Adewale Jinadu

Adewale Jinadu

Strategy & Business Transformation Professional
Lagos, Nigeria.

About

A strategy & business transformation professional with 7+ years of experience working as a management & strategy professional with competencies in strategic planning, research analysis, balanced scorecard implementation, program management and data-driven decision-making. Proven record of delivering multicountry market-entry projects, corporate strategy planning and go-to-market initiatives across insurance, banking and fintech space.

Work

SeerBit Technology Limited
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Strategy Manager/ TA to the CEO

Lagos, Lagos State, Nigeria

Summary

Currently leads strategic planning, execution, and operational efficiency initiatives, serving as a key advisor to the CEO for a fintech company.

Highlights

Drove the strategic planning and execution roadmap for H2'24 and FY'2025 utilizing the Balanced Scorecard (BSC) framework, achieving 56% of strategic KPIs by H1’25 and securing market entry into South Africa through a key partnership.

Designed and implemented a structured Go-to-Market (GTM) process, reducing time-to-market by 50% and consistently achieving 60% of GTM milestones by aligning cross-functional teams.

Managed high-impact special projects, including the Resilience Engineering Program, resulting in a 90% platform uptime improvement and an 80% proactive response rate to critical service issues.

Enhanced operational efficiency and financial visibility by developing internal dashboards that reduced settlement delays by 99% and achieved 100% reconciliation of inflows.

Developed a Commercial Performance dashboard to track weekly sales activity, performance vs targets, and conversion across the sales pipeline, improving pipeline conversion by 20%.

Nextzon Business Services Ltd
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Principal, Management & Strategy Consulting

Lagos, Lagos State, Nigeria

Summary

Led diverse consulting engagements focused on corporate strategy, market entry, and digital transformation for clients across financial services and pharmaceuticals.

Highlights

Led the comprehensive review and articulation of CIBN's 5-year corporate strategy (2025-2029), facilitating strategic workshops and assessing performance across business units.

Supported strategic execution and conducted periodic performance reviews for KBL Insurance Ltd (2022, 2023 & 2024), providing macroeconomic and industry analysis, KPI evaluations, and growth recommendations.

Contributed to the strategic review of Neimeth Pharmaceutical's 2020-2024 plan by delivering market insights, industry benchmarks, and actionable growth strategy recommendations.

Executed a comprehensive feasibility study for Dignity Finance's Lagos expansion, including macroeconomic trend analysis, sector mapping, and optimal branch location recommendations.

Directed the development of business plans and CBN regulatory documentation for a proposed merchant and non-interest bank, supervising a team of junior analysts.

Spearheaded a product review and repositioning project for African Alliance Insurance PLC, leveraging profitability analysis and competitive benchmarking to drive product growth.

Spearheaded the digital conceptualization and deployment of an insurance claim verification platform for African Alliance PLC, managing vendor engagement, stakeholder alignment, and system rollout.

Dun & Bradstreet South Asia, Middle East & Africa
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Research & Consulting Associate

Lagos, Lagos State, Nigeria

Summary

Conducted in-depth market research and financial analysis to support strategic decision-making and business development initiatives for diverse high-value clients.

Highlights

Conducted comprehensive market research for Qatar Development Bank's import facilitation initiative, performing market entry analysis, business matchmaking between Qatari and Nigerian firms, and due diligence on potential local partners.

Produced periodic economic and business intelligence reports, delivering tailored insights to high-value clients to support strategic decision-making.

Evaluated the financial health and creditworthiness of companies through in-depth research and analysis of financial and non-financial data.

Elevato & Associates
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Associate, Management Consulting

Lagos, Lagos State, Nigeria

Summary

Provided management consulting services, including financial analysis, business plan development, and technology system revamps for various clients.

Highlights

Analyzed four years of financial statements for a DRC-based investment company, informing corporate strategy review and growth planning.

Developed a comprehensive business plan for a proposed digital financial media platform targeting emerging market audiences.

Collaborated with external technology consultants to revamp and migrate a tier-1 commercial bank's performance review system to Microsoft Dynamics 365.

Contributed to a salary benchmarking survey for private secondary schools across Lagos and Ogun, providing data for a premium school.

Contributed to the development of a product roadmap and go-to-market strategy for a proprietary consumer-review tech platform, mentoring two interns.

Education

Adekunle Ajasin University
Akungba-Akoko, Ondo State, Nigeria

B.Sc. (Second Class)

Banking & Finance

Certificates

Certified Strategy Professional (CSP)

Issued By

Udemy

Operations Strategy for Business

Issued By

LinkedIn

A Modern Guide to Strategy Implementation

Issued By

Udemy

Google Project Management Certificate Google (Module 2/4)

Issued By

Google

Google Data Analytics Professional Certificate Google

Issued By

Google

MBA-level Course: Marketing & Business Strategy

Issued By

Udemy

Google Data Studio (Beginner to Advanced)

Issued By

Udemy

Microsoft Excel Expert Level

Issued By

Udemy

Skills

Strategic Planning & Corporate Development

Strategic Planning, Corporate Development, Balanced Scorecard Design & Implementation, Go-to-Market Strategy, Product Positioning, Market Entry, Growth Strategy, Business Plan Development.

Project & Program Management

Program Management (Agile), Project Management, KPI & Performance Metrics Development, Cross-functional Team Leadership, Stakeholder Management, Resilience Engineering Program.

Data Analytics & Financial Analysis

Data Analytics & Reporting, Excel, Google Sheet, Market Analysis, Industry Analysis, Financial Analysis, Business Intelligence, Performance Dashboards.

Business Process & Digital Transformation

Business Process Improvement, Digital Transformation, System Implementation, Feasibility Studies, Due Diligence.