSpeak first launched in South Korea in 2019, where Speak has now become the number one language learning app, and we now serve learners across many markets and 15+ languages. Speak is one of the world’s leading AI companies, with over $150m raised in venture investment from OpenAI, Accel, Founders Fund, Khosla Ventures, and more, with a distributed team across San Francisco, Seoul, Tokyo, Taipei, and Ljubljana.\n\n\n\nAbout This Role\nWe're looking for an Engineering Manager to lead the Platform & Infrastructure team at Speak! This is an extraordinary moment to join us: we're in the middle of a fundamental agentic shift in software development, and we're embracing the change https://www.speak.com/blog/agentic-engineering.\n\n\nYour team's mission is to enable every engineering team at Speak to own and operate their own infrastructure, by providing reliable foundations, self-serve tooling, sensible guardrails, and hands-on guidance that let them ship quality features fast while maintaining a state-of-the-art customer experience.\n\n\nThat surface area is broad and consequential: velocity, reliability, and performance across our client apps, web, API, and infrastructure; developer productivity; and security! When Speak is fast and stable for millions of learners, and when our engineers can ship without friction, that's your team's work.\n\n\nAs an EM at Speak, you'll also be a key driver of our agentic engineering transformation, helping your team evolve from \"using AI to code faster\" to designing the systems, environments, and feedback loops that enable agents to do increasingly autonomous, high-quality work. Platform is where that leverage compounds: the tooling, environments, and guardrails your team builds determine how agentic the rest of the org can be. We believe this shift is creating a massive and widening gap between teams that fully embrace it and those that don't, and we're building for the former.\n\n\nWe're looking for EMs who are excited to use coding agents to get close to the metal again, stay deeply in the details of their team's work, and lead by example.\n\nWhat you'll be doing\n\n - Leading and managing a team of engineers while setting strong output and productivity expectations\n\n - Contributing technically, both through coaching and leadership as well as directly contributing: e.g. shipping smaller projects, bugfixes, and improving the agent environment using coding agents\n\n - Driving your team's agentic engineering transformation: constantly asking what's still being done manually, identifying slowdowns and roadblocks, and actively closing the gap\n\n - Setting the pace and driving velocity while articulating and setting a high quality bar\n\n - Collaborating closely and effectively with partner functions like Product/Design/many more to execute effectively in the AI era\n\n - Proactively pushing for changes to shared infrastructure, tooling, and systems that help the broader engineering org become more agentic\n\n - Building and maintaining a healthy, high-performing team culture\n \n\nWhat we're looking for\n\n - 8+ years of IC software engineering experience on fast-paced, high performance teams\n\n - 4+ years of direct team management experience\n\n - Strong backend, systems, platform/infra, or performance background\n\n - Deeply technical and building faster than ever with coding agents\n\n - High agency but low ego\n\n - Strong conviction that 10x engineering output is possible with agentic tools and practices\n\n - Proven ability to drive velocity, hold a high quality bar, and give direct performance feedback\n\n - Excited about working in-person in San Francisco at least 3-4 days per week\n\nNice to haves\n\n - Background in AI-native products and systems\n\n - Track record of driving org-wide developer productivity or tooling initiatives\n\n\n\n\nWHY WORK AT SPEAK\n\n 1. Join a fantastic, tight-knit team at the right time: we're growing very quickly, we've most recently raised our Series C from some of the top investors in the valley, and we've achieved product-market fit in our initial markets. You'd join at a magical time when a single person could significantly change the course of the company.\n\n 2. Do your life's work with people you’ll love working with: we care strongly about our craft and want every person at Speak to feel like they're growing every day. We believe in the idea that working with people you both enjoy and have respect for makes everything better. We hire thoughtfully and only work with people we admire deeply.\n\n 3. Global in nature: We're live in over 40 countries and launching in a number of new markets soon. We have dedicated offices in San Francisco, Ljubljana, Seoul, Tokyo, and Taipei, and you’ll have the opportunity to talk to users in each of these regions on a regular basis as well as travel.\n\n 4. Impact people's lives in a major way: Learning a language is one of the single most life-changing skills one can learn, and right now 99% of people never achieve their goal because the process is broken. We’re helping millions of people achieve their goals and improve their lives.\n\nSpeak does not discriminate based upon race, religion, color, national origin, gender (including pregnancy, childbirth, or related medical conditions), sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, age, status as a protected veteran, status as an individual with a disability, or other applicable legally protected characteristics."},{"id":"a92f2d55-88a1-457c-b016-5b983b4ea481","title":"Customer Experience Agent — LATAM / Americas (Contract)","department":"Operations","team":"Customer Experience","employmentType":"Contract","location":"Remote - LATAM","secondaryLocations":[],"publishedAt":"2026-06-08T23:07:12.590+00:00","isListed":true,"isRemote":true,"workplaceType":"Remote","address":null,"jobUrl":"https://jobs.ashbyhq.com/speak/a92f2d55-88a1-457c-b016-5b983b4ea481","applyUrl":"https://jobs.ashbyhq.com/speak/a92f2d55-88a1-457c-b016-5b983b4ea481/application","descriptionHtml":"Our mission is to reinvent the way people learn, starting with language.
Learning a language can change a life by opening doors to new cultures, careers, and communities. Two billion people around the world are actively trying to learn a language, but the best way to learn (one-on-one tutoring) is hard to access at scale and hasn’t been meaningfully improved in decades. Speak is building a human-level, AI-powered tutor in your pocket: a conversation-first experience that lets learners actually speak, get instant feedback, and progress through carefully designed lessons. The result is a complete path from beginner to confident speaker across multiple languages.
Speak first launched in South Korea in 2019, where Speak has now become the number one language learning app, and we now serve learners across many markets and 15+ languages. Speak is one of the world’s leading AI companies, with over $150m raised in venture investment from OpenAI, Accel, Founders Fund, Khosla Ventures, and more, with a distributed team across San Francisco, Seoul, Tokyo, Taipei, and Ljubljana.
Speak's Global Customer Experience (CX) team delivers world-class support and experience for learners all around the world. We partner with effective tools and AI to ensure that no matter where our learners are based, they can receive the support they need and experience the full Speak method.
We're looking for a passionate, detail-oriented CX Agent to support our Spanish and English-speaking users in the Americas. You'll be the voice of Speak for LATAM and US users — resolving issues quickly, maintaining high quality standards, and sharing the user's perspective with our team. This role plays a key part in keeping our Americas users engaged, satisfied, and loyal.
This is a fully remote contractor role, and we're looking for candidates based in Argentina, Brazil, or Mexico. Hours are Eastern Time (9am–6pm ET, Monday–Friday).
Handle inbound support requests in English and other ROW languages via in-app chat, email, and other channels
Diagnose and resolve issues related to subscriptions, account access, billing, and app features
Escalate technical bugs and complex cases to the related PoCs with clear reproduction steps
Maintain consistent quality scores across all user interactions (CSAT, QPI)
Identify patterns in user feedback and share insights with the CX lead and product team
Contribute to the internal Knowledge Base in Spanish and English
Participate in async syncs, QA reviews, and VoC reporting
Minimum requirements
1+ years of customer support or customer-facing experience
Native-level English communication skills (reading, writing, speaking)
Professional-level Spanish for user communication
Familiarity with US user communication norms
Strong empathy and a user-first mindset
Self-starter with the ability to independently manage multiple cases and proactively flag issues
Available to work Eastern Time hours (9am–6pm ET, Mon–Fri)
Nice to haves
Experience with support tools such as Intercom or Zendesk
Experience supporting a mobile app or SaaS product
Familiarity with subscription billing or in-app purchase flows
Comfortable using AI tools in day-to-day work
Join a fantastic, tight-knit team at the right time: we're growing very quickly, we've most recently raised our Series C from some of the top investors in the valley, and we've achieved product-market fit in our initial markets. You'd join at a magical time when a single person could significantly change the course of the company.
Do your life's work with people you’ll love working with: we care strongly about our craft and want every person at Speak to feel like they're growing every day. We believe in the idea that working with people you both enjoy and have respect for makes everything better. We hire thoughtfully and only work with people we admire deeply.
Global in nature: We're live in over 40 countries and launching in a number of new markets soon. We have dedicated offices in San Francisco, Ljubljana, Seoul, Tokyo, and Taipei, and you’ll have the opportunity to talk to users in each of these regions on a regular basis as well as travel.
Impact people's lives in a major way: Learning a language is one of the single most life-changing skills one can learn, and right now 99% of people never achieve their goal because the process is broken. We’re helping millions of people achieve their goals and improve their lives.
Speak does not discriminate based upon race, religion, color, national origin, gender (including pregnancy, childbirth, or related medical conditions), sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, age, status as a protected veteran, status as an individual with a disability, or other applicable legally protected characteristics.
","descriptionPlain":"ABOUT US\n\nOur mission is to reinvent the way people learn, starting with language.\n\nLearning a language can change a life by opening doors to new cultures, careers, and communities. Two billion people around the world are actively trying to learn a language, but the best way to learn (one-on-one tutoring) is hard to access at scale and hasn’t been meaningfully improved in decades. Speak is building a human-level, AI-powered tutor in your pocket: a conversation-first experience that lets learners actually speak, get instant feedback, and progress through carefully designed lessons. The result is a complete path from beginner to confident speaker across multiple languages.\n\nSpeak first launched in South Korea in 2019, where Speak has now become the number one language learning app, and we now serve learners across many markets and 15+ languages. Speak is one of the world’s leading AI companies, with over $150m raised in venture investment from OpenAI, Accel, Founders Fund, Khosla Ventures, and more, with a distributed team across San Francisco, Seoul, Tokyo, Taipei, and Ljubljana.\n\n\n\n\nABOUT THIS ROLE\n\nSpeak's Global Customer Experience (CX) team delivers world-class support and experience for learners all around the world. We partner with effective tools and AI to ensure that no matter where our learners are based, they can receive the support they need and experience the full Speak method.\n\nWe're looking for a passionate, detail-oriented CX Agent to support our Spanish and English-speaking users in the Americas. You'll be the voice of Speak for LATAM and US users — resolving issues quickly, maintaining high quality standards, and sharing the user's perspective with our team. This role plays a key part in keeping our Americas users engaged, satisfied, and loyal.\n\n\n\nThis is a fully remote contractor role, and we're looking for candidates based in Argentina, Brazil, or Mexico. Hours are Eastern Time (9am–6pm ET, Monday–Friday).\n\n\n\n\nWHAT YOU'LL BE DOING\n\n - Handle inbound support requests in English and other ROW languages via in-app chat, email, and other channels\n\n - Diagnose and resolve issues related to subscriptions, account access, billing, and app features\n\n - Escalate technical bugs and complex cases to the related PoCs with clear reproduction steps\n\n - Maintain consistent quality scores across all user interactions (CSAT, QPI)\n\n - Identify patterns in user feedback and share insights with the CX lead and product team\n\n - Contribute to the internal Knowledge Base in Spanish and English\n\n - Participate in async syncs, QA reviews, and VoC reporting\n\n\n\n\nWHAT WE'RE LOOKING FOR\n\n\n\nMinimum requirements\n\n - 1+ years of customer support or customer-facing experience\n\n - Native-level English communication skills (reading, writing, speaking)\n\n - Professional-level Spanish for user communication\n\n - Familiarity with US user communication norms\n\n - Strong empathy and a user-first mindset\n\n - Self-starter with the ability to independently manage multiple cases and proactively flag issues\n\n - Available to work Eastern Time hours (9am–6pm ET, Mon–Fri)\n\n\n\nNice to haves\n\n - Experience with support tools such as Intercom or Zendesk\n\n - Experience supporting a mobile app or SaaS product\n\n - Familiarity with subscription billing or in-app purchase flows\n\n - Comfortable using AI tools in day-to-day work\n\n\n\n\nWHY WORK AT SPEAK\n\n 1. Join a fantastic, tight-knit team at the right time: we're growing very quickly, we've most recently raised our Series C from some of the top investors in the valley, and we've achieved product-market fit in our initial markets. You'd join at a magical time when a single person could significantly change the course of the company.\n\n 2. Do your life's work with people you’ll love working with: we care strongly about our craft and want every person at Speak to feel like they're growing every day. We believe in the idea that working with people you both enjoy and have respect for makes everything better. We hire thoughtfully and only work with people we admire deeply.\n\n 3. Global in nature: We're live in over 40 countries and launching in a number of new markets soon. We have dedicated offices in San Francisco, Ljubljana, Seoul, Tokyo, and Taipei, and you’ll have the opportunity to talk to users in each of these regions on a regular basis as well as travel.\n\n 4. Impact people's lives in a major way: Learning a language is one of the single most life-changing skills one can learn, and right now 99% of people never achieve their goal because the process is broken. We’re helping millions of people achieve their goals and improve their lives.\n\nSpeak does not discriminate based upon race, religion, color, national origin, gender (including pregnancy, childbirth, or related medical conditions), sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, age, status as a protected veteran, status as an individual with a disability, or other applicable legally protected characteristics."},{"id":"a68843c1-e4bb-4235-a011-7dafa0ca93be","title":"Korean-Japanese Curriculum Designer (Contract)","department":"Learning & Curriculum","team":"Learning & Curriculum","employmentType":"Contract","location":"Korea - Remote","secondaryLocations":[],"publishedAt":"2026-06-30T08:24:11.479+00:00","isListed":true,"isRemote":true,"workplaceType":"Remote","address":{"postalAddress":{"addressCountry":"South Korea"}},"jobUrl":"https://jobs.ashbyhq.com/speak/a68843c1-e4bb-4235-a011-7dafa0ca93be","applyUrl":"https://jobs.ashbyhq.com/speak/a68843c1-e4bb-4235-a011-7dafa0ca93be/application","descriptionHtml":"Our mission is to reinvent the way people learn, starting with language.
Learning a language can change a life by opening doors to new cultures, careers, and communities. Two billion people around the world are actively trying to learn a language, but the best way to learn (one-on-one tutoring) is hard to access at scale and hasn’t been meaningfully improved in decades. Speak is building a human-level, AI-powered tutor in your pocket: a conversation-first experience that lets learners actually speak, get instant feedback, and progress through carefully designed lessons. The result is a complete path from beginner to confident speaker across multiple languages.
Speak first launched in South Korea in 2019, where Speak has now become the number one language learning app, and we now serve learners across many markets and 15+ languages. Speak is one of the world’s leading AI companies, with over $150m raised in venture investment from OpenAI, Accel, Founders Fund, Khosla Ventures, and more, with a distributed team across San Francisco, Seoul, Tokyo, Taipei, and Ljubljana.
스픽 콘텐츠 팀에서 한국어 사용자를 위한 Korean-Japanese 커리큘럼 기획·개발을 담당할 계약직 커리큘럼 디자이너/콘텐츠 라이터를 모십니다. Korean-Japanese를 중심으로 학습자에게 맞는 콘텐츠를 개발·편집·현지화하는 역할을 수행합니다. 6개월 계약직이며, 재택근무와 유연한 업무시간이 가능한 포지션입니다.
커리큘럼 설계와 콘텐츠 개발에 대한 깊은 전문성, 교육과 기술의 접목을 통해 탁월한 학습 경험을 만드는 제품 감각을 가진 분과 함께하고 싶습니다. 언어 전문가, 강사, 콘텐츠 개발자로서의 역량을 스픽에서 펼치고 싶은 분들의 많은 지원을 기다립니다!
Korean-Japanese 커리큘럼 및 주요 콘텐츠 프로젝트를 end-to-end로 담당하며, 기획·제작·런칭까지 전 과정을 주도합니다.
한국 일본어 학습자에게 효과적이고 문화적으로 자연스러운 콘텐츠를 Speak의 브랜드 철학에 맞게 개발합니다.
QA, 사용자 피드백, 내부 검토 등을 바탕으로 콘텐츠를 지속적으로 개선합니다.
AI 툴을 적극 활용해 콘텐츠 제작 워크플로우를 효율화합니다.
한국어 원어민 수준의 언어 능력 및 한국 시장에 대한 깊은 문화적 감각을 갖추신 분.
에듀테크 기업에서 한국 성인 학습자 대상 일본어 커리큘럼/콘텐츠 개발 실무 경력 3년 이상이신 분.
한국 학습자의 니즈와 학습 패턴에 대한 깊은 이해도가 있으신 분.
독립적으로 프로젝트를 추진할 수 있는 실행력을 보유하신 분.
최신 툴 활용에 능숙하고 새로운 시스템에 빠르게 적응하실 수 있는 분.
한국 거주자로 6개월동안 재택근무가 가능하신 분 (연장 가능).
글로벌 멤버들과의 원활한 내부 협업을 위해 영어 커뮤니케이션이 가능하신 분.
데이터를 바탕으로 콘텐츠를 개선하는 데 익숙하신 분.
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We are looking for a contractor (6-month), a Curriculum Designer/Content Writer to join Speak’s Content team and help create high-quality language learning in-app content. This role focuses on planning curricula and developing materials for Korean speakers learning Japanese.
You will develop, edit, and localize innovative, engaging, and pedagogically sound materials for this specific audience. We are eager to work with world-class linguists/teachers/curriculum designers/content writers who have:
a deep understanding of spoken fluency development and language learning
experience successfully teaching or developing learning modules/materials
a strong product sense and an understanding of how teaching and technology can be integrated to create exceptional content
We are flexible with working hours and location, though the preference is that this person is based in South Korea.
