Summary
Overview
Work History
Education
Skills
Timeline
Generic

Ying Wang

San Jose,CA

Summary

Chief of Staff and strategic advisor to the CTO, partnering with senior executives to translate business strategy into execution, strengthen organizational effectiveness, and drive high-impact cross-functional initiatives across technology and security organizations. Connect strategy, people, resources, and operating mechanisms to drive organizational planning, investment prioritization, performance management, governance, and continuous improvement. Bring a data-driven and execution-oriented approach to navigating complex environments, aligning diverse stakeholders, structuring ambiguous problems, and translating executive priorities into actionable plans, informed decisions, and measurable outcomes.

Overview

7
7
years of professional experience

Work History

Chief of Staff

Lenovo
San Jose, CA
12.2024 - Current

Strategic Operations & Organizational Effectiveness

  • Executed strategic planning and execution in CTO organization, translating executive priorities into actionable plans and measurable outcomes.
  • Drive organizational effectiveness focused on process optimization, performance management, and continuous improvement.

Cross-Functional Leadership & Executive Communication

  • Drive cross-functional alignment across technology, product, security, legal, engineering, finance, and HR to advance high-priority strategic initiatives.
  • Provide executive decision support through structured analysis, recommendations, business reviews, and strategic reporting.
  • Delivered executive-level communications, organizational updates, and operating reviews, providing strategic narratives for senior leadership.

Budget Management & Resource Allocation

  • Own annual and quarterly budget planning and forecasting for the CTO organization, aligning financial resources with strategic priorities and business objectives.
  • Led resource allocation and investment prioritization across strategic programs and technology initiatives to align with organizational needs.
  • Partner with finance and functional leaders on financial planning and analysis, cost management, budget tracking, and variance management.

Advisory Tech Project Manager & Security PMO

Lenovo
Morrisville, North Carolina
11.2021 - 12.2024
  • Drove end-to-end planning and execution of strategic security programs, establishing program governance and operating mechanisms to track project progress, milestones, risks, and resources.
  • Led day-to-day operations for security organization, managing budget and resource tracking, operating cadence, meeting management, executive communications, leadership reporting, performance review, and decision-support materials.
  • Developed and maintained monthly security metrics report and executive reporting, providing leadership with insights into program health, execution progress, security outcomes, and organizational performance.
  • Transform project and operational data into actionable insights for financial analysis, resource planning, project performance evaluation, and data-driven executive decision-making.

Operations Specialist for SVP Office

Lenovo
Morrisville, North Carolina
01.2020 - 11.2021
  • Developed business meeting management system and performance management mechanism for GIC SVP Office to enhance operational effectiveness.
  • Strengthened alignment between U.S. and China-based operations by establishing a consistent operating cadence and enabling closer adoption of global SVP priorities and requirements, improving cross-regional collaboration and execution.
  • Acted as U.S. site operations liaison for GIC SVP Office, facilitating communication and coordination of SVP-level strategic priorities across U.S. and global teams.
  • Coordinated onsite leadership engagements and cross-site communications to strengthen collaboration between U.S. teams and global organization.

Education

Master of Laws - Law

University of North Carolina At Chapel Hill
Chapel Hill, NC
05-2013

Bachelor of Laws - Civil And Commercial Law

East Chine University of Political Science And Law
Shanghai, China
05-2009

Skills

  • Strategic planning
  • Program governance
  • Budget management
  • Data-Driven Decision Making
  • Performance management
  • Cross-functional leadership
  • Executive communication
  • Risk assessment
  • Security Program Evaluation
  • Process optimization

Timeline

Chief of Staff

Lenovo
12.2024 - Current

Advisory Tech Project Manager & Security PMO

Lenovo
11.2021 - 12.2024

Operations Specialist for SVP Office

Lenovo
01.2020 - 11.2021

Master of Laws - Law

University of North Carolina At Chapel Hill

Bachelor of Laws - Civil And Commercial Law

East Chine University of Political Science And Law
Ying Wang