Managing Director, South Korea

About Nscale
Nscale is the hyperscaler engineered for AI. We provide cost-effective, high-performance infrastructure for AI start-ups and large enterprise customers. Nscale enables AI-focused companies to achieve superior results by reducing the complexity of AI development. Our GPU cloud bolsters technical capabilities and directly supports strategic business outcomes, including cost management, rapid innovation, and environmental responsibility.

We thrive on a culture of relentless innovation, ownership, and accountability, where every team member takes pride in their work and drives it with excellence and urgency. As an Nscaler, you’ll build trust through openness and transparency, where everyone is inspired to do their best work. If you join our team, you’ll be contributing to building the technology that powers the future.

About the Role
We are looking for a dynamic and commercially minded Managing Director to lead the strategic, commercial and operational success of Nscale in South Korea. This is a pivotal, high-impact leadership role at the forefront of the next chapter in our growth journey. You will lead the launch and operational delivery of our Sovereign Cloud offering within the country, while also overseeing the day-to-day management of local operations. Beyond execution, you'll play a strategic role in identifying and unlocking commercial opportunities, driving technological innovation, and helping shape how we deliver
secure, enterprise-grade cloud infrastructure at scale.

As Managing Director, you will be the senior-most leader on the ground, representing Nscale strategy, locally while operating as part of a highly collaborative and matrixed global leadership model. You will work closely with the Chief Revenue Officer to drive sales and Chief Operating Officer to ensure world-class delivery of data center operations, and with the Chief Technology Officer to maintain and evolve our technical infrastructure in line with client needs and emerging technologies.

This is a rare opportunity to shape and scale a business that sits at the intersection of AI, cloud infrastructure, and enterprise-grade performance.

What You’ll be Doing

• Leadership & OperationsLeadership & Operations
• Lead the end-to-end delivery of our Sovereign Cloud offering in-country — from pre-launch planning and regulatory readiness, through to go-live and operational execution.
  Overseeing day-to-day operations, forming strong partnerships with key stakeholders and ecosystem partners, and driving strategic growth by unlocking commercial opportunities and enabling secure, high-performance cloud innovation at scale.
• Own the in-country P&L, ensuring strong governance, financial performance, and operational excellence.
• Lead, inspire and grow a high-performing local team aligned to Nscale’s global mission, values, and culture.
• Act as the in-country spokesperson and ambassador for Nscale with government stakeholders, regulators, partners, and media where appropriate.
• Ensure regulatory compliance and foster strong relationships with relevant authorities.
• Commercial GrowthCommercial Growth
• Partner with the Group CRO to localise and deliver against commercial strategy, driving customer acquisition and revenue growth in the market.
• Build and nurture senior-level relationships with key customers, partners, and strategic accounts. 
• Provide local market intelligence and insight to help shape go-to-market strategies, pricing, and customer engagement.

Operational Infrastructure

• Partner with the Group COO to oversee data center and infrastructure operations in-country, ensuring resilience,
  efficiency, and customer SLAs are met.
• Identify opportunities for operational improvement and scalability as the business grows.

Technology Alignment

• Collaborate with the Group CTO and technical teams to ensure the deployment and maintenance of cutting-edge
  infrastructure to meet client demands.
• Champion innovation and work to align in-country needs with the global technology roadmap.

Matrixed Collaboration

• Operate effectively in a matrixed environment, building trust and alignment across global functional leaders.
• Contribute to global strategic initiatives and cross-market knowledge sharing.

About You

• Proven experience in a senior leadership (C-Level) role within the technology, cloud infrastructure, data center, or AI/ML sectors, ideally within a high-growth or scale-up environment and, ideally, with Telecomms sector experience.
• Proven track record of successfully engaging and building strategic relationships with senior government officials and enterprise C-suite executives in South Korea.
• Strong commercial acumen with a track record of owning and growing P&L, sales pipelines, and customer relationships.
• Deep understanding of infrastructure operations, ideally with exposure to data center management, cloud services, or high-performance computing environments.
• Technologically fluent – able to converse credibly with CTOs, engineers, and technical partners.
• Demonstrated experience operating in a matrixed or multi-stakeholder model – able to build relationships, influence without authority, and drive results collaboratively.
• Exceptional communicator and leader with high EQ – inspires followership and trust.
• Comfortable working in a rapid-paced, ambiguous environment where adaptability and entrepreneurial thinking are key.
• Strong understanding of local market dynamics and regulatory environment.
• Fluency in [local language] and English required.

Equal Opportunities Statement

At Nscale, we are committed to fostering an inclusive, diverse, and equitable workplace. We believe that a variety of perspectives enriches our work environment, and we encourage applications from candidates of all backgrounds, experiences, and abilities. We strongly encourage applications from people of colour, the LGBTQ+ community, people with disabilities, neurodivergent people, parents, carers, and people from lower socio-economic backgrounds.

If there’s anything we can do to accommodate your specific situation, please let us know.