Own the Korean-Japanese curriculum and high-priority content projects end-to-end- delivering high-quality learning experiences through clear planning, proactive communication, and strong execution.
Manage or facilitate content projects - either having end-to-end ownership or participating in content projects from content planning to writing, production, and launch content that feels fresh, modern, culturally attuned, and effective for Korean Japanese learners and is aligned with Speak’s brand philosophy
Content maintenance and iteration - Iterate and polish content based on QA, user testing, user feedback, and/or peer review.
Adopt AI-enabled workflows to streamline production, prototype new ideas, and improve efficiency across the Korean-Japanese curriculum.
Native-level Korean proficiency with strong cultural intuition for what resonates in the Korean market for Japanese learners.
Native or near-native proficiency in Japanese (both spoken and written).
Experience in Japanese education content planning, development, or instructional design
Exceptional user empathy. Deep understanding of Korean learner needs and Japanese-learning challenges.
Ability to ship high-quality curriculum independently and make sound decisions with minimal oversight.
Strong technical fluency with modern tools and ability to ramp quickly on new systems.
Operationally strong: clear communicator on scope/trade-offs and able to manage multiple workstreams
Based in Korea and willing to commit to 6 months contract, with possibility of extension based on performance & business need (working hours/days are flexible)
Able to communicate in English with the global teams based in US
Content analytics intuition: able to identify which engagement and learning metrics matter and translate insights into curriculum improvements.
Experience using AI tools (e.g., LLMs, generators, internal tools) to create instructionally sound, pedagogically aligned, and scalable learning materials—beyond simply asking ChatGPT for ideas or drafts.
Worked directly with EdTech or language-learning apps in roles involving curriculum design, content production, learning experience design, or pedagogical strategy.
Join a fantastic, tight-knit team at the right time: we're growing very quickly, we've most recently raised our Series C from some of the top investors in the valley, and we've achieved product-market fit in our initial markets. You'd join at a magical time when a single person could significantly change the course of the company.
Do your life's work with people you’ll love working with: we care strongly about our craft and want every person at Speak to feel like they're growing every day. We believe in the idea that working with people you both enjoy and have respect for makes everything better. We hire thoughtfully and only work with people we admire deeply.
Global in nature: We're live in over 40 countries and launching in a number of new markets soon. We have dedicated offices in San Francisco, Ljubljana, Seoul, Tokyo, and Taipei, and you’ll have the opportunity to talk to users in each of these regions on a regular basis as well as travel.
Impact people's lives in a major way: Learning a language is one of the single most life-changing skills one can learn, and right now 99% of people never achieve their goal because the process is broken. We’re helping millions of people achieve their goals and improve their lives.
Speak does not discriminate based upon race, religion, color, national origin, gender (including pregnancy, childbirth, or related medical conditions), sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, age, status as a protected veteran, status as an individual with a disability, or other applicable legally protected characteristics.
","descriptionPlain":"ABOUT US\n\nOur mission is to reinvent the way people learn, starting with language.\n\nLearning a language can change a life by opening doors to new cultures, careers, and communities. Two billion people around the world are actively trying to learn a language, but the best way to learn (one-on-one tutoring) is hard to access at scale and hasn’t been meaningfully improved in decades. Speak is building a human-level, AI-powered tutor in your pocket: a conversation-first experience that lets learners actually speak, get instant feedback, and progress through carefully designed lessons. The result is a complete path from beginner to confident speaker across multiple languages.\n\nSpeak first launched in South Korea in 2019, where Speak has now become the number one language learning app, and we now serve learners across many markets and 15+ languages. Speak is one of the world’s leading AI companies, with over $150m raised in venture investment from OpenAI, Accel, Founders Fund, Khosla Ventures, and more, with a distributed team across San Francisco, Seoul, Tokyo, Taipei, and Ljubljana.\n\n\n\n\nABOUT THIS ROLE\n\n스픽 콘텐츠 팀에서 한국어 사용자를 위한 Korean-Japanese 커리큘럼 기획·개발을 담당할 계약직 커리큘럼 디자이너/콘텐츠 라이터를 모십니다. Korean-Japanese를 중심으로 학습자에게 맞는 콘텐츠를 개발·편집·현지화하는 역할을 수행합니다. 6개월 계약직이며, 재택근무와 유연한 업무시간이 가능한 포지션입니다. \n\n커리큘럼 설계와 콘텐츠 개발에 대한 깊은 전문성, 교육과 기술의 접목을 통해 탁월한 학습 경험을 만드는 제품 감각을 가진 분과 함께하고 싶습니다. 언어 전문가, 강사, 콘텐츠 개발자로서의 역량을 스픽에서 펼치고 싶은 분들의 많은 지원을 기다립니다!\n\n\n\n\n주요업무\n\n - Korean-Japanese 커리큘럼 및 주요 콘텐츠 프로젝트를 end-to-end로 담당하며, 기획·제작·런칭까지 전 과정을 주도합니다.\n\n - 한국 일본어 학습자에게 효과적이고 문화적으로 자연스러운 콘텐츠를 Speak의 브랜드 철학에 맞게 개발합니다.\n\n - QA, 사용자 피드백, 내부 검토 등을 바탕으로 콘텐츠를 지속적으로 개선합니다.\n\n - AI 툴을 적극 활용해 콘텐츠 제작 워크플로우를 효율화합니다.\n\n\n\n\n자격요건\n\n - 한국어 원어민 수준의 언어 능력 및 한국 시장에 대한 깊은 문화적 감각을 갖추신 분.\n\n - 에듀테크 기업에서 한국 성인 학습자 대상 일본어 커리큘럼/콘텐츠 개발 실무 경력 3년 이상이신 분.\n\n - 한국 학습자의 니즈와 학습 패턴에 대한 깊은 이해도가 있으신 분.\n\n - 독립적으로 프로젝트를 추진할 수 있는 실행력을 보유하신 분.\n\n - 최신 툴 활용에 능숙하고 새로운 시스템에 빠르게 적응하실 수 있는 분.\n\n - 한국 거주자로 6개월동안 재택근무가 가능하신 분 (연장 가능).\n\n\n\n\n우대사항\n\n - 글로벌 멤버들과의 원활한 내부 협업을 위해 영어 커뮤니케이션이 가능하신 분.\n\n - 데이터를 바탕으로 콘텐츠를 개선하는 데 익숙하신 분.\n\n\n\n---\n\n\n\n\nABOUT THIS ROLE\n\nWe are looking for a contractor (6-month), a Curriculum Designer/Content Writer to join Speak’s Content team and help create high-quality language learning in-app content. This role focuses on planning curricula and developing materials for Korean speakers learning Japanese.\n\nYou will develop, edit, and localize innovative, engaging, and pedagogically sound materials for this specific audience. We are eager to work with world-class linguists/teachers/curriculum designers/content writers who have:\n\n - a deep understanding of spoken fluency development and language learning\n\n - experience successfully teaching or developing learning modules/materials\n\n - a strong product sense and an understanding of how teaching and technology can be integrated to create exceptional content\n\nWe are flexible with working hours and location, though the preference is that this person is based in South Korea. \n\n\n\n\n\nWHAT YOU’LL BE DOING\n\n - Own the Korean-Japanese curriculum and high-priority content projects end-to-end- delivering high-quality learning experiences through clear planning, proactive communication, and strong execution.\n\n - Manage or facilitate content projects - either having end-to-end ownership or participating in content projects from content planning to writing, production, and launch content that feels fresh, modern, culturally attuned, and effective for Korean Japanese learners and is aligned with Speak’s brand philosophy\n\n - Content maintenance and iteration - Iterate and polish content based on QA, user testing, user feedback, and/or peer review.\n\n - Adopt AI-enabled workflows to streamline production, prototype new ideas, and improve efficiency across the Korean-Japanese curriculum.\n\n\n\n\n\nWHAT WE’RE LOOKING FOR\n\n\n\n\nMUST-HAVES\n\n - Native-level Korean proficiency with strong cultural intuition for what resonates in the Korean market for Japanese learners.\n\n - Native or near-native proficiency in Japanese (both spoken and written).\n\n - Experience in Japanese education content planning, development, or instructional design\n\n - Exceptional user empathy. Deep understanding of Korean learner needs and Japanese-learning challenges.\n\n - Ability to ship high-quality curriculum independently and make sound decisions with minimal oversight.\n\n - Strong technical fluency with modern tools and ability to ramp quickly on new systems.\n\n - Operationally strong: clear communicator on scope/trade-offs and able to manage multiple workstreams\n\n - Based in Korea and willing to commit to 6 months contract, with possibility of extension based on performance & business need (working hours/days are flexible)\n\n\n\n\n\nNICE-TO-HAVES\n\n - Able to communicate in English with the global teams based in US\n\n - Content analytics intuition: able to identify which engagement and learning metrics matter and translate insights into curriculum improvements.\n\n - Experience using AI tools (e.g., LLMs, generators, internal tools) to create instructionally sound, pedagogically aligned, and scalable learning materials—beyond simply asking ChatGPT for ideas or drafts.\n\n - Worked directly with EdTech or language-learning apps in roles involving curriculum design, content production, learning experience design, or pedagogical strategy.\n\n\n\n\nWHY WORK AT SPEAK\n\n 1. Join a fantastic, tight-knit team at the right time: we're growing very quickly, we've most recently raised our Series C from some of the top investors in the valley, and we've achieved product-market fit in our initial markets. You'd join at a magical time when a single person could significantly change the course of the company.\n\n 2. Do your life's work with people you’ll love working with: we care strongly about our craft and want every person at Speak to feel like they're growing every day. We believe in the idea that working with people you both enjoy and have respect for makes everything better. We hire thoughtfully and only work with people we admire deeply.\n\n 3. Global in nature: We're live in over 40 countries and launching in a number of new markets soon. We have dedicated offices in San Francisco, Ljubljana, Seoul, Tokyo, and Taipei, and you’ll have the opportunity to talk to users in each of these regions on a regular basis as well as travel.\n\n 4. Impact people's lives in a major way: Learning a language is one of the single most life-changing skills one can learn, and right now 99% of people never achieve their goal because the process is broken. We’re helping millions of people achieve their goals and improve their lives.\n\nSpeak does not discriminate based upon race, religion, color, national origin, gender (including pregnancy, childbirth, or related medical conditions), sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, age, status as a protected veteran, status as an individual with a disability, or other applicable legally protected characteristics."},{"id":"1b3921ab-14eb-47f9-8151-6ee926e36bdd","title":"Influencer Marketing Manager - Japan","department":"Marketing","team":"Marketing","employmentType":"FullTime","location":"Tokyo","secondaryLocations":[],"publishedAt":"2026-06-30T09:15:25.494+00:00","isListed":true,"isRemote":true,"workplaceType":"Hybrid","address":{"postalAddress":{"addressRegion":"Tokyo","addressCountry":"Japan","addressLocality":"Tokyo"}},"jobUrl":"https://jobs.ashbyhq.com/speak/1b3921ab-14eb-47f9-8151-6ee926e36bdd","applyUrl":"https://jobs.ashbyhq.com/speak/1b3921ab-14eb-47f9-8151-6ee926e36bdd/application","descriptionHtml":"Our mission is to reinvent the way people learn, starting with language.
Learning a language can change a life by opening doors to new cultures, careers, and communities. Two billion people around the world are actively trying to learn a language, but the best way to learn (one-on-one tutoring) is hard to access at scale and hasn’t been meaningfully improved in decades. Speak is building a human-level, AI-powered tutor in your pocket: a conversation-first experience that lets learners actually speak, get instant feedback, and progress through carefully designed lessons. The result is a complete path from beginner to confident speaker across multiple languages.
Speak first launched in South Korea in 2019, where Speak has now become the number one language learning app, and we now serve learners across many markets and 15+ languages. Speak is one of the world’s leading AI companies, with over $150m raised in venture investment from OpenAI, Accel, Founders Fund, Khosla Ventures, and more, with a distributed team across San Francisco, Seoul, Tokyo, Taipei, and Ljubljana.
We are looking for an Influencer Marketing Manager to develop and scale influencer campaigns in Japan. You will be responsible for executing effective tie-ups with creators on YouTube and other media channels while up-leveling creativity, operations, and measurability. You'll work with a small-yet-mighty team of cross-functional marketers and more!
This is a hybrid role, based in our Shibuya office.
Build and align on measurement strategy for influencer activities across the funnel.
Plan and execute influencer campaigns on media channels like YouTube, Instagram, and Twitter.
Drive operational excellence and ensure creative quality.
Conduct rigorous tests and experiments with various media and formats.
Ideate, test, and iterate on new approaches to further scale creative partnerships.
Must haves
3+ years of experience in B2C marketing, at least with some experience in influencer/creator marketing
Deep understanding of the mechanics of growth in Japan
Proven track record of being able to work independently and proactively
Ability to work under pressure, quickly adapt, and handle multiple tasks simultaneously
Native Japanese & Business English is mandatory
Familiarity with marketing measurement strategies and their execution
Nice to haves
Team management experience
Start-up experience is strongly preferred
App marketing experience
Join a fantastic, tight-knit team at the right time: we're growing very quickly, we've most recently raised our Series C from some of the top investors in the valley, and we've achieved product-market fit in our initial markets. You'd join at a magical time when a single person could significantly change the course of the company.
Do your life's work with people you’ll love working with: we care strongly about our craft and want every person at Speak to feel like they're growing every day. We believe in the idea that working with people you both enjoy and have respect for makes everything better. We hire thoughtfully and only work with people we admire deeply.
Global in nature: We're live in over 40 countries and launching in a number of new markets soon. We have dedicated offices in San Francisco, Ljubljana, Seoul, Tokyo, and Taipei, and you’ll have the opportunity to talk to users in each of these regions on a regular basis as well as travel.
Impact people's lives in a major way: Learning a language is one of the single most life-changing skills one can learn, and right now 99% of people never achieve their goal because the process is broken. We’re helping millions of people achieve their goals and improve their lives.
Speak does not discriminate based upon race, religion, color, national origin, gender (including pregnancy, childbirth, or related medical conditions), sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, age, status as a protected veteran, status as an individual with a disability, or other applicable legally protected characteristics.
","descriptionPlain":"ABOUT US\n\nOur mission is to reinvent the way people learn, starting with language.\n\nLearning a language can change a life by opening doors to new cultures, careers, and communities. Two billion people around the world are actively trying to learn a language, but the best way to learn (one-on-one tutoring) is hard to access at scale and hasn’t been meaningfully improved in decades. Speak is building a human-level, AI-powered tutor in your pocket: a conversation-first experience that lets learners actually speak, get instant feedback, and progress through carefully designed lessons. The result is a complete path from beginner to confident speaker across multiple languages.\n\nSpeak first launched in South Korea in 2019, where Speak has now become the number one language learning app, and we now serve learners across many markets and 15+ languages. Speak is one of the world’s leading AI companies, with over $150m raised in venture investment from OpenAI, Accel, Founders Fund, Khosla Ventures, and more, with a distributed team across San Francisco, Seoul, Tokyo, Taipei, and Ljubljana.\n\n\n\n\nABOUT THIS ROLE\n\nWe are looking for an Influencer Marketing Manager to develop and scale influencer campaigns in Japan. You will be responsible for executing effective tie-ups with creators on YouTube and other media channels while up-leveling creativity, operations, and measurability. You'll work with a small-yet-mighty team of cross-functional marketers and more! \n\n\n\nThis is a hybrid role, based in our Shibuya office. \n\n\n\n\nWHAT YOU'LL BE DOING\n\n - Build and align on measurement strategy for influencer activities across the funnel.\n\n - Plan and execute influencer campaigns on media channels like YouTube, Instagram, and Twitter.\n\n - Drive operational excellence and ensure creative quality.\n\n - Conduct rigorous tests and experiments with various media and formats.\n\n - Ideate, test, and iterate on new approaches to further scale creative partnerships.\n\n\n\n\nWHAT WE'RE LOOKING FOR\n\nMust haves\n\n - 3+ years of experience in B2C marketing, at least with some experience in influencer/creator marketing \n\n - Deep understanding of the mechanics of growth in Japan\n\n - Proven track record of being able to work independently and proactively\n\n - Ability to work under pressure, quickly adapt, and handle multiple tasks simultaneously\n\n - Native Japanese & Business English is mandatory\n\n - Familiarity with marketing measurement strategies and their execution\n\nNice to haves\n\n - Team management experience\n\n - Start-up experience is strongly preferred\n\n - App marketing experience\n\n\n\n\nWHY WORK AT SPEAK\n\n 1. Join a fantastic, tight-knit team at the right time: we're growing very quickly, we've most recently raised our Series C from some of the top investors in the valley, and we've achieved product-market fit in our initial markets. You'd join at a magical time when a single person could significantly change the course of the company.\n\n 2. Do your life's work with people you’ll love working with: we care strongly about our craft and want every person at Speak to feel like they're growing every day. We believe in the idea that working with people you both enjoy and have respect for makes everything better. We hire thoughtfully and only work with people we admire deeply.\n\n 3. Global in nature: We're live in over 40 countries and launching in a number of new markets soon. We have dedicated offices in San Francisco, Ljubljana, Seoul, Tokyo, and Taipei, and you’ll have the opportunity to talk to users in each of these regions on a regular basis as well as travel.\n\n 4. Impact people's lives in a major way: Learning a language is one of the single most life-changing skills one can learn, and right now 99% of people never achieve their goal because the process is broken. We’re helping millions of people achieve their goals and improve their lives.\n\nSpeak does not discriminate based upon race, religion, color, national origin, gender (including pregnancy, childbirth, or related medical conditions), sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, age, status as a protected veteran, status as an individual with a disability, or other applicable legally protected characteristics."},{"id":"7b9af9f1-0f5a-49e2-aa76-a8322525314f","title":"Product Designer, Design Systems","department":"Design","team":"Design","employmentType":"FullTime","location":"San Francisco","secondaryLocations":[],"publishedAt":"2026-07-02T19:11:38.314+00:00","isListed":true,"isRemote":true,"workplaceType":"Hybrid","address":{"postalAddress":{"addressRegion":"California","addressCountry":"United States","addressLocality":"San Francisco"}},"jobUrl":"https://jobs.ashbyhq.com/speak/7b9af9f1-0f5a-49e2-aa76-a8322525314f","applyUrl":"https://jobs.ashbyhq.com/speak/7b9af9f1-0f5a-49e2-aa76-a8322525314f/application","descriptionHtml":"Our mission is to reinvent the way people learn, starting with language.
