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Yuyang Wu

San Diego,CA

Summary

A results-driven product manager with a multicultural background in China and the U.S., bringing a unique perspective to problem-solving. Combined strong business acumen with expertise in market research and a passion for delivering impactful solutions.

Dedicated and hardworking, excel at identifying growth opportunities and crafting strategies that create value and meet user needs.

Overview

3
3
years of professional experience

Work History

Product Manager Intern

Microsoft
06.2024 - 11.2024

Work in Edge Mac Team, helped team boosted global MAU from 500k to 1M.

Managed Modules: New Tab Page, New User Onboarding Process, System Top Bar, AI Feature Exploration.

  • User Research: Surveyed 1,000 Mac browser users and conducted 19 in-depth interviews with Edge users. Identified key user needs: minimalist design, low switching costs, and AI-driven productivity tools.
  • Competitive Analysis: Analyzed leading MacOS browsers. Highlighted Chrome’s success in reducing switching costs and maintaining functionality. Positioned Edge as an AI-enhanced, productivity-focused Chromium browser.
  • Product Design Simplification: Removed the New Tab Page news feed and optimized the System Top Bar, reducing user search time by 20% in A/B tests.
  • New User Flow Optimization: Streamlined settings, added feature introductions and animations, improving flow completion rates by 15%.

Founder & Product Manager

Cutiepet
10.2021 - 06.2023

Product Demo: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7nbSS4U2Ons

Founded in October 2021, CutiePet is an app platform focused on pet content sharing, socialization, and services, targeting the niche of pet owner interaction in the growing pet industry. The platform bridges gaps in the traditional market and transforms user traffic into a closed-loop business model.

  • Product Positioning: Conducted target market analysis, product positioning, competitor analysis, and needs assessment of the pet-related market
  • Team Management: Lead the team to complete 80% of the design tasks and 60% of the development tasks for the MVP version within three month
  • Business Development: Directed the business and operations team to devise operational strategies, pre-emotively establishing a presence in the target market and creating a comprehensive user operations system to empower the testing version. Collaborated with three major UCSD clubs to promote the product
  • Accomplishment: Won the prize from Tencent Product Competition, USC Visionhack

Education

Master of Science - Data Science & Machine Learning

University of California, San Diego
La Jolla, CA
03-2025

Bachelor of Science - Computer Engineering

University of California, San Diego
La Jolla, CA
03-2023

Timeline

Product Manager Intern

Microsoft
06.2024 - 11.2024

Founder & Product Manager

Cutiepet
10.2021 - 06.2023

Master of Science - Data Science & Machine Learning

University of California, San Diego

Bachelor of Science - Computer Engineering

University of California, San Diego
Yuyang Wu