Kai Wan
About Kai Wan
Kai Wan is a Senior Product Manager at Bynder, where he has worked since 2021. He has a background in Chinese Studies and Public Administration from Leiden University and has held various roles in product management and project coordination at Elsevier.
Work at Bynder
Kai Wan has been serving as a Senior Product Manager at Bynder since 2021. In this role, he has led significant initiatives, including the migration of Bynder's platform from a monolithic architecture to a micro-services architecture, which improved the platform's scalability to support billions of assets. Additionally, he has played a crucial role in rebuilding and iterating Bynder's core front-end functionalities using React. His contributions also include spearheading the launch of new micro-service APIs to facilitate seamless third-party integration and defining key success metrics that drive call-to-action conversions.
Education and Expertise
Kai Wan has an extensive educational background. He studied at Leiden University, where he earned a Bachelor of Arts in Sinology from 2005 to 2009 and a Master of Arts in Chinese Studies from 2009 to 2011. He also studied Public Administration at Leiden University for one year in 2004 to 2005. Additionally, he completed an Intensive Mandarin Chinese Training program at Shandong University from 2007 to 2008. This diverse academic foundation supports his expertise in product management and development.
Professional Background
Kai Wan has held various positions in product management and coordination. He co-founded and served as Treasurer for Stichting Shilin: Leiden University Journal of Young Sinology from 2010 to 2011. He worked at Elsevier in multiple roles, starting as a Project Coordinator from 2011 to 2013, then advancing to Product Manager from 2013 to 2017, and finally to Senior Product Manager from 2017 to 2021. Prior to his time at Elsevier, he worked as a Teaching Assistant and Web Editor in the Faculty of Humanities at Leiden University from 2008 to 2010.
Achievements in Product Management
Throughout his career, Kai Wan has achieved notable milestones in product management. At Bynder, he has been instrumental in preparing the Digital Asset Management platform to align with the company's ideal customer profile. His leadership in launching new micro-service APIs and defining key success metrics has contributed to enhancing the platform's functionality and user engagement. His experience at Elsevier further solidified his skills in managing product development and coordination across various teams.