I'm Phuong Tran, a curious & versatile Product Manager
A product manager committed to ongoing personal and professional growth, and striving to make a positive impact through her work.
My awards & certificates
Startup Competitions & Bootcamps
Top 7 Social Startup Ideas – Youth Co:Lab SDG Innovation Incubator 2018 by UNDP, Citi Vietnam & Ministry of Science and Technology
Top 4 Startup Ideas – Viet Youth Entrepreneur (VYE) Bootcamp 2018
Grant Programs & Competitions
Awardee – 2019 Alumni Small Grant – Federal Assistant Award by US Department of State
Awardee – 2017 YSEALI Micro Grant Competition by US Department of State
Mentor & Grantee – 2018 YSEALI Micro Grant Competition by US Embassy
International Fellowships
Vietnam Delegate, ASEAN-India Students Exchange Program - India 2016
Vietnam Delegate, Young Southeast Asian Leaders Initiative (YSEALI) Summit - Malaysia 2015
International Exchange Fellow, YSEALI Academic Fellowship – Civic Engagement - USA 2015
Vietnam Delegate, Japan - East Asia Network of Exchange for Students and Youths (JENESYS 2.0) Program - Japan 2014
My professional experience
Product Manager 2
- Managed Wellness 2.0, a comprehensive overhaul of wellness features across all smartwatch models and mobile companion apps, completing 70% total progress within 5 months, reaching all internal milestones ahead of schedule with limited resources.
- Initiated 10+ ideation sessions to boost cross-functional engagement in existing projects.
- Championed the company-wide enhancement of analytics and research: Overcame resistance from Engineering and Quality Assurance team to formalize event tracking for watch devices, introduced and conducted 12 usability tests and 3 competitor analyses, and led a cross-functional effort in user sentiment analysis and A/B testing.
Associate Product Manager
- Led the entire UI/UX revamp and managed Alexa integration on Gen 6 Hybrid Smartwatch targeting less tech-savvy users, resulting in a 136% sales increase over forecast, accounting for 13% of the smartwatch business and making it the first hybrid model approved of a life cycle extension.
- Oversaw the Wear OS 3.0 watch integration and managed communication with external stakeholders (Google, Amazon) to achieve an 80% Wear OS 3.0 upgrade rate within the first month of rollout.
Customer Strategy Associate 2, Team Lead
- Managed Wearables Global Help Centers & Knowledge Base
- Led a team of 7 to create a complete Wearables training video course (92 videos) for global Care agents within 2 months while providing technical support for global customers and achieving the highest customer satisfaction rate among all Vietnam sub-teams
- Conducted 20+ onboarding, product release training sessions & refreshers for Global Care teams & third party vendors in Australia, Guatemala, Poland, Hungary, The Philippines & Vietnam
- Initiated & managed product knowledge projects: Organized 20+ sharing sessions / tech talks / knowledge contest for Technical Support team in Vietnam office
Business Partnership Manager / Chief Editor
- Managed a team of 7 to contact companies for partnership and built up a database of 100+ official partners within 1 month
- Established and improved the process of cooperation between YBOX and partners
- Worked with cofounding team to provide strategies and tactics to improve overall performance
- Wrote, edited and translated 150+ articles relating to entrepreneurship, career and learning skills, achieved “Best Editor of the Month”
My leadership experience
Co-founder / Project Lead
Initiated and managed 12+ projects to support local high school and university students, such as:
- Le Filmmaking Camp 2020 for 40 students from 11 provinces all over Vietnam
- Le QinsiDers Talks 2020, 2017 & 2016 for 1000+ local students & parents
- Le Debate Camp 2019, IDebate Mini Contest 2017: First debate activities for 100+ students in Quang Tri – 2 debate clubs have been founded by camp participants after the project
- IDesign Summer Program 2018: First graphic design program for 15 students in Central Vietnam
- Le QinsiDers Summer Program 2016: First self-development summer program for 20 students, which provided hands-on training sessions & community service at local childcare institutions
Vietnam President
- Managed a team of 9 to strategize activities for and tripled AYO-Vietnam Facebook followers and increased post engagement by 31% within 4 months (Facebook Stats)
- Initiated and coordinated webinar project: A webinar featuring brilliant youngsters from all over Southeast Asia
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