EK Manpower

What EK Manpower does

EK Manpower is a South Korean workforce solutions provider founded in 1990 by Kim Dong-gyu and headquartered in Gangnam, Seoul. The company delivers outsourced staffing, labor dispatch, headhunting, contact center operations, and web-based HR services, with a registered dispatch workforce capacity of 2,000 workers and a stated base of more than 100 corporate clients served through six regional offices (Seoul, Gwangju, Daejeon, Daegu, Busan, Incheon).

The core operating stack combines traditional Korean staffing services with a subsidiary ecosystem — Koreajob (recruitment platform), ClueM, TouchLink, and HonorPeople — and an IP contact center solution (OPT.IPCC) built on Alcatel-Lucent/Nokia telephony infrastructure. The business is ISO 9001 certified under both Korean (2002) and UKAS (2009) accreditation, supporting enterprise-grade procurement requirements. Marquee customers are concentrated in Korean financial services (Hyundai Card, Samsung Card, Shinhan Card, Lotte Card, KB Kookmin Card), telecommunications (KT, SK Telecom), public sector (Korea Workers' Compensation & Welfare Service, Korea Credit Bureau, Korea Childcare), insurance (Hanwha Life), consumer goods (Coca-Cola Korea), and broadcasting (KNN Busan).

Revenue is generated primarily through dispatch and outsourcing fees (wage pass-through with markup on deployed workers), headhunting placement fees, and contact center BPO contracts; a Nova Global partnership indicates intent to extend into overseas workforce deployment. The company is privately held with no disclosed funding rounds, and growth is signaled through a steady cadence of new enterprise contract wins across 2022-2024 rather than capital-driven expansion.

Name

EK Manpower

Legal name

(주)이케이맨파워

Website

https://ekmanpower.co.kr

Company type

Private

Founded year

1990

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1,001–5,000 employees

Short description

EK Manpower is a South Korean workforce solutions firm founded in 1990 that provides staffing dispatch, outsourcing, headhunting, and contact center BPO services to 100-plus enterprise clients across financial services, telecom, and government sectors through six regional offices.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Staffing and HR Services

NAICS

Temporary Help Services (561320), Employment Placement Agencies (561311), Employment Services (5613), Human Resources Consulting Services (541612), Professional Employer Organizations (561330)

SIC

Services-Employment Agencies (7361), Services-Help Supply Services (7363)

akta.pro primary industry

Contingent Workforce / Contractor RPO (Contractor Recruiting) (BPACABAK)

akta.pro secondary industries

Workforce Management & Scheduling Outsourcing (Non-payroll) (BPACAKAJ), Professional & Technical Direct Hire (IT, Engineering, Finance, Healthcare) (BPACAFAC), HR Service Delivery & Employee Contact Centers (HR Helpdesk) (BPACAKAI)

Keywords

• HR staffing services
• Manpower outsourcing
• Headhunting services
• Temporary staffing
• Contact center outsourcing

Headquarters

HQ city

Yeoksamdong

HQ country

South Korea

HQ region

Asia

Offices6 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D

Revenue model

1. Outsourcing Service Fees: Fees charged to corporate clients for workforce outsourcing services, including business process outsourcing and operational support
2. Dispatch/Contingent Labor Fees: Fees for providing temporary workers and contingent labor to client organizations across various industries
3. Headhunting/Executive Search Fees: Contingent-based search fees for executive and professional placement services, following successful candidate placement
4. Contact Center System Solutions: System integration and maintenance fees for contact center solutions and related technology platforms

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

EK Manpower is a South Korean human resources services company that provides workforce solutions including temporary staffing dispatch, HR outsourcing, headhunting/executive search, and contact center operations. The company supplies personnel to large Korean enterprises across financial services, telecommunications, and other industries, and operates supporting platforms such as the Koreajob job portal and ClueM contact center solution.

