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Heirs TechnologiesSenior Product Manager- Digital Banking and Fintech Innovation
Mar. 2025On-siteI drive strategy, innovation, and execution for the digital banking portfolio of one of Africa’s largest Pan-African banks, driving transformation across 19+ markets in Africa and global diaspora corridors. My work focuses on delivering scalable, user-centric fintech solutions that deepen customer engagement, expand revenue streams, and set new standards for digital financial services on the continent. Key Highlights: Product Strategy & Roadmap: Designed and executed a multi-year digital banking roadmap covering mobile app modernization, onboarding, authentication, cross-border payments, savings, and embedded finance features. Market Expansion: Directed product rollouts across multiple African countries, aligning with diverse regulatory and licensing frameworks while ensuring seamless user experiences at scale. Innovation Delivery: Spearheaded the introduction of super-app design concepts, AI-driven personalization, automated savings tools, and cross-border remittance capabilities, integrating with global fintech partners and API-first platforms. Revenue & Growth Impact: Defined KPIs across active users, deposits, and transaction volumes, building initiatives that target multi-million user adoption and multi-billion dollar transaction flows. Stakeholder Leadership: Coordinated executives, compliance officers, engineering teams, and international partners to align on strategy, negotiate contracts, and deliver enterprise-grade mobile banking products. Risk & Compliance Management: Embedded KYC/AML frameworks, device security protections, and regulatory compliance protocols to meet both African and international standards.
Porta AfricaCo-Founder/Product Lead
Sep. 2023 - Dec. 2024Remote
PiggyvestSenior Product Manager
Nov. 2021 - Sep. 2023RemoteSuccessfully drove product feature development from ideation to launch, achieving significant growth metrics and enhancing customer satisfaction. Led cross-functional teams, building strong relationships with stakeholders, and delivering innovative solutions that aligned with company vision by implementing data-driven strategies for product growth.
Grew expertise in product strategy, roadmap development, user research, and data-driven decision making. - Increased customer acquisition and retention month on month through effective growth plans
- Successfully led the planning and execution of the PocketCards project, a debit card scheme for PocketApp users. Created user flows and distribution plans, planned timeline and resources and engaged with 3rd party providers to deliver on desired performance and functionality for the cards.
- Significantly reduced fraud attempts and customer drop-off through the design and development of improved onboarding and KYC/AML processes.
Healthlane (YC W20)Product Manager
Jun. 2021 - Nov. 2021Shaped product strategy for Y Combinator-backed health-tech startup, building telemedicine and pharmaceutical logistics solutions for African markets.
Babban GonaTechnical Program Manager
Jan. 2021 - Jun. 2021Lagos State, NigeriaDefined and implemented governance controls for Software project delivery across multiple programs, and coordinated roadmap implementation across multiple teams and stakeholders to deliver apps used by Farming Operations, Logistics, Finance and Personnel teams.
- Coordinated product operations across departments- (Engineering, BI, and Product) and delivered products within the agreed time and budgetary stipulations. - Led the adoption of agile methodologies in the Technology department.
- Worked closely with engineering and product teams to plan sprints, develop products and managed the product delivery process and manage program risks to implement mitigation strategies as required.
PiggyVestProduct Specialist- Finance
Sep. 2019 - Jan. 2021
PushCVProduct Manager
Aug. 2018 - Dec. 2020Lagos•Led the pivot of the business with a new value proposition and designed operating processes to reflect and deliver on SLAs.
•Planned and designed the user interface and information architecture for the new product platform
•Developed and implemented the product road map based on analysis of customer needs and recommended new features and product improvements in line with product growth plans
•Prepared strategy and product requirement documentation and collaborated with development teams to interpret product ideas; monitor the product life cycle, including the development phase.
•Created product messaging, marketing content and release plans that differentiated the product from competitors and designed sales presentations, business plans and pitches for business development efforts.
PushCVCustomer Success/Quality Management
Aug. 2016 - Apr. 2018Lagos, NG
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