Henry Kobutra
Selected work / 01—02

Selected work.

Current products and earlier work in financial services.

Earlier roles

Product and
business leadership.

My roles have spanned product strategy, team leadership, and delivery. The examples below are selected projects within those broader responsibilities.

Mayan

Software for Amazon sellers
Advertising & optimization

2022–2024

Director of Product

Role scope

I led product work across discovery, customer research, testing, and UX/UI for seller dashboards and advertising automation. I worked with engineering on how the team moved from discovery into delivery and handled defects across functions.

Selected work

  • Used customer interviews to consolidate dashboards around the information sellers needed most.
  • Led research, testing, and UX/UI for a machine-learning product that automated advertising bids.
  • Introduced dual-track Agile and a weekly cross-functional bug-management cadence, giving discovery and defect resolution a regular place in the team's work.

Principal
Financial Group

Thailand business
Retirement & investment products

2020–2022

SVP & Head of Digital Business Innovation

Role scope

I led digital business innovation and product delivery for Principal's Thailand business, including retirement and retail investment apps. The remit combined business and digital strategy, people leadership, delivery practices and costs, and customer experience, working across business, technology, and Compliance.

Selected work

  • Introduced Agile practices into mobile-app delivery and used analytics and customer feedback to guide UX improvements.
  • Negotiated progressive onboarding with Compliance: customers could register for the app quickly, then provide required information at the appropriate later steps. App registration remained separate from opening or funding a financial account.
  • Shared digital-initiative and voice-of-customer practices with colleagues in Southeast Asia and was selected to mentor colleagues in India. My leadership remit remained Thailand.

One example in depth: the onboarding story ↗

TISCO
Financial Group

Thai banking &
financial services group

2015–2020

VP of Digital Business Strategy

Role scope

I led digital business strategy across customer-facing apps, corporate websites, and social channels. The work covered mobile banking, retail lending, and retirement, and included executive alignment, vendor selection, and technical decisions as well as taking products through delivery.

Selected work

  • Launched mobile apps from concept to market across banking, lending, and retirement, alongside corporate website launches and redesigns.
  • Our team's insurance chatbot prototypes helped management committee members and business-unit heads assess the idea before the formal proposal. The work won approval and launched; other business units subsequently requested digital storefront upgrades.
  • Established social channels for group businesses as part of their digital expansion. During my time at TISCO, I moved from manager to VP in under a year.

One example in depth: the chatbot prototype ↗

Earlier roles: product marketing, commerce, and software delivery

Taskworld 2014–2015

VP of Product Marketing · Project-management software

Built and expanded the marketing team, worked on customer acquisition, and used analytics, A/B testing, and surveys to inform product development.

aCommerce 2012–2014

Digital Marketing Director · E-commerce

Built and led a multidisciplinary team spanning marketing, design, copywriting, and analytics. Developed product visions, business plans, and go-to-market strategies, with analytics informing marketing and business decisions.

Agoda 2011–2012

Senior Investment Analyst · Online travel, search-engine marketing

Led analysts optimizing search-ad campaigns across Central Asia, with responsibility for campaign budgets and experimentation. This was a marketing role, rather than financial investment research.

RarePlay 2010–2011

Software Development Project Manager · Digital product delivery

Led engineers and designers delivering digital products, including a digital-only savings account in Thailand. Developed product plans and presentations that supported management's work to win client contracts.

T3NET 2009–2010

Software Developer & Project Manager · Web development

Combined website development with offshore project management and helped management win tourism-sector government contracts.

Get in touch.

henry@kobutra.com