Product overview

EK Manpower operates as an HR services company offering a comprehensive portfolio of workforce solutions. The core offerings include outsourcing services (아웃소싱), temporary staffing/dispatch services (인건비 파견), executive search/headhunting (헤드헌팅), and contact center system construction (컨택센터 구축). Additional services include web-based business platforms. These services are delivered through affiliated subsidiary companies including HonorPeople, KoreaJob, TouchLink, ClueM, and Noran, providing clients with integrated HR solutions ranging from talent acquisition to operational management.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Manpower Dispatch (Temporary Staffing)
• HR Outsourcing
• Headhunting / Executive Search
• ClueM Contact Center Solution
• Koreajob Job Portal

Named customers9 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature4 records

Partnerships

Five partnerships are on record, tiered core, major and minor.

• Koreajob (www.koreajob.co.kr)coreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorKoreajob is a global job portal platform operated as a subsidiary of EK Manpower, providing comprehensive online job posting and recruitment matching services. The platform serves as a core channel for connecting job seekers with employment opportunities across various industries.
• ClueM (www.cluem.com)coreTechnology or IntegrationClueM is a web business and IP contact center solution platform affiliated with EK Manpower, providing technology infrastructure for contact center operations and customer relationship management services.
• Honor People (Korea Job)majorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorHonor People operates as a subsidiary brand providing headhunting, dispatch, and recruitment process outsourcing services, extending EK Manpower's market reach in specialized talent acquisition.
• Nova GlobalminorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorNova Global provides global outsourcing services, extending EK Manpower's capabilities into international markets for companies requiring cross-border workforce solutions.
• Alcatel-Lucent (Nokia)coreTechnology or IntegrationAlcatel-Lucent provides IP telephony, IP PABX systems, and contact center technology infrastructure for EK Manpower's OPT.IPCC contact center solutions. The partnership enables advanced IP-based contact center capabilities for enterprise clients.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• ManpowerGroup Korea (Manpower Korea): Direct competitor providing the same suite of temporary staffing, permanent placement, outsourcing, and workforce solutions to Korean enterprises. Operates as the Korean arm of ManpowerGroup, offering directly overlapping services to similar corporate clients.
• Adecco Korea: Global staffing leader Adecco's Korean operation providing temporary staffing, permanent placement, and HR outsourcing services. Directly comparable in business model (labor dispatch, recruitment, BPO) and enterprise client focus across Korea.
• Robert Half Korea: Specialized staffing firm focused on finance, accounting, and professional placements in Korea. Overlaps with EK Manpower's headhunting and professional/technical direct-hire services, particularly for financial sector clients like the card companies EK Manpower serves.
• Randstad Korea: Global HR services firm operating in Korea with staffing, RPO, and talent solutions offerings. Comparable enterprise client base and dispatch/staffing model, competing for the same outsourcing contracts EK Manpower serves.
• Kelly Services Korea: Global staffing firm operating in Korea, providing temporary staffing, direct hire, and outsourcing services. Direct peer in staffing/dispatch model with comparable enterprise customer base and similar service portfolio.
• Hays Korea: Global specialist recruitment firm with Korean operations focused on professional and executive search. Directly comparable to EK Manpower's headhunting and professional placement services, particularly for specialized talent in finance, technology, and life sciences.

Broad incumbents

• Teleperformance Korea: Global contact center and BPO leader with significant Korean operations. Overlaps with EK Manpower's contact center outsourcing business for major Korean enterprises, though operates at much larger scale across multiple geographies.
• Concentrix Korea: Large global CX/BPO provider serving Korean financial services and telecom clients with contact center operations. Direct overlap with EK Manpower's enterprise contact center outsourcing for card companies and telecom carriers, but at international scale.

Emerging players

• JobKorea (Sarabia): Korea's leading online job portal and recruitment platform. Overlaps with EK Manpower's Koreajob subsidiary on online job posting and candidate matching, though JobKorea is primarily a job board marketplace rather than a full-service staffing firm.
• Saramin (KT People): Korean online recruitment platform competing in the job portal and candidate matching space. Comparable to EK Manpower's Koreajob subsidiary, though Saramin focuses more on tech/mid-career segments versus EK Manpower's enterprise staffing focus.

Market position

Weaknesses2 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/ekmanpower

Compliance2 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Subsidiaries4 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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