Career Path of an Account Manager at Wish
Aaron's career path was "pretty atypical," starting with a neuroscience degree but shifting to e-commerce after marketing and business internships; this led to roles at Walmart/Jet.com in category management and site merchandising before a move to Wish.com focusing on the "client-facing aspects" of account management, helping merchants grow on the platform.
E-commerce, Career Pivoting, Business Development, Account Management, Client Relations
Advizer Information
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Job Title
Company
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Aaron Tsai
Account Manager
Wish
Pomona College, 2017
UCLA Anderson, MBA (2025)
Biology & Related Sciences
Apparel, Beauty, Retail & Fashion, Technology
Sales and Client Management
None Applicable
Video Highlights
1. Aaron's career path is non-traditional, starting with neuroscience and transitioning to e-commerce after internships in marketing and startups.
2. He gained valuable experience in category management and site merchandising at Walmart/Jet.com, which helped him transition to a client-facing role at Wish.
3. His current role at Wish focuses on business development and account management, where he enjoys interacting with merchants and helping them grow their businesses on the platform.
Transcript
Could you walk me through your career path? I'm interested in your experiences in college, any internships, or jobs you held before your current role.
I would say I took a pretty atypical route. I studied neuroscience in college thinking I would go into medical school or research after graduating.
But then I took on some internship roles during the semester in my undergrad program as well as a summer. These roles were related to marketing, business, and startups. I think that's what helped me propel to the current industry, or most recent industry that I was in, which is e-commerce and online retail.
From there, I worked at Walmart slash jet.com for around two years in a variety of roles. One was in category management and another was in site merchandising. All of which provided a lot of experience and learnings.
That led me to Wish.com, working more in business development and account management. I really enjoyed more of the client-facing aspects of my role, interacting with merchants and helping them grow on the platform.
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