With a focused expertise in fintech and strategic partnership development, my tenure at Citi as a Product Manager in Credit Cards and Personal Loans has been marked by the successful launch of pioneering payment services and the digitization of loan systems. At Citi, we introduced groundbreaking features that boosted spending and retention rates significantly, and established key fintech collaborations that expanded customer acquisition by nearly 50% year-over-year.The transformation of loan operations, reducing application-to-disbursement time to a mere 15 minutes, stands as a testament to our team's commitment to efficiency and customer satisfaction. My role in these projects has been instrumental in streamlining processes and integrating innovative technologies like biometrics to enhance security and user experience, always with an eye toward sustainable growth and the relentless pursuit of excellence in the banking sector.
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Product Manager, Credit Cards - Branded & Co-Branded CardsCiti Jul 2020 - Jul 2022New York, New York, Us• Managed high-impact branded and cobranded credit card products across all customer segments and spanning Cash Back, Rewards, Travel, Retail, and Entertainment categories, collaborating with card networks to optimize transaction processing and introduce new payment features that elevated spending by 13%, account active ratio by 5%, and retention rate by 21%• Established fintech partnerships and APIs connecting core banking infrastructure with e-Commerce platforms, streamlining payment services from online card application to instant virtual card issuance; account acquisition grew 47% YoY• Launched new card products by negotiating 2 strategic cobranded partnerships, boosting customer acquisition (+23% MoM), net revenue (+14% MoM), and digital leads volume (+30% MoM) through effective go-to-market strategies• Headed a team of 5 to achieve 4X growth in incremental digital payments by partnering with Apple Pay, Google Pay, and other fintech platforms, redesigning payment schemes based on customer analysis, competitor research, and market insights• Led Agile project management to upgrade the rewards management system in collaboration with Engineering, Operations, Support, and Compliance, resulting in a 47% improvement in retention rate and a 34% reduction in redemption costs• Oversaw departmental budgeting efforts to allocate quarterly marketing dollars of $120MM+ based on product P&L projections co-produced with Finance, covering 18 payment products and 10+ fintech implementation projects -
Product Manager, Personal LoansCiti Aug 2019 - Jul 2020New York, New York, Us• Digitized and automated the loan systems and platforms with Auto Approval project, leveraging banking database insights, customer spending patterns, and credit scoring algorithms to enable instant approval decisions; increased loan sales by 2.2X• Reduced loan application-to-disbursement time from 5 days to 15 minutes by redesigning end-to-end loan processing operations, including identity verification, account creation, pricing, underwriting, credit risk assessment, and disbursement• Implemented biometrics technology with Fintech project team to replace traditional identity verification processes and prevent identity fraud; collaborated with Finance to achieve target project NPV goals by reducing development costs by 35% -
Management Associate, Risk & ControlCiti Jan 2019 - Aug 2019New York, New York, Us• Designed Citi's new digital risk management system, automating transaction monitoring to reduce labor hours by 17% and improve BU efficiency by 18 FTEs, leveraging data-centric processes for optimization• Improved risk control processes for investment and card product sales, cutting manual reporting errors by 19% by redesigning the internal control framework and enhancing risk management disciplines across team work streams -
Management Associate, Retail Banking - Wealth ManagementCiti Jul 2018 - Jan 2019New York, New York, Us• Introduced investment-linked insurance products, negotiating bond investment components with fund houses based on internal risk and revenue models, reducing investment risk exposure by 33% while maintaining high returns• Onboarded new consumer product application systems, eliminating paperwork and simplifying application processes by 28% -
Tax Advisory InternDeloitte Jun 2017 - Aug 2017Worldwide, Oo• Determined client’s potential tax risk under the Automatic Country-by-Country Report Exchange mechanism and proposed corresponding action plans• Prepared Transfer pricing documentations and tax treaty benefit applications for major clients in securities trading industry who have cross-border and inter-group transactions.• Analyzed FATCA’s impact on client’s business to ensure full compliance in regulation and avoid potential penalties -
Summer Intern - News Writer, Producer, And ReporterEastern Broadcasting Co., Ltd. Jun 2016 - Aug 2016Zhongzheng District, Taipei, Tw• Covered local and international news stories on camera, including interviewing government officials and businesses.• Researched, fact-checked, and produced new stories suitable for both online media and traditional TV News channels• Used Premier software to edit and narrated news stories which featured on night-time news -
Video Archiving AssistantUsc Shoah Foundation - The Institute For Visual History And Education Sep 2015 - Dec 2015Los Angeles, California, UsDigitally Archived Holocaust survivor testaments to international databaseIdentified and solved quality problems in the archived film stock -
Audit InternDeloitte Jun 2015 - Aug 2015Worldwide, Oo• Assisted in conducting audits for major international companies in financial and technology industry• Helped to streamline client’s internal control processes and comply with local and international accounting standards -
Summer InternUsc Taipei Office Jun 2014 - Aug 2014• Responsible for social media events promotion and bi-weekly E-newsletters
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Summer InternAssc Corp. Jul 2013 - Aug 2013• Communicated with US suppliers’ billing department• Produced weekly reports using Excel spreadsheet
Charles Yang Education Details
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Ucla Anderson School Of ManagementSpecialization In Technology And Finance -
Usc Marshall School Of BusinessAccounting
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Charles Yang's current role is STEM MBA at UCLA Anderson | Ex-Citi.
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Charles Yang attended Ucla Anderson School Of Management, Usc Marshall School Of Business.
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