Herng Lee

Strategy @ Google

Singapore

About

Passionate leader well-versed in strategy & operations in tech. I also write a newsletter to help people become exec-ready (5000+ subscribers): www.hernglee.com

Experience

  • Google (10 yrs 10 mos)
    • Strategy Lead, Commerce Product Partnerships
      Jun 2022 - Present · 4 yrs 1 mo

      Bringing the best of Google Shopping and Payments to the market.

    • Head of Strategic Planning & Governance
      Oct 2017 - Jun 2022 · 4 yrs 9 mos

      Led strategic business planning for Google’s ads business in APAC, and helped APAC executives tackle top priorities across both Sales and Operations. Primary focus was on OKR governance, strategic resourcing, business intelligence, and leadership enablement. ‎ Examples include: ‎ - Led Google APAC’s annual headcount planning & quarterly business review process ‎ - Defined strategic priorities and corresponding OKRs to drive holistic governance ‎ - Developed bespoke analytics to construct headcount deployment strategies ‎ - Delivered revenue scenarios & identified growth levers to empower leadership decision-making

    • Strategy & Insights Manager
      Sep 2015 - Oct 2017 · 2 yrs 2 mos

      - Delivered go-to-market strategies for industry sales teams by driving competitive advantage analysis, expert interviews, and revenue intelligence. Results leveraged to define sellers’ portfolios and ads revenue objectives. ‎ - Accelerated revenue growth by delivering industry insights at client workshops, strengthening the value proposition of sales pitches. Drove thought leadership within the company, socializing China internet ecosystem insights to global stakeholders.

  • Business Consultant at Applied Predictive Technologies
    Jan 2013 - Aug 2015 · 2 yrs 8 mos

    APT (acquired by Mastercard Advisors) is an American big data analytics firm that enables Fortune 500 companies to make data-driven strategic decisions across different business areas, such as pricing, product promotions, or operations. We specialized in analyzing, designing, and measuring live business experiments for retailers, thereby helping our clients establish incrementality and implement profitable strategies at scale. I advised clients across the U.S., China, Australia, Malaysia, and Japan; verticals spanned across restaurant, banking, and electronics retail.

  • Private First Class at R.O.C. Army
    Jun 2011 - May 2012 · 1 yr

  • Investment Banking Summer Analyst at Morgan Stanley
    Jun 2010 - Sep 2010 · 4 mos

    Summer Analyst for the Global Capital Markets team. Received full-time return offer; opted to fulfill military conscription duty first.