Learning a language can change a life by opening doors to new cultures, careers, and communities. Two billion people around the world are actively trying to learn a language, but the best way to learn (one-on-one tutoring) is hard to access at scale and hasn’t been meaningfully improved in decades. Speak is building a human-level, AI-powered tutor in your pocket: a conversation-first experience that lets learners actually speak, get instant feedback, and progress through carefully designed lessons. The result is a complete path from beginner to confident speaker across multiple languages.
Speak first launched in South Korea in 2019, where Speak has now become the number one language learning app, and we now serve learners across many markets and 15+ languages. Speak is one of the world’s leading AI companies, with over $150m raised in venture investment from OpenAI, Accel, Founders Fund, Khosla Ventures, and more, with a distributed team across San Francisco, Seoul, Tokyo, Taipei, and Ljubljana.
We’re a small, high-craft team that sits at the intersection of research, invention, and product thinking. We build consumer and B2B experiences used by millions across 150+ markets — and a lot of the work is genuinely novel: inventing how someone talks to an AI tutor, what feedback feels like when you’re learning out loud, and how progress should be measured and celebrated.
We stay close to learners through prototyping, interviews, betas, and experiments. We take craft seriously, iterate fast, and value a high-trust critique-and-build culture. We have something to prove — and we care about doing work that is both useful and genuinely excellent.
We’re hiring a seasoned Designer to improve how design and engineering work together, starting with a world-class, agent-first design system.
By agent-first, we mean the system is structured so humans and AI agents can make the same good decisions: choosing the right components, applying the right patterns, using consistent names, and reviewing UI against shared rules.
This is a systems thinker, high-craft, high-collaboration role. You’ll work closely with dedicated engineers who will be your collaborators in bringing this to life across our product surfaces. You’ll own the design quality, semantics, and product usefulness of the system; engineering will own the technical architecture and implementation, with close collaboration on component APIs, constraints, and adoption.
Scope
You’ll work across iOS, Android, and web.
We’re mobile-first in the near term, with an expectation that components and patterns translate cleanly to web as those surfaces expand.
This role focuses on product surfaces (not the marketing site).
Design ↔ Engineering workflow improvements. Treat the seams between functions as a design problem: shared language, fewer re-made decisions, clearer handoffs, and faster shipping.
Component craft and system coherence. Set the quality bar for components and patterns, and pressure-test them by building and feeling the real thing (ideally prototyping with agents), not only speccing.
The semantic layer that scales. Component naming, usage rules, and decision guidance so the right choice is the easy choice for any designer, engineer, or agent.
Adoption across the design org. Create the standards and workflows that make using the design system the default, not something teams and agents have to seek out.
Documentation + QA workflows. Own usage documentation and quality check workflows that make quality as hands-off and reliable as possible, including AI-assisted checks for consistency, accessibility, and component usage.
In your first months, you’ll likely:
Build and evolve the components we actually need — prioritizing the highest-leverage gaps, pressure-testing them in real product work, and turning repeated decisions into durable patterns.
Establish agent-first systems and workflows — rules + semantics that help humans and agents use the system correctly without depending on tribal knowledge. Set them up to show up in the right moments to create efficiency and consistency across teams.
Set the operating cadence with design and engineering — a contribution/review rhythm that keeps the system coherent and adopted.
6+ years in product design, with real depth in design systems built on tokens, component APIs, and a single source of truth in code (not only a Figma library).
You’ve helped build a design system before. You’ve contributed meaningfully to components/patterns/tokens, governance, adoption, and the messy realities of getting it used.
A systems thinker. You’d rather build the thing ten people use than ship one feature yourself.
Taste you can defend. You can pinpoint what’s off (spacing, motion, interaction states) and explain what’s right for Speak and why.
Clear communication + cross-functional drive. You can write the rule, not just draw the component, and work across teams to drive adoption.
Autonomy and end-to-end ownership. You thrive with little scaffolding and drive from problem → roadmap → shipped → adopted.
Fluency with AI in your craft. You’ve built repeatable ways of working with AI/agents and can explain what changed and why.
Accessibility and scale mindset. You think about how the system holds up as it grows across mobile and web.
Comfort building or changing components in code (Swift/SwiftUI, Kotlin/Jetpack Compose, or web).
Shipped consumer-scale mobile products across many markets/locales.
Built a design system engineers actually used — and that outlasted your time on the team.
A point of view on where design-to-code and agent workflows are heading, and what’s still broken.
Experience in language learning, education, or another domain where cross-cultural nuance shapes the product.
Join a fantastic, tight-knit team at the right time: we're growing very quickly, we've most recently raised our Series C from some of the top investors in the valley, and we've achieved product-market fit in our initial markets. You'd join at a magical time when a single person could significantly change the course of the company.
Do your life's work with people you’ll love working with: we care strongly about our craft and want every person at Speak to feel like they're growing every day. We believe in the idea that working with people you both enjoy and have respect for makes everything better. We hire thoughtfully and only work with people we admire deeply.
Global in nature: We're live in over 40 countries and launching in a number of new markets soon. We have dedicated offices in San Francisco, Ljubljana, Seoul, Tokyo, and Taipei, and you’ll have the opportunity to talk to users in each of these regions on a regular basis as well as travel.
Impact people's lives in a major way: Learning a language is one of the single most life-changing skills one can learn, and right now 99% of people never achieve their goal because the process is broken. We’re helping millions of people achieve their goals and improve their lives.
Speak does not discriminate based upon race, religion, color, national origin, gender (including pregnancy, childbirth, or related medical conditions), sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, age, status as a protected veteran, status as an individual with a disability, or other applicable legally protected characteristics.
","descriptionPlain":"ABOUT US\n\nOur mission is to reinvent the way people learn, starting with language.\n\nLearning a language can change a life by opening doors to new cultures, careers, and communities. Two billion people around the world are actively trying to learn a language, but the best way to learn (one-on-one tutoring) is hard to access at scale and hasn’t been meaningfully improved in decades. Speak is building a human-level, AI-powered tutor in your pocket: a conversation-first experience that lets learners actually speak, get instant feedback, and progress through carefully designed lessons. The result is a complete path from beginner to confident speaker across multiple languages.\n\nSpeak first launched in South Korea in 2019, where Speak has now become the number one language learning app, and we now serve learners across many markets and 15+ languages. Speak is one of the world’s leading AI companies, with over $150m raised in venture investment from OpenAI, Accel, Founders Fund, Khosla Ventures, and more, with a distributed team across San Francisco, Seoul, Tokyo, Taipei, and Ljubljana.\n\n\n\n\nABOUT THE DESIGN TEAM\n\nWe’re a small, high-craft team that sits at the intersection of research, invention, and product thinking. We build consumer and B2B experiences used by millions across 150+ markets — and a lot of the work is genuinely novel: inventing how someone talks to an AI tutor, what feedback feels like when you’re learning out loud, and how progress should be measured and celebrated.\n\nWe stay close to learners through prototyping, interviews, betas, and experiments. We take craft seriously, iterate fast, and value a high-trust critique-and-build culture. We have something to prove — and we care about doing work that is both useful and genuinely excellent.\n\n\n\n\nABOUT THIS ROLE\n\nWe’re hiring a seasoned Designer to improve how design and engineering work together, starting with a world-class, agent-first design system.\n\nBy agent-first, we mean the system is structured so humans and AI agents can make the same good decisions: choosing the right components, applying the right patterns, using consistent names, and reviewing UI against shared rules.\n\nThis is a systems thinker, high-craft, high-collaboration role. You’ll work closely with dedicated engineers who will be your collaborators in bringing this to life across our product surfaces. You’ll own the design quality, semantics, and product usefulness of the system; engineering will own the technical architecture and implementation, with close collaboration on component APIs, constraints, and adoption.\n\nScope\n\n - You’ll work across iOS, Android, and web.\n\n - We’re mobile-first in the near term, with an expectation that components and patterns translate cleanly to web as those surfaces expand.\n\n - This role focuses on product surfaces (not the marketing site).\n\n\nWHAT YOU’LL OWN\n\n - Design ↔ Engineering workflow improvements. Treat the seams between functions as a design problem: shared language, fewer re-made decisions, clearer handoffs, and faster shipping.\n\n - Component craft and system coherence. Set the quality bar for components and patterns, and pressure-test them by building and feeling the real thing (ideally prototyping with agents), not only speccing.\n\n - The semantic layer that scales. Component naming, usage rules, and decision guidance so the right choice is the easy choice for any designer, engineer, or agent.\n\n - Adoption across the design org. Create the standards and workflows that make using the design system the default, not something teams and agents have to seek out.\n\n - Documentation + QA workflows. Own usage documentation and quality check workflows that make quality as hands-off and reliable as possible, including AI-assisted checks for consistency, accessibility, and component usage.\n\n\nWHAT YOU’LL BUILD FIRST\n\nIn your first months, you’ll likely:\n\n - Build and evolve the components we actually need — prioritizing the highest-leverage gaps, pressure-testing them in real product work, and turning repeated decisions into durable patterns.\n\n - Establish agent-first systems and workflows — rules + semantics that help humans and agents use the system correctly without depending on tribal knowledge. Set them up to show up in the right moments to create efficiency and consistency across teams.\n\n - Set the operating cadence with design and engineering — a contribution/review rhythm that keeps the system coherent and adopted.\n\n\nWHAT WE’RE LOOKING FOR\n\n - 6+ years in product design, with real depth in design systems built on tokens, component APIs, and a single source of truth in code (not only a Figma library).\n\n - You’ve helped build a design system before. You’ve contributed meaningfully to components/patterns/tokens, governance, adoption, and the messy realities of getting it used.\n\n - A systems thinker. You’d rather build the thing ten people use than ship one feature yourself.\n\n - Taste you can defend. You can pinpoint what’s off (spacing, motion, interaction states) and explain what’s right for Speak and why.\n\n - Clear communication + cross-functional drive. You can write the rule, not just draw the component, and work across teams to drive adoption.\n\n - Autonomy and end-to-end ownership. You thrive with little scaffolding and drive from problem → roadmap → shipped → adopted.\n\n - Fluency with AI in your craft. You’ve built repeatable ways of working with AI/agents and can explain what changed and why.\n\n - Accessibility and scale mindset. You think about how the system holds up as it grows across mobile and web.\n\n\nNICE TO HAVE\n\n - Comfort building or changing components in code (Swift/SwiftUI, Kotlin/Jetpack Compose, or web).\n\n - Shipped consumer-scale mobile products across many markets/locales.\n\n - Built a design system engineers actually used — and that outlasted your time on the team.\n\n - A point of view on where design-to-code and agent workflows are heading, and what’s still broken.\n\n - Experience in language learning, education, or another domain where cross-cultural nuance shapes the product.\n\n\n\n\nWHY WORK AT SPEAK\n\n 1. Join a fantastic, tight-knit team at the right time: we're growing very quickly, we've most recently raised our Series C from some of the top investors in the valley, and we've achieved product-market fit in our initial markets. You'd join at a magical time when a single person could significantly change the course of the company.\n\n 2. Do your life's work with people you’ll love working with: we care strongly about our craft and want every person at Speak to feel like they're growing every day. We believe in the idea that working with people you both enjoy and have respect for makes everything better. We hire thoughtfully and only work with people we admire deeply.\n\n 3. Global in nature: We're live in over 40 countries and launching in a number of new markets soon. We have dedicated offices in San Francisco, Ljubljana, Seoul, Tokyo, and Taipei, and you’ll have the opportunity to talk to users in each of these regions on a regular basis as well as travel.\n\n 4. Impact people's lives in a major way: Learning a language is one of the single most life-changing skills one can learn, and right now 99% of people never achieve their goal because the process is broken. We’re helping millions of people achieve their goals and improve their lives.\n\nSpeak does not discriminate based upon race, religion, color, national origin, gender (including pregnancy, childbirth, or related medical conditions), sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, age, status as a protected veteran, status as an individual with a disability, or other applicable legally protected characteristics."},{"id":"d05014c2-029e-4662-9797-e184296b8694","title":"Product Lead, Enterprise","department":"Product","team":"Product","employmentType":"FullTime","location":"San Francisco","secondaryLocations":[],"publishedAt":"2026-09-02T22:05:07.526+00:00","isListed":true,"isRemote":true,"workplaceType":"Hybrid","address":{"postalAddress":{"addressRegion":"California","addressCountry":"United States","addressLocality":"San Francisco"}},"jobUrl":"https://jobs.ashbyhq.com/speak/d05014c2-029e-4662-9797-e184296b8694","applyUrl":"https://jobs.ashbyhq.com/speak/d05014c2-029e-4662-9797-e184296b8694/application","descriptionHtml":"Our mission is to reinvent the way people learn, starting with language.
Learning a language can change a life by opening doors to new cultures, careers, and communities. Two billion people around the world are actively trying to learn a language, but the best way to learn (one-on-one tutoring) is hard to access at scale and hasn’t been meaningfully improved in decades. Speak is building a human-level, AI-powered tutor in your pocket: a conversation-first experience that lets learners actually speak, get instant feedback, and progress through carefully designed lessons. The result is a complete path from beginner to confident speaker across multiple languages.
Speak first launched in South Korea in 2019, where Speak has now become the number one language learning app, and we now serve learners across many markets and 15+ languages. Speak is one of the world’s leading AI companies, with over $150m raised in venture investment from OpenAI, Accel, Founders Fund, Khosla Ventures, and more, with a distributed team across San Francisco, Seoul, Tokyo, Taipei, and Ljubljana.
We're looking for a Product Lead to build the product system that lets companies buy, launch, prove, and expand Speak repeatedly and scalably.
Speak for Business cannot scale as consumer Speak plus a portal and manual CS support. The next phase is making companies able to buy, launch, run, prove, and expand Speak through the product itself. This person will build the product pillar that makes Speak indispensable to companies: launch, admin, learner activation, reporting, proof of learning, and renewal/expansion evidence.
This is a hands-on Product Lead role with a clear Enterprise home scope and broad company-level outcome ownership. You'll set product direction and personally raise execution quality, and you'll build and lead a small team of PMs as the pillar scales.
Own enterprise product strategy and roadmap for Speak for Business.
Lead L&D manager, buyer, admin, and reporting workflows.
Design launch, run, prove, and expand loops for enterprise customers.
Build product surfaces that reduce manual CS/GTM work and make customer value visible.
Drive customer discovery and synthesis across L&D leaders, learners, sales, CS, design, data, and engineering.
Turn recurring enterprise requests into reusable enterprise product primitives (access, cohorts, reporting, assessments, nudges, expansion) rather than one-off customer requests.
Define the product scorecard for enterprise readiness: activation, completion, progress evidence, renewal support, and reduction in manual GTM work.
Hire, coach, and manage a team of PMs — set goals, run performance reviews, and grow their careers.
Own team-level prioritization and resourcing across multiple pods within the Enterprise pillar and help set company-wide priorities.
8+ years of hands-on product experience, as well as demonstrated management experience.
Strong B2B, enterprise workflow, SaaS, admin/reporting, customer proof, or dual-motion experience.
Evidence of building product systems from messy customer demand.
Strong written communication and cross-functional product leadership.
Comfort working with revenue-facing teams while keeping product judgment independent.
Ability to lead company-level outcomes from an Enterprise home scope without turning the role into program management.
High agency, plus proven people leadership: direct experience hiring, coaching, and managing PMs (2+ years), not just leading through influence.
Join a fantastic, tight-knit team at the right time: we're growing very quickly, we've most recently raised our Series C from some of the top investors in the valley, and we've achieved product-market fit in our initial markets. You'd join at a magical time when a single person could significantly change the course of the company.
Do your life's work with people you’ll love working with: we care strongly about our craft and want every person at Speak to feel like they're growing every day. We believe in the idea that working with people you both enjoy and have respect for makes everything better. We hire thoughtfully and only work with people we admire deeply.
