Benedict Ko

About Benedict Ko

Over 10 years’ experience in corporate strategy, finance management, and program management with strong data analysis and market & brand development skills. Specific strengths in identifying profitable/high-growth market segments and developing and delivering on brand expansion initiatives while driving the rhythm of the business. Over 5 years’ experience in logistics and supply chain strategy development. Effective leader who develops and motivates multi-cultural teams with unquestioned integrity and accountability. Skilled at enhancing productivity by deploying systems and processes that enable people to focus on high-value activities to driving usage and renewals. Solutions oriented consensus builder known for uncovering hidden opportunities, directing groundbreaking strategies, and forming strategic alliances with C-Suite business leaders and senior executives. Significant experience vetting prospect organizations to secure mutually beneficial partnerships. Multilingual: English and MandarinSkills & Competencies:Data Analysis Business Management Program Management Project Management SQL, Access, & Excel Business Development Business Applications Building Trusting Relationships Developing New Opportunities Cross-Team Collaboration Private Equity Projects Building Trusting Relationships Statistics & Metric Performance PowerPoint Presentation Preparation Microsoft Word Team Leadership Strategic Planning Utilizing Frameworks Time Management Written & Verbal Communication Business Performance Management Portfolio Management

Experience

1. Director - Marketplace Strategy & Ops, Tech Enablement, Growth Programs, Data Strategy & Analytics

   Walmart

   Feb 2024 — Present

   Creating and managing the requirement development and iteration processes within the product development lifecycle (PDLC) across business, product, and engineering at both leadership and IC levels Evaluating build / buy tradeoffs to accelerate technological and operational capabilities to deliver bottom line results Accelerated PDLC timings for product and engineering, in partnership with cross-functional leadership, from Quarterly cycles to Monthly cycles to support new venture needs Developing end-to-end internal and customer facing product support strategy for the supply side, including organizational design, subject matter expertise uptake acceleration across new business and technology resources, as well as desktop / mobile in-product support resources Establishing and owning the Weekly Business Review (WBR) process across business and product functions Building a business analytics function and team to support all business and ops functions within the new business venture Driving data strategy improvements across Walmart Transportation, driving the creation of new roles within Engineering and Business to support consistent data pipelines and business facing data libraries for business insight generation Designing and implementing frameworks to govern entry into new revenue channels to ensure organizational connectivity

Education

• UC San Diego

  Bachelor of Arts, Political Science; International Relations

  2005 — 2009

• UC San Diego

  Bachelor of Science, Management Science

  2005 — 2009

• Boston University

  MA, Development Economics and International Development

  2011 — 2013

Skills

• Microsoft Excel
• Microsoft Powerpoint
• Microsoft Office
• Database Administration
• Fundraising
• Project Planning
• Strategic Planning
• Economics
• Marketing
• Public Speaking
• Non-Profits
• Finance
• Community Outreach
• Financial Analysis
• Research
• Spss
• Customer Service
• Entrepreneurship
• Leadership
• Stata
• Nonprofits
• Strategy
• Data Analysis
• Access