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PeerlessHead of Product
Jan. 2025Lagos State, Nigeria- As Head of Product Organisation, I provide strategic leadership across product management, solution architecture, design, and quality assurance. My mandate is to align business goals with scalable product delivery, ensuring innovation and execution excellence for SeaBaas Core Banking. - Leadership Scope 1. Defined workflows, compliance processes, and governance models to ensure scalable delivery across all SeaBaas modules. 2. Acted as the bridge between business stakeholders, regulatory bodies, and technical teams to guarantee alignment and accountability. - Achievements 1. SeaBaas Mizan (Islamic Banking Variant) → Led product strategy, conceptualization, and delivery of Africa’s first Islamic-compliant homegrown core banking platform. Conducted domain research and interviews with Islamic banking executives to uncover pain points and goals, translating findings into Shariah-compliant products (Murabaha, Mudaraba, Sukuk). Oversaw architectural design and delivery end-to-end. 2. SeaBaas Securities Module → Oversaw the securities module for trading interest-bearing and discounted instruments. Delivered accurate handling of pricing, yield calculations, MTM adjustments, and compliance reporting standards. 3. Issue Resolution and Customization Framework → Established an Issue Resolution, Enhancement, and Customization flow for Peerless clients. Designed a structured process leveraging Jira workflows, groups, and automations to log, classify, and dimension issues raised via Helpdesk. - Challenge: Unstructured requests and unclear ownership were delaying SLA commitments. - Action: Built an integrated Jira-based governance system for bug fixes, enhancements, and customizations. - Outcome: Reduced SLA resolution times, increased visibility and accountability, and accelerated delivery of enhancements across multiple clients.
PeerlessLead Product Manager
Jan. 2024 - Dec. 2024Lagos State, Nigeria- Product Manager, I was responsible for the end-to-end delivery of the SeaBaas Core Banking platform on behalf of Peerless. This role combined product leadership, architectural oversight, and cross-functional team management to ensure the successful deployment of Africa’s first Tier 2 homegrown core banking solution. - Leadership Scope 1. Onboarded and structured a delivery team of 70+ engineers, QA testers, and scrum masters, creating functional delivery units aligned with SeaBaas modules. 2. Coordinated multi-disciplinary teams across engineering, architecture, design, and compliance to meet aggressive simulation and go-live timelines. 3. Acted as the primary bridge between client executives, regulators, and development teams, ensuring expectations and delivery commitments remained aligned. - Achievements 1. SeaBaas Core Banking Delivery → Directed the product delivery of the SeaBaas Core Banking platform, ensuring architectural implementation was secure, scalable, resilient, and compliant with regulatory standards. 2. Vendor Transition → Led the handover of core services from third-party vendors to Peerless internal teams, improving delivery control, oversight, and institutional knowledge. 3. Compliance Documentation → Directed the creation of critical compliance artifacts (SLAs, Technical Agreements) in collaboration with Sterling’s legal and project management teams, ensuring transparency and accountability. 4. Post-Go-Live Stabilization → Coordinated rapid resolution of deployment issues, reducing client-facing disruptions and improving stability during early live operations.
Sterling BankProduct Design Lead
Dec. 2022 - Dec. 2023Lagos State, Nigeria- Leadership Scope 1. Led the Product Design Team, introducing user-centered design practices and building reusable systems that improved efficiency. 2. Collaborated with engineering, QA, and business teams to align design standards with delivery milestones and client expectations. 3. Directed design QA for core applications, ensuring user flows and interfaces aligned with functional and brand requirements. - Achievements 1. Design System → Built and rolled out a cohesive design system that standardized components, accelerated development, and improved consistency across all products. 2. UX Discovery with Stakeholders → Facilitated workshops with KPMG consultants and banking executives, gathering insights from legacy systems (like T24) to reimagine SeaBaas modules for usability and efficiency. 3. Corporate Website Redesign → Directed the full redesign of the corporate website, creating a more engaging and strategically aligned digital presence that strengthened brand identity and increased online engagement. 4. Client Walkthroughs and Demonstrations → Led client-facing sessions to showcase design rationale, usability improvements, and product workflows, contributing to stronger buy-in and stakeholder confidence. - Philosophy Driven Approach• 1. User First Design → Anchored every design decision on customer empathy, ensuring that interfaces were intuitive and aligned with real user needs. 2. Systematic Consistency → Advocated for scalable design principles that reduced friction in development while elevating product usability across the suite. 3. Alignment with Delivery Goals → Balanced design ambition with business and engineering realities, ensuring all design outputs supported timely, compliant, and value-driven product releases. 4. Cross-Functional Collaboration → Fostered open dialogue between designers, engineers, and business teams to ensure that product experiences were both technically feasible and user-centric.
