About
High driven Product/Programmes Manager with 6+ years of experience in scaling Digital programmes and Fintech solutions across Africa. He expertly combines Agile methodologies with data-driven strategies to deliver innovative B2B2C solutions, driving significant user adoption and revenue growth.
David is a proven leader in digital programmes management, cross-functional team management, product lifecycle execution, and GTM strategies and market expansion for complex digital products.
Work
DTOTAL TECH CONSULT
|Product/Programme Manager (Consultant AI Products Lab)
Lagos, Lagos, Nigeria
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Summary
Currently leads AI product development, driving rapid value delivery through data-driven strategies and cross-functional collaboration.
Highlights
Developed and executed data-driven product strategies, leveraging customer feedback and SQL analysis to rapidly prioritize and ship features within the AI products lab.
Enhanced cross-functional team collaboration by implementing centralized workflow management tools, improving senior management visibility.
Drove adoption of LiminAI and ExamineAI products, acting as a product evangelist across 15+ user/business communities to gather actionable insights.
GCTN Fintech Group (RIDIMA, KOYNOVA, and APEXPAY)
|PRODUCT/OPERATIONS MANAGER (GROUP)
Lagos, Lagos, Nigeria
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Summary
Managed product and operations for a fintech group, significantly expanding user base and optimizing data-driven decision-making.
Highlights
Directed the redesign of KOYNOVA (crypto-to-fiat) and RIDIMA (digital assets marketplace) products, achieving over 500% growth in user adoption within 12 months.
Spearheaded Growth Marketing initiatives, increasing the combined Userbase from 210K to over 1 Million users across 5 African countries through strategic partnerships and paid acquisition.
Optimized end-to-end data operations for improved user feedback integration and product insight generation, drawing out actionable insights for product improvement.
Developed key Metrics dashboards for internal stakeholders, enhancing decision-making with clear visibility tied to Group KPIs across all Fintech products in the portfolio.
ASIKO ENERGY HOLDINGS/GAS TERMINALLING LTD
|PRODUCT MANAGER/TECH LEAD
Lagos, Lagos, Nigeria
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Summary
Led product and tech initiatives for an Oil & Gas company, successfully deploying an ERP system and improving operational efficiency.
Highlights
Successfully deployed an enterprise ERP System, impacting over 92% of company customers across 6 geopolitical regions in Nigeria within 6 months.
Authored comprehensive product requirements, user stories, and acceptance criteria that guided engineering delivery for the ERP solution, resulting in fast shipping of key features.
Improved operational efficiency by over 10% within 6 months through a centralized work management system that streamlined cross-functional collaborations.
KOOHA (MediaTech division of GCTN Fintech Group)
|PRODUCT MANAGER (LEAD)
Lagos, Lagos, Nigeria
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Summary
Directed product development from vision to market launch, focusing on user research, cost reduction, and market expansion.
Highlights
Developed a compelling product vision and roadmap in collaboration with management, guiding product development from 0 to 100K users.
Led user research initiatives that reduced MVP development costs by over 65% by identifying and prioritizing core user problems.
Drove successful product launches across 5 African countries, exceeding acquisition targets by over 190% in the first 6 months.
Optimized celeb onboarding funnel through data analysis, improving onboarding rates by over 53%.
ISIDORE TECHNOLOGIES
|PRODUCT MANAGER (Marketplace & Embedded financing)
Lagos, Lagos, Nigeria
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Summary
Managed marketplace and embedded financing products, driving significant transaction volume growth and user onboarding improvements.
Highlights
Redesigned and redeployed the JINJA product, growing Transaction Volume (TVL) from #91.1M to #5.1B with a significant increase in customer transaction frequency.
Authored user stories with clear acceptance criteria to prioritize key features, reducing launch delay periods by over 50% while maintaining development costs within budget.
Developed clear and inclusive Product strategies, roadmaps, and PR documentations, leveraging data from user research to prioritize top user pain points aligned with business goals.
Led product discovery initiatives, increasing user onboarding by +40% through data analysis of onboarding flows to simplify the user process.
BINCOM DEV CENTRE/BINCOM GLOBAL, UK
|SENIOR PRODUCT MANAGER
Remote, Remote, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
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Summary
Senior Product Manager responsible for strategic development, end-to-end product delivery, and process improvement for global tech solutions.
