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Sze Foong Yap

Product Operations Manager
Jenjarom

Summary

Passionate in delivering sustainable solutions, with a penchant for constant learning and teamwork. A multifaceted individual with a holistic approach, having experience in product & account management

Overview

10
10
years of professional experience
3
3
years of post-secondary education
4
4
Languages

Work History

Regional Product Operations Manager

Huawei Consumer Business Group
02.2023 - 10.2023

HUAWEI AppGallery Ads (APAC)

  • Ownership of HUAWEI AppGallery ads platform; including setup of app campaigns, performance tracking, campaign optimisation and product revenue growth
  • Collaboration with internal teams, primarily customer facing teams on collecting feedback from clients and taking improvement actions to meet clients' satisfaction level
  • Key-point-of contact for pricing quotations of HUAWEI AppGallery ad campaigns and discussions on campaign/ account strategy with Business Development teams
  • Identify potential areas of improvement and collaboration with HQ to drive new development of product for further ad revenue growth
  • Knowledge sharing with internal teams regarding HUAWEI AppGallery ad features
  • Management of product user experience to ensure that any new ad features negatively impact end user experience

Regional Product Operations Manager

Huawei Consumer Business Group
04.2022 - 01.2023

HUAWEI Browser (APAC)

  • Oversee daily HUAWEI Browser ecosystem operations for APAC region by monitoring of user growth and retention
  • Leveraging on performance metrics such as daily active users to identify effective actions to improve user engagement. These included working with local country Browser leads to conduct A/B Push notification testing to determine users' content preference
  • Conducted online surveys to identify users' sentiment towards the product and made adjustments accordingly, such as pushing more localised content to the Browser news feed for a more localised user experience
  • Championed for streamlining and improvements in performance reporting accuracy with Data Analytics team for ease of data-driven decisions for Product Management
  • Initiated monetisation of HUAWEI Browser by collaborating with HQ Product and R&D team to drive new product features such as ad slots
  • Collection of feedback from local teams and Customer Support for user feedback post-launch of new product features

Key Account Manager

Upstream Systems
05.2020 - 03.2022
  • Commercial ownership of Malaysian Telco accounts for VAS (value added services) by contributing to implementation of account plan, achievement of revenue targets and maintenance of PNL and payments
  • Overseeing service performance in terms of service content subscription traffic, service content functionality and end user complaint level
  • On-ground key point of contact between client and internal teams to ensure that clients needs and expectations are managed
  • Weekly calls with internal performance marketing, digital marketing and project teams to address any performance issues
  • Successfully pitched and upsell new service content with local telco
  • Ensured that end-user complaints were resolved to meet regulatory compliance, including spearheading of Customer Service Chatbot project to shorten resolution time of end-user complaints via WhatsApp channel
  • Monitoring of local competition landscape to identify risks and drive further penetration in Malaysian market
  • Building mutually beneficial relationships throughout multiple levels of clients' organisation

Partner Services Lead

Boost Connect Sdn Bhd
12.2018 - 04.2020
  • Headed B2B Support to ensure that support standards are met for telecommunication partners
  • Management of vendor providing B2B support to ensure that SLAs are met by having weekly performance evaluation, product briefings and feedback sessions
  • Spearheaded migration to Salesforce Service Cloud platform for Customer Support, including vendor selection, defining of use cases & workflows dashboard setup to measure service level and product cases
  • Streamlined Support SOPs and identified areas of improvements to improve resolution time and increase clients' satisfaction
  • Generated weekly reports on post-analysis of cases to investigate possible product/service loopholes eg. fraud patterns and areas of improvement
  • Worked with synergy across teams (Product, Technical Ops) to provide post- project & product implementation feedback on regular basis
  • Participate in internal product development discussions to support client servicing requirements
  • Communicate to outsourced Customer Support team on product knowledge and any new project SOP requirements
  • Managed insourcing plan for B2B support operations, involved in hiring and interviewing of candidates

Customer Tech Lead (APAC)

IFlix Ltd (WeTV Iflix)
08.2016 - 10.2018
  • Timely management of user's daily enquiries and escalations via email and social media channels
  • Bridged the gap between organisation and users via interaction on social media channels and e-mail
  • Worked in synergy with various departments eg. Product, Developers and Business Development to improve end user experience
  • Managing control tower of all internal communication with internal Product & Development team to ensure effective problem-solving for escalated tech issues in APAC
  • Conduct training for any new product release and new CRM feature release for APAC Customer Support team
  • Support newly established APAC Customer Supports Teams through meticulous end-to-end issue resolution protocols and guidance

Sales & Marketing Executive

ESB Integrated Logistics Sdn Bhd
11.2015 - 08.2016
  • Sourcing and managing key clients through creating innovative logistic solutions
  • Managing proposals and negotiation with key clients
  • Working in synergy with various departments to curate sustainable solutions for key clients
  • Worked in synergy with various departments to curate sustainable solutions for key solutions and provide after-sales support

Marketing Executive

Societe Francaise De Cosmétiques Sdn Bhd
04.2014 - 04.2015
  • Create strategic partnerships to generate new leads
  • Providing value added solutions to Corporate Marketing Department on Marketing Activities
  • Manage membership retention and recruitment ideas for all 7 flagship salons
  • Effectively execute and manage all marketing and advertising campaigns in alignment with firms' marketing and branding guidelines
  • Effectively negotiate and manage deals with all external vendors, with firm's best interests in mind

Education

Bachelor of Arts - Marketing

University of Hertfordshire
UK
09.2010 - 12.2013

Skills

Product Management

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Accomplishments

  • Published "A Critical Review of Porter's Integrated Approach Towards Corporate Social Responsibility"

International Journal of Business and Management Tomorrow Vol.3 No. 8

Software

Jira Service Desk

Salesforce

FineBI

Microsoft Office

Freshdesk

Zendesk

Interests

Art

Music

Timeline

Regional Product Operations Manager

Huawei Consumer Business Group
02.2023 - 10.2023

Regional Product Operations Manager

Huawei Consumer Business Group
04.2022 - 01.2023

Key Account Manager

Upstream Systems
05.2020 - 03.2022

Partner Services Lead

Boost Connect Sdn Bhd
12.2018 - 04.2020

Customer Tech Lead (APAC)

IFlix Ltd (WeTV Iflix)
08.2016 - 10.2018

Sales & Marketing Executive

ESB Integrated Logistics Sdn Bhd
11.2015 - 08.2016

Marketing Executive

Societe Francaise De Cosmétiques Sdn Bhd
04.2014 - 04.2015

Bachelor of Arts - Marketing

University of Hertfordshire
09.2010 - 12.2013
Sze Foong YapProduct Operations Manager