Kyle K Yee — Operations Associate
From: Regina, Sask., Canada Chinese Name: 余 継光 / Yu Jiguang; Japanese Name: イー カイルケー CURRENT CAREER FOCUS A. PRODUCT ENGINEERING 1) Product Engineering x Research x AI 2) Product Portfolio Mgmt.: Learning Experience Platform, Project Mgmt., Vendor/Contract Mgmt., RFx, Sales Channel Partner Portal, Customer Reservation System 3) IP Patent Development B. TRANSFORMATION MANGEMENT 1) Organizational Transformation: Englishnization, AI-nization 2) Leadership Development 3) Internal Case Study Writing 4) Executive Committee Support CAREER HIGHLIGHTS & ACHIEVEMENTS 1) Change Mgmt-Led company-wide transformation project (>5,000 employees) to change the official language from Japanese to English (Project featured in HBS case study) 2) Strategic Alignment-Developed and deliver programs to align and support the overall strategic objectives of the organization with all internal & external stakeholders 3) M&A Transactions/PMI-Co-led acquisition of LinkShare Corp (NYC) at valuation of $425MM 4) Financial Transaction-Co-led investment in Ctrip.com at $103M for 20.3% in 2004 and divestment at $575M in 2007. 5) Leadership Development-Designed & delivered leadership programs across SE Asia 6) Organization Development-Designed & delivered general staff and management training programs 7) Product Mgmt-Apps: Focused on productivity, finance, & education 8) Investor Relations: Prepared roadshow & quarterly results materials PROFESSIONAL SUMMARY 1) MGMT: GM, SR MGR, Director of Ops 2) HR: Change Mgmt, Organization Development, Talent Development, Human Capital Mgmt, Leadership Development (JP, TW, ID, IN), Employee Retention, Diversity & Inclusion , MBA Program, New Employee Onboarding (for Cohort sizes: 50 ~ 400 ppl), Employee Evaluation Systems (Global Programs), D&I, MMJ-2, MMJ-3 3) CORPORATE: Global M&A, PMI, Liaise with External Legal Counsel 4) GLOBAL BIZ DEV: US, DE, LU, CN, KR, SG, ID 5) COMPANY SIZE: Start-up (12 ~ 15 employees), SME (150 ~ ), Large (>10,000) 6) INDUSTRIES: Restaurants & Hotels, Education (Private), Tech 7) GO-TO-MARKET STRATEGY & OPERATIONS: Enterprise Cloud-based Products EDUCATION & QUALIFICATIONS MBA, McGill University MSc in Financial Economics, University of London MA in Teaching EFL, University of Birmingham BA in Psychology, University of Regina Exec Education Stanford GSB Certifications Rakuten: Project Manager, Product Manager, Scrum Master Facilitator: 360 Feedback, DDI, MBTI Guest Lecturer - University McGill, Hitotsubashi, Tsukuba, Meiji, Musashi, Toyo
Stackforce AI infers this person is a seasoned professional in Corporate Strategy and HR within the Tech and Education sectors.
Location: Tokyo, Japan
Experience: 24 yrs 5 mos
Career Highlights
- Led company-wide transformation project for 5,000+ employees.
- Co-led $425MM acquisition of LinkShare Corp.
- Designed leadership programs across Southeast Asia.
Work Experience
Rakuten
Management Development Trainer, GHR (1 yr 1 mo)
Englishnization Project, Rakuten Mobile, Inc. (1 yr 11 mos)
MMJ Programme (Future Leaders Programme), BTB (Back-to-Basics) Promotion Office, Group HR (2 yrs 3 mos)
Manager, Product Development & Engineering Group, PLM Section, Rakuten Mobile, Inc. (2 yrs 7 mos)
Senior Manager, PLM Section, TTSD, Technology Management Division (2 yrs 9 mos)
Manager, Project Management Group, PLM Section., Rakuten Mobile, Inc. (3 yrs 11 mos)
Senior Manager, Product Lifecycle Management Section (PLM), PSO, Rakuten Mobile, Inc. (4 yrs 5 mos)
Project Lead/Product Manager of Rakuten Mobile Application Portfolio, Rakuten Mobile, Inc. (6 yrs 6 mos)
Vice-Office Manager, BTB (Back-to-Basics) Promotion Office, Group HR (7 yrs 10 mos)
Vice-Senior Manager, Talent Development Section, Global HR (1 yr 2 mos)
Senior Manager, HR Development Section, Global HR (1 yr 1 mo)
Manager, Englishnization Group, Global HR (6 yrs 9 mos)
Special Project Advisor, Project Committee Chairperson, CEO Office (6 mos)
Global M&A Specialist, Corporate Planning Office/Global Biz Lead & Biz Analytics, Global Biz Dept (5 yrs 7 mos)
Management Consultant, CEO Office & Rakuten Ichiba Business (3 yrs 7 mos)
Education
Master of Business Administration (MBA) at McGill University - Desautels Faculty of Management
Executive Education at Stanford University Graduate School of Business
Master of Science - MS at University of London
Master of Arts - MA at University of Birmingham
Bachelor of Arts - BA at University of Regina
- at University of London
Advanced Business Skills at Rakuten Management - Professional Skills Development Program
Advanced Business Skills at Rakuten Management - Professional Skills Development Program
Cross-cultural Management (Basic/Advanced) at Rakuten Englishnization Next
DPA Cohort No. 4 (Development Program for Potential Grade AAA) at Rakuten Management - Professional Development Program