Howard Hao Wang

Chief Technology Officer @ Lazada

About

AI and technology executive with 20 years of global leadership experience across the US, China, Southeast Asia, and Korea. Proven track record in transforming large-scale, complex systems through applied AI and agent-based automation. Currently serves as CTO of Alibaba International – Regional Platforms, leading technology strategy and execution for major eCommerce platforms including Lazada, Gmarket, Daraz, and Miravia.

Country

City

United States

Industry

Internet

Skill

C++, Java, Perl, Python, Hadoop, HBase, MapReduce, Apache Pig, Search Advertising, Search Engine Ranking, Distributed Systems, Performance Improvement, Scalability, Apache, Algorithms, Linux, Agile Methodologies, Software Engineering, Search, Data Mining

Experience

Chief Technology Officer

Lazada

2020-5 - Present · 6 yrs 5 mos

Singapore

Own end-to-end technology strategy and execution for a portfolio of eCommerce platforms, including Lazada (Southeast Asia), Daraz (South Asia), Gmarket (Korea), and Miravia (Europe), leading teams across regions Lead AI and agent-driven transformation across engineering and operations in Lazada, re-architecting development workflows with AI coding and automation agents, and embedding AI into user growth and seller operations to drive significant improvements in operational efficiency Lead modernization of legacy platforms including Gmarket and Daraz, applying AI and architectural re-design to evolve long-standing systems, improve business performance, and enhance engineering efficiency Lead end-to-end build and scaling of new businesses from 0 to 1, including LazPay (FinTech platform covering wallet, BNPL, insurance, and supply chain financing) and Miravia (localized eCommerce platform in Spain and Portugal) Build and lead cross-regional, cross-cultural teams, partnering closely with business leaders to align technology strategy with growth priorities and drive execution and results in complex environments

Senior Director Of Engineering

Alibaba Group

2020-5 - Present · 6 yrs 5 mos

CTO overseeing Lazada, Daraz, Miravia, and new market expansions at Alibaba International.

Senior Director of Engineering

Alibaba Group

2015-3 - 2020-7 · 5 yrs 5 mos

Head of engineering at alibaba.com, the global B2B division of Alibaba Group. We simplify cross-border trades and help SMEs to thrive in the economy globalization.

Senior Engineering Manager

Twitter

2013-10 - 2015-2 · 1 yr 5 mos

Led the Trends&Discovery team. Trending topic detection and recommendation.

Senior Engineering Manager

Yahoo

2010-10 - 2013-10 · 3 yrs 1 mo

• Led several teams at Yahoo Search. Responsible for all types of search request serving and optimization. Handling tens of thousands of qps that generates billion dollar advertising revenue. • Led the Yahoo content recommendation team, recommend the most relevant contents to users on various Yahoo media properties.

Lead Engineer & Architect

Yahoo

2005-9 - 2010-10 · 5 yrs 2 mos

• Technical lead and architect of Yahoo Sponsored Search. Designed the end-to-end architecture of many key systems and led cross-functional teams to implement them. Worked on many projects to improve Panama’s performance in ad matching, ranking, filtering and pricing. Worked on various projects to improve system performance and stability. • Won several Yahoo super star awards.