Kayode Sodiq

Product Management & Operations Leader
Lagos, NG.

About

Results-driven Product Management and Operations leader with 1+ years in product strategy and 3+ years in operational excellence, adept at leveraging data-backed insights to drive efficiency and market advantage. Proven ability to accelerate time-to-market, enhance user retention by up to 23%, and achieve significant operational cost reductions. Seeking to apply expertise in product delivery and optimization to drive innovation and business growth.

Work

Codullam
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Product Manager Intern

Lagos, Lagos State, Nigeria

Summary

Collaborated with engineering to refine agile processes and manage product backlog for a productivity tool, ensuring feature alignment with user needs and business objectives.

Highlights

Partnered with engineering to implement agile methodologies and refine sprint planning, accelerating time-to-market by 15% for key Tralick features.

Prioritized and managed the product backlog for Tralick, a productivity tool, ensuring feature development directly aligned with user needs and business objectives.

WYRE
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Product Manager

Lagos, Lagos State, Nigeria

Summary

Currently leading product redesign and feature integration initiatives at WYRE, driving platform improvements and user engagement through strategic product development.

Highlights

Spearheaded the redesign and development of Wyre admin platform V2, implementing structured documentation and comprehensive training that reduced product knowledge gaps and accelerated product shipment time by 10% across six 6-week sprints.

Automated monthly reporting processes and successfully integrated an AI summary feature, delivering actionable insights that boosted user retention by 23%.

WYRE
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Operations Lead

Lagos, Lagos State, Nigeria

Summary

Directed operational efficiency initiatives at WYRE, optimizing data processes, reducing costs, and standardizing workflows to enhance customer satisfaction.

Highlights

Designed and implemented new data collection processes and automated reporting systems, improving data accuracy and reducing reporting time by 60%, which significantly enhanced customer satisfaction.

Developed and oversaw the implementation of energy-saving strategies, resulting in a 30% reduction in operational energy costs.

Designed and standardized project workflows, improving cross-functional communication and reducing installation time by 20%, while ensuring adherence to organizational standards.

POWERCELL LTD
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Business Developer

Lagos, Lagos State, Nigeria

Summary

Analyzed sales trends and customer feedback to drive sales growth and foster strategic relationships at POWERCELL LTD.

Highlights

Analyzed historical sales trends and customer feedback to identify unmet needs, boosting sales by 8% through tailored solutions that met specific customer requirements.

Built and nurtured strategic customer relationships, generating 15% more new sales opportunities and significantly improving customer retention rates.

Education

AltSchool Africa
Lagos, Lagos State, Nigeria

Diploma

Product Management

Olabisi Onabanjo University
Ago Iwoye, Ogun State, Nigeria

Bachelor of Science

Electrical/Electronics Engineering

Languages

English

Certificates

Business Analysis

Issued By

Brainest

Agile with Atlassian Jira

Issued By

Coursera

Marketing Analytics

Issued By

Coursera

Managing Machine Learning Projects with Google Cloud

Issued By

Coursera

Data Analytics Program

Issued By

Utiva

Customer Experience Specialist

Issued By

CustomerSuccessU

Skills

Project Management

Agile Methodologies, Sprint Planning, Product Backlog Management, Project Workflows, Trello, Notion, ClickUp, Jira.

Product Development

Product Strategy, Product Lifecycle Management, User Journey Mapping, Requirements Gathering (PRD), Feature Prioritization, Market Research.

Data & Analytics

Data Collection & Reporting, Data Analysis, Google Analytics, SQL, Google Sheets, Microsoft Excel, Google Trends, SimilarWeb, Power BI.

Design & Collaboration

Figma, Miro, Canva, Slack.

Technical

Python (Data Analysis, Web Scraping), Streamlit.

Projects

Glance-it (Movie Recommendation Web App)

Summary

Developed a Python-based movie recommendation web application using IMDb user reviews, designed to solve the problem of users struggling to find relevant movie recommendations.