Shin-Chi (Cici) Lo

Global BD & GTM | Ad-Tech & Retail Media | Trilingual EN/KR/ZH | Ex-Samsung & Dable | Austin, TX

Austin, Texas Metropolitan Area

About

I am a go-to-market (GTM) strategist and operator with 14+ years of experience bridging global enterprise giants and ad-tech SaaS start-upsโ€”including Samsung, Naver, and Dableโ€”with Asia-Pacific markets. Progressing from individual contributor to full P&L ownership across 4 markets. Proven track record of building greenfield markets, scaling GTM frameworks across regions, and optimizing established markets for profitability. Experienced in C-level partnership development, cross-functional collaboration, and end-to-end GTM execution across digital, experiential, and partnership channels. ๐Ÿ—๏ธ Core Expertise & Focus Area โ€ข Domain Expertise: Ad-Tech & MarTech SaaS, Consumer Electronics, Retail Media Platforms (RMP), Mobile Applications & Live Streaming Platforms โ€ข GTM & Commercial Scale: Greenfield Market Entry, P&L Management, Strategic Partnerships Development & Management, Performance Marketing, Global Content Policy Compliance, Remote Team Management โ€ข Tech Stack & Analytics: HubSpot, Google Analytics, Power BI, Jira. โ˜• Beyond Business: I am an SCA Certified Barista & Roaster. I apply the same data-driven precision, sensory analysis, and profile optimization to coffee brewing and roasting as I do to commercial business models. ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ ๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ท Fully authorized to work in the US & Korea. No visa sponsorship required.

Experience

  • Dable (Full-time ยท 8 yrs 11 mos)
    • Global Partnership Director
      Jan 2026 - Mar 2026 ยท 3 mos

      Led the early-stage global expansion and New Product Introduction (NPI) for Dableโ€™s B2B Retail Media Platform (RMP) SaaS solution, orchestrating the transition from initial market research to active platform commercialization. โ€ข ๐—˜๐—ฐ๐—ผ๐˜€๐˜†๐˜€๐˜๐—ฒ๐—บ ๐—ฆ๐˜๐—ฟ๐—ฎ๐˜๐—ฒ๐—ด๐˜† & ๐—ฃ๐— ๐—™: Designed and executed the comprehensive GTM strategy to validate product-market fit (PMF) in new regions, establishing a robust commercialization roadmap and driving active pipeline velocity. โ€ข ๐—–-๐—ฆ๐˜‚๐—ถ๐˜๐—ฒ ๐—˜๐—ป๐—ด๐—ฎ๐—ด๐—ฒ๐—บ๐—ฒ๐—ป๐˜: Initiated and secured strategic alliances with Taiwanโ€™s Top 2 market share leaders across online ticketing and retail verticals, managing complex executive stakeholder relationships. โ€ข ๐—ง๐—ฒ๐—ฐ๐—ต๐—ป๐—ถ๐—ฐ๐—ฎ๐—น ๐—”๐—น๐—ถ๐—ด๐—ป๐—บ๐—ฒ๐—ป๐˜ & ๐—œ๐—ป๐˜๐—ฒ๐—ด๐—ฟ๐—ฎ๐˜๐—ถ๐—ผ๐—ป: Commanded close cross-functional alignment with HQ product and engineering teams, leading early-stage technical integration assessments and defining API requirements to ensure scalable platform solutions. ๐ŸŽฏ ๐—ž๐—ฒ๐˜† ๐—ฆ๐—ธ๐—ถ๐—น๐—น๐˜€: New Product Introduction (NPI), Product-Market Fit (PMF), API Integration Assessment, Ecosystem Strategy, Cross-Functional Leadership.