Highlights
Aligned BinCom Global Tech division strategy with the Group's vision to be a Global Tech Development and Solutions provider, charting an inclusive plan for product development.
Led end-to-end development of innovative products, including SocialLender Fintech and AutoJobServe, defining user stories, acceptance criteria, and release timelines to drive fast, structured delivery.
Reduced process breakdowns by identifying gaps in product development workflows, formalizing existing SOPs, and enhancing delivery clarity and team collaborations.
Mentored product and business analysts via the Bincom Academy platform, ensuring improvement in team performance and strengthening cross-functional collaborations.
LAGE Resources Inc.
|Business (Process/Product) Development Manager (Consult)
Lagos, Lagos, Nigeria
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Summary
Consulted on business and product development, optimizing processes and enhancing user engagement for increased revenue.
Highlights
Reviewed and optimized business processes, increasing efficiency by over 28% for client firms.
Led the Business Development team to analyze offerings, identify, and develop new revenue models.
Identified and prioritized product features, leading to increased user engagement and revenue for clients.
Optimized client product funnels, recommending improvements that resulted in a 40% increase in customer onboarding.
UK-Nigeria Tech Hub, Techtimal Inc., NXT Technologies, and NEST Hub Technologies
|Product Manager / IT Project Manager / Business Development Manager
Lagos, Lagos, Nigeria
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Summary
Managed product and IT projects across multiple organizations, driving business development and enhancing IT management initiatives.
Highlights
Led cross-functional teams in implementing new IT products and business development initiatives across multiple organizations.
Conducted extensive user experience and product market research, informing strategic product development decisions.
Trained over 300 employees across organizations, increasing adoption of novel IT management initiatives by 95% within multiple teams.
Implemented Agile training to increase team focus and efficiency, and analyzed product data to identify gaps, delivering impactful product initiatives.
Volunteer
TECHTIMAL ORG., USA
|Program Community Manager/Product Instructor
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Summary
Managed community programs and instructed product management, significantly improving trainee outcomes and community engagement.
Highlights
Trained over 320 Product Management trainees, achieving a projected 75% work/internship placement rate.
Led product discovery initiatives that boosted community engagement by over 50% within two months.
Decreased redundant time in feedback gathering by 80% by designing and implementing efficient feedback loops, doubling information aggregation and dissemination for line managers.
Certificates
ASANA Workflow Implementation Specialist
Issued By
ASANA Academy
Building/Managing AI Products for Product Managers
Issued By
Marily-Nika
Design, Product, and Developer (DPD) Programme
Issued By
UK-Nigeria Tech Hub/NerdzFactory Co.
Certified Product Manager
Issued By
UDEMY
Agile Certified Product Manager and Product Owner Credential (ACPM)
Issued By
IBM
Enterprise Design Thinking Practitioner
Issued By
IBM
GOOGLE Certified Digital Marketer
Issued By
Google Digital Skills for Africa (GOOGLE)
Intro Agile Methodologies
Issued By
IBM
QA Analyst Graduate Programme
Issued By
Joint Professional Training Services (JPTS) Int'l
Education
QUANTIC School of Business & Technology, USA
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MBA
Technology Business Management
University of Ilorin, Nigeria
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Bachelor of Science (BS)
Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
Skills
Product Strategy & Roadmapping
Product Vision, Roadmap Development, Feature Prioritization, Strategic Planning.
Product Execution
UX Research, Documentation, Product Delivery, Product Lifecycle Management.
Product Data Analytics
SQL Data Query, Data Aggregation, Metrics Dashboards, User Feedback Analysis, KPI Tracking.
Leadership & Communication
Cross-functional Team Leadership, Stakeholder Management, Mentorship, Product Evangelism.
Product Launch & Growth
Go-To-Market Strategy, Pricing Strategies, Growth Marketing, Paid Acquisition, User Adoption, Market Expansion.
AI Product Prototyping
AI Product Development, Prototyping.
Fintech Solutions
Digital Assets, Crypto-to-Fiat, Embedded Finance, Wallet Features, Transaction Volume (TVL).
Enterprise Systems
ERP System Deployment, IT Management Initiatives, Process Optimization.
User Experience Optimization
User Research, Onboarding Funnel Analysis, Customer Journey Mapping.
Agile Software Development Methodologies (& Tools)
JIRA, ASANA, Trello, MIRO, Scrum, Kanban, User Stories, Acceptance Criteria.