
"In a world of dogmatic specialists,
it's the generalist
who ends up running the show."
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- Tim Ferries.
Hi, I'm Angela Kwak
Business Development Manager-turned-Product Manager
Despite some say that you need to become a specialist to gain expertise, I believe in 'Jack of all trades, master of many'. In order to build a high-quality and detail-oriented product, you need to have a broad range of skills, understand the different dimensions of the market trends and see the unseen interconnectedness of the stakeholders and the team members.
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I started my career as a business development manager at a Korean fintech company. In 2015, Korea's fintech industry started to grow and luckily I got an opportunity to join LINE Pay as a project manager and working for Japan, Thailand, and Taiwan entities.
After 2 years, I made an adventure to the MENA market with LINE Dubai and launched two live streaming and content products as a business development manager & project manager. I took this opportunity not to limit myself to the fintech industry but understand broadly different types of products and learn how to build high-quality products in different markets.
Then, I worked for Delivery Hero Vietnam (Formerly, Woowa brothers Vietnam) as a Senior Product Manager and was in charge of Merchant application and internal systems such as In-house billing system, CRM, CMS, etc.
As a product manager who works within the agile framework, I understand what it means to build a product for working through requirements, visualizations, prototypes, and prioritizations.
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My multiple years of experience in many different markets, industries, and disciplines have given me unique insights into the product lifecycle and the entire customer journey.
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Long story short, I am proudly a generalist who is specialized in building a product.
