My Skills

My Expertise

Product Development & Strategy

Agile Methodologies

Market Research & Analysis

Stakeholder Management

User Experience (UX) Design

Cross-Functional Collaboration

Data-Driven Decision Making

Quality Assurance testing (API, UI, Load)

About

About me

With a passion for leveraging technology to solve complex problems, I have honed my skills in product development, strategy, and execution. My journey began in the financial services sector, where I gained invaluable insights into customer needs, market trends, and regulatory requirements. Transitioning into the fast-paced world of FinTech, I thrived in an environment of innovation, collaborating with cross-functional teams to deliver cutting-edge products and services that revolutionized the way people manage their finances.

My most recent venture into waste collection and management allowed me to broaden my horizons and apply my product management expertise to address sustainability challenges. In this role, I led initiatives to develop digital platforms and solutions (Mobile and Web Apps) aimed at optimizing waste collection processes, reducing environmental impact, and promoting community engagement.

Education

My Experience

Chequemate

March 2025

Lead Product Manager ChequeMate

  • Led product back-to-back iterations in 1 month to release 2 improved versions of ChequeMate.
  • Managed a cross-functional team of 2 developers, 2 QAs, 1 designer and 1 Product Marketing Manager remotely across Nigeria, ensuring top notch collaboration and delivery.
  • Conducted user research through surveys, one-on-one customer interviews that reshaped the product roadmap in one month.
  • Drafted new requirements for feature upgrades, fixes and for newly introduced features.
  • Reworked & restructured the entire UI in conjunction with the product designer.

Switch Recycling Innovations

August 2022

Head Product Management

  • Led product lifecycle from conception to deployment, managing roadmap development for the Switch Recycling app (iOS and Android) and four associated web applications, which serve the waste management ecosystem and financial inclusion efforts.
  • Managed a cross-functional team of four developers and one designer across various time zones, ensuring efficient collaboration with engineering and design teams.
  • Utilized analytics to monitor user engagement and feature performance, leading to data-informed decisions that increased app downloads by over 2,900 between Sept 2023 and Dec 2024, with 2,800 new wallets created and over 90k transactions processed valued at over 1.3 billion.
  • Translated user needs into comprehensive user stories and a clear interface, streamlining workflows for both customers and stakeholders in waste management.

Waya MultiLinks Technology Ltd

June 2020

Product/Project Manager

  • Oversaw two development teams in a fast-paced fintech startup, leading agile sprints for a digital banking app, payment gateway, and an agency banking solution. Coordinated across engineering, QA, and marketing to launch products that enhanced financial accessibility in underserved regions.
  • Optimized the customer payment experience, reducing task time by 88% (from 22 minutes to 2.57 minutes) in the mobile app, enhancing user satisfaction and retention.
  • Trained teams in an empowered product discovery method, reducing feature discovery timelines by 37.5% and enabling faster rollouts for fintech solutions.

FirstBank of Nigeria Ltd

July 2017

Product Manager / Product Owner

  • Drove development cycles for multiple AI-powered products in a tier-1 financial institution, including apps for bulk account opening and credit management, resulting in over 3.5 million new customer acquisitions annually.
  • Implemented transaction-based algorithms to streamline customer lending, which enabled rapid loan disbursements totaling over 10 billion naira within six months, significantly enhancing customer access to credit.
  • Worked with multiple scrum teams to define and deliver well-groomed backlog items, improving delivery speed by 20% and aligning development goals with business objectives.

Recent Projects

My Portfolio

Switch Recycling App

Waste collection and management App, bringing together all stakeholders in the waste management eco system.

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DSE App

Digital tier 1 account & wallet acquisition App.

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WayaBank

A digital banking application and merchant acquiring App for collections and agency banking.

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Chequemate

Chequemate Is a digital savings platform that modernizes the traditional Nigerian Ajo system while also providing structured solo savinas options. Designed for securitv. transparency. and ease of use. Chequemate allows users to effortlessly save money, participate in group savings, and achieve financial goals within a trusted network

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