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.

David Oloruntobi IGE

Senior Product/Programmes Manager, Product Growth & Operations Lead
Lagos, NG.

Work

DTOTAL TECH CONSULT
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Product/Programme Manager (Consultant AI Products Lab)

Lagos, Lagos, Nigeria

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)
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PRODUCT/OPERATIONS MANAGER (GROUP)

Lagos, Lagos, Nigeria

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
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PRODUCT MANAGER/TECH LEAD

Lagos, Lagos, Nigeria

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)
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PRODUCT MANAGER (LEAD)

Lagos, Lagos, Nigeria

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
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PRODUCT MANAGER (Marketplace & Embedded financing)

Lagos, Lagos, Nigeria

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
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SENIOR PRODUCT MANAGER

Remote, Remote, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland

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.
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Business (Process/Product) Development Manager (Consult)

Lagos, Lagos, Nigeria

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
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Product Manager / IT Project Manager / Business Development Manager

Lagos, Lagos, Nigeria

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
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Program Community Manager/Product Instructor

Remote, Remote, United States of America

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
Remote, Remote, United States of America

MBA

Technology Business Management

University of Ilorin, Nigeria
Ilorin, Kwara, Nigeria

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.

Projects

DT Realty Advisory

Vibe-coding Digital Realty Product

Summary

The DT Realty Advisory is a digital Realty product, aimed at empowering users with requisite historical and investment data. Vibe coded using Claude, Replit, and Lovable AI website builder.