Global in nature: We're live in over 40 countries and launching in a number of new markets soon. We have dedicated offices in San Francisco, Ljubljana, Seoul, Tokyo, and Taipei, and you’ll have the opportunity to talk to users in each of these regions on a regular basis as well as travel.
Impact people's lives in a major way: Learning a language is one of the single most life-changing skills one can learn, and right now 99% of people never achieve their goal because the process is broken. We’re helping millions of people achieve their goals and improve their lives.
Speak does not discriminate based upon race, religion, color, national origin, gender (including pregnancy, childbirth, or related medical conditions), sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, age, status as a protected veteran, status as an individual with a disability, or other applicable legally protected characteristics.
","descriptionPlain":"ABOUT US\n\nOur mission is to reinvent the way people learn, starting with language.\n\nLearning a language can change a life by opening doors to new cultures, careers, and communities. Two billion people around the world are actively trying to learn a language, but the best way to learn (one-on-one tutoring) is hard to access at scale and hasn’t been meaningfully improved in decades. Speak is building a human-level, AI-powered tutor in your pocket: a conversation-first experience that lets learners actually speak, get instant feedback, and progress through carefully designed lessons. The result is a complete path from beginner to confident speaker across multiple languages.\n\nSpeak first launched in South Korea in 2019, where Speak has now become the number one language learning app, and we now serve learners across many markets and 15+ languages. Speak is one of the world’s leading AI companies, with over $150m raised in venture investment from OpenAI, Accel, Founders Fund, Khosla Ventures, and more, with a distributed team across San Francisco, Seoul, Tokyo, Taipei, and Ljubljana.\n\n\n\n\nABOUT THIS ROLE\n\nWe're looking for a Product Lead to build the product system that lets companies buy, launch, prove, and expand Speak repeatedly and scalably.\n\nSpeak for Business https://www.speak.com/b2b cannot scale as consumer Speak plus a portal and manual CS support. The next phase is making companies able to buy, launch, run, prove, and expand Speak through the product itself. This person will build the product pillar that makes Speak indispensable to companies: launch, admin, learner activation, reporting, proof of learning, and renewal/expansion evidence.\n\nThis is a hands-on Product Lead role with a clear Enterprise home scope and broad company-level outcome ownership. You'll set product direction and personally raise execution quality, and you'll build and lead a small team of PMs as the pillar scales.\n\n\n\n\nWHAT YOU'LL BE DOING\n\n - Own enterprise product strategy and roadmap for Speak for Business.\n\n - Lead L&D manager, buyer, admin, and reporting workflows.\n\n - Design launch, run, prove, and expand loops for enterprise customers.\n\n - Build product surfaces that reduce manual CS/GTM work and make customer value visible.\n\n - Drive customer discovery and synthesis across L&D leaders, learners, sales, CS, design, data, and engineering.\n\n - Turn recurring enterprise requests into reusable enterprise product primitives (access, cohorts, reporting, assessments, nudges, expansion) rather than one-off customer requests.\n\n - Define the product scorecard for enterprise readiness: activation, completion, progress evidence, renewal support, and reduction in manual GTM work.\n\n - Hire, coach, and manage a team of PMs — set goals, run performance reviews, and grow their careers.\n\n - Own team-level prioritization and resourcing across multiple pods within the Enterprise pillar and help set company-wide priorities.\n\n\nWHAT WE'RE LOOKING FOR\n\n - 8+ years of hands-on product experience, as well as demonstrated management experience.\n\n - Strong B2B, enterprise workflow, SaaS, admin/reporting, customer proof, or dual-motion experience.\n\n - Evidence of building product systems from messy customer demand.\n\n - Strong written communication and cross-functional product leadership.\n\n - Comfort working with revenue-facing teams while keeping product judgment independent.\n\n - Ability to lead company-level outcomes from an Enterprise home scope without turning the role into program management.\n\n - High agency, plus proven people leadership: direct experience hiring, coaching, and managing PMs (2+ years), not just leading through influence.\n\n\n\n\nWHY WORK AT SPEAK\n\n 1. Join a fantastic, tight-knit team at the right time: we're growing very quickly, we've most recently raised our Series C from some of the top investors in the valley, and we've achieved product-market fit in our initial markets. You'd join at a magical time when a single person could significantly change the course of the company.\n\n 2. Do your life's work with people you’ll love working with: we care strongly about our craft and want every person at Speak to feel like they're growing every day. We believe in the idea that working with people you both enjoy and have respect for makes everything better. We hire thoughtfully and only work with people we admire deeply.\n\n 3. Global in nature: We're live in over 40 countries and launching in a number of new markets soon. We have dedicated offices in San Francisco, Ljubljana, Seoul, Tokyo, and Taipei, and you’ll have the opportunity to talk to users in each of these regions on a regular basis as well as travel.\n\n 4. Impact people's lives in a major way: Learning a language is one of the single most life-changing skills one can learn, and right now 99% of people never achieve their goal because the process is broken. We’re helping millions of people achieve their goals and improve their lives.\n\nSpeak does not discriminate based upon race, religion, color, national origin, gender (including pregnancy, childbirth, or related medical conditions), sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, age, status as a protected veteran, status as an individual with a disability, or other applicable legally protected characteristics."},{"id":"d1202fee-1fdc-45cb-87c7-67a5f07aebfa","title":"Product Manager - Memory & Personal Intelligence","department":"Product","team":"Product","employmentType":"FullTime","location":"San Francisco","secondaryLocations":[],"publishedAt":"2026-07-07T22:21:59.513+00:00","isListed":true,"isRemote":true,"workplaceType":"Hybrid","address":{"postalAddress":{"addressRegion":"California","addressCountry":"United States","addressLocality":"San Francisco"}},"jobUrl":"https://jobs.ashbyhq.com/speak/d1202fee-1fdc-45cb-87c7-67a5f07aebfa","applyUrl":"https://jobs.ashbyhq.com/speak/d1202fee-1fdc-45cb-87c7-67a5f07aebfa/application","descriptionHtml":"Our mission is to reinvent the way people learn, starting with language.
Learning a language can change a life by opening doors to new cultures, careers, and communities. Two billion people around the world are actively trying to learn a language, but the best way to learn (one-on-one tutoring) is hard to access at scale and hasn’t been meaningfully improved in decades. Speak is building a human-level, AI-powered tutor in your pocket: a conversation-first experience that lets learners actually speak, get instant feedback, and progress through carefully designed lessons. The result is a complete path from beginner to confident speaker across multiple languages.
Speak first launched in South Korea in 2019, where Speak has now become the number one language learning app, and we now serve learners across many markets and 15+ languages. Speak is one of the world’s leading AI companies, with over $150m raised in venture investment from OpenAI, Accel, Founders Fund, Khosla Ventures, and more, with a distributed team across San Francisco, Seoul, Tokyo, Taipei, and Ljubljana.
We're looking for a Product Lead to build the memory and intelligence layer that helps Speak know what each learner should do next.
Speak's next step is not more disconnected lessons. It is a learning system with durable memory and personal intelligence: it knows what each learner should do next and makes that intelligence usable across lessons, voice, assessment, content, and reporting. This person will create the product and platform layer that lets Speak deliver the right learning experience at the right time across user memory, tutors, lessons, content, recommendations, assessments, evals, and AI systems.
This starts as a hands-on Product Lead role with a clear Memory & Personal Intelligence home scope and broad company-level outcome ownership. As the area grows, management scope may become part of the path, but the first-order need is someone who can personally set product direction, integrate teams, and raise execution quality.
Set Memory & Personal Intelligence product direction.
Own product architecture for longitudinal memory, personalization, sequencing, recommendations, feedback loops, and learner-state models.
Define interfaces between learning experiences, content systems, evals, AI platform, and learner-facing surfaces.
Create cross-team product clarity: principles, artifacts, product requirements, and decision frameworks that multiple pods can build against.
Build product quality loops that improve learning outcomes, trust, and team velocity.
Define the memory, learner-state model, and product interfaces that help multiple teams decide what a learner should do next.
Build the product architecture connecting assessment, content generation, voice practice, recommendations, and learner-facing next actions.
Create the instrumentation and quality loops that tell us whether personalization is improving learning, not just engagement.
6+ years of hands-on product experience, as well as Product Lead experience.
AI, ML, data, recommendations, personalization, platform, learning, or technical product experience.
Strong systems thinking and enough technical fluency to reason with engineers.
Product taste and user empathy, especially where platform decisions shape user-facing quality.
Excellent writing and ability to create artifacts that travel.
Ability to lead company-level outcomes from a Memory & Personal Intelligence home scope without drifting into abstract platform strategy.
High agency without assuming formal authority or direct reports on day one.
Join a fantastic, tight-knit team at the right time: we're growing very quickly, we've most recently raised our Series C from some of the top investors in the valley, and we've achieved product-market fit in our initial markets. You'd join at a magical time when a single person could significantly change the course of the company.
Do your life's work with people you’ll love working with: we care strongly about our craft and want every person at Speak to feel like they're growing every day. We believe in the idea that working with people you both enjoy and have respect for makes everything better. We hire thoughtfully and only work with people we admire deeply.
Global in nature: We're live in over 40 countries and launching in a number of new markets soon. We have dedicated offices in San Francisco, Ljubljana, Seoul, Tokyo, and Taipei, and you’ll have the opportunity to talk to users in each of these regions on a regular basis as well as travel.
Impact people's lives in a major way: Learning a language is one of the single most life-changing skills one can learn, and right now 99% of people never achieve their goal because the process is broken. We’re helping millions of people achieve their goals and improve their lives.
Speak does not discriminate based upon race, religion, color, national origin, gender (including pregnancy, childbirth, or related medical conditions), sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, age, status as a protected veteran, status as an individual with a disability, or other applicable legally protected characteristics.
","descriptionPlain":"ABOUT US\n\nOur mission is to reinvent the way people learn, starting with language.\n\nLearning a language can change a life by opening doors to new cultures, careers, and communities. Two billion people around the world are actively trying to learn a language, but the best way to learn (one-on-one tutoring) is hard to access at scale and hasn’t been meaningfully improved in decades. Speak is building a human-level, AI-powered tutor in your pocket: a conversation-first experience that lets learners actually speak, get instant feedback, and progress through carefully designed lessons. The result is a complete path from beginner to confident speaker across multiple languages.\n\nSpeak first launched in South Korea in 2019, where Speak has now become the number one language learning app, and we now serve learners across many markets and 15+ languages. Speak is one of the world’s leading AI companies, with over $150m raised in venture investment from OpenAI, Accel, Founders Fund, Khosla Ventures, and more, with a distributed team across San Francisco, Seoul, Tokyo, Taipei, and Ljubljana.\n\n\n\n\nABOUT THIS ROLE\n\nWe're looking for a Product Lead to build the memory and intelligence layer that helps Speak know what each learner should do next.\n\nSpeak's next step is not more disconnected lessons. It is a learning system with durable memory and personal intelligence: it knows what each learner should do next and makes that intelligence usable across lessons, voice, assessment, content, and reporting. This person will create the product and platform layer that lets Speak deliver the right learning experience at the right time across user memory, tutors, lessons, content, recommendations, assessments, evals, and AI systems.\n\nThis starts as a hands-on Product Lead role with a clear Memory & Personal Intelligence home scope and broad company-level outcome ownership. As the area grows, management scope may become part of the path, but the first-order need is someone who can personally set product direction, integrate teams, and raise execution quality.\n\n\n\n\nWHAT YOU'LL BE DOING\n\n - Set Memory & Personal Intelligence product direction.\n\n - Own product architecture for longitudinal memory, personalization, sequencing, recommendations, feedback loops, and learner-state models.\n\n - Define interfaces between learning experiences, content systems, evals, AI platform, and learner-facing surfaces.\n\n - Create cross-team product clarity: principles, artifacts, product requirements, and decision frameworks that multiple pods can build against.\n\n - Build product quality loops that improve learning outcomes, trust, and team velocity.\n\n - Define the memory, learner-state model, and product interfaces that help multiple teams decide what a learner should do next.\n\n - Build the product architecture connecting assessment, content generation, voice practice, recommendations, and learner-facing next actions.\n\n - Create the instrumentation and quality loops that tell us whether personalization is improving learning, not just engagement.\n \n \n\n\nWHAT WE'RE LOOKING FOR\n\n - 6+ years of hands-on product experience, as well as Product Lead experience.\n\n - AI, ML, data, recommendations, personalization, platform, learning, or technical product experience.\n\n - Strong systems thinking and enough technical fluency to reason with engineers.\n\n - Product taste and user empathy, especially where platform decisions shape user-facing quality.\n\n - Excellent writing and ability to create artifacts that travel.\n\n - Ability to lead company-level outcomes from a Memory & Personal Intelligence home scope without drifting into abstract platform strategy.\n\n - High agency without assuming formal authority or direct reports on day one.\n\n\n\n\nWHY WORK AT SPEAK\n\n 1. Join a fantastic, tight-knit team at the right time: we're growing very quickly, we've most recently raised our Series C from some of the top investors in the valley, and we've achieved product-market fit in our initial markets. You'd join at a magical time when a single person could significantly change the course of the company.\n\n 2. Do your life's work with people you’ll love working with: we care strongly about our craft and want every person at Speak to feel like they're growing every day. We believe in the idea that working with people you both enjoy and have respect for makes everything better. We hire thoughtfully and only work with people we admire deeply.\n\n 3. Global in nature: We're live in over 40 countries and launching in a number of new markets soon. We have dedicated offices in San Francisco, Ljubljana, Seoul, Tokyo, and Taipei, and you’ll have the opportunity to talk to users in each of these regions on a regular basis as well as travel.\n\n 4. Impact people's lives in a major way: Learning a language is one of the single most life-changing skills one can learn, and right now 99% of people never achieve their goal because the process is broken. We’re helping millions of people achieve their goals and improve their lives.\n\nSpeak does not discriminate based upon race, religion, color, national origin, gender (including pregnancy, childbirth, or related medical conditions), sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, age, status as a protected veteran, status as an individual with a disability, or other applicable legally protected characteristics."},{"id":"230a4745-b2e5-4926-9415-cc043a3db6ad","title":"Lead Business Analyst","department":"Operations","team":"Data","employmentType":"FullTime","location":"San Francisco","secondaryLocations":[],"publishedAt":"2026-07-27T22:13:04.996+00:00","isListed":true,"isRemote":true,"workplaceType":"Hybrid","address":{"postalAddress":{"addressRegion":"California","addressCountry":"United States","addressLocality":"San Francisco"}},"jobUrl":"https://jobs.ashbyhq.com/speak/230a4745-b2e5-4926-9415-cc043a3db6ad","applyUrl":"https://jobs.ashbyhq.com/speak/230a4745-b2e5-4926-9415-cc043a3db6ad/application","descriptionHtml":"Our mission is to reinvent the way people learn, starting with language.
Learning a language can change a life by opening doors to new cultures, careers, and communities. Two billion people around the world are actively trying to learn a language, but the best way to learn (one-on-one tutoring) is hard to access at scale and hasn’t been meaningfully improved in decades. Speak is building a human-level, AI-powered tutor in your pocket: a conversation-first experience that lets learners actually speak, get instant feedback, and progress through carefully designed lessons. The result is a complete path from beginner to confident speaker across multiple languages.
Speak first launched in South Korea in 2019, where Speak has now become the number one language learning app, and we now serve learners across many markets and 15+ languages. Speak is one of the world’s leading AI companies, with over $150m raised in venture investment from OpenAI, Accel, Founders Fund, Khosla Ventures, and more, with a distributed team across San Francisco, Seoul, Tokyo, Taipei, and Ljubljana.
About this role
We're looking for a Lead Business Analyst to be a strategic analytics partner to the entire company. You'll work across product, growth, marketing, finance, and leadership to answer the ambiguous, high-stakes questions that shape our direction — where to invest, what's really driving the business, and how our consumer and enterprise businesses fit together. You'll bring a point of view (not just an answer), you'll be a trusted voice in board and business-review prep, and you'll make sure the whole company runs on numbers it can trust. This is a high-leverage role for someone who loves turning data into decisions and wants their fingerprints on the strategy of a fast-growing company.
What you'll be doing
Partner with leaders across every function to frame ambiguous business questions and bring rigorous, opinionated analysis to the decisions that matter most.
Act as the bridge between Finance and Marketing: connecting budget pacing, spend efficiency, and channel-level outputs to revenue forecasts and broader planning conversations
Own the high-leverage company questions like unit economics, growth drivers, the B2C↔B2B picture, and where to place the next bet — and turn them into recommendations leadership acts on.
Drive board- and business-review-level analysis, synthesizing what's happening across the business into a clear, trustworthy story.
Own our core metric definitions as a single source of truth: define them, govern how they change, and drive org-wide adoption so the company stops debating which number is right.
Partner with Finance on the metrics behind planning — LTV, CAC, payback, and NRR — including more sophisticated, segmented LTV across our consumer and enterprise businesses.
Champion self-serve and modern, AI-assisted analytics so the organization can answer routine questions on its own.
What we're looking for
4+ years in analytics, strategy, or business/finance analytics, with a track record of insight that changed material business decisions.
