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# Senior Associate, Business Development at GLG

- **Company:** GLG
- **Location:** Seoul, South Korea
- **Posted:** 2026-11-05
- **Last confirmed live:** 2026-11-06
- **Apply:** https://glginsights.com/careers/jobs/8196421003?gh_jid=8196421003

## Job description

GLG is the world’s insight network. We bring decision makers the insight it takes to get ahead. When leaders need to make informed decisions, GLG provides meaningful connections through our network of 1 million experts, the world’s largest and most varied source of first-hand expertise, with hundreds more recruited daily to tackle tomorrow’s questions. Our clients include thousands of the world’s best businesses, from Fortune 500 corporations to leading tech, professional services, and financial institutions.

GLG provides an unparalleled trusted environment, with an industry-leading compliance framework built on integrity and trust that fuels our clients’ confidence to move forward. Our compliance standards are a major competitive differentiator and key component of our company’s culture.

## About your role

Senior Associate – Business Development is a key role at GLG, playing a vital part in building GLG’s portfolio of corporate clients in South Korea. The role engages with decision makers from the industry, educating and pitching GLG’s value proposition to enhanced Client decision-making ability. This role requires on-boarding of new Clients and ongoing engagement to position GLG’s bespoke products/services.

## Key Associate Responsibilities Include​

- Identify and engage with senior industry leaders within the Corporation service segment to develop new relationships and grow existing business relationships
- Identify growth opportunities, build & execute acquisition targets, plans and realize objectives by helping become GLG as a preferred go to partner for clients
- Collaborate with colleagues – sales, marketing, legal, research, finance, technology – to solve complex business issues and successfully bring these to market.
- Ability to articulate GLG’s brand and value proposition to potential at a large forum/conferences.
- Work alongside senior sales team members in negotiating enterprise level deals for existing clients and new business.
- Support and run the reporting and analysis of Client activity on a monthly and quarterly basis

Ideal Candidates Have​

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- 2–3 years’ experience as an individual contributor in a business development function within Korean corporations, selling consultative products and services.

- Candidates for this position need to have demonstrated an ability to make consultative enterprise-level sales to corporate clients, as well as to develop, build, and execute account plans by coordinating resources across multiple client service teams.

- Proven experience in conducting face-to-face client meetings, delivering compelling sales pitches, and engaging directly with corporate decision-makers to identify business opportunities and drive new client acquisition.

- Candidates must be comfortable articulating the value of primary research and GLG’s world’s knowledge marketplace to large and small audiences alike.

- Candidates must have a clear track record of excellence in several categories, including teamwork, professionalism, communication, organization, and client service. Successful candidates will naturally align with and demonstrate GLG’s core values of courage, integrity, curiosity, and judgement.

We seek bright, positive and flexible people to:

- Act with the highest integrity and professionalism in all their endeavours;
- Think creatively and focus on opportunities for growth and lead others to do the same;
- Have demonstrated an ability and initiative to handle increasing responsibility over time.

## About GLG / Gerson Lehrman Group

GLG is the world’s leading platform for trusted human expertise. We connect global decision-makers—from hedge fund managers and private equity partners to strategy leaders at Fortune 500s—with the specific, authoritative voices required to answer their most critical questions.

At GLG, you are an extension of our clients' core teams. You will work at the intersection of industries and global markets, navigating high-stakes challenges across the full spectrum of their strategic initiatives. Operating within the industry’s most trusted research environment, you’ll help our clients capture the nuanced perspectives that drive smarter, faster business outcomes.

We are a global team of pragmatic problem-solvers who mirror the intensity of the markets we serve. If you are driven by intellectual curiosity and a bias toward action, join us in reinventing the industry we invented.

Gerson Lehrman Group, Inc. (“GLG”) is an equal opportunity employer and will not discriminate against any employee or applicant on the basis of age, race, religion, color, marital status, disability, gender, national origin, sexual orientation, veteran status, or any classification protected by federal, state, or local law.

## About GLG

## Company Overview
- **One-liner**: GLG (Gerson Lehrman Group) operates the world’s largest expert network, connecting decision-makers with first-hand expertise through consultations, surveys, events, and AI-powered tools.
- **Entity Type**: Private (mature, no recent funding rounds publicly disclosed)
- **Headquarters**: New York City, USA (across from Grand Central Terminal)
- **Founded**: 1998
- **Founders**: Mark Gerson and Thomas D. Lehrman

## Core Business
- **Primary industry**: Expert network / professional services / business insights
- **Target customers**: B2B – large corporations in financial services, consulting, technology, law, and pharmaceuticals
- **Mission or purpose statement**: “Bring the power of insight to every great professional decision”

## Products & Services
- **Expert Calls & Meetings**: Direct, private one-on-one consultations with industry specialists to gather bespoke insights and validate hypotheses.
- **Surveys**: Quantitative and qualitative surveys that capture global views, technical depth, and professional opinions at scale.
- **Events**: In-person or virtual events connecting clients with leading senior experts to understand market shifts.
- **Advisory & Placements**: Embedding experts as deal advisors, strategic advisors, board directors, or expert witnesses.
- **Expert Content**: On-demand access to original and unblinded senior-level expert transcripts.
- **myGLG Platform**: AI-powered platform with features including a conversational agent for project setup, AI-moderated calls, and tools to surface themes and summaries from transcripts.

## Market Standing
- **Valuation/Market Cap**: Not publicly available
- **Key Metric**: Not disclosed (revenue is private; no recent funding rounds mentioned)
- **Notable Investors/Partners**: Not detailed in available sources; board includes co-founder Mark Gerson and Roger C. Freeman (Chair)
- **Growth Signals**: Operates globally with hubs in the Americas, Europe, MENA, India, and Asia-Pacific; hundreds of new experts recruited daily; invests in AI to scale human-to-human interactions while maintaining compliance

## Competitive Advantages
- **Largest expert network**: Most varied and senior source of first-hand expertise (hundreds of new experts added daily)
- **Trust and compliance**: Industry-leading verification and compliance frameworks (proprietary behavioral data, third-party checks, largest compliance team)
- **Human-led, AI-in-the-loop**: Combines human nuance with AI efficiency for scale and speed
- **Global client-aligned teams**: 24/7 coverage with teams that understand client workflows

## Strategic Focus
- **AI integration**: Building “agentic” experiences and AI-moderated calls to accelerate time to insight while preserving quality and compliance
- **Network expansion**: Continuously recruiting experts across industries to deepen coverage
- **Client-centric innovation**: Developing tools that surface themes, summaries, and patterns from expert interactions

## Why Work Here
- **Culture**: “High performance with compassion” – a diverse, inclusive environment that values curiosity and fresh perspectives
- **Diversity & Inclusion**: Seven global Diversity Networks and community impact programs
- **Work environment**: Phone-first culture in collaborative, open offices; onsite baristas in New York and Austin; stocked kitchens with healthy snacks
- **Benefits**: Competitive healthcare (dental, vision), retirement savings with match (US/UK), tuition reimbursement, Go1 learning platform, fitness subsidies/ClassPass, recognition rewards platform (Elevate!)
- **Early careers**: Internship program for rising seniors with potential full-time offers; structured Associate role that connects clients to experts
- **Global presence**: Work alongside colleagues in London, Mumbai, Singapore, Dubai, and other hubs

## Sources
1. [GLG Careers page](https://glg.com/careers)
2. [GLG About page](https://glg.com/about)
3. [GLG Homepage](https://glg.com/)
4. [GLG Early Careers page](https://glg.com/careers/early-careers)

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