Elton Chan

CEO

San Francisco, California, United States16 yrs 3 mos experience
Most Likely To SwitchHighly Stable

Key Highlights

  • Expert in connecting global tech leaders with AI-native talent.
  • Co-founder of successful e-commerce technology enabler.
  • Recognized leader in global hiring and talent acquisition.
Stackforce AI infers this person is a strategic leader in tech recruitment and e-commerce technology.

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Skills

Core Skills

Global Talent AcquisitionStrategic HiringE-commerce Technology

Other Skills

Information TechnologyAI toolsLLMsAutomation frameworksSoftware DevelopmentShopify PlusAdobe MagentoSalesforce Commerce CloudStrategic Human Resources LeadershipGlobal Human Resources ManagementStrategic Human Resource PlanningFunding

About

Hiring AI-native talent that matches your ambition isn’t easy. Especially when you need engineers, researchers, and builders who don’t just use AI tools, but think in AI natively. The problem for most leaders is they need that talent to be within driving distance of their office. But the future of AI isn’t local. It’s global. By reimagining talent as a worldwide resource, you can access experienced AI-native engineers who have been building with LLMs, copilots, AI agents, vector databases, and automation frameworks from day one. At Second Talent, we help tech leaders build AI-first teams by connecting them with elite remote AI-Native engineers across Asia. We represent more than 100,000 pre-vetted tech professionals — including: • LLM application engineers • AI agents & automation specialists • ML engineers & MLOps experts • AI-native full-stack developers • Prompt engineers & AI product builders Our subscription-based model allows you to scale your AI capabilities as fast as your roadmap evolves. Candidates are typically available within days and have the communication skills to collaborate seamlessly with global teams. Our rigorous vetting process goes beyond traditional coding tests. We use AI-resilient technical assessments designed to evaluate real-world AI implementation skills. And only 1% of candidates pass. We handle sourcing, vetting, onboarding, payroll, and local compliance, so you can focus on building breakthrough products. If you're building AI-vative software and need talent that can ship from day one, let’s talk.

Experience

16 yrs 3 mos
Total Experience
5 yrs
Average Tenure
11 yrs 3 mos
Current Experience

Forbes technology council

Official Member & Contributor

Jan 2025Present · 1 yr 3 mos · San Francisco Bay Area

Second talent

Co-Founder & CEO

Jan 2024Present · 2 yrs 3 mos

  • Second Talent connects global tech leaders with the best talent in Asia. Representing more than 100,000 developers across the region, we provide an end-to-end solution for sourcing, hiring, and managing hard-to-find software developers quickly and easily. Our pre-vetted and experienced tech talent can be ready to start in days.
Global Talent AcquisitionStrategic HiringInformation Technology

Hong kong e-commerce business association (hkeba)

Founding Chairman

Jan 2019Jan 2023 · 4 yrs

  • HKEBA.org helps to educate, share and promote digital transformative technologies, omni-channel commerce services, software and technologies to the Information Technology sector and companies in Hong Kong, while promoting technology across Asia.

Branch8.com

Co-Founder

Jan 2015Present · 11 yrs 3 mos

  • Branch8.com is a fast growing e-commerce technology enabler that focuses on building and enhancing e-commerce websites and systems for brands. We are the only Authorized Partners for Shopify Plus, Adobe Magento and Salesforce Commerce Cloud in Hong Kong and Taiwan. Our clients include Lululemon, Clarks, GP Batteries, etc.
  • Our team spans across Hong Kong, Taiwan and Vietnam and we are fully remote.
  • We're funded by Y Combinator, the top early stage investment fund and accelerator in the world. We have also went through accelerators and incubations, such as Appworks (top Taiwan accelerator), Kr Space (top Beijing accelerator) and Cyberport (top Hong Kong incubator).
E-commerce TechnologySoftware Development

Lazada group

Head of Electronics

Jan 2014Jan 2015 · 1 yr

Accenture

Consultant

Jan 2008Jan 2012 · 4 yrs

Education

Y Combinator

University of Toronto

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