Sena Lim

Product Manager | Building Inclusive, High-Stakes Platforms for Public Impact

Summary

Product Manager with 15+ years across mobility, agri-tech, and national platforms, including 7+ years delivering high-stakes, policy-constrained systems where trust, safety, and security are critical.
  • Trust & Security: Delivered a national EV system rebuild for 900+ vehicles and 30K users at BlueSG while ensuring service continuity and regulatory compliance. Cut KYC verification from 3 days to 5 seconds at Neuron with secure automation.
  • Safety & Adoption: Reduced safety violations by 12% and increased vehicle take-up by 10% at Neuron through CV-based parking guidance. Scaled adoption to 3M+ low-digital-confidence farmers in 12 countries at Yara via SMS-first onboarding and inclusive UI design.
  • Leadership & Delivery: Built and mentored a 5-person product team at BlueSG; boosted squad velocity by 37% at Yara. Maintained delivery momentum by embedding async planning, backlog reviews, and trade-off reviews.
  • Stakeholder Alignment & Technical Fluency: Aligned 9 C-suite leaders on post-acquisition roadmap at BlueSG and co-developed MVPs with farmers across 3 continents at Yara. Led API integrations, secure flows, and IoT rollouts across engineering, design, policy, and city teams.

Experience

Sabbatical (Learning & Exploration)

Sep 2024 - Present
Focused on structured learning in AI and exploring a hobby as a potential business.
  • AI & Automation: Built my first portfolio site end-to-end (VPS setup, domain purchase, GitHub template customization, and iteration with ChatGPT Codex). Completed AI automation classes and created 3 n8n workflows plus a Langflow-powered RAG chat assistant — applying AI concepts through working prototypes (View AI Projects).
  • Entrepreneurship: Explored baking as a business avenue. Studied baking science, developed healthier recipes, and applied product thinking to test differentiation and market potential.

BlueSG | Product Lead

Apr 2023 - Aug 2024
Led product strategy and delivery for Singapore’s national EV car-sharing platform (900+ EVs, 1,500+ lots, 30K+ active users), ensuring service continuity and regulatory compliance.
  • Maintained service continuity during live system rebuild by scoping critical journeys and leading backend, API, and IoT delivery with engineering, design, policy, and ops teams.
  • Unlocked faster decision-making and roadmap clarity by aligning 9 C-suite and department leads through post-acquisition workshops using JTBD and Kano.
  • Drove >20% adoption in a new user segment by launching a planner-focused mobility package based on user behavior, data insights, and competitor analysis.
  • Avoided launch delays and user disruption by preparing fallback flows, toggles, and comms triggers across critical modules.
  • Maintained steady delivery and reduced blockers by hiring, building and mentoring a 5-person product team and embedding async planning, backlog reviews, and trade-off discussions.

Neuron Mobility | Senior Product Manager, Rider Core Experience

Apr 2023 - Aug 2024
Owned end-to-end rider experience across AU, NZ, CA, and UK, including for 10% of riders with mild disabilities, through IoT-integrated software and compliant city launches.
  • Cut identity verification time from 2–3 days to under 5 seconds by launching secure KYC automation with Jumio; improved trust and reduced manual review load.
  • Reduced safety violations by 12%, cut rebalancing workload by 18%, and increased vehicle take-up by 10% in A/B zones by launching CV-based parking guidance with ops teams and city councils.
  • Improved scan success rate by 23% in low-light conditions by analysing user journey data and auto-enabling torchlight in the end-of-ride flow.
  • Delivered on-schedule rollouts in AU, NZ, and CA by adapting product behavior to local regulations and aligning with legal, ops, and city teams to meet approval timelines.

Yara International | Senior Manager / Product Owner

Oct 2018 - Jun 2022
Led digital platforms for smallholder farmers, driving inclusive adoption across 12 countries globally in low‑connectivity, compliance‑sensitive environments.
  • Scaled inclusive adoption to 3M+ farmers across 12 countries by designing onboarding for users with low digital confidence, including SMS-first access, multi-language support, and larger UI for older users.
  • Improved retention by 18% by launching advisory tools and peer content tailored to how farmers learn and trust information.
  • Co-developed weather and loyalty MVPs with farmers by involving them as research panelists in 60+ co-design and field testing sessions across India, Thailand, and South Africa.
  • Enabled smoother rollouts and reduced rework by aligning squads across APAC, LATAM, and EMEA on onboarding readiness, regulatory compliance, and localisation needs.
  • Increased team delivery velocity by 37% by embedding prioritisation and backlog review rhythms across 4 cross-regional product squads.

GfK | Digital Project Manager, Digital Media

Apr 2016 - Sep 2018
Part of the Digital Media product team managing a SaaS media measurement platform for APAC, supporting Digital Partnerships’ multi‑million‑dollar deals (SGD 1M+ each) with global media clients.
  • Delivered IMDA’s $2M Smart Nation audience insights platform, enabling data‑driven campaign planning and public policy decisions.
  • Enhanced data trust and adoption by improving panel representativeness and closing demographic gaps across APAC markets.

Appvantage Asia | Digital Project Manager

Aug 2014 - Mar 2016
Managed Daimler’s APAC SaaS automotive platform across 12 markets, enabling vehicle showcasing and financing (pricing, downpayment calculators) for prestigious automotive clients.
  • Managed Daimler’s APAC SaaS automotive dealer and financial platform across 12 markets.
  • Boosted online‑to‑offline conversion by 23% through multi‑market SaaS rollout and localized digital sales journeys.

Appvantage Asia, Codigo, GlobalITCreations | Technical Lead / Mobile Developer

April 2009 - July 2016
  • Delivered native iOS/Android and IoT‑integrated solutions for public‑sector and automotive clients, forming a solid technical foundation for multi‑system product leadership.

Education

BS Computer Science

University of Wollongong, 2012

Diploma in Digital Entertainment Technology

Nanyang Polytechnic, 2009

Certifications

Skills

  • APIs & IoT
  • Multi‑System & Live‑Ops Delivery
  • Agile Product Delivery (JIRA, Confluence, Miro)
  • Data Analytics (Amplitude, Mixpanel, Power BI)
  • Generative AI, Agentic AI & Workflow Exploration
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