Relocation Story – Seungho Kim, Regional Product Manager, World of Tanks

wargaming.com:

Congratulations on your new position! Would you mind telling us a little about yourself?

Hello! I’m happy to introduce myself. My name is Seungho Kim, I am the Regional Product Manager for World of Tanks in the APAC [Asia-Pacific] region. Currently, I’m working on the publishing side of World of Tanks for the APAC region and I’m also responsible for any Korea-related work.

When Wargaming Korea was established in 2012, I received an offer from the Customer Service manager, who was the manager in my previous company. At that time, I had been playing World of Tanks on the NA [North America] server after a friend suggested it to me. I thought it was a nice coincidence and so I joined Wargaming as a member of the Customer Service team.

Your first position in the company is a very different one to your current job. I’m curious to know about your journey. What sort of positions have you previously worked in?

I have changed positions many times since first joining Wargaming. As mentioned before, when I joined the company, I started off as a Customer Service team member. After that, I moved to the Community team with a change in the organizational structure. And now, I’m working as a Regional Product Manager. The experience I gained from both my previous positions has really helped me in my new job.  

It was a great chance to experience different company cultures. Many of my colleagues in the World of Tanks product group worked from the Japan office, including my direct manager. That meant I was able to work more closely with my colleagues than when I was in the Korean office. I also participated in various offline events for Japanese World of Tanks players, and these experiences helped me to organize events for our Korean