# Ziyu (Stefanie) Shao

> Global Product Owner | FinTech Innovation | Customer Experience

Location: San Francisco, California, United States
Profile: https://flows.cv/ziyustefanieshao

I am a multitalented strategist and product launcher with strong passion, skills, and hands-on experience in testing fashion trends, observing human behavior and the discovery of cultural layers within it in order to drive successful product launching and brand solutions. 

I thrive in cross-functional, fast-paced and fun environments with great energy and boundless curiosity. I am excited about opportunities to innovate and take innovative products, services and platform to market.

## Work Experience
### Digital Product Manager - Dynamic Experience Platform (DEP) @ HSBC
Jan 2026 – Present | 广州
Working on core digital platform capabilities that support over 40 million customers across 34 markets. My role focuses on product discovery, backlog management, and cross-functional collaboration in a lean-agile environment, partnering with technology and transformation teams to deliver scalable, data-informed platform solutions that support global digital experiences.

### Product Design Lead @ HSBC
Jan 2021 – Jan 2026
Led the HSBC IWPB Wealth design of complex financial trading journeys—from investment onboarding,  multiple class of asset type trading journeys and goal-based planning to portfolio insights—collaborating closely with PMs, engineers, and data teams.

Contributed to HSBC global build of our new mobile app,  receiving 3 awards at the IF Design Awards, one of the most recognised marks of Design Excellence. 

- Best User Experience - Retail/ Banking CX
- Best Service, System & Process Design
- Best Branding Communications Design - Apps/ Software

### Product Designer @ AlphaGrowth
Jan 2020 – Jan 2022

### Corporate Innovation - Business Operations, Manager (FinTech) @ Plug and Play Tech Center
Jan 2020 – Jan 2020 | Shanghai, China
• Identify, design, and execute on new business opportunities, operational systems, and processes that enhance the growth of corporate business innovation for global financial institutions
• Initiate and deliver partnership deal flow sessions with global financial institutions to identify their pain points and technology needs 
• Engage with corporate partners in their strategic planning of technological innovation milestones by providing consulting services to support organizational structure change efforts, budget processes, and PoC process improvements
• Conduct research that supports teams in building verticalized technology incubator ecosystems

### Research and Business Development @ Financial Technology Partners / FT Partners
Jan 2018 – Jan 2020 | San Francisco
Fund Raising Digital Solutions - Internal, Industrial Research, Training and Educating Data Analysis & Data Visualization, M&A Presentations, Pitch Materials, UX Research

### Global Corporate Finance Operations - Consultant (TMT & Healthcare ) @ J.P. Morgan
Jan 2017 – Jan 2018 | San Francisco Bay Area
Industrial Research, Data Analysis & Data Visualization, IPO Presentations, M&A Presentations, Investor (Roadshow) Presentations, Pitch Materials


## Education
### Master of Fine Arts (MFA) in School of Advertising - Creative Strategy
Academy of Art University
Jan 2014 – Jan 2017

### Online Course - Certification in Product Management: Transforming Opportunities into Great Products
Stanford University School of Engineering
Jan 2020

### Columbia University
Jan 2013 – Jan 2013

### Bachelor of Arts (BA) in Communication, Journalism, and Related Programs
Xi'an International Studies University
Jan 2010 – Jan 2014


## Contact & Social
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/ziyushao
- Website: https://ziyushao.com/

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Last updated: 2026-04-07