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VP, Corporate Development & Investments - NC Partners
1 year ago
NCSOFT is a premiere digital entertainment company and global publisher with worldwide locations and more than 4,000 employees focused on bringing extraordinary games to life for millions of fans around the world. Established in 1997 and headquartered in Seoul, South Korea, we quickly became a key leader in online games. Best known for critically acclaimed franchises including Lineage, Aion, Guild Wars, and Blade & Soul, NCSOFT is also one of the world’s top mobile developers with Lineage 2M occupying the #1 grossing revenue slot on Google Play. Our core goal is making people in this world happier by delivering games that entertain a globally connected audience has remained the same.
We are looking for a VP, Corporate Development & Investments to help lead investment strategy and corporate development functions. As VP, Corporate Development & Investments of NC Partners, you will work closely with our Chief Strategy Officer and the corporate development team at HQ based in Korea. NC Partners is an open innovation hub and investment arm for NCSOFT based principally out of North America.
You will have an exciting opportunity to help shape and deliver on the strategy to broaden NCSOFT’s strategic priorities both in and out of the gaming sector. Your responsibilities will include driving the necessary business insights while building and managing a team of professionals.
WHAT YOU'LL DO
Implement NC Partners’ vision, mission, and direction by performing and overseeing the following functions:
- Lead team with multi-functional role across market intelligence as well as sourcing and execution of investment opportunities for both business and corporate development purposes
- Help build and lead a team that can provide thought leadership across technology, transmedia and game industry trends and identify investment opportunities for top management
- Manage and lead evaluation and execution of new growth opportunities through acquisitions, partnerships and open innovation, incubation, and investments
WHAT YOU’LL NEED TO BE SUCCESSFUL
- Love for video games
- 10 years+ in game publishing and/or corporate development in the consumer technology sector
- Combination of education and experience that demonstrates the ability to perform the responsibilities described above
- Understanding of recent tech trends in emerging technology as well as linear and interactive entertainment
- Analytical, problem-solving, and collaboration skills with a strong work ethic
- Exceptional leadership and negotiation skills
PLUSES
- Successful experience in building multi-faceted teams
- Financial and valuation skills and IT/management consulting experience
- Fluent in Korean
We are open to remote work in AZ, CA, CO, FL, GA, ID, IL, MA, MD, NC, NV, NY OR, TX, UT and WA.
Total compensation is salary plus annual bonus potential. Please note that the listed pay range is a general guideline only. We take into consideration the geography in which you live and your experience and qualifications when determining final salary. This role is also eligible for medical, dental, vision and life insurance, short and long term disability, 401(k), flexible and dependent care spending accounts, PTO, paid holidays and parental leave.
Remote pay range
$255,000 — $300,000 USD
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