Advanced SQL, strong experience with modern analytics tools, and familiarity with dbt or semantic layers
Hands-on experience applying AI/LLM tools to analytical tasks such as data synthesis, hypothesis generation, and productivity acceleration
Strong business and financial acumen — you're comfortable owning the logic behind LTV, CAC, payback, NRR, and revenue recognition, and connecting it to strategy.
The ability to frame ambiguous questions, form a point of view, and communicate it persuasively to both technical and non-technical audiences, including leadership.
A bias for turning insight into decisions, and the ownership to follow through on impact.
Nice to have
Experience partnering with a Finance team on unit-economics methodology (LTV/CAC/NRR).
Both consumer (B2C) and enterprise (B2B) experience.
Background in consumer subscription, edtech, or language learning.
Join a fantastic, tight-knit team at the right time: we're growing very quickly, we've most recently raised our Series C from some of the top investors in the valley, and we've achieved product-market fit in our initial markets. You'd join at a magical time when a single person could significantly change the course of the company.
Do your life's work with people you’ll love working with: we care strongly about our craft and want every person at Speak to feel like they're growing every day. We believe in the idea that working with people you both enjoy and have respect for makes everything better. We hire thoughtfully and only work with people we admire deeply.
Global in nature: We're live in over 40 countries and launching in a number of new markets soon. We have dedicated offices in San Francisco, Ljubljana, Seoul, Tokyo, and Taipei, and you’ll have the opportunity to talk to users in each of these regions on a regular basis as well as travel.
Impact people's lives in a major way: Learning a language is one of the single most life-changing skills one can learn, and right now 99% of people never achieve their goal because the process is broken. We’re helping millions of people achieve their goals and improve their lives.
Speak does not discriminate based upon race, religion, color, national origin, gender (including pregnancy, childbirth, or related medical conditions), sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, age, status as a protected veteran, status as an individual with a disability, or other applicable legally protected characteristics.
","descriptionPlain":"ABOUT US\n\nOur mission is to reinvent the way people learn, starting with language.\n\nLearning a language can change a life by opening doors to new cultures, careers, and communities. Two billion people around the world are actively trying to learn a language, but the best way to learn (one-on-one tutoring) is hard to access at scale and hasn’t been meaningfully improved in decades. Speak is building a human-level, AI-powered tutor in your pocket: a conversation-first experience that lets learners actually speak, get instant feedback, and progress through carefully designed lessons. The result is a complete path from beginner to confident speaker across multiple languages.\n\nSpeak first launched in South Korea in 2019, where Speak has now become the number one language learning app, and we now serve learners across many markets and 15+ languages. Speak is one of the world’s leading AI companies, with over $150m raised in venture investment from OpenAI, Accel, Founders Fund, Khosla Ventures, and more, with a distributed team across San Francisco, Seoul, Tokyo, Taipei, and Ljubljana.\n\n\n\nAbout this role\n\nWe're looking for a Lead Business Analyst to be a strategic analytics partner to the entire company. You'll work across product, growth, marketing, finance, and leadership to answer the ambiguous, high-stakes questions that shape our direction — where to invest, what's really driving the business, and how our consumer and enterprise businesses fit together. You'll bring a point of view (not just an answer), you'll be a trusted voice in board and business-review prep, and you'll make sure the whole company runs on numbers it can trust. This is a high-leverage role for someone who loves turning data into decisions and wants their fingerprints on the strategy of a fast-growing company.\n\n\n\nWhat you'll be doing\n\n - Partner with leaders across every function to frame ambiguous business questions and bring rigorous, opinionated analysis to the decisions that matter most.\n\n - Act as the bridge between Finance and Marketing: connecting budget pacing, spend efficiency, and channel-level outputs to revenue forecasts and broader planning conversations\n\n - Own the high-leverage company questions like unit economics, growth drivers, the B2C↔B2B picture, and where to place the next bet — and turn them into recommendations leadership acts on.\n\n - Drive board- and business-review-level analysis, synthesizing what's happening across the business into a clear, trustworthy story.\n\n - Own our core metric definitions as a single source of truth: define them, govern how they change, and drive org-wide adoption so the company stops debating which number is right.\n\n - Partner with Finance on the metrics behind planning — LTV, CAC, payback, and NRR — including more sophisticated, segmented LTV across our consumer and enterprise businesses.\n\n - Champion self-serve and modern, AI-assisted analytics so the organization can answer routine questions on its own.\n\n\n\nWhat we're looking for\n\n - 4+ years in analytics, strategy, or business/finance analytics, with a track record of insight that changed material business decisions.\n\n - Advanced SQL, strong experience with modern analytics tools, and familiarity with dbt or semantic layers\n\n - Hands-on experience applying AI/LLM tools to analytical tasks such as data synthesis, hypothesis generation, and productivity acceleration\n\n - Strong business and financial acumen — you're comfortable owning the logic behind LTV, CAC, payback, NRR, and revenue recognition, and connecting it to strategy.\n\n - The ability to frame ambiguous questions, form a point of view, and communicate it persuasively to both technical and non-technical audiences, including leadership.\n\n - A bias for turning insight into decisions, and the ownership to follow through on impact.\n\n\n\nNice to have\n\n - Experience partnering with a Finance team on unit-economics methodology (LTV/CAC/NRR).\n\n - Both consumer (B2C) and enterprise (B2B) experience.\n\n - Background in consumer subscription, edtech, or language learning.\n\n\n\n\nWHY WORK AT SPEAK\n\n 1. Join a fantastic, tight-knit team at the right time: we're growing very quickly, we've most recently raised our Series C from some of the top investors in the valley, and we've achieved product-market fit in our initial markets. You'd join at a magical time when a single person could significantly change the course of the company.\n\n 2. Do your life's work with people you’ll love working with: we care strongly about our craft and want every person at Speak to feel like they're growing every day. We believe in the idea that working with people you both enjoy and have respect for makes everything better. We hire thoughtfully and only work with people we admire deeply.\n\n 3. Global in nature: We're live in over 40 countries and launching in a number of new markets soon. We have dedicated offices in San Francisco, Ljubljana, Seoul, Tokyo, and Taipei, and you’ll have the opportunity to talk to users in each of these regions on a regular basis as well as travel.\n\n 4. Impact people's lives in a major way: Learning a language is one of the single most life-changing skills one can learn, and right now 99% of people never achieve their goal because the process is broken. We’re helping millions of people achieve their goals and improve their lives.\n\nSpeak does not discriminate based upon race, religion, color, national origin, gender (including pregnancy, childbirth, or related medical conditions), sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, age, status as a protected veteran, status as an individual with a disability, or other applicable legally protected characteristics."},{"id":"97f02657-b9d1-4293-9842-35c4ac02ec3d","title":"Content Localization Specialist (Korean / Chinese - Simplified)","department":"Learning & Curriculum","team":"Learning & Curriculum","employmentType":"Contract","location":"Korea - Remote","secondaryLocations":[],"publishedAt":"2026-07-28T01:55:44.886+00:00","isListed":true,"isRemote":true,"workplaceType":"Remote","address":{"postalAddress":{"addressCountry":"South Korea"}},"jobUrl":"https://jobs.ashbyhq.com/speak/97f02657-b9d1-4293-9842-35c4ac02ec3d","applyUrl":"https://jobs.ashbyhq.com/speak/97f02657-b9d1-4293-9842-35c4ac02ec3d/application","descriptionHtml":"Our mission is to reinvent the way people learn, starting with language.
Learning a language can change a life by opening doors to new cultures, careers, and communities. Two billion people around the world are actively trying to learn a language, but the best way to learn (one-on-one tutoring) is hard to access at scale and hasn’t been meaningfully improved in decades. Speak is building a human-level, AI-powered tutor in your pocket: a conversation-first experience that lets learners actually speak, get instant feedback, and progress through carefully designed lessons. The result is a complete path from beginner to confident speaker across multiple languages.
Speak first launched in South Korea in 2019, where Speak has now become the number one language learning app, and we now serve learners across many markets and 15+ languages. Speak is one of the world’s leading AI companies, with over $150m raised in venture investment from OpenAI, Accel, Founders Fund, Khosla Ventures, and more, with a distributed team across San Francisco, Seoul, Tokyo, Taipei, and Ljubljana.
We are looking for a talented multilingual superstar (Korean/Simplified Chinese/English) with skills and backgrounds in translation and localization. The primary contribution is to localize our in-app content for the Korean market. The secondary contribution is to create high-quality Simplified Chinese content for the Korean market with training and support.
We want an expert with excellent oral and written communication skills in both languages. This candidate should have a sharp linguistic understanding of both Simplified Chinese and Korean, with working professional proficiency in English.
Content translation and localization
Perform Korean-Simplified Chinese translation and localization for in-app learning and marketing content from a pedagogical perspective.
Iterate and polish the translated/localized content based on QA tasks in pursuit of an optimal learning experience to Koreans learners teaching Chinese
Content development and writing
If needed, design and write in-app learning materials (e.g., lesson scripts, activities, vocabulary lists) in a systematic way for Korean learners at different levels of Simplified Chinese proficiency under training and guidance of the manager.
Content project support
If needed, support operation of content-related projects, such as uploading scripts, QAing lessons, coordinate pieces of the operation under training and guidance of the manager.
Communication and collaboration with international team members
Receive directions well form the manager, implement instructions, complete projects, and maintain clear communication from end-to-end.
Native Simplified Chinese and native or near-native English writing and speaking skills
Deep understanding of both languages and the status quo of Simplified Chinese learning in Korea
Demonstrated experience and expertise in Korean-Simplified Chinese translation and localization
Experience in Simplified Chinese teaching, language pedagogy, or curriculum design
Great attention to detail with a strong sense of ownership and agency
Passion for technology-assisted language learning and willingness to learn and use advanced technologies for work
Working proficiency in English
A fast learner, team player, skilled communicator, and creative problem-solver
Experience working in educational technology (EdTech)
Experience using AI tools (e.g., LLMs, generators, internal tools) to create instructionally sound, pedagogically aligned, and scalable learning materials
While we respect contractors’ flexibility and ownership of their own schedule, we expect the localizer / writer to work for 15 – 20 hours a week on average. It is highly likely that more than 20 hours a week is appreciated, depending on the workload and the availability. We completely understand that availability may fluctuate and we also respect contractors’ request to take time off. But we also expect a somewhat regular work schedule or hours in most occasions. All in all, maintaining clear communication with the manager is certainly expected.
Join a fantastic, tight-knit team at the right time: we're growing very quickly, we've most recently raised our Series C from some of the top investors in the valley, and we've achieved product-market fit in our initial markets. You'd join at a magical time when a single person could significantly change the course of the company.
Do your life's work with people you’ll love working with: we care strongly about our craft and want every person at Speak to feel like they're growing every day. We believe in the idea that working with people you both enjoy and have respect for makes everything better. We hire thoughtfully and only work with people we admire deeply.
Global in nature: We're live in over 40 countries and launching in a number of new markets soon. We have dedicated offices in San Francisco, Ljubljana, Seoul, Tokyo, and Taipei, and you’ll have the opportunity to talk to users in each of these regions on a regular basis as well as travel.
Impact people's lives in a major way: Learning a language is one of the single most life-changing skills one can learn, and right now 99% of people never achieve their goal because the process is broken. We’re helping millions of people achieve their goals and improve their lives.
Speak does not discriminate based upon race, religion, color, national origin, gender (including pregnancy, childbirth, or related medical conditions), sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, age, status as a protected veteran, status as an individual with a disability, or other applicable legally protected characteristics.
","descriptionPlain":"ABOUT US\n\nOur mission is to reinvent the way people learn, starting with language.\n\nLearning a language can change a life by opening doors to new cultures, careers, and communities. Two billion people around the world are actively trying to learn a language, but the best way to learn (one-on-one tutoring) is hard to access at scale and hasn’t been meaningfully improved in decades. Speak is building a human-level, AI-powered tutor in your pocket: a conversation-first experience that lets learners actually speak, get instant feedback, and progress through carefully designed lessons. The result is a complete path from beginner to confident speaker across multiple languages.\n\nSpeak first launched in South Korea in 2019, where Speak has now become the number one language learning app, and we now serve learners across many markets and 15+ languages. Speak is one of the world’s leading AI companies, with over $150m raised in venture investment from OpenAI, Accel, Founders Fund, Khosla Ventures, and more, with a distributed team across San Francisco, Seoul, Tokyo, Taipei, and Ljubljana.\n\n\n\n\nABOUT THIS ROLE\n\nWe are looking for a talented multilingual superstar (Korean/Simplified Chinese/English) with skills and backgrounds in translation and localization. The primary contribution is to localize our in-app content for the Korean market. The secondary contribution is to create high-quality Simplified Chinese content for the Korean market with training and support.\nWe want an expert with excellent oral and written communication skills in both languages. This candidate should have a sharp linguistic understanding of both Simplified Chinese and Korean, with working professional proficiency in English.\n\n\n\n\nWHAT YOU’LL BE DOING\n\n - Content translation and localization\n \n - Perform Korean-Simplified Chinese translation and localization for in-app learning and marketing content from a pedagogical perspective.\n \n - Iterate and polish the translated/localized content based on QA tasks in pursuit of an optimal learning experience to Koreans learners teaching Chinese\n\n - Content development and writing\n \n - If needed, design and write in-app learning materials (e.g., lesson scripts, activities, vocabulary lists) in a systematic way for Korean learners at different levels of Simplified Chinese proficiency under training and guidance of the manager.\n\n - Content project support\n \n - If needed, support operation of content-related projects, such as uploading scripts, QAing lessons, coordinate pieces of the operation under training and guidance of the manager.\n\n - Communication and collaboration with international team members\n \n - Receive directions well form the manager, implement instructions, complete projects, and maintain clear communication from end-to-end.\n\n\n\n\nWHAT WE’RE LOOKING FOR\n\n\n\n\nREQUIRED\n\n - Native Simplified Chinese and native or near-native English writing and speaking skills\n\n - Deep understanding of both languages and the status quo of Simplified Chinese learning in Korea\n\n - Demonstrated experience and expertise in Korean-Simplified Chinese translation and localization\n\n - Experience in Simplified Chinese teaching, language pedagogy, or curriculum design\n\n - Great attention to detail with a strong sense of ownership and agency\n\n - Passion for technology-assisted language learning and willingness to learn and use advanced technologies for work\n\n - Working proficiency in English\n\n - A fast learner, team player, skilled communicator, and creative problem-solver\n\n\n\n\nPREFERRED\n\n - Experience working in educational technology (EdTech)\n\n - Experience using AI tools (e.g., LLMs, generators, internal tools) to create instructionally sound, pedagogically aligned, and scalable learning materials\n\n\n\n\nWHAT WE’RE EXPECTING\n\nWhile we respect contractors’ flexibility and ownership of their own schedule, we expect the localizer / writer to work for 15 – 20 hours a week on average. It is highly likely that more than 20 hours a week is appreciated, depending on the workload and the availability. We completely understand that availability may fluctuate and we also respect contractors’ request to take time off. But we also expect a somewhat regular work schedule or hours in most occasions. All in all, maintaining clear communication with the manager is certainly expected.\n\n\n\n\nWHY WORK AT SPEAK\n\n 1. Join a fantastic, tight-knit team at the right time: we're growing very quickly, we've most recently raised our Series C from some of the top investors in the valley, and we've achieved product-market fit in our initial markets. You'd join at a magical time when a single person could significantly change the course of the company.\n\n 2. Do your life's work with people you’ll love working with: we care strongly about our craft and want every person at Speak to feel like they're growing every day. We believe in the idea that working with people you both enjoy and have respect for makes everything better. We hire thoughtfully and only work with people we admire deeply.\n\n 3. Global in nature: We're live in over 40 countries and launching in a number of new markets soon. We have dedicated offices in San Francisco, Ljubljana, Seoul, Tokyo, and Taipei, and you’ll have the opportunity to talk to users in each of these regions on a regular basis as well as travel.\n\n 4. Impact people's lives in a major way: Learning a language is one of the single most life-changing skills one can learn, and right now 99% of people never achieve their goal because the process is broken. We’re helping millions of people achieve their goals and improve their lives.\n\nSpeak does not discriminate based upon race, religion, color, national origin, gender (including pregnancy, childbirth, or related medical conditions), sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, age, status as a protected veteran, status as an individual with a disability, or other applicable legally protected characteristics."},{"id":"ab5348dc-badb-4f1d-8d74-4ffa2cde8931","title":"Content Localization Specialist (Japanese / Korean)","department":"Learning & Curriculum","team":"Learning & Curriculum","employmentType":"Contract","location":"Korea - Remote","secondaryLocations":[],"publishedAt":"2026-07-28T01:57:04.471+00:00","isListed":true,"isRemote":true,"workplaceType":"Remote","address":{"postalAddress":{"addressCountry":"South Korea"}},"jobUrl":"https://jobs.ashbyhq.com/speak/ab5348dc-badb-4f1d-8d74-4ffa2cde8931","applyUrl":"https://jobs.ashbyhq.com/speak/ab5348dc-badb-4f1d-8d74-4ffa2cde8931/application","descriptionHtml":"Our mission is to reinvent the way people learn, starting with language.
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Speak first launched in South Korea in 2019, where Speak has now become the number one language learning app, and we now serve learners across many markets and 15+ languages. Speak is one of the world’s leading AI companies, with over $150m raised in venture investment from OpenAI, Accel, Founders Fund, Khosla Ventures, and more, with a distributed team across San Francisco, Seoul, Tokyo, Taipei, and Ljubljana.
