MBA Graduate · University of Hong Kong

Rishi
Vinod.

MBA graduate from the University of Hong Kong with a Bachelor's in Computer Science and over 3.5 years of work experience. I enjoy product and brand strategy, bringing data, design and commercial thinking together. I bring a blend of technology and retail experience from Sutherland and, most recently, a travel retail internship at Lacoste. I also like bringing my ideas to life with the help of AI, like Gigl.

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About

Building at the intersection of ideas.

I started in computer science — specialising in Human-Computer Interaction at the University of Glasgow (First Class Honours) — before spending 3+ years at Sutherland Global Services managing enterprise accounts across Amazon, Disney Hotstar, TripAdvisor, and Qatar Airways.

I then completed an MBA at HKU on a merit scholarship to move toward commercial, brand and consumer-facing roles. I put that into practice as a Travel Retail & Corporate Business APAC Intern at Lacoste, working on BI, partnership pitches and operations across 20+ travel retail accounts.

I love experimenting and building out my ideas. Gigl, a musician-discovery app, went from idea to a live product, built with agentic AI tools like Claude Code.

Outside work: football (lifelong Man United fan), music (Grade 8 vocals), gaming (Pokémon and League of Legends), and learning about wildlife.

Now
Open to full-time roles
Hong Kong · IANG visa · Most recently Lacoste APAC
MBA
University of Hong Kong
Merit Scholar · 2025–2026
Undergrad
University of Glasgow
BSc. (Hons) in Computing Science · First Class
Focus Areas
Brand Strategy Consumer Experience Data Visualization Building with AI
Languages
English · Hindi · Malayalam
Interests
Football · Music · Gaming · Wildlife
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Work

Apr 2026 – Sep 2026
Lacoste
Hong Kong SAR
Most Recent
Travel Retail & Corporate Business APAC Intern
  • Coordinated a Business Intelligence project with an external agency, building customer insights and commercial performance metrics across 20+ travel retail accounts
  • Analysed sales and OPEX data and built a Power BI dashboard pulling together sales performance for newly opened stores
  • Created proposal decks for corporate partnerships with United Airlines, AIA and JAL, and supported marketing decks for forums including TFWA
  • Led supplier sourcing and vendor management for a new retail concept, covering quotations, lead times, sample approvals and deadlines
  • Managed Procure-to-Pay via SAP Concur and end-to-end logistics for 50+ shipments across APAC
  • Standardised operational workflows, wrote process guides, and onboarded and trained the incoming intern
Apr 2024 – Jan 2025
Sutherland Global
India
Senior Associate – UX Design
  • Turned business requirements into brand-tailored Power BI dashboard designs across 150+ workstreams for Amazon, Disney Hotstar, TripAdvisor and Expedia
  • Reduced user time-on-task by 35% with improvements aligned to end-user workflows
  • Led interactive UX workshops for teams of up to 20
  • Received formal appreciation from clients (Argo, Expedia, Humana, SUFS) and senior leadership
Apr 2022 – Apr 2024
Sutherland Global
India
Associate Software Developer
  • Led a cross-team process improvement for the Power BI / Analytics team, standardising delivery across 100+ internal reports
  • Reduced dashboard rework by 40%
Jul 2021 – Sep 2021
CFS Zipp
United Kingdom
UI Design Consultant
  • Ran competitive analysis and improved the product experience through iterative prototyping and stakeholder feedback
  • Created system architecture diagrams and technical documentation with senior stakeholders in Miro
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Projects

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Skills

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Brand Strategy

Segmentation, positioning, and GTM built on cultural insight from the lifestyle sector.

PositioningGTMRetail
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Customer Experience

Journey mapping and service design informed by HCI research and enterprise account management.

UX ResearchJourney Mapping
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Data & Analytics

Building dashboards and turning data into a story, from Power BI and SQL to AI-assisted analysis.

Power BISQLPythonExcel
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Stakeholder Management

20+ APAC travel retail accounts and 150+ global workstreams, aligning internal teams, executives and partners.

Account MgmtPartnershipsB2B
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Product & Building with AI

From Figma wireframes to live products, built with agentic AI tools and a clear commercial goal.

FigmaClaude CodeNext.js
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Creative Direction

An eye for aesthetics shaped by years across music, gaming, fragrance, and brand culture.

Visual ThinkingCopywriting
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Let's connect.

Looking for full-time roles in commercial, brand, BI and product. Based in Hong Kong with an IANG visa.

rishi275@gmail.com LinkedIn GitHub Behance
Open to full-time roles