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Hermès Korea: how its people are moving

Hermès's Korean subsidiary.

On Korea's National Pension Service register, Hermès Korea had 503 members in Aug 2026, up 12 (+2.4%) from Oct 2025. Over the same period 101 people joined and 86 left.

  • Growth8/ 24+2.4%
  • Size14/ 24503 people
  • Turnover (left ÷ team)19/ 2417%

Rank among 24 companies in Fashion & Luxury, highest first on all three (turnover: people who left over 10 months ÷ current team).

PEOPLE · PENSION REGISTER

503 people

10-month change: +12 (+2.4%)

Joined101 people
Left86 people

As of Aug 2026 · head office plus plants and branches of the same company · Source: National Pension Service workplace register (Korea's public data portal)

ROLES IT WILL LOOK FOR

  • Brand manager →This role decides to whom and with what story a brand is sold, and pulls product, marketing and distribution in one direction. It exists in fashion, food and health functional foods alike.

Banseog note

Hermès Korea — a luxury house still investing in experience after passing KRW 1 trillion in sales ↓

Outside Korea

Hermès Korea is the Korean company of a French brand.

Only presence confirmed on a public page is listed, with its source and month; a market that is not listed may still be served.

Banseog note · Oct 25, 2026

Hermès Korea — a luxury house still investing in experience after passing KRW 1 trillion in sales

Where it stands now
Mature growth — widening customer experience and cultural programmes in Korea, now a large market

Sales in 2025 were KRW 1.125 trillion, up 16.7% from the previous year and above KRW 1 trillion for the first time, and operating profit rose 14.6% to KRW 305.5 billion (as reported from the audit report).

In its cumulative results to the end of September 2026, the Hermès group said Asia excluding Japan grew 2% (at constant exchange rates), supported in particular by solid results in Korea.

According to Korea's National Pension Service public workplace data, the company had 503 people on the pension register in August 2026, 12 (2.4%) more than in October 2025. Over that period 101 people joined and 86 left.

Three decisions within a year
  1. Experiential exhibition at DDP: in June 2026, at Dongdaemun Design Plaza in Seoul, it held 'Mystery at the Grooms', built around the idea of searching for a horse that has vanished from the stables, as a free exhibition by advance reservation. A visit takes about one hour.
  2. Maison Hermès Dosan window exhibition: artist Lee Dong-hoon's 'A Journey Out the Window' sets out this year's theme, 'Venture Beyond', across five shop windows, running until November 15, 2026.
  3. Changes in the group's collections: on October 22, 2026 it announced that in January 2027 it will present the first men's ready-to-wear collection by Grace Wales Bonner and couture by Nadège Vanhée.
Three people it will look for
  1. Client advisor (sales specialist) — must build long-lasting customer relationships in a Korean market that has passed KRW 1 trillion in sales
  2. Retail events and cultural programme planner — must keep creating experiences outside the store, like the DDP exhibition and the Dosan windows
  3. Men's ready-to-wear and VM specialist — must present the new men's ready-to-wear and couture properly in store from January 2027
For HR
Sales specialists and VM staff overlap with other high-end luxury houses in the same department store luxury halls. It is best to have sales and VM staff in place before the new men's ready-to-wear arrives in January 2027.
For job seekers
Long experience looking after VIP clients at a high-end luxury store, or men's ready-to-wear sales and VM experience, is worth the most at this company right now.

A reading written from public sources. Sources: Newsis 2026-04-13 (2025 sales and operating profit), Korea Economic Daily 2026-04-20 (cross-check of 2025 sales and operating profit), Hermès 2026-10-22 (cumulative results to end-September, Korea results, January 2027 collections), Korea Economic Daily 2026-06-14 (DDP exhibition), GP Korea 2026-10-15 (Maison Hermès Dosan exhibition), Korea's National Pension Service public workplace data (headcount). Team size is from Korea's pension register.

Hermès Korea: frequently asked questions

What does Hermès Korea do?

Hermès's Korean subsidiary.

How many people work at Hermès Korea?

503 members on Korea's pension register in Aug 2026 (10-month change: +12 (+2.4%)). The register counts the whole company in Korea.

Where does Hermès Korea stand now?

Mature growth — widening customer experience and cultural programmes in Korea, now a large market. Sales specialists and VM staff overlap with other high-end luxury houses in the same department store luxury halls. It is best to have sales and VM staff in place before the new men's ready-to-wear arrives in January 2027.

Which roles will Hermès Korea look for?

Roles such as Brand manager. The role guides explain the work, the experience that leads there and what hiring teams check.

How can we hire people like Hermès Korea's in Korea?

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