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Melody Xiong

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How’d you end up working at Bain?

I’m originally from mainland China and now work in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. I graduated with a bachelor’s in economics and my first job was in an export company. That was the first time I encountered someone whose mother tongue was English. I thought, “I should practice more English.” That eventually led me to join an international US company, partially for the exposure to the language and other cultures.  

I spent four years as an assistant at a global leading investment bank and that’s where my career began to take shape. For the first time I found real progress in my work and started getting more serious about it. My manager at the time told me, “Working as an assistant to leadership is standing on a giant’s shoulders—you get to see a lot,” and that is so true. I now see how much the work I do contributes to helping clients define the future. I just keep learning as much as I can and believe the best comes when you least expect it. 

How is the culture?  

We have great people here, great leadership, and an excellent working culture. I think because of that, we’re always ready for the future. And thanks to the diversity and inclusivity that Bain upholds, I’d say we feel we are working in a very caring and loving environment. Everyone is supported and respected and we feel we are one team—one Bain.  

What’s a project you’re most proud of? 

Last year I was involved in a __ client case. I'm very proud that I scheduled so many meetings for my boss, internally and externally, and it really contributed to the success of the case. I’m always happy to assist others and I see their success as my own success. I get a real sense of achievement from that.  

La trayectoria profesional de Melody

“We have great people here, great leadership, and an excellent working culture”

University student

Senior Sales Executive

Personal Assistant

Executive Assistant

Manager Assistant

University student

Senior Sales Executive

Personal Assistant

Executive Assistant

Manager Assistant

  • University student
    2003

    Melody studied international economics and trade and graduated with a degree in economics. 

  • Senior Sales Executive
    2007

    Melody’s first job was in sales for an export company. As she recalls, that was the first time she met someone who spoke English. She became interested finding a job that’d help her practice her English, and she envisioned working for a US company.  

  • Personal Assistant
    2009

    Melody took a role at a US company and her international exposure grew. She supported the director, scheduling meetings and liaising with other departments. She found that she enjoyed the working culture at multinational companies, and she learned how important interpersonal skills can be for collaborating with colleagues.

  • Executive Assistant
    2015

    Melody become an executive assistant to a senior leader at a global investment bank. It was fast-paced work and she felt she got a lot of exciting exposure to different cultures. “My manager at the time told me, “Working as an assistant to leadership is like standing on a giant’s shoulders—you get to see a lot and learn a lot,’” she says. “And that is so true.” She grew from handling administrative tasks to also managing regulatory reports and more complicated work. 

  • Manager Assistant
    2022

    Melody applied to become a manager assistant, based in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, providing remote support to managers in Greater China office. She feels privileged to work at Bain, which she finds is full of talented people and plenty of personal and professional growth opportunities. Today, she sees it as her mission to help Bain’s clients define the future by completing every task assigned by her managers. 

2003

Melody studied international economics and trade and graduated with a degree in economics.