NowNowProduct Designer/ UI Developer
Jun. 2022 - Dec. 2022Lagos, NigeriaAt NowNow, I was responsible for designing and developing user experiences for government-focused fintech applications. My role combined UX/UI design, frontend development, and implementation oversight, ensuring products were intuitive, compliant, and technically robust. - Leadership Scope 1. Led design and partial development of digital platforms for state governments, spanning healthcare, education, and public finance. 2. Partnered with engineers, business analysts, and client stakeholders to define requirements and translate them into functional designs. 3. Balanced design execution with frontend implementation using HTML, CSS, and JavaScript. - Achievements 1. Revenue Allocation System (Central Billing System) → Designed and developed a gateway for revenue billing and recording, improving transparency and efficiency in state-level collections. 2. Hospital Management System (Niger State) → Created intuitive workflows for patient records and billing processes, enhancing healthcare administration and service delivery. 3. School Management System (Niger State) → Designed interfaces for student records and fee management across state universities, improving efficiency and data accuracy. 4. Bug Resolution & QA → Identified and fixed design-related bugs in live environments, ensuring products maintained both functional integrity and user experience quality. - Philosophy Driven Approach 1. Design with Impact → Focused on creating solutions that improved governance efficiency and service delivery for citizens. 2. Bridging Design and Development → Combined UX/UI design skills with frontend implementation to accelerate delivery and reduce handoff gaps. 3. Compliance and Reliability → Ensured platforms adhered to regulatory and administrative requirements while maintaining usability. 4. Iterative Improvement → Adopted an agile mindset, incorporating feedback loops from stakeholders and end-users to refine product flows.
Sahara GroupUI/UX Designer & Web developer
Feb. 2022 - Mar. 2022Lagos Nigeria
Nania By AchimbaCreative Lead/Web Developer
Sep. 2021 - Aug. 2022Lagos Nigeria
Consumer MFB LTDProduct Design Lead
Sep. 2021 - Aug. 2022Lagos NigeriaAs Product Design Lead, I directed the design strategy and execution of digital solutions in lending and hospitality management, ensuring that every experience aligned with user needs and business objectives. I led a design team, collaborated with engineering and compliance units, and delivered scalable, user-centered products that advanced the bank’s digital transformation. - Leadership Scope 1. Directed UX and design delivery for consumer loan and enterprise SaaS platforms. 2. Partnered with cross-functional teams to align research, compliance, and execution. 3. Introduced design systems and reusable UI patterns to improve consistency and delivery speed. - Key Achievements 1. Fast Cash Loan Application: Designed a digital lending platform for Nigeria’s Federal Civil Service, solving legacy pain points such as manual processing and poor integrations. Introduced automated loan reviews, API-based eligibility checks, and seamless repayment options that improved approval time and adoption rates. 2. Centurion Hospitality Management System (SaaS): Led design of a property management application for hotels, apartments, and event halls, centralizing control of reservations, front desk, and housekeeping. The system improved partner efficiency, scalability, and guest satisfaction. 3. Design Systems: Built a design framework that standardized components and workflows, reducing friction between design and development and improving usability across all Consumer MFB products. - Philosophy-Driven ApproachI design with empathy for both users and operators, focusing on operational efficiency, scalability, and alignment with business goals. My work emphasizes reducing complexity, automating processes, and driving Consumer MFB’s mission of financial empowerment and customer experience excellence.
VPDMoneyProduct Design Team Lead
Jan. 2021 - Jun. 2022United KingdomAt VPD Money, I led the product design team in creating a borderless digital banking platform serving both consumers and businesses across Africa and the diaspora. My role involved defining design strategy, managing a multi-disciplinary design team, and turning complex financial processes into simple, human-centered digital experiences. - Leadership Scope 1. Directed a team of designers, providing mentorship and delivery oversight while aligning design, product, and engineering goals. 2. Partnered with leadership and business teams to prioritize features aligned with VPD’s mission of financial inclusion. 3. Built a unified design system that ensured consistency and accelerated delivery across web, mobile, and business platforms. - Key Achievements• 1. Butterfly App (AI-Driven Savings & Investment): Designed an AI-powered savings and investment feature that automated portfolio recommendations, contributions, and tracking. Simplified financial planning and increased adoption among users. 2. VPD Consumer & Business Apps: i. Consumer App: Designed intuitive experiences for multi-currency wallets, borderless transfers, cashbacks, and analytics. ii. Business App: Created modules for payroll, invoicing, bulk transfers, and tax reporting, empowering SMEs with end-to-end financial management tools. 3. Design System Development: Established a scalable design system that shortened design-to-development cycles and improved UI consistency across platforms. 4. Customer-Centered Banking: Designed inclusive experiences that reduced friction in onboarding, KYC, and cross-border transactions. - Philosophy-Driven ApproachI design for inclusion, scalability, and simplicity. My focus is on humanizing fintech, ensuring that complex financial workflows are transformed into seamless, intuitive experiences. Every design decision is driven by empathy, clarity, and VPD’s vision of connecting Africa’s financial ecosystem across borders.
