I love working with the clients to make their business come true and thrive. I am experienced in IT as Sales and Marketing specialist. I an expanding my expertises in digital world now!

Soomin Kang

I love working with the clients to make their business come true and thrive. I am experienced in IT as Sales and Marketing specialist. I an expanding my expertises in digital world now!

Available to hire

I love working with the clients to make their business come true and thrive. I am experienced in IT as Sales and Marketing specialist. I an expanding my expertises in digital world now!

Language

Korean
Fluent
English
Fluent
French
Intermediate

Work Experience

Modern Work Solutions Specialist at Microsoft Korea
October 1, 2023 - September 30, 2025
Achieved an individual sales quota of $2M and managed 210+ small and medium corporate accounts by driving Microsoft 365 and Copilot adoption. Exceeded annual target by 146% in 2025 (400% of quota reached in FY25 Q1). Drove 800% Copilot adoption by delivering AI readiness plans to three customers weekly, enabling AI transformation with Microsoft 365 and Copilot. Managed 7+ partner relationships to scale growth. Co-hosted online and offline partner marketing events to promote AI trends, customer success stories, and generate new business opportunities.
Azure Solution Specialist at Microsoft Korea
October 1, 2023 - August 31, 2024
Achieved individual sales quota of $490K and managed 180+ accounts by selling Microsoft Azure including Azure OpenAI. Led and closed deals across Azure AI, Infra, and SAP workloads. Executed Korea's first Azure OpenAI PTU case with the customer Douzone (capacity 100 PTU, requiring corporate approval). Closed SAP RISE deals for Keumho Tire (ACV: $1.8M) and Sajo (ACV: $1M). Activated 62/182 opportunities (52% activation). Collaborated daily with 5+ technical specialists, account executives, and partners to align sales strategy with customer goals using the full Azure stack (OpenAI, Fabric/Power BI, infra migration). Localized corporate contents for Korean customers.
Cloud Sales Rep (Gaming) at Amazon Web Services Korea
February 1, 2020 - August 31, 2023
Responsible for achieving an individual sales quota and managing 500+ accounts across mid, low, and zero-biller segments. Achieved 157% target in 2022 (Quota: $2.3M; Largest deal: ARR $4.2B). Led GTM plans to acquire new accounts and contacts. Led Game Master Online (AWS Gaming’s largest GTM event) with 1200+ registrations, 600+ attendees, 30+ opportunities, and $3M MRR. Collaborated with Demand Gen, Solutions Architects, BDR, and Marketing to build new business strategies for gaming, startups, and SaaS partners; accelerated profiling and expanded partner/channel pool to generate qualified leads and accelerate pipelines. Diversified partner pool and interlocked with 5+ partners to support customer needs; gathered net-new data via proactive outreach and events.
Demand Generation Rep (SMB - Media & Entertainment) at Amazon Web Services Korea
February 1, 2020 - September 30, 2021
Acquired 1500+ new contacts/accounts, generated opportunities, and supported account teams to drive opportunities. Conducted 30-40 daily profile calls to identify decision-makers; led 3+ quarterly GTM strategies focusing on Security, Storage, Modernization, AI/ML, and Cloud 101. Live streamed on Twitch to promote AWS live streaming services during COVID-19, attracting 900+ registrants and 500+ attendees, creating 70+ opportunities. Partnered with Private Equity firms to generate qualified leads and launch enterprise deals (ARR $520K). Executed quarterly account planning to prospect high-volume markets and focus on high-potential products. Collaborated with 5+ partners to reinforce and launch small-size opportunities. Built new database by web crawling.
Full-Time Intern (International Sales) at Spigen Korea
September 1, 2019 - December 31, 2019
Developed a comprehensive sales dashboard using Excel. Forecasted sales revenue and order quantities by designated EU territory (France, Germany, Italy, Spain). Conducted outreach to influencers to promote products in the EU and maintained regular communication with international partners via email/Skype.
Sales & AI R&D Intern at DeepNatural AI
June 1, 2019 - July 31, 2019
Conducted sentiment analysis on 20+TB Instagram data using Python/R. Trained NLP models to build a chatbot and assisted in seminars/expos to generate new opportunities.
Sales Intern at Jungle Studio, Ltd.
December 1, 2017 - March 31, 2018
Assisted editing and translating educational videos for Hyundai and Samsung employees. Conducted inbound/outbound calls and emails to secure government projects. Provided simultaneous interpretation for English during business negotiations.
Sales Intern at HWARANG, Ltd.
September 1, 2016 - December 31, 2017
Contributed to a 15% increase in total sales revenue by selling outdoor products. Conducted inbound/outbound calls and emails to domestic and international leads. Managed existing channels and identified new channels to grow revenue. Created content including blogs, social media posts, videos, and newsletters.

Education

Postgraduate in Digital Marketing Strategy at Trinity College Dublin
September 1, 2025 - January 7, 2026
Bachelor of E-Business (Business Information / Management of Information System) at Ajou University (Republic of Korea)
March 1, 2015 - February 1, 2020
Exchange Program - Business Administration and Management at Duale Hochschule Baden-Württemberg - Mosbach (Germany)
March 1, 2017 - July 1, 2017
Understanding of American Cultures and Language - International Summer Program at University of Washington
June 1, 2016 - August 31, 2016

Qualifications

Microsoft Certified: Azure AI Fundamentals
January 11, 2030 - January 1, 2027
Microsoft Certified: Azure Fundamentals
January 11, 2030 - October 1, 2026
AWS Certified Solutions Architect – Associate
January 11, 2030 - March 1, 2025
AWS Certified Cloud Practitioner
January 11, 2030 - March 1, 2025
AWS Tier 2 Speaker Certification
January 11, 2030 - March 1, 2025

Industry Experience

Software & Internet, Gaming, Media & Entertainment, Professional Services, Computers & Electronics