On the morning of the 12th, KRAFTON announced via an internal notice that it is launching a “Voluntary Separation Option Program.”

The program provides financial support equivalent to up to 36 months of monthly salary for employees who choose to leave the company to pursue new challenges. Unlike typical voluntary early retirement schemes, any employee may apply regardless of title, years of service, or tenure.

KRAFTON recently declared a shift to an “AI-first” company and is pursuing a ₩100 billion investment that includes building GPU clusters and initiatives to embed AI throughout the organization. In tandem, the company has overhauled HR policies—implementing a hiring freeze and promoting internal mobility—to strengthen a culture in which employees put AI at the center of problem-solving.

The new “Voluntary Separation Option Program” is understood as an extension of these changes. In addition to ongoing in-house efforts such as internal transfers and role changes to embed capabilities, the company appears to have created an additional option for employees who wish to continue their pursuit of new challenges outside the company.

In its internal notice, KRAFTON stated, “The company aims to support employees in autonomously deciding whether to pursue the direction of change within the organization or to expand it externally.”

A KRAFTON representative added, “Amid the era-defining shift toward AI, the core intent is to enable employees to proactively chart their growth paths both inside and outside the company and embark on new challenges,” and continued, “The company plans to support employees so they can freely decide whether to carry the direction of change forward internally or extend it externally.”

This article was translated from the original that appeared on INVEN.