We are looking for a talented multilingual superstar (Japanese/Korean/English) with skills and backgrounds in translation and localization. The primary contribution is to localize our in-app content for the Japanese market. The secondary contribution is to create high-quality Korean content for the Japanese market with training and support.
We want an expert with excellent oral and written communication skills in both languages. This candidate should have a sharp linguistic understanding of both Korean and Japanese, with working professional proficiency in English.
Content translation and localization
Perform Japanese -Korean translation and localization for in-app learning and marketing content from a pedagogical perspective.
Iterate and polish the translated/localized content based on QA tasks in pursuit of an optimal learning experience to Koreans learners teaching Chinese
Content development and writing
If needed, design and write in-app learning materials (e.g., lesson scripts, activities, vocabulary lists) in a systematic way for Korean learners at different levels of Simplified Chinese proficiency under training and guidance of the manager.
Content project support
If needed, support operation of content-related projects, such as uploading scripts, QAing lessons, coordinate pieces of the operation under training and guidance of the manager.
Communication and collaboration with international team members
Receive directions well form the manager, implement instructions, complete projects, and maintain clear communication from end-to-end.
Native Japanese and native or near-native Korean writing and speaking skills
Deep understanding of both languages and the status quo of Korean learning in Japanese
Demonstrated experience and expertise in Japanese-Korean translation and localization
Experience in Korean teaching, language pedagogy, or curriculum design
Great attention to detail with a strong sense of ownership and agency
Passion for technology-assisted language learning and willingness to learn and use advanced technologies for work
Working proficiency in English
A fast learner, team player, skilled communicator, and creative problem-solver
Experience working in educational technology (EdTech)
Experience using AI tools (e.g., LLMs, generators, internal tools) to create instructionally sound, pedagogically aligned, and scalable learning materials
While we respect contractors’ flexibility and ownership of their own schedule, we expect the localizer / writer to work for 15 – 20 hours a week on average. It is highly likely that more than 20 hours a week is appreciated, depending on the workload and the availability. We completely understand that availability may fluctuate and we also respect contractors’ request to take time off. But we also expect a somewhat regular work schedule or hours in most occasions. All in all, maintaining clear communication with the manager is certainly expected.
Join a fantastic, tight-knit team at the right time: we're growing very quickly, we've most recently raised our Series C from some of the top investors in the valley, and we've achieved product-market fit in our initial markets. You'd join at a magical time when a single person could significantly change the course of the company.
Do your life's work with people you’ll love working with: we care strongly about our craft and want every person at Speak to feel like they're growing every day. We believe in the idea that working with people you both enjoy and have respect for makes everything better. We hire thoughtfully and only work with people we admire deeply.
Global in nature: We're live in over 40 countries and launching in a number of new markets soon. We have dedicated offices in San Francisco, Ljubljana, Seoul, Tokyo, and Taipei, and you’ll have the opportunity to talk to users in each of these regions on a regular basis as well as travel.
Impact people's lives in a major way: Learning a language is one of the single most life-changing skills one can learn, and right now 99% of people never achieve their goal because the process is broken. We’re helping millions of people achieve their goals and improve their lives.
Speak does not discriminate based upon race, religion, color, national origin, gender (including pregnancy, childbirth, or related medical conditions), sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, age, status as a protected veteran, status as an individual with a disability, or other applicable legally protected characteristics.
","descriptionPlain":"ABOUT US\n\nOur mission is to reinvent the way people learn, starting with language.\n\nLearning a language can change a life by opening doors to new cultures, careers, and communities. Two billion people around the world are actively trying to learn a language, but the best way to learn (one-on-one tutoring) is hard to access at scale and hasn’t been meaningfully improved in decades. Speak is building a human-level, AI-powered tutor in your pocket: a conversation-first experience that lets learners actually speak, get instant feedback, and progress through carefully designed lessons. The result is a complete path from beginner to confident speaker across multiple languages.\n\nSpeak first launched in South Korea in 2019, where Speak has now become the number one language learning app, and we now serve learners across many markets and 15+ languages. Speak is one of the world’s leading AI companies, with over $150m raised in venture investment from OpenAI, Accel, Founders Fund, Khosla Ventures, and more, with a distributed team across San Francisco, Seoul, Tokyo, Taipei, and Ljubljana.\n\n\n\n\nABOUT THIS ROLE\n\nWe are looking for a talented multilingual superstar (Japanese/Korean/English) with skills and backgrounds in translation and localization. The primary contribution is to localize our in-app content for the Japanese market. The secondary contribution is to create high-quality Korean content for the Japanese market with training and support.\nWe want an expert with excellent oral and written communication skills in both languages. This candidate should have a sharp linguistic understanding of both Korean and Japanese, with working professional proficiency in English.\n\n\n\n\nWHAT YOU’LL BE DOING\n\n - Content translation and localization\n \n - Perform Japanese -Korean translation and localization for in-app learning and marketing content from a pedagogical perspective.\n \n - Iterate and polish the translated/localized content based on QA tasks in pursuit of an optimal learning experience to Koreans learners teaching Chinese\n\n - Content development and writing\n \n - If needed, design and write in-app learning materials (e.g., lesson scripts, activities, vocabulary lists) in a systematic way for Korean learners at different levels of Simplified Chinese proficiency under training and guidance of the manager.\n\n - Content project support\n \n - If needed, support operation of content-related projects, such as uploading scripts, QAing lessons, coordinate pieces of the operation under training and guidance of the manager.\n\n - Communication and collaboration with international team members\n \n - Receive directions well form the manager, implement instructions, complete projects, and maintain clear communication from end-to-end.\n\n\n\n\nWHAT WE’RE LOOKING FOR\n\n\n\n\nREQUIRED\n\n - Native Japanese and native or near-native Korean writing and speaking skills\n\n - Deep understanding of both languages and the status quo of Korean learning in Japanese\n\n - Demonstrated experience and expertise in Japanese-Korean translation and localization\n\n - Experience in Korean teaching, language pedagogy, or curriculum design\n\n - Great attention to detail with a strong sense of ownership and agency\n\n - Passion for technology-assisted language learning and willingness to learn and use advanced technologies for work\n\n - Working proficiency in English\n\n - A fast learner, team player, skilled communicator, and creative problem-solver\n\n\n\n\nPREFERRED\n\n - Experience working in educational technology (EdTech)\n\n - Experience using AI tools (e.g., LLMs, generators, internal tools) to create instructionally sound, pedagogically aligned, and scalable learning materials\n\n\n\n\nWHAT WE’RE EXPECTING\n\nWhile we respect contractors’ flexibility and ownership of their own schedule, we expect the localizer / writer to work for 15 – 20 hours a week on average. It is highly likely that more than 20 hours a week is appreciated, depending on the workload and the availability. We completely understand that availability may fluctuate and we also respect contractors’ request to take time off. But we also expect a somewhat regular work schedule or hours in most occasions. All in all, maintaining clear communication with the manager is certainly expected.\n\n\n\n\nWHY WORK AT SPEAK\n\n 1. Join a fantastic, tight-knit team at the right time: we're growing very quickly, we've most recently raised our Series C from some of the top investors in the valley, and we've achieved product-market fit in our initial markets. You'd join at a magical time when a single person could significantly change the course of the company.\n\n 2. Do your life's work with people you’ll love working with: we care strongly about our craft and want every person at Speak to feel like they're growing every day. We believe in the idea that working with people you both enjoy and have respect for makes everything better. We hire thoughtfully and only work with people we admire deeply.\n\n 3. Global in nature: We're live in over 40 countries and launching in a number of new markets soon. We have dedicated offices in San Francisco, Ljubljana, Seoul, Tokyo, and Taipei, and you’ll have the opportunity to talk to users in each of these regions on a regular basis as well as travel.\n\n 4. Impact people's lives in a major way: Learning a language is one of the single most life-changing skills one can learn, and right now 99% of people never achieve their goal because the process is broken. We’re helping millions of people achieve their goals and improve their lives.\n\nSpeak does not discriminate based upon race, religion, color, national origin, gender (including pregnancy, childbirth, or related medical conditions), sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, age, status as a protected veteran, status as an individual with a disability, or other applicable legally protected characteristics."},{"id":"da8300f7-4e4b-4e3f-aeb4-4f3569d00460","title":"People Ops Specialist (Contract) - Korea","department":"People","team":"People Ops","employmentType":"Contract","location":"Seoul","secondaryLocations":[],"publishedAt":"2026-08-03T08:11:15.520+00:00","isListed":true,"isRemote":true,"workplaceType":"Hybrid","address":{"postalAddress":{"addressRegion":"Seoul","addressCountry":"South Korea","addressLocality":"Seoul"}},"jobUrl":"https://jobs.ashbyhq.com/speak/da8300f7-4e4b-4e3f-aeb4-4f3569d00460","applyUrl":"https://jobs.ashbyhq.com/speak/da8300f7-4e4b-4e3f-aeb4-4f3569d00460/application","descriptionHtml":"Our mission is to reinvent the way people learn, starting with language.
Learning a language can change a life by opening doors to new cultures, careers, and communities. Two billion people around the world are actively trying to learn a language, but the best way to learn (one-on-one tutoring) is hard to access at scale and hasn’t been meaningfully improved in decades. Speak is building a human-level, AI-powered tutor in your pocket: a conversation-first experience that lets learners actually speak, get instant feedback, and progress through carefully designed lessons. The result is a complete path from beginner to confident speaker across multiple languages.
Speak first launched in South Korea in 2019, where Speak has now become the number one language learning app, and we now serve learners across many markets and 15+ languages. Speak is one of the world’s leading AI companies, with over $150m raised in venture investment from OpenAI, Accel, Founders Fund, Khosla Ventures, and more, with a distributed team across San Francisco, Seoul, Tokyo, Taipei, and Ljubljana.
Speak has more than doubled our team across Korea, Japan, and Taiwan in just over a year, with continued APAC growth planned through 2026..
Our People Ops team runs lean. We're looking for a People Ops Specialist (Contract) to the APAC team who can join & support the team during a high-momentum period, making quick yet meaningful impact across all three major APAC offices as well as emerging markets.
This role comes with real access and real responsibility. You'll work with sensitive employee data, including compensation and performance, to support day-to-day, month-over-month operations in key processes & programs. You’ll work in coordination with the APAC team and the broader Global People Ops team.
This is a 4~6 months contractor position, based in our Seoul office. If you’re looking to grow continually in your HR/People Ops career in an insanely fast pace and global start-up environment, this is a strong fit.
Employee lifecycle support across APAC
Handle onboarding, offboarding, and contracting processes, following each local system guidelines & checklists across several internal tools and databases
Maintain the region’s HRIS data
Settle any “employee Day 1” tasks including, but not limited to, software/hardware set-up and access, onboarding plan preparation, and new hire communication
Compliance and regulatory operations
Handle ad hoc compliance & regulatory cases (leaves, insurances, PTO policies, etc.) as the first responder, escalating as needed
People programs and analysis
Support the APAC region during global People Programs’ execution such as workplace/IT operations, employee events, etc.
If you don't think you meet all of the criteria below but still are interested in the job, please apply. Nobody checks every box, and we're looking for someone excited to join the team.
2~4 years of experience in people operations, HR, or related field
You're a strong communicator with high EQ. You navigate sensitive conversations, identify action items, and execute independently.
You prioritize well, especially when new workstreams/requests come in unexpectedly.
You're curious about AI and automation, and you pick up new tools quickly.
You can operate without clear direction in a fast-moving environment.
You're comfortable communicating in basic English, especially in writing.
You're based in Seoul and available for hybrid in-office work (minimum 3 days/week).
Bonus points:
You have experience working across multiple legal entities or countries
You've worked in high-volume, client-facing environments (People Services, Customer Support, etc.)
You've worked at a startup or high-growth company before
Join a fantastic, tight-knit team at the right time: we're growing very quickly, we've most recently raised our Series C from some of the top investors in the valley, and we've achieved product-market fit in our initial markets. You'd join at a magical time when a single person could significantly change the course of the company.
Do your life's work with people you’ll love working with: we care strongly about our craft and want every person at Speak to feel like they're growing every day. We believe in the idea that working with people you both enjoy and have respect for makes everything better. We hire thoughtfully and only work with people we admire deeply.
Global in nature: We're live in over 40 countries and launching in a number of new markets soon. We have dedicated offices in San Francisco, Ljubljana, Seoul, Tokyo, and Taipei, and you’ll have the opportunity to talk to users in each of these regions on a regular basis as well as travel.
Impact people's lives in a major way: Learning a language is one of the single most life-changing skills one can learn, and right now 99% of people never achieve their goal because the process is broken. We’re helping millions of people achieve their goals and improve their lives.
Speak does not discriminate based upon race, religion, color, national origin, gender (including pregnancy, childbirth, or related medical conditions), sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, age, status as a protected veteran, status as an individual with a disability, or other applicable legally protected characteristics.
","descriptionPlain":"ABOUT US\n\nOur mission is to reinvent the way people learn, starting with language.\n\nLearning a language can change a life by opening doors to new cultures, careers, and communities. Two billion people around the world are actively trying to learn a language, but the best way to learn (one-on-one tutoring) is hard to access at scale and hasn’t been meaningfully improved in decades. Speak is building a human-level, AI-powered tutor in your pocket: a conversation-first experience that lets learners actually speak, get instant feedback, and progress through carefully designed lessons. The result is a complete path from beginner to confident speaker across multiple languages.\n\nSpeak first launched in South Korea in 2019, where Speak has now become the number one language learning app, and we now serve learners across many markets and 15+ languages. Speak is one of the world’s leading AI companies, with over $150m raised in venture investment from OpenAI, Accel, Founders Fund, Khosla Ventures, and more, with a distributed team across San Francisco, Seoul, Tokyo, Taipei, and Ljubljana.\n\n\n\n\nABOUT THIS ROLE\n\nSpeak has more than doubled our team across Korea, Japan, and Taiwan in just over a year, with continued APAC growth planned through 2026..\n\nOur People Ops team runs lean. We're looking for a People Ops Specialist (Contract) to the APAC team who can join & support the team during a high-momentum period, making quick yet meaningful impact across all three major APAC offices as well as emerging markets.\n\nThis role comes with real access and real responsibility. You'll work with sensitive employee data, including compensation and performance, to support day-to-day, month-over-month operations in key processes & programs. You’ll work in coordination with the APAC team and the broader Global People Ops team.\n\nThis is a 4~6 months contractor position, based in our Seoul office. If you’re looking to grow continually in your HR/People Ops career in an insanely fast pace and global start-up environment, this is a strong fit.\n\n\n\n\nWHAT YOU'LL BE DOING\n\nEmployee lifecycle support across APAC\n\n - Handle onboarding, offboarding, and contracting processes, following each local system guidelines & checklists across several internal tools and databases\n\n - Maintain the region’s HRIS data\n\n - Settle any “employee Day 1” tasks including, but not limited to, software/hardware set-up and access, onboarding plan preparation, and new hire communication\n\nCompliance and regulatory operations\n\n - Handle ad hoc compliance & regulatory cases (leaves, insurances, PTO policies, etc.) as the first responder, escalating as needed\n\nPeople programs and analysis\n\n - Support the APAC region during global People Programs’ execution such as workplace/IT operations, employee events, etc.\n\n\n\n\nWHAT WE'RE LOOKING FOR\n\nIf you don't think you meet all of the criteria below but still are interested in the job, please apply. Nobody checks every box, and we're looking for someone excited to join the team.\n\n - 2~4 years of experience in people operations, HR, or related field\n\n - You're a strong communicator with high EQ. You navigate sensitive conversations, identify action items, and execute independently.\n\n - You prioritize well, especially when new workstreams/requests come in unexpectedly.\n\n - You're curious about AI and automation, and you pick up new tools quickly.\n\n - You can operate without clear direction in a fast-moving environment.\n\n - You're comfortable communicating in basic English, especially in writing.\n\n - You're based in Seoul and available for hybrid in-office work (minimum 3 days/week).\n\nBonus points:\n\n - You have experience working across multiple legal entities or countries\n\n - You've worked in high-volume, client-facing environments (People Services, Customer Support, etc.)\n\n - You've worked at a startup or high-growth company before\n\n\n\n\nWHY WORK AT SPEAK\n\n 1. Join a fantastic, tight-knit team at the right time: we're growing very quickly, we've most recently raised our Series C from some of the top investors in the valley, and we've achieved product-market fit in our initial markets. You'd join at a magical time when a single person could significantly change the course of the company.\n\n 2. Do your life's work with people you’ll love working with: we care strongly about our craft and want every person at Speak to feel like they're growing every day. We believe in the idea that working with people you both enjoy and have respect for makes everything better. We hire thoughtfully and only work with people we admire deeply.\n\n 3. Global in nature: We're live in over 40 countries and launching in a number of new markets soon. We have dedicated offices in San Francisco, Ljubljana, Seoul, Tokyo, and Taipei, and you’ll have the opportunity to talk to users in each of these regions on a regular basis as well as travel.\n\n 4. Impact people's lives in a major way: Learning a language is one of the single most life-changing skills one can learn, and right now 99% of people never achieve their goal because the process is broken. We’re helping millions of people achieve their goals and improve their lives.\n\nSpeak does not discriminate based upon race, religion, color, national origin, gender (including pregnancy, childbirth, or related medical conditions), sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, age, status as a protected veteran, status as an individual with a disability, or other applicable legally protected characteristics."},{"id":"e4300bfa-ef3a-4bbf-afe4-8fd44342437b","title":"B2B Sales Lead - Korea","department":"B2B","team":"B2B","employmentType":"FullTime","location":"Seoul","secondaryLocations":[],"publishedAt":"2026-08-10T09:56:03.992+00:00","isListed":true,"isRemote":true,"workplaceType":"Hybrid","address":{"postalAddress":{"addressRegion":"Seoul","addressCountry":"South Korea","addressLocality":"Seoul"}},"jobUrl":"https://jobs.ashbyhq.com/speak/e4300bfa-ef3a-4bbf-afe4-8fd44342437b","applyUrl":"https://jobs.ashbyhq.com/speak/e4300bfa-ef3a-4bbf-afe4-8fd44342437b/application","descriptionHtml":"Our mission is to reinvent the way people learn, starting with language.
