James Shin
Break into Consulting | Best practices for moving pre-sales > consulting!
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Amazon
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Land a Top Consulting Offer — Start-to-Finish
$2,80020h of coaching
Save $700
Nail the Consulting Case + Other Interviews
Starting at $831.255h+ of coaching
Save up to $175
Advance Your Consulting Career
Starting at $1,57510h+ of coaching
Save up to $700
About
James is a product leader and former L6 Senior Product Manager (AI/ML) with Amazon. His unique value add is that he successfully pivoted from Pre-sales -> Management Consulting -> Product Management. Therefore, he specializes in helping people cross over into Product from other fields (including Consulting, Sales, Engineering, Program, Marketing, Legal, Support, and Operations). He's interviewed 75+ PM candidates while with Amazon (bar raiser), been the hiring manager for 3 positions, 1:1 mentored 10+ PM's, and has coached over 100+ people. He finds joy in helping others crack their PM/consulting interviews and has had 5+ mentees land offers at FAANG companies in the last few months.
James also coaches for Product Management, Project Management, and Accounting. View all.
James’s Management Consulting Qualifications
Experience level: Case Team Leader
10+ people coached for Management Consulting
Open to working with clients outside the U.S.
James has helped clients get into these companies:
I have the unique blend of transitioning to PM from a sales engineering -> management consulting -> Amazon product manager role. Aside from the coaching in my weekly 1:1's with the two junior PM's I manage, I also conduct learning sessions with my alumni org (illinoispm.com) of 20-30 university students, and I regularly mentor over 50+ students at Carlmont High School. Throughout my entire 10 year career, I have also had 30+ informal sessions to help friends and family optimize their resumes for ATS, and specific job roles.
James can help with:
Behavioral Interview Prep
Case Interview Prep
Frameworks
LinkedIn Review
Networking Strategy
Presentations
Promotion Strategy
Resume Review
Salary Negotiation
Why do I coach?
I can offer a unique perspective, going from technical pre-sales, to management consulting, to Amazon PM, and to now managing $70M in ARR, to interviewees looking to break into PM and consulting from the outside. I have also worked in AI/ML, mobile and web products, and across various industries (B2B, B2C, e-commerce, fintech, to name a few). Aside from my qualifications, I get a ton of joy in following up with my mentees to see them crack the interviews at FAANG/consulting, and to help set a better course for their careers and lives. We grow by giving back.
Work Experience
Senior Technical Program Manager
Amazon
March 2024 - Present
Hiring Manager
Product Lead
BlackLine
2022 - Present
Hiring Manager
Senior Product Manager
Amazon
2020 - 2022
Admissions Committee
Management Consultant
Accenture
2018 - 2020
Admissions Committee
Solutions Engineer
Oracle
2017 - 2018
Solutions Engineer
Oracle
2015 - 2017
Education
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Bachelors, Business
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James has helped clients get into these companies:
Land a Top Consulting Offer — Start-to-Finish
$2,80020h of coaching
Save $700
Nail the Consulting Case + Other Interviews
Starting at $831.255h+ of coaching
Save up to $175
Advance Your Consulting Career
Starting at $1,57510h+ of coaching
Save up to $700
Land a Consulting Offer — Getting Started
Starting at $831.255h+ of coaching
Save up to $175
Craft the Ultimate Consulting Resume
Starting at $3432h+ of coaching
Save up to $28
James also coaches for Product Management, Project Management, and Accounting. View all.