Guo Qiang

Led GitLab product initiatives in China under the CTO Office, owning overall SaaS product planning, localization, compliance, and Ops-related capabilities in the DevOps ecosystem. Jihu GitLab SaaS (China) Official GitLab SaaS offering in China, tailored for local enterprise and regulatory requirements.

• Led GitLab localization strategy to reduce enterprise adoption and operational costs while improving stability and accessibility.
• Managed SaaS product lifecycle balancing security, availability, and release cadence.
• Drove compliance transformation aligned with Chinese regulations (data security, network security, audit requirements).
• Collaborated with marketing teams to improve product awareness, registrations, and usage. Jihu GitLab (Self-Managed Edition) Private deployment solution for enterprise customers.
• Coordinated cross-functional teams and GitLab Global to translate China-specific requirements into product capabilities.
• Planned delivery schedules, resolved priority conflicts, and ensured on-time releases.
• Established product standards following principles such as minimal viable change, unified workflows, and convention over configuration.
• Contributed selected features back to the GitLab global version.

Led integrated software and solutions for pharmaceutical R&D laboratories centered on spectroscopic analysis systems.

• Designed embedded and PC software architecture, workflows, and user interaction.
• Delivered full product prototypes and documentation, improving laboratory efficiency.
• Built data logging and quantitative analysis systems to support product iteration.
• Ensured stable delivery through lifecycle and roadmap management.

Responsible for core modules of “Reading Whale” (K12 English reading product), including marketing, registration, and video courses.

• Delivered digital marketing solutions for educational institutions.
• Led a cross-functional team of 10 members.
• Designed A/B testing strategies increasing conversion rates by 30%+.
• Improved DAU by 20%+ through user segmentation and behavior analysis.

Owned mobile H5 platform architecture, growth, and monetization support.

• Led H5 platform restructuring, increasing content distribution efficiency and page views per user by 80%+.
• Improved SEO performance across major search engines.
• Built A/B testing frameworks to optimize user experience.
• Supported business partnerships, increasing traffic contribution by 30%.
• Optimized marketing tools, doubling app download conversion rates.

Led remarketing systems, app deep-linking, and native advertising platforms.

• Designed standardized deep-link frameworks to improve integration efficiency.
• Built real-time monitoring systems for native ads.
• Optimized conversion funnels, improving order conversion by 70%.
• Developed multi-platform advertising APIs.
• Additional projects: marketing pop-ups, performance ads, mobile marketing digitization.

Participated in core banking data aggregation platform development.

• Backend development using C and PL/SQL.
• Performance testing and multi-department system integration.
• Documentation, deployment, and production support.

Migrated past SaaS growth and marketing methods to e-commerce private domain operations, aiming to maintain community engagement and achieve continuous new user acquisition.

• Key Responsibilities/Contributions: ◦ Conducted private domain operations and activity planning based on existing growth logic, ensuring core community activity. ◦ Deployed AI tools to empower content generation and marketing activity planning, improving operational efficiency.
• Representative Results: ◦ Stable e-commerce operation and sustainable development.