Yue Li
つき / 李玥
Engineering mind meets marketing heart. Turning complex products into compelling stories.
About Me
A curious mind at the intersection of technology and business
I'm Yue Li (つき), a product marketer with an engineering soul. My journey started at Waseda University in Tokyo, where I studied Mechanical Engineering and fell in love with both building things and telling their stories.
From programming soccer-tracking robots to designing AI solutions for enterprise clients at ByteDance Lark, I've always been drawn to the space where technology meets real-world impact. Now at Manus, I lead product marketing initiatives that bridge the gap between cutting-edge AI and the people who use it.
I believe the best products deserve stories that resonate. My engineering background gives me the technical depth, while my marketing experience helps me translate complexity into compelling narratives.
Engineering Foundation
Mechanical Engineering at Waseda with robotics and programming expertise
GTM Expert
Proven Go-To-Market track record at ByteDance Lark and RobotEra
Trilingual
Native Mandarin, Near-native Japanese (N1), Business English (TOEFL 95)
Cross-disciplinary
From robot programming to frontend dev to SaaS to embodied AI
Work History
From engineering labs to enterprise boardrooms
Manus
Nov 2025 – PresentProduct Marketing
- Lead UGC initiatives including organic share campaigns and JP region paid UGC activities
- Create technical content and documentation for product marketing purposes
- Build and optimize workflow systems to improve marketing operations efficiency
RobotEra
Jun 2025 – Nov 2025Product Manager & GTM · Beijing
ByteDance · Lark
Nov 2023 – Jun 2025Technical Pre-sales & Account Executive · Tokyo
Mujin Inc.
Jul 2022 – Mar 2023Frontend Developer Intern · Tokyo
Side Projects
Communities, competitions, and ventures that shaped who I am
Startup Project
2023Led team through full cycle: market research, user studies, and product prototype development. Secured investment interest from Japanese VC.
Hackathon Aranami VC Award
Waseda AI Research Society
2023 – 2024Co-founded Japan's largest student AI community with 200+ members. Organized 7+ networking events, 2 hackathons, and weekly AI lectures.
200+ Members · 7 Sponsors
ROBOSTEP Robot Club
2020 – 2022Led sensor department development and managed team strategy for robot competitions. Programmed soccer ball tracking using LiDAR and camera systems.
Software Division Lead
EMIRA Business Competition
2022Won first place with a prize of ¥300,000, demonstrating strong business acumen and presentation skills.
1st Place · ¥300,000
What I Bring
A unique blend of technical expertise and business acumen
Languages
Technical
Business
Background
Waseda University
Tokyo, Japan · 2020 – 2024
B.Eng. in Mechanical Engineering
Received the Excellence Award from Japan Robot Association as Outstanding Graduate. Focused on robotics, control theory, and image processing.
- JASSO Scholarship (2x)
- Fuji Seal Foundation (2x)
Get in Touch
I'm always open to new opportunities, collaborations, and interesting conversations