    • General Manager (Southeast Asian + New Market)
      Jan 2025 - Dec 2025 ยท 1 yr

      Held full accountability for multi-market regional commercial operations, P&L optimization, and scaling growth across Southeast Asia and emerging global sectors, leading an agile 10+ member remote cross-functional organization. โ€ข ๐—ฅ๐—ฒ๐—ด๐—ถ๐—ผ๐—ป๐—ฎ๐—น ๐—˜๐˜…๐—ฝ๐—ฎ๐—ป๐˜€๐—ถ๐—ผ๐—ป & ๐—š๐—ง๐— : Spearheaded multi-country greenfield market entry across high-growth territories, leveraging localized data intelligence to secure primary market leadership and build scalable revenue streams. โ€ข ๐— ๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐—ธ๐—ฒ๐˜ ๐—ง๐˜‚๐—ฟ๐—ป๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐—ผ๐˜‚๐—ป๐—ฑ & ๐—ข๐—ฝ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐—ฎ๐˜๐—ถ๐—ผ๐—ป๐˜€: Formulated financial recovery and turnaround strategies, optimizing cost structures and driving strategic resource reallocation to achieve major profit margin milestones. โ€ข ๐—ก๐—ฒ๐˜„ ๐—ฉ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐˜๐—ถ๐—ฐ๐—ฎ๐—น & ๐— ๐—ผ๐—ป๐—ฒ๐˜๐—ถ๐˜‡๐—ฎ๐˜๐—ถ๐—ผ๐—ป ๐—ฃ๐—ถ๐—ผ๐—ป๐—ฒ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด: Expanded global footprint into European sectors, architecting strategic cross-border partnerships and programmatic demand integrations (SSP/DSP) to diversify revenue channels. โ€ข ๐—š๐—ผ๐˜ƒ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐—ป๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ฐ๐—ฒ & ๐—ฅ๐—ฒ๐—ด๐˜‚๐—น๐—ฎ๐˜๐—ผ๐—ฟ๐˜† ๐—–๐—ผ๐—บ๐—ฝ๐—น๐—ถ๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ฐ๐—ฒ: Architected a global content compliance framework in alignment with cross-functional leadership, proactively mitigating legal liabilities across diverse international jurisdictions. ๐ŸŽฏ ๐—ž๐—ฒ๐˜† ๐—ฆ๐—ธ๐—ถ๐—น๐—น๐˜€: Multi-Market P&L Management, Organizational Restructuring, Programmatic Monetization, Greenfield Market Entry, Turnaround Strategy, Remote Team Leadership, Cross-Border Expansion, GTM Strategy

    • General Manager (Southeast Asian)
      Jul 2022 - Dec 2024 ยท 2 yrs 6 mos

      Held full accountability for multi-market regional commercial operations, P&L optimization, and scaling growth across Southeast Asia and emerging global sectors, leading an agile 10+ member remote cross-functional organization.

  • Samsung Electronics (5 yrs 4 mos)
    • Assistant Marketing Manager
      Oct 2015 - Jul 2016 ยท 10 mos