SproxilUI/UX Design Lead/ Website Designer
Jun. 2020 - Jul. 2021United StatesAt Sproxil, a SaaS company specializing in brand protection and consumer engagement solutions, I was responsible for leading UI/UX design initiatives that improved the company’s digital presence and marketing capability. - Leadership Scope 1. Served as the sole UI/UX Design Lead, handling website design, user experience flows, and creative strategy. 2. Collaborated with the marketing and sales teams to ensure digital products and assets aligned with business objectives. 4. Managed end-to-end design execution, from research and wireframing to development handoff. - Achievements 1. Corporate Website Launch → Designed and built Sproxil’s corporate website, establishing a professional and user-friendly digital presence that improved brand perception and lead generation. 2. Marketing Asset Development → Created reusable templates and marketing collateral (presentations, newsletters, social media assets) that empowered the marketing team to produce high-quality campaigns at scale. 3. Improved Conversion → Strengthened Sproxil’s ability to convert web traffic into leads by crafting intuitive navigation, compelling visual design, and optimized information architecture. - Philosophy Driven Approach 1. Design as a Growth Lever → Ensured that design was directly tied to measurable business outcomes such as lead generation and brand trust. 2. End-to-End Ownership → Took full ownership of both UX/UI and creative execution, ensuring continuity and consistency across digital touchpoints. 3. Scalable Impact → Built assets and systems that continued to deliver value to the marketing and sales teams beyond the initial design work.
L'Operateur Ltd.Product Design Lead & Creative Lead
Jun. 2020 - Jul. 2021Lagos Nigeria
39BridgesProduct Design & Creative Lead
Jan. 2020 - Dec. 2022Lagos, NigeriaSproxil
- Increased lead generation and conversion rate for the Sproxil brand by redesigning the UX, UI of their company website as well as website development. To achieve this, View case study here. - Designed ready to use marketing assets that empowers Sproxil's marketing team members with little or no knowledge in design to churn out well designed product presentations, newsletters, social media designs etc. U-LEARN - Created UI screens and style guide for U-Learn' mobile and web applications from existing mobile wireframes. The resulting user interface gave the Apps a unique style and user-friendliness. Exactly what their audience needed. - I also designed and developed a brand guide, brand collateral and marketing materials. Retail Code - I helped the brand create needed awareness and guide users on how the retail code service works, I sketched and designed 2d animation storyboards for the brand's promotional animation videos. - Developed storyboards into 2D animations videos with cool transition effects.
ADE DigitalDesign and Web Lead
Nov. 2016 - Jan. 2020Plot 69, House 5b, Lekki Phase 1, LagosAs Design and Web Lead, I provided strategic leadership to a brand-focused design team, overseeing the execution of digital campaigns, websites, and product interfaces for a diverse client portfolio - Leadership Scope 1. Supervised a design team, ensuring creative excellence and adherence to brand guidelines. 2. Collaborated with technology teams to deliver solutions that balanced creativity with functionality. 3. Directed end-to-end design workflows, optimizing efficiency and ensuring on-time delivery - Achievements 1. Led the design of UI/UX for mobile apps and brand websites, improving customer engagement and retention. 2. Oversaw marketing campaigns and creative assets (banners, concept boards, digital ads) that elevated client visibility and conversions. 3. Strengthened client trust and long-term relationships through consistent delivery of high-quality design outputs. - Philosophy Driven Approach 1. Advocated design as a business enabler, tying creative outputs directly to measurable outcomes like engagement and retention. 2. Focused on scalable workflows, ensuring the team could handle high volumes of work without sacrificing quality. 3. Anchored design decisions in brand storytelling, ensuring that every creative output reinforced identity and trust.
ADE DigitalDesign and Web Associate
May. 2015 - Nov. 2016Plot 69, House 5b, Admiralty way, Lekki, LagosAs a Design and Web Associate, I contributed to the delivery of multimedia and web projects while supporting art direction and brand consistency - Leadership Scope 1. Delivered creative outputs across web, social, and multimedia in line with client brand guidelines. 2. Supported senior designers and developers in executing web and digital projects. - Achievements 1. Produced websites, banners, social media creatives, email campaigns, and animations, ensuring strict adherence to client brand standards. 2. Helped establish efficient workflows that streamlined design processes and improved productivity. 3. Contributed to impactful creative solutions that enhanced client campaigns and strengthened brand positioning. - Philosophy Driven Approach 1. Focused on attention to detail and brand consistency, ensuring every asset reinforced trust. 2. Embraced collaboration and learning, building a foundation for future product design leadership. 3. Saw design as a tool for positive client impact, ensuring visuals aligned with business and campaign objectives.
SWIFT NETWORKS LIMITEDNetwork Engineer
Aug. 2011 - Dec. 2011Victoria Island Lagos, NigeriaResponded and resolved network downtime at network base stations and customer or client locations Learned and mastered basic network processes and troubleshooting techniques.
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