Jia Rern Yap (叶家润)

Jia Rern Yap has a diverse and extensive work experience. They started their career as a Conference Organizing Assistant intern at Pacific World, Global Destination, Event & Congress Management in 2008. They then worked as a Business Development Intern at travelmob in 2012 and as a Brand Strategy Intern at DIA Brands in 2013.

In the same year, Jia Rern Yap also worked as an Account Management Intern at ManghamGaxiola McgarryBowen and as a Teaching Assistant at SMU - Singapore Management University. They gained further experience as a Marketing Communications Intern at Seager Inc. in 2014 and as a Marketing & Market Development Manager at Charisma Academy (Asia) from 2015 to 2018.

Their most recent employment was at Grab, where they worked as a Business Development Lead for GrabCoach & GrabShuttle from 2018 to 2020. During their time at Grab, they achieved significant accomplishments such as increasing the corporate segment's GMV by more than 50% and winning the Grab Golden Helmet Award in 2019 for outstanding customer service. They also established new partnerships and developed winning proposals for major clients.

Currently, Jia Rern Yap holds the position of Head - Business Development, Partnerships & Product at Azeus Convene, which they started in 2020.

Jia Rern Yap (叶家润) completed their Bachelor of Business Management (BBM) degree with a Double Major in Corporate Communication and Arts and Cultural Management from Singapore Management University from 2011 to 2015. Prior to that, they studied at Hwa Chong Institution from 2009 to 2010, where they pursued the Singapore-Cambridge GCE A Level with a focus on the Bicultural Studies Programme. In addition to their academic qualifications, Jia Rern Yap also holds several certifications, including ICAgile Certified Professional from ICAgile, Advance Scrum Product Owner from AGILITICS PTE. LTD., and Professional Scrum Product Owner™ I (PSPO I) from Scrum.org. These certifications were obtained in June and July 2022.