Learning a language can change a life by opening doors to new cultures, careers, and communities. Two billion people around the world are actively trying to learn a language, but the best way to learn (one-on-one tutoring) is hard to access at scale and hasn’t been meaningfully improved in decades. Speak is building a human-level, AI-powered tutor in your pocket: a conversation-first experience that lets learners actually speak, get instant feedback, and progress through carefully designed lessons. The result is a complete path from beginner to confident speaker across multiple languages.
Speak first launched in South Korea in 2019, where Speak has now become the number one language learning app, and we now serve learners across many markets and 15+ languages. Speak is one of the world’s leading AI companies, with over $150m raised in venture investment from OpenAI, Accel, Founders Fund, Khosla Ventures, and more, with a distributed team across San Francisco, Seoul, Tokyo, Taipei, and Ljubljana.
Speak is on a mission to transform language learning for enterprises and individuals around the world, and our B2B business in South Korea is one of our fastest-growing pillars. We're looking for a B2B Sales Leader to own net-new account growth in the Korean market while leading and developing our Account Executive (AE) team. This is a player-coach role: you'll personally carry and close key accounts, and you'll build the team, playbook, and rhythm that let Korea scale across new verticals and channels as a people manager.
You'll initially report to the global Head of B2B Sales (and, over time, the Head of APAC Sales) and partner closely with Marketing, Customer Success, and our global team. If you're a hands-on sales leader in South Korea who likes to both close deals and grow the people around you, this is a rare chance to shape Speak's B2B engine from the front.
Own new and expansion B2B growth in South Korea: build and progress pipeline, and personally close key accounts against a quota.
Lead and coach our talented AE team through 1:1s, pipeline reviews, and hands-on deal support that lifts their attainment.
Build and refine the KR sales playbook (outreach, discovery, objection handling) based on what actually closes in-market.
Run enterprise and mid-market deals with senior KR stakeholders across HR, L&D, and business-unit leadership.
Partner with Marketing and Customer Success on demand generation, expansion, and a clean handoff from lead to close to launch.
Own forecasting and CRM discipline: keep coverage healthy, call the number, and hold the team accountable to it.
8+ years of B2B / enterprise sales in Korea with a strong personal closing track record.
2+ years of directly managing a sales team, with clear evidence of developing reps.
Full-cycle net-new selling experience: prospecting through negotiation and close, without heavy support.
A “player-coach” mentality with the ability to support key deals personally, while building and upskilling the team.
Strong CRM, pipeline, and forecasting discipline.
EdTech, L&D, or B2B SaaS background, and experience selling to HR / L&D / Global Mobility buyers, is a plus.
Fluency in business English; communicating with the global team at Speak on a daily level should not be a blocker to getting things done.
Join a fantastic, tight-knit team at the right time: we're growing very quickly, we've most recently raised our Series C from some of the top investors in the valley, and we've achieved product-market fit in our initial markets. You'd join at a magical time when a single person could significantly change the course of the company.
Do your life's work with people you’ll love working with: we care strongly about our craft and want every person at Speak to feel like they're growing every day. We believe in the idea that working with people you both enjoy and have respect for makes everything better. We hire thoughtfully and only work with people we admire deeply.
Global in nature: We're live in over 40 countries and launching in a number of new markets soon. We have dedicated offices in San Francisco, Ljubljana, Seoul, Tokyo, and Taipei, and you’ll have the opportunity to talk to users in each of these regions on a regular basis as well as travel.
Impact people's lives in a major way: Learning a language is one of the single most life-changing skills one can learn, and right now 99% of people never achieve their goal because the process is broken. We’re helping millions of people achieve their goals and improve their lives.
Speak does not discriminate based upon race, religion, color, national origin, gender (including pregnancy, childbirth, or related medical conditions), sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, age, status as a protected veteran, status as an individual with a disability, or other applicable legally protected characteristics.
","descriptionPlain":"ABOUT US\n\nOur mission is to reinvent the way people learn, starting with language.\n\nLearning a language can change a life by opening doors to new cultures, careers, and communities. Two billion people around the world are actively trying to learn a language, but the best way to learn (one-on-one tutoring) is hard to access at scale and hasn’t been meaningfully improved in decades. Speak is building a human-level, AI-powered tutor in your pocket: a conversation-first experience that lets learners actually speak, get instant feedback, and progress through carefully designed lessons. The result is a complete path from beginner to confident speaker across multiple languages.\n\nSpeak first launched in South Korea in 2019, where Speak has now become the number one language learning app, and we now serve learners across many markets and 15+ languages. Speak is one of the world’s leading AI companies, with over $150m raised in venture investment from OpenAI, Accel, Founders Fund, Khosla Ventures, and more, with a distributed team across San Francisco, Seoul, Tokyo, Taipei, and Ljubljana.\n\n\n\n\nABOUT THIS ROLE\n\nSpeak is on a mission to transform language learning for enterprises and individuals around the world, and our B2B business in South Korea is one of our fastest-growing pillars. We're looking for a B2B Sales Leader to own net-new account growth in the Korean market while leading and developing our Account Executive (AE) team. This is a player-coach role: you'll personally carry and close key accounts, and you'll build the team, playbook, and rhythm that let Korea scale across new verticals and channels as a people manager.\n\nYou'll initially report to the global Head of B2B Sales (and, over time, the Head of APAC Sales) and partner closely with Marketing, Customer Success, and our global team. If you're a hands-on sales leader in South Korea who likes to both close deals and grow the people around you, this is a rare chance to shape Speak's B2B engine from the front.\n\n\n\n\nWHAT YOU'LL BE DOING\n\n - Own new and expansion B2B growth in South Korea: build and progress pipeline, and personally close key accounts against a quota.\n\n - Lead and coach our talented AE team through 1:1s, pipeline reviews, and hands-on deal support that lifts their attainment.\n\n - Build and refine the KR sales playbook (outreach, discovery, objection handling) based on what actually closes in-market.\n\n - Run enterprise and mid-market deals with senior KR stakeholders across HR, L&D, and business-unit leadership.\n\n - Partner with Marketing and Customer Success on demand generation, expansion, and a clean handoff from lead to close to launch.\n\n - Own forecasting and CRM discipline: keep coverage healthy, call the number, and hold the team accountable to it.\n\n\n\n\nWHAT WE'RE LOOKING FOR\n\n - 8+ years of B2B / enterprise sales in Korea with a strong personal closing track record.\n\n - 2+ years of directly managing a sales team, with clear evidence of developing reps.\n\n - Full-cycle net-new selling experience: prospecting through negotiation and close, without heavy support.\n\n - A “player-coach” mentality with the ability to support key deals personally, while building and upskilling the team.\n\n - Strong CRM, pipeline, and forecasting discipline.\n\n - EdTech, L&D, or B2B SaaS background, and experience selling to HR / L&D / Global Mobility buyers, is a plus.\n\n - Fluency in business English; communicating with the global team at Speak on a daily level should not be a blocker to getting things done.\n\n\n\n\nWHY WORK AT SPEAK\n\n 1. Join a fantastic, tight-knit team at the right time: we're growing very quickly, we've most recently raised our Series C from some of the top investors in the valley, and we've achieved product-market fit in our initial markets. You'd join at a magical time when a single person could significantly change the course of the company.\n\n 2. Do your life's work with people you’ll love working with: we care strongly about our craft and want every person at Speak to feel like they're growing every day. We believe in the idea that working with people you both enjoy and have respect for makes everything better. We hire thoughtfully and only work with people we admire deeply.\n\n 3. Global in nature: We're live in over 40 countries and launching in a number of new markets soon. We have dedicated offices in San Francisco, Ljubljana, Seoul, Tokyo, and Taipei, and you’ll have the opportunity to talk to users in each of these regions on a regular basis as well as travel.\n\n 4. Impact people's lives in a major way: Learning a language is one of the single most life-changing skills one can learn, and right now 99% of people never achieve their goal because the process is broken. We’re helping millions of people achieve their goals and improve their lives.\n\nSpeak does not discriminate based upon race, religion, color, national origin, gender (including pregnancy, childbirth, or related medical conditions), sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, age, status as a protected veteran, status as an individual with a disability, or other applicable legally protected characteristics."},{"id":"e247baa3-af8e-4ea4-a2db-d6f7395e1f5c","title":"Assessment Design Lead","department":"Learning & Curriculum","team":"Learning & Curriculum","employmentType":"FullTime","location":"US - Remote","secondaryLocations":[],"publishedAt":"2026-08-10T23:20:43.520+00:00","isListed":true,"isRemote":true,"workplaceType":"Remote","address":{"postalAddress":{"addressRegion":"","addressCountry":"United States","addressLocality":""}},"jobUrl":"https://jobs.ashbyhq.com/speak/e247baa3-af8e-4ea4-a2db-d6f7395e1f5c","applyUrl":"https://jobs.ashbyhq.com/speak/e247baa3-af8e-4ea4-a2db-d6f7395e1f5c/application","descriptionHtml":"Our mission is to reinvent the way people learn, starting with language.
Learning a language can change a life by opening doors to new cultures, careers, and communities. Two billion people around the world are actively trying to learn a language, but the best way to learn (one-on-one tutoring) is hard to access at scale and hasn’t been meaningfully improved in decades. Speak is building a human-level, AI-powered tutor in your pocket: a conversation-first experience that lets learners actually speak, get instant feedback, and progress through carefully designed lessons. The result is a complete path from beginner to confident speaker across multiple languages.
Speak first launched in South Korea in 2019, where Speak has now become the number one language learning app, and we now serve learners across many markets and 15+ languages. Speak is one of the world’s leading AI companies, with over $150m raised in venture investment from OpenAI, Accel, Founders Fund, Khosla Ventures, and more, with a distributed team across San Francisco, Seoul, Tokyo, Taipei, and Ljubljana.
Speak cares deeply about learners actually learning and improving with Speak. We have a dedicated Proficiency team to own how we measure learning efficacy and speaking proficiency, from unit-level mastery checks to standalone proficiency tests to onboarding placement, all in service of understanding users’ proficiency levels and learning gains in an accurate, transparent and actionable manner. Because everything happens remotely and asynchronously in the app, keeping scores fair, stable over time, and resistant to gaming is both hard and genuinely interesting.
We're looking for an Assessment Design Lead: the person who defines what we measure, why, how, and signs off on whether our assessments actually measure the right thing. You will be staffed on the Proficiency team and report to the Head of Learning Design and Curriculum. If solving reliable, at-scale speaking assessment excites you and you want to directly shape Speak's efficacy story, we'd love to hear from you.
Own Assessment Design — Define what Speak measures, why, and how often across three distinct assessment types (Curriculum Mastery Assessment, Proficiency Test, Placement Test) — with the Proficiency Test as the immediate focus, expanding to the other two as the pod's priorities evolve. Keep constructs (fluency, pronunciation, grammar, task achievement) clearly separated and each aligned to CEFR or a comparable speaking proficiency standard, so no single assessment conflates domains it wasn't designed to measure.
Define Constructs & Build the Rubric/Blueprint Layer — Translate fuzzy goals like \"measure fluency\" or \"measure pronunciation\" into concrete, scoreable constructs, item blueprints, and rubrics that an item writer can generate items against and an ML Engineer can build a grading model against.
Own Validity & the Quality Bar — Sign off on content validity for every assessment that ships. Decide what \"mastery\" or a passing score operationally means, catch cases where an assessment is measuring the wrong thing before it ships, own the rubric/rater guidelines behind the human-labeled data our ML scoring models are evaluated against, and audit items/rubrics for bias across learner subgroups. Making sure scores stay comparable as the assessment evolves and stay meaningful against attempts to game an unproctored test.
Design and run the validity evidence plan — so validity is built into the process rather than checked only after launch. This includes concurrent/criterion studies benchmarking Speak’s assessments against external proficiency measures (CEFR-anchored exams, expert human ratings), so we can say what a Speak Score means in terms the outside world already trusts.
Partner Tightly with Product and ML — Work closely with the Product Manager and ML Engineers on automated scoring, calibration, and feedback generation. You own the construct and quality bar, they own the model. Neither works without the other, and the loop between you is the product.
Assessment/Psychometric Design: 4+ years designing rubrics, blueprints, and item specs for a real, shipped language assessment product (or equivalent depth in closely related psychometric/measurement work) — not just academic theory. Can explain reliability and validity in plain language and knows how to catch a test that's measuring the wrong construct.
Language Proficiency Domain Expertise: Deep familiarity with frameworks like CEFR (or ACTFL, IELTS/TOEFL band descriptors) and what separates \"did you learn what we taught you\" from \"how good is your speaking overall.\"
Fairness Across Learner Populations: Can identify whether an item or rubric unfairly penalizes specific L1 backgrounds or accents (differential item functioning) — essential for a speech-based test serving learners across dozens of native languages.
Translates Qualitative → Technical: Can turn a construct like \"pronunciation quality\" into something concrete enough for an ML engineer to build a scoring pipeline against, without either oversimplifying or getting lost in academic nuance.
Quantitative Rigor: Comfortable running or interpreting the statistics behind a rubric or rater system — inter-rater reliability (e.g., Cohen's/Fleiss' kappa), classical test theory, and basic IRT concepts — enough to know whether a scoring system is actually reliable, not just plausible.
Ownership of Quality Bar: Comfortable being the sign-off authority on content validity — makes the call clearly and follows through on it, rather than deferring to data alone or product pressure to ship.
AI Fluency & Judgment: Uses AI tools directly in their own workflow (e.g., drafting item variants, testing rubric language, exploring construct definitions) and has real judgment about when AI-generated output is precise enough to ship vs. needs a human rewrite — distinct from spec'ing work for the ML Engineer to build.
Comfort with Ambiguity: Comfortable operating in a 0-to-1 environment. Can wear multiple hats, take a fuzzy goal and turn it into a concrete plan, communicate tradeoffs clearly, and keep momentum without waiting for perfect clarity or team setup
Speech/pronunciation science background — can own pronunciation frameworks and L2-specific error taxonomy directly
Familiarity with adaptive testing or IRT-adjacent concepts (even if not the primary psychometrician)
Experience at a large-scale language testing organization or similar high-rigor assessment environment
Experience thriving in an EdTech startup environment, especially in a newly forming team or 0-to-1 mandate
Advanced degree (Master's or PhD) in psychometrics, measurement, applied linguistics, SLA, or a related quantitative field; track record of shipped assessment work still matters more
Has authored technical/validity reports or published assessment research
This role is designed to be highly collaborative with our Assessment ML Engineer. Success depends on a tight loop where constructs, rubrics, and model outputs co-evolve together — from the earliest fuzzy construct through to a shipped scoring model — rather than a one-time handoff from a finished spec to an implementation.
Join a fantastic, tight-knit team at the right time: we're growing very quickly, we've most recently raised our Series C from some of the top investors in the valley, and we've achieved product-market fit in our initial markets. You'd join at a magical time when a single person could significantly change the course of the company.
Do your life's work with people you’ll love working with: we care strongly about our craft and want every person at Speak to feel like they're growing every day. We believe in the idea that working with people you both enjoy and have respect for makes everything better. We hire thoughtfully and only work with people we admire deeply.
Global in nature: We're live in over 40 countries and launching in a number of new markets soon. We have dedicated offices in San Francisco, Ljubljana, Seoul, Tokyo, and Taipei, and you’ll have the opportunity to talk to users in each of these regions on a regular basis as well as travel.
Impact people's lives in a major way: Learning a language is one of the single most life-changing skills one can learn, and right now 99% of people never achieve their goal because the process is broken. We’re helping millions of people achieve their goals and improve their lives.
Speak does not discriminate based upon race, religion, color, national origin, gender (including pregnancy, childbirth, or related medical conditions), sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, age, status as a protected veteran, status as an individual with a disability, or other applicable legally protected characteristics.
