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Business Development Manager - Renewables
Seoul, Korea, Republic of
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Job Description
Thousands of us around the world wake up every day with a common purpose: to make the world a safer, more secure, and sustainable place. Science is in our DNA; we are endlessly curious and passionate about seeking and speaking the truth. We take delight in knowing that our work makes a meaningful contribution to society, and we are proud that our culture is centered on integrity, collaboration, inclusion, and excellence. UL stands at the forefront of technological advancement, and we are continually challenged to find new ways to foster innovation and positive change. Satisfying? Yes. Exciting? Absolutely!
Our comprehensive portfolio of renewable energy solutions helps stakeholders plan, design, finance, build, invest, operate, maintain, and manage wind both on land and offshore, solar, and energy storage throughout the project lifecycle and across the value chain. Working at UL means you will be part of a team delivering proven science, expert engineering, and innovative solutions that address the unique challenges of these industries.
As Business Development Manager for Korea and Taiwan, you will lead commercial growth for UL Solutions’ renewable energy portfolio, with a primary focus on onshore wind, offshore wind, battery energy storage systems (BESS), and wind digital solutions. You will own assigned sales targets, strengthen strategic customer relationships, acquire new customers, and convert market opportunities into profitable work. Working closely with regional and global colleagues and the project delivery team, you will help shape solutions, resolve customer and delivery issues, and ensure a smooth transition from opportunity development through project execution.
Responsibilities
- Own and deliver agreed sales targets for UL Solutions’ renewables business in Korea and Taiwan, maintaining a disciplined pipeline, forecast, and account plan.
- Develop and execute market-entry and growth strategies for onshore wind, offshore wind, BESS, and wind digital solutions.
- Build trusted, long-term relationships with developers, owners, investors, lenders, utilities, OEMs, EPC contractors, and other key industry stakeholders.
- Identify, qualify, and win new customers and opportunities through proactive market engagement, networking, referrals, and targeted account development.
- Meet customers regularly, including at industry events and appropriate business-development engagements, to deepen relationships and advance opportunities.
- Independently uncover customer needs, pain points, buying criteria, and decision processes, and translate them into compelling value propositions for UL Solutions.
- Position the most relevant technical advisory, and digital solutions, clearly articulating differentiators and key selling points.
- Lead opportunity development, proposal strategy, commercial negotiations, and contract closure in coordination with technical, legal, finance, and delivery stakeholders.
- Manage and grow the wind digital solutions portfolio in the territory, identifying use cases and supporting customer adoption.
- Work closely with project delivery teams to ensure effective handover, maintain customer confidence, and help resolve commercial or customer-facing issues during execution.
- Coordinate with broader regional and global teams to bring the right expertise to customers and deliver an integrated international account experience.
- Monitor market developments, competitor activity, policy trends, and customer investment plans, and share actionable insights with internal stakeholders.
Qualifications
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Bachelor’s degree in engineering, business, or a related discipline; an advanced degree is an advantage.
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At least 10 years of relevant professional experience, including a strong track record in business development, sales, or key account management within renewable energy, power, engineering, testing, inspection, certification, or technical consulting.
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Demonstrated success in meeting sales targets, developing strategic accounts, acquiring new customers, and securing complex solution-based work.
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Strong knowledge of the Korea and Taiwan renewable energy markets and established industry relationships in one or both markets.
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Relevant commercial exposure to onshore wind, offshore wind, and BESS; experience with wind digital solutions, data platforms, asset performance, or related software is an advantage.
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Ability to engage confidently with senior customers, independently identify customer pain points and key selling points, and develop persuasive, outcome-focused solutions.
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Strong commercial judgement, negotiation skills, and experience managing opportunities from initial contact through proposal, negotiation, and contract award.
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Demonstrated international experience working effectively with broader regional and global teams across cultures, functions, and time zones.
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Fluent written and spoken Korean and English; Mandarin capability is a plus.
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Comfortable meeting and appropriately entertaining customers, representing UL Solutions at industry events, and building relationships in varied business settings.
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Willing and able to travel approximately 25% of the time, primarily within Korea and Taiwan and occasionally elsewhere in the region.
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Excellent communication, presentation, collaboration, and problem-solving skills, with the initiative and resilience to work independently in a fast-paced environment.
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Required Skills
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Business Development Techniques
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Commercial Product Development
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Communication Skills
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Influencing Capabilities
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Presentation Skills
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Problem Identification
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Product Trends
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Project Competency
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Relationship Management Responsibilities
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Sales Negotiations
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Standards Compliance
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Technical Sales
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About Us
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A global leader in applied safety science, UL Solutions (NYSE: ULS) transforms safety, security and sustainability challenges into opportunities for customers in more than 110 countries. UL Solutions delivers testing, inspection and certification services, together with software products and advisory offerings, that support our customers’ product innovation and business growth. The UL Mark serves as a recognized symbol of trust in our customers’ products and reflects an unwavering commitment to advancing our safety mission. We help our customers innovate, launch new products and services, navigate global markets and complex supply chains, and grow sustainably and responsibly into the future. Our science is your advantage.
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About the Team
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When you combine the gravitas of a 130-year-old safety science leader with a culture of innovation that pushes the boundaries in new services and technology, you get UL Solutions. As a global team of business and engineering experts, we develop software for a huge range of industries, including medical, sustainability, renewable energy and healthy buildings. Together, we’re dedicated to making a real-world difference, to using our knowledge for good and to pioneering positive change. Join our team and use your expertise to transform global safety, security and sustainability.
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Job Info
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Job Identification
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10724
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Job Category
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Business Development
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Posting Date
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09/29/2026, 12:34 AM
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Degree Level
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Master's Degree
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Job Shift
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Day
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Locations
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Seoul, Korea, Republic of
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