      Directed Samsung Mobile Taiwan's omnichannel digital operations and growth marketing initiatives, managing enterprise digital platforms, influencer matrixes, and lifecycle communication strategies for flagship device launches. โ€ข ๐—จ๐—š๐—– & ๐—ข๐—บ๐—ป๐—ถ๐—ฐ๐—ต๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ป๐—ฒ๐—น ๐——๐—ถ๐—ด๐—ถ๐˜๐—ฎ๐—น ๐—˜๐—ฐ๐—ผ๐˜€๐˜†๐˜€๐˜๐—ฒ๐—บ๐˜€: Architected scalable user-generated content (UGC) campaigns and CRM initiatives to drive community engagement, leveraging organic user advocacy to maximize share of voice (SOV) and customer loyalty. โ€ข ๐—–๐—ฟ๐—ผ๐˜€๐˜€-๐—•๐—ผ๐—ฟ๐—ฑ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ ๐—–๐—ผ๐—ป๐˜๐—ฒ๐—ป๐˜ & ๐—œ๐—ป๐—ณ๐—น๐˜‚๐—ฒ๐—ป๐—ฐ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ ๐—ฆ๐˜๐—ฟ๐—ฎ๐˜๐—ฒ๐—ด๐˜†: Produced the regional Galaxy S7 launch campaign assets by orchestrating top-tier influencer partnerships, gaining corporate recognition as a Southeast Asia best practice with official syndication across Samsung USA, Thailand, and Hong Kong HQ channels. โ€ข ๐—ฃ๐—ฃ๐—Ÿ & ๐—›๐—ถ๐—ด๐—ต-๐—œ๐—บ๐—ฝ๐—ฎ๐—ฐ๐˜ ๐— ๐—ฒ๐—ฑ๐—ถ๐—ฎ ๐—ฃ๐—น๐—ฎ๐—ฐ๐—ฒ๐—บ๐—ฒ๐—ป๐˜: Integrated strategic product placement (PPL) and TV program placement initiatives into flagship product launch roadmaps, driving massive brand equity and incremental consumer demand. ๐ŸŽฏ ๐—ž๐—ฒ๐˜† ๐—ฆ๐—ธ๐—ถ๐—น๐—น๐˜€: User-Generated Content (UGC) Strategy, Omnichannel Digital Operations, CRM & Community Management, Influencer Marketing, Product Placement (PPL), Cross-Border Content Syndication, Organic Growth.

    • Senior Marketing Specialist
      Apr 2012 - Sep 2015 ยท 3 yrs 6 mos

      Selected as the first fresh graduate hire into Samsung Mobileโ€™s marketing trainee program, driving flagship product GTM strategies, lifecycle campaign management, and market share optimization for the Taiwan market. โ€ข ๐—™๐—น๐—ฎ๐—ด๐˜€๐—ต๐—ถ๐—ฝ ๐—š๐—ง๐—  & ๐— ๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐—ธ๐—ฒ๐˜ ๐—ฆ๐—ต๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ: Owned the end-to-end marketing strategy and execution for the Galaxy Tab S series GTM launch, capturing the No. 1 market share volume in Taiwan and earning recognition as a Samsung global best practice. โ€ข ๐—ฆ๐˜๐—ฟ๐—ฎ๐˜๐—ฒ๐—ด๐—ถ๐—ฐ ๐—–๐—ผ-๐— ๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐—ธ๐—ฒ๐˜๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด & ๐—”๐˜‚๐—ฑ๐—ถ๐—ฒ๐—ป๐—ฐ๐—ฒ ๐—”๐—ฐ๐—พ๐˜‚๐—ถ๐˜€๐—ถ๐˜๐—ถ๐—ผ๐—ป: Conceptualized and executed high-impact youth-focused lifestyle campaigns and global music tour sponsorships with YG Entertainment, expanding audience acquisition to a 26.3M reach and driving a 10x growth in sell-out volume. โ€ข ๐—˜๐˜…๐—ฝ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐—ถ๐—ฒ๐—ป๐˜๐—ถ๐—ฎ๐—น ๐— ๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐—ธ๐—ฒ๐˜๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด & ๐—˜๐˜…๐—ต๐—ถ๐—ฏ๐—ถ๐˜๐—ถ๐—ผ๐—ป๐˜€: Led large-scale experience marketing initiatives, sports marketing sponsorships with Mizuno and Merida, and flagship launch exhibitions, managing complete interior execution and promotion schemes to elevate brand equity. ๐ŸŽฏ ๐—ž๐—ฒ๐˜† ๐—ฆ๐—ธ๐—ถ๐—น๐—น๐˜€: Flagship Product GTM Launch, Market Share Optimization, High-Impact Co-Marketing, Lifecycle Campaign Management, Audience Acquisition Strategy, Experiential Marketing, Cross-Functional Leadership, Brand Positioning.

    • Marketing Trainee - Secretary of General Manager
      Apr 2011 - Mar 2012 ยท 1 yr