","descriptionPlain":"ABOUT US\n\nOur mission is to reinvent the way people learn, starting with language.\n\nLearning a language can change a life by opening doors to new cultures, careers, and communities. Two billion people around the world are actively trying to learn a language, but the best way to learn (one-on-one tutoring) is hard to access at scale and hasn’t been meaningfully improved in decades. Speak is building a human-level, AI-powered tutor in your pocket: a conversation-first experience that lets learners actually speak, get instant feedback, and progress through carefully designed lessons. The result is a complete path from beginner to confident speaker across multiple languages.\n\nSpeak first launched in South Korea in 2019, where Speak has now become the number one language learning app, and we now serve learners across many markets and 15+ languages. Speak is one of the world’s leading AI companies, with over $150m raised in venture investment from OpenAI, Accel, Founders Fund, Khosla Ventures, and more, with a distributed team across San Francisco, Seoul, Tokyo, Taipei, and Ljubljana.\n\n\n\n\nABOUT THIS ROLE\n\nSpeak cares deeply about learners actually learning and improving with Speak. We have a dedicated Proficiency team to own how we measure learning efficacy and speaking proficiency, from unit-level mastery checks to standalone proficiency tests to onboarding placement, all in service of understanding users’ proficiency levels and learning gains in an accurate, transparent and actionable manner. Because everything happens remotely and asynchronously in the app, keeping scores fair, stable over time, and resistant to gaming is both hard and genuinely interesting.\n\nWe're looking for an Assessment Design Lead: the person who defines what we measure, why, how, and signs off on whether our assessments actually measure the right thing. You will be staffed on the Proficiency team and report to the Head of Learning Design and Curriculum. If solving reliable, at-scale speaking assessment excites you and you want to directly shape Speak's efficacy story, we'd love to hear from you.\n\n\n\n\nWHAT YOU'LL BE DOING\n\n - Own Assessment Design — Define what Speak measures, why, and how often across three distinct assessment types (Curriculum Mastery Assessment, Proficiency Test, Placement Test) — with the Proficiency Test as the immediate focus, expanding to the other two as the pod's priorities evolve. Keep constructs (fluency, pronunciation, grammar, task achievement) clearly separated and each aligned to CEFR or a comparable speaking proficiency standard, so no single assessment conflates domains it wasn't designed to measure.\n\n - Define Constructs & Build the Rubric/Blueprint Layer — Translate fuzzy goals like \"measure fluency\" or \"measure pronunciation\" into concrete, scoreable constructs, item blueprints, and rubrics that an item writer can generate items against and an ML Engineer can build a grading model against.\n\n - Own Validity & the Quality Bar — Sign off on content validity for every assessment that ships. Decide what \"mastery\" or a passing score operationally means, catch cases where an assessment is measuring the wrong thing before it ships, own the rubric/rater guidelines behind the human-labeled data our ML scoring models are evaluated against, and audit items/rubrics for bias across learner subgroups. Making sure scores stay comparable as the assessment evolves and stay meaningful against attempts to game an unproctored test.\n\n - Design and run the validity evidence plan — so validity is built into the process rather than checked only after launch. This includes concurrent/criterion studies benchmarking Speak’s assessments against external proficiency measures (CEFR-anchored exams, expert human ratings), so we can say what a Speak Score means in terms the outside world already trusts.\n\n - Partner Tightly with Product and ML — Work closely with the Product Manager and ML Engineers on automated scoring, calibration, and feedback generation. You own the construct and quality bar, they own the model. Neither works without the other, and the loop between you is the product.\n\n\n\n\nWHAT WE'RE LOOKING FOR\n\n\n\n\nMUST-HAVES\n\n - Assessment/Psychometric Design: 4+ years designing rubrics, blueprints, and item specs for a real, shipped language assessment product (or equivalent depth in closely related psychometric/measurement work) — not just academic theory. Can explain reliability and validity in plain language and knows how to catch a test that's measuring the wrong construct.\n\n - Language Proficiency Domain Expertise: Deep familiarity with frameworks like CEFR (or ACTFL, IELTS/TOEFL band descriptors) and what separates \"did you learn what we taught you\" from \"how good is your speaking overall.\"\n\n - Fairness Across Learner Populations: Can identify whether an item or rubric unfairly penalizes specific L1 backgrounds or accents (differential item functioning) — essential for a speech-based test serving learners across dozens of native languages.\n\n - Translates Qualitative → Technical: Can turn a construct like \"pronunciation quality\" into something concrete enough for an ML engineer to build a scoring pipeline against, without either oversimplifying or getting lost in academic nuance.\n\n - Quantitative Rigor: Comfortable running or interpreting the statistics behind a rubric or rater system — inter-rater reliability (e.g., Cohen's/Fleiss' kappa), classical test theory, and basic IRT concepts — enough to know whether a scoring system is actually reliable, not just plausible.\n\n - Ownership of Quality Bar: Comfortable being the sign-off authority on content validity — makes the call clearly and follows through on it, rather than deferring to data alone or product pressure to ship.\n\n - AI Fluency & Judgment: Uses AI tools directly in their own workflow (e.g., drafting item variants, testing rubric language, exploring construct definitions) and has real judgment about when AI-generated output is precise enough to ship vs. needs a human rewrite — distinct from spec'ing work for the ML Engineer to build.\n\n - Comfort with Ambiguity: Comfortable operating in a 0-to-1 environment. Can wear multiple hats, take a fuzzy goal and turn it into a concrete plan, communicate tradeoffs clearly, and keep momentum without waiting for perfect clarity or team setup\n\n\n\n\nNICE-TO-HAVES\n\n - Speech/pronunciation science background — can own pronunciation frameworks and L2-specific error taxonomy directly\n\n - Familiarity with adaptive testing or IRT-adjacent concepts (even if not the primary psychometrician)\n\n - Experience at a large-scale language testing organization or similar high-rigor assessment environment\n\n - Experience thriving in an EdTech startup environment, especially in a newly forming team or 0-to-1 mandate\n\n - Advanced degree (Master's or PhD) in psychometrics, measurement, applied linguistics, SLA, or a related quantitative field; track record of shipped assessment work still matters more\n\n - Has authored technical/validity reports or published assessment research\n\n\n\n\nHOW WE WORK\n\nThis role is designed to be highly collaborative with our Assessment ML Engineer. Success depends on a tight loop where constructs, rubrics, and model outputs co-evolve together — from the earliest fuzzy construct through to a shipped scoring model — rather than a one-time handoff from a finished spec to an implementation.\n\n\n\n\nWHY WORK AT SPEAK\n\n 1. Join a fantastic, tight-knit team at the right time: we're growing very quickly, we've most recently raised our Series C from some of the top investors in the valley, and we've achieved product-market fit in our initial markets. You'd join at a magical time when a single person could significantly change the course of the company.\n\n 2. Do your life's work with people you’ll love working with: we care strongly about our craft and want every person at Speak to feel like they're growing every day. We believe in the idea that working with people you both enjoy and have respect for makes everything better. We hire thoughtfully and only work with people we admire deeply.\n\n 3. Global in nature: We're live in over 40 countries and launching in a number of new markets soon. We have dedicated offices in San Francisco, Ljubljana, Seoul, Tokyo, and Taipei, and you’ll have the opportunity to talk to users in each of these regions on a regular basis as well as travel.\n\n 4. Impact people's lives in a major way: Learning a language is one of the single most life-changing skills one can learn, and right now 99% of people never achieve their goal because the process is broken. We’re helping millions of people achieve their goals and improve their lives.\n\nSpeak does not discriminate based upon race, religion, color, national origin, gender (including pregnancy, childbirth, or related medical conditions), sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, age, status as a protected veteran, status as an individual with a disability, or other applicable legally protected characteristics."},{"id":"b3436415-662f-4056-9be9-61ee615ada8f","title":"Content Localization Specialist (Chinese - Traditional / Japanese)","department":"Learning & Curriculum","team":"Learning & Curriculum","employmentType":"Contract","location":"Korea - Remote","secondaryLocations":[{"location":"Japan - Remote","address":{"postalAddress":{"addressCountry":"Japan"}}},{"location":"US - Remote","address":{"postalAddress":{"addressRegion":"","addressCountry":"United States","addressLocality":""}}}],"publishedAt":"2026-08-20T05:37:24.887+00:00","isListed":true,"isRemote":true,"workplaceType":"Remote","address":{"postalAddress":{"addressCountry":"South Korea"}},"jobUrl":"https://jobs.ashbyhq.com/speak/b3436415-662f-4056-9be9-61ee615ada8f","applyUrl":"https://jobs.ashbyhq.com/speak/b3436415-662f-4056-9be9-61ee615ada8f/application","descriptionHtml":"Our mission is to reinvent the way people learn, starting with language.
Learning a language can change a life by opening doors to new cultures, careers, and communities. Two billion people around the world are actively trying to learn a language, but the best way to learn (one-on-one tutoring) is hard to access at scale and hasn’t been meaningfully improved in decades. Speak is building a human-level, AI-powered tutor in your pocket: a conversation-first experience that lets learners actually speak, get instant feedback, and progress through carefully designed lessons. The result is a complete path from beginner to confident speaker across multiple languages.
Speak first launched in South Korea in 2019, where Speak has now become the number one language learning app, and we now serve learners across many markets and 15+ languages. Speak is one of the world’s leading AI companies, with over $150m raised in venture investment from OpenAI, Accel, Founders Fund, Khosla Ventures, and more, with a distributed team across San Francisco, Seoul, Tokyo, Taipei, and Ljubljana.
We are looking for a talented multilingual superstar (Traditional Chinese/Japanese/English) with skills and backgrounds in translation and localization. The primary contribution is to localize our in-app content for the Traditional Chinese market. The secondary contribution is to create high-quality Japanese content for the Traditional Chinese market with training and support.
We want an expert with excellent oral and written communication skills in both languages. This candidate should have a sharp linguistic understanding of both Japanese and Traditional Chinese, with working professional proficiency in English.
Content translation and localization
Perform Traditional Chinese -Japanese translation and localization for in-app learning and marketing content from a pedagogical perspective.
Iterate and polish the translated/localized content based on QA tasks in pursuit of an optimal learning experience
Content development and writing
If needed, design and write in-app learning materials (e.g., lesson scripts, activities, vocabulary lists) in a systematic way for Japanese learners at different levels of Traditional Chinese proficiency under training and guidance of the manager.
Content project support
If needed, support operation of content-related projects, such as uploading scripts, QAing lessons, coordinate pieces of the operation under training and guidance of the manager.
Communication and collaboration with international team members
Receive directions well form the manager, implement instructions, complete projects, and maintain clear communication from end-to-end.
Native Traditional Chinese and native or near-native Japanese writing and speaking skills
Deep understanding of both languages and the status quo of Japanese learning in Traditional Chinese
Demonstrated experience and expertise in Traditional Chinese-Japanese translation and localization
Experience in Japanese teaching, language pedagogy, or curriculum design
Great attention to detail with a strong sense of ownership and agency
Passion for technology-assisted language learning and willingness to learn and use advanced technologies for work
Working proficiency in English
A fast learner, team player, skilled communicator, and creative problem-solver
Experience working in educational technology (EdTech)
Experience using AI tools (e.g., LLMs, generators, internal tools) to create instructionally sound, pedagogically aligned, and scalable learning materials
While we respect contractors’ flexibility and ownership of their own schedule, we expect the localizer / writer to work for 15 – 20 hours a week on average. It is highly likely that more than 20 hours a week is appreciated, depending on the workload and the availability. We completely understand that availability may fluctuate and we also respect contractors’ request to take time off. But we also expect a somewhat regular work schedule or hours in most occasions. All in all, maintaining clear communication with the manager is certainly expected.
Join a fantastic, tight-knit team at the right time: we're growing very quickly, we've most recently raised our Series C from some of the top investors in the valley, and we've achieved product-market fit in our initial markets. You'd join at a magical time when a single person could significantly change the course of the company.
Do your life's work with people you’ll love working with: we care strongly about our craft and want every person at Speak to feel like they're growing every day. We believe in the idea that working with people you both enjoy and have respect for makes everything better. We hire thoughtfully and only work with people we admire deeply.
Global in nature: We're live in over 40 countries and launching in a number of new markets soon. We have dedicated offices in San Francisco, Ljubljana, Seoul, Tokyo, and Taipei, and you’ll have the opportunity to talk to users in each of these regions on a regular basis as well as travel.
Impact people's lives in a major way: Learning a language is one of the single most life-changing skills one can learn, and right now 99% of people never achieve their goal because the process is broken. We’re helping millions of people achieve their goals and improve their lives.
Speak does not discriminate based upon race, religion, color, national origin, gender (including pregnancy, childbirth, or related medical conditions), sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, age, status as a protected veteran, status as an individual with a disability, or other applicable legally protected characteristics.
","descriptionPlain":"ABOUT US\n\nOur mission is to reinvent the way people learn, starting with language.\n\nLearning a language can change a life by opening doors to new cultures, careers, and communities. Two billion people around the world are actively trying to learn a language, but the best way to learn (one-on-one tutoring) is hard to access at scale and hasn’t been meaningfully improved in decades. Speak is building a human-level, AI-powered tutor in your pocket: a conversation-first experience that lets learners actually speak, get instant feedback, and progress through carefully designed lessons. The result is a complete path from beginner to confident speaker across multiple languages.\n\nSpeak first launched in South Korea in 2019, where Speak has now become the number one language learning app, and we now serve learners across many markets and 15+ languages. Speak is one of the world’s leading AI companies, with over $150m raised in venture investment from OpenAI, Accel, Founders Fund, Khosla Ventures, and more, with a distributed team across San Francisco, Seoul, Tokyo, Taipei, and Ljubljana.\n\n\n\n\nABOUT THIS ROLE\n\nWe are looking for a talented multilingual superstar (Traditional Chinese/Japanese/English) with skills and backgrounds in translation and localization. The primary contribution is to localize our in-app content for the Traditional Chinese market. The secondary contribution is to create high-quality Japanese content for the Traditional Chinese market with training and support.\nWe want an expert with excellent oral and written communication skills in both languages. This candidate should have a sharp linguistic understanding of both Japanese and Traditional Chinese, with working professional proficiency in English.\n\n\n\n\nWHAT YOU’LL BE DOING\n\n - Content translation and localization\n \n - Perform Traditional Chinese -Japanese translation and localization for in-app learning and marketing content from a pedagogical perspective.\n \n - Iterate and polish the translated/localized content based on QA tasks in pursuit of an optimal learning experience\n\n - Content development and writing\n \n - If needed, design and write in-app learning materials (e.g., lesson scripts, activities, vocabulary lists) in a systematic way for Japanese learners at different levels of Traditional Chinese proficiency under training and guidance of the manager.\n\n - Content project support\n \n - If needed, support operation of content-related projects, such as uploading scripts, QAing lessons, coordinate pieces of the operation under training and guidance of the manager.\n\n - Communication and collaboration with international team members\n \n - Receive directions well form the manager, implement instructions, complete projects, and maintain clear communication from end-to-end.\n\n\n\n\nWHAT WE’RE LOOKING FOR\n\n\n\n\nREQUIRED\n\n - Native Traditional Chinese and native or near-native Japanese writing and speaking skills\n\n - Deep understanding of both languages and the status quo of Japanese learning in Traditional Chinese\n\n - Demonstrated experience and expertise in Traditional Chinese-Japanese translation and localization\n\n - Experience in Japanese teaching, language pedagogy, or curriculum design\n\n - Great attention to detail with a strong sense of ownership and agency\n\n - Passion for technology-assisted language learning and willingness to learn and use advanced technologies for work\n\n - Working proficiency in English\n\n - A fast learner, team player, skilled communicator, and creative problem-solver\n\n\n\n\nPREFERRED\n\n - Experience working in educational technology (EdTech)\n\n - Experience using AI tools (e.g., LLMs, generators, internal tools) to create instructionally sound, pedagogically aligned, and scalable learning materials\n\n\n\n\nWHAT WE’RE EXPECTING\n\nWhile we respect contractors’ flexibility and ownership of their own schedule, we expect the localizer / writer to work for 15 – 20 hours a week on average. It is highly likely that more than 20 hours a week is appreciated, depending on the workload and the availability. We completely understand that availability may fluctuate and we also respect contractors’ request to take time off. But we also expect a somewhat regular work schedule or hours in most occasions. All in all, maintaining clear communication with the manager is certainly expected.\n\n\n\n\nWHY WORK AT SPEAK\n\n 1. Join a fantastic, tight-knit team at the right time: we're growing very quickly, we've most recently raised our Series C from some of the top investors in the valley, and we've achieved product-market fit in our initial markets. You'd join at a magical time when a single person could significantly change the course of the company.\n\n 2. Do your life's work with people you’ll love working with: we care strongly about our craft and want every person at Speak to feel like they're growing every day. We believe in the idea that working with people you both enjoy and have respect for makes everything better. We hire thoughtfully and only work with people we admire deeply.\n\n 3. Global in nature: We're live in over 40 countries and launching in a number of new markets soon. We have dedicated offices in San Francisco, Ljubljana, Seoul, Tokyo, and Taipei, and you’ll have the opportunity to talk to users in each of these regions on a regular basis as well as travel.\n\n 4. Impact people's lives in a major way: Learning a language is one of the single most life-changing skills one can learn, and right now 99% of people never achieve their goal because the process is broken. We’re helping millions of people achieve their goals and improve their lives.\n\nSpeak does not discriminate based upon race, religion, color, national origin, gender (including pregnancy, childbirth, or related medical conditions), sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, age, status as a protected veteran, status as an individual with a disability, or other applicable legally protected characteristics."}],"apiVersion":"1"}