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Tim Shin

Head Of Business Development
Santa Cruz

Summary

Do a bit of everything, made a lot of mistakes, learned even more and still proudly making new (and better) ones. Always focused on building things that grow fast and work well

Overview

7
7
years of professional experience
4
4
Languages

Work History

Head of Business Development in LATAM

Yango Food
05.2024 - Current
  • Build the country’s business unit from scratch in previously untapped region. Set up full local operations from zero, including hiring, logistics, marketing, and partnerships
  • Built and led a local cross-functional team of 25+
  • Scaled monthly GMV from $0 to $2M+ per month in under a year
  • Identify and validate next viable markets and design launch strategy
  • Led structured market research with team on key business streams: supply, demand, logistics, legal, and competition

Head of Growth in CIS

Yango Food
05.2023 - 04.2024
  • Oversaw performance and growth across 5 strategic markets: Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan, Belarus, Armenia, and Kyrgyzstan. Delivered +150% YoY growth across the region
  • Accelerate revenue growth and secure market leadership in a highly competitive landscape. Achieved #1 market position in 4 out of 5 countries
  • Led regional strategy and execution, aligning local teams with centralized goals. Built and implemented top-down and bottom-up growth models to identify highest-impact levers per country.
  • Focused execution around key drivers: acquisition, conversion, retention


Junior and Mid Level Positions

Glovo
09.2020 - 04.2023
  • Commercial: expanding geographic footprint. Grew restaurant content on the platform
  • Business development: Led go-to-market for Q-commerce vertical, including operations, merchant acquisition and API integration
  • Ads revenue manager: Built and executed co-branded campaigns with major FMCG players (e.g., Coca-Cola, Pepsi) and financial partners (MasterCard, local banks). Drove integration of partner promos into user funnel to lift conversion and monetization

Previous Life in Supply Chain Management

Several
01.2018 - 08.2020

Gained hands-on experience in a fast-paced environment, contributing to operations, growth, and customer success in an early-stage team

Education

BBA - Supply Chain Management

Kazakh-German University
Almaty
05.2001 -

Timeline

Head of Business Development in LATAM

Yango Food
05.2024 - Current

Head of Growth in CIS

Yango Food
05.2023 - 04.2024

Junior and Mid Level Positions

Glovo
09.2020 - 04.2023

Previous Life in Supply Chain Management

Several
01.2018 - 08.2020

BBA - Supply Chain Management

Kazakh-German University
05.2001 -
Tim ShinHead Of Business Development