Summary
Sean Ho is a product leader with eight years of focused experience building digital products and teams, currently leading product at Datium Insights from Kota Kinabalu, Malaysia. He has a strong background in news media and UX, having founded Malaysiakini’s Kini News Lab and led cross-functional teams to deliver award-winning investigative and data journalism projects. Sean blends product strategy, analytics-driven editorial tooling, and ad yield management—working closely with partners like Google and Facebook—to drive both engagement and revenue. His career traces a hands-on design-to-delivery arc, from frontend and UX roles to senior product and chief product officer positions in esports and media. Trained as an architect, he brings a designer’s systems thinking to product roadmaps and immersive storytelling. He is known for turning complex editorial and advertising requirements into practical, measurable products that improve quality of life for users.
8 years of coding experience
10 years of employment as a software developer
Advance Diploma, Architecture, Advance Diploma, Architecture at Limkokwing University of Creative Technology
Bachelor of Architecture - BArch, Architecture, High Distinction, Bachelor of Architecture - BArch, Architecture, High Distinction at Curtin University
English, Chinese, Malay