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Head of Product · Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

Chai Yen Shing, Albert

Head of Product with 10+ years building and scaling fintech, SaaS, loyalty, AI, and digital commerce products across Malaysia and Singapore.

+60 12-895 8842 · From Kuching, Malaysia · English / Bahasa Malaysia / Mandarin

10+

Years of experience

RM120K++

Est. annual cost savings

1M+

Loyalty members across all projects

100+

Self-ordering kiosks deployed

10+

Team members led

Experience

Head of Product

Jul 2025 — Present

Hextar Technologies Solutions Berhad · Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

Own the product vision, strategy, and roadmap for the MoneyX fintech ecosystem, aligning product investments with commercial objectives.

  • Lead cross-functional teams across Product, Engineering, Design, Marketing, Partnership, and Customer Success.
  • Delivered a zero-to-one enterprise Voucher Platform, replacing third-party dependency and saving RM120,000 annually.
  • Leading development of an internal CPaaS platform supporting Push Notification, Email, SMS, and WhatsApp, with estimated annual savings of RM192,000.
  • Established product governance, OKRs, prioritisation framework, and roadmap planning to improve execution quality.
  • Championed AI transformation using Claude Code, ChatGPT, and agentic AI to automate product documentation, campaign operations, and internal workflows.
  • Drive executive stakeholder communication, strategic partnerships, and product investment decisions.

Team Lead, Partnership & Business Development

Aug 2024 — Jul 2025

Hextar Technologies Solutions Berhad · Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

Led business strategy and commercial direction for the fintech ecosystem, overseeing product, marketing, customer experience, and business development.

  • Oversaw product, marketing, customer experience, and BD teams to ensure strategic alignment.
  • Managed P&L responsibilities, including budgeting, forecasting, and financial reporting.
  • Drove partner acquisition and onboarding aligned with strategic objectives.
  • Drafted, negotiated, and finalized strategic partnership agreements.
  • Monitored partner performance, ensuring mutual value delivery.

Product Manager

Sep 2021 — Aug 2024

Aigens Technology · Singapore / Malaysia

Owned product vision, strategy, and roadmap for three digital ordering platforms across APAC food & beverage brands.

  • Conducted market research that expanded market reach by ~15%.
  • Launched three digital products contributing to a ~25% increase in revenue.
  • Increased user engagement by ~20% through continuous product iteration.
  • Led product discovery, sprint planning, stakeholder alignment, and go-to-market execution.
  • Launched a loyalty program driving 30% member growth and a 10% increase in average order value.

Project Manager

Sep 2019 — Sep 2021

Aigens Technology · Singapore

Managed SaaS and mobile product rollouts across APAC with structured risk, resource, and timeline management.

  • Delivered a USD 50,000 project two weeks ahead of schedule.
  • Reduced project cost by ~5%.
  • Maintained a high project success rate across concurrent rollouts.
  • Integrated multiple third-party platforms to expand product capabilities.

Support Engineer / Project Manager

Feb 2018 — Aug 2019

Aigens Technology · Singapore

Supported 100+ clients and led onboarding and deployment across the ordering platform portfolio.

  • Achieved ~95% customer satisfaction.
  • Resolved ~80% of issues at first contact.
  • Reduced resolution time by ~15%.
  • Led onboarding and deployment for 50+ clients.

Client Success Manager

Jun 2016 — Jun 2017

Revel Systems · Singapore

Onboarded enterprise clients onto a cloud POS platform with tailored training and implementation support.

  • Onboarded 25+ enterprise clients.
  • Delivered customized POS training and implementation support.
  • Improved client retention by ~15% and user adoption by ~20%.

Support Manager

Nov 2015 — Oct 2016

Bindo Labs · Singapore

Managed POS setup and reseller partner communications across Southeast Asia.

  • Managed POS setup for 30+ merchants.
  • Achieved ~90% first-call resolution.
  • Managed partner communications with 15+ resellers across Southeast Asia.

Service & Technical Engineer

Jun 2014 — Oct 2015

Durst Image Technology Asia · Singapore

Installed and maintained industrial imaging machines and trained technicians across the region.

  • Installed and maintained 50+ industrial machines.
  • Improved equipment uptime by ~15%.
  • Trained 30+ technicians across three countries.

Selected work

MoneyX App (B2C)

Launched

Product strategies & portfolio — multiple product ownerships

7+ · Product linesEnd-to-end · Ownership

VouchersX from Zero to One

Launched

A fully in-house voucher platform built to eliminate third-party dependencies, providing greater control, flexibility, scalability, and long-term cost savings.

~RM120K · Est. annual savingsReduced · Vendor dependency

Agentic AI Marketing Automation

In development

Turning campaign briefs into executable marketing setup

~2 person-days/wk · Capacity freedReduced · Manual work

Group-Wide F&B Loyalty Platform

Launched

Consolidating siloed CRM systems into one loyalty ecosystem

Consolidated · CRM systemsCross-brand · Customer view

AI Contact Intelligence Platform

Concept

Name-card scanning to enriched, AI-assisted contact insight

In development · StageStandardized · Data quality

Skills

Product Leadership

Product StrategyProduct VisionPortfolio ManagementRoadmap PlanningProduct DiscoveryProduct OperationsProduct GovernanceProduct-Led GrowthMonetizationPricing StrategyGo-to-MarketP&L OwnershipOKRs & KPIsExperimentationA/B TestingProduct Analytics

AI & Automation

Claude CodeClaudeChatGPTGeminiAgentic AIPrompt EngineeringAI Product StrategyLLM WorkflowsAI GovernanceWorkflow AutomationHuman-in-the-Loop Design

Data & Analytics

SQLBigQueryMetabaseGoogle AnalyticsProduct MetricsFunnel AnalysisConversionRetentionEngagementARPUMAU

Platforms & Technology

REST APIsAWSMobile AppsWeb AppsSaaSFintechPaymentsLoyaltyCRMPOS IntegrationsCPaaSCommunications Infra

Delivery & Collaboration

AgileScrumJiraConfluenceFigmaTrelloStakeholder ManagementExecutive CommunicationCross-Functional LeadershipVendor ManagementPartnership Management

Education

Diploma in Digital & Precision Engineering

Nanyang Polytechnic · Singapore · 2013

Awarded NPES Full Scholarship

Certifications

Advanced Product Management · Udemy (2024)Vision, Strategy & Metrics for Product Managers

Selected work is presented at a high level to respect confidentiality and commercial sensitivity. Brand and product names are generalized, and projected outcomes are labeled as estimates.