Adetola Olajide
Lagos
Summary
I am an organized, focused, result-oriented individual with a keen eye for detail, driven and collaborative, bringing deep understanding of market research and product lifecycle management paired with technical proficiency in data analysis and agile methodologies. Adept at identifying market needs and translating them into actionable product strategies to ensure successful launches. Focused on delivering innovative solutions that drive customer satisfaction and business growth.
Overview
11
11
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Product Manager
Ager App
2025.01 - Current
- Collaborated with cross-functional teams to gather product requirements and user feedback.
- Analyzed user data to inform product decisions and enhance user experience.
- Drafted documentation for product specifications, ensuring clarity for development teams.
- Engaged with customers through surveys and interviews to validate product concepts.
- Developed product documentation to communicate upcoming features and products to internal teams.
- Coordinated design meetings and decisions with internal departments and teams.
- Collaborated with sales, marketing, and support teams to launch products on time and within budget.
- Maintained positive vendor relations to build strong partnerships.
- Documented user stories, specifications, and product features into detailed work order to communicate across teams and build mandatory requirements.
- Improved product functionality with innovative design solutions, resulting in increased sales conversions.
- Managed full product lifecycle, from ideation through post-launch support, ensuring consistent quality control measures were in place.
- Implemented Agile methodologies for more efficient project management and team collaboration.
- Managed stakeholder expectations effectively throughout the entire product development process.
- Launched the product by conducting thorough market research and identifying customer needs.
- Continuously monitored customer feedback channels after launch to gather insightful data for future iterations or updates.
- Optimized product performance with data-driven analysis and continuous improvement initiatives.
- Reviewed sales, customer concerns, and new opportunities to drive business strategy at weekly planning sessions.
- Spearheaded the creation of detailed user guides for enhanced usability of newly launched products.
- Developed comprehensive go-to-market strategies, ensuring successful product launches and brand positioning.
- Coordinated the MVP testing programs to gather early-stage feedback and refine product features before wider release.
- Increased customer satisfaction, gathering and incorporating extensive user feedback into product improvements.
- Conducted comprehensive market research to identify emerging trends, ensuring our product line remained competitive and relevant.
- Enhanced product usability, overseeing user interface design improvements based on user testing and feedback.
- Optimized product pricing strategies to maximize revenue while maintaining competitive market positioning.
- Facilitated partnerships with key stakeholders to expand product reach and enhance value proposition, like Moniepoint, Glyde, and different farmers' cooperative societies.
- Launched successful digital marketing campaigns that achieved goals for increased website traffic.
- Executed comprehensive marketing plans that consistently achieved targets for increased revenue.
- Wrote and distributed press releases to increase brand visibility.
Product Manager
Roots Heritage Farms
2024.01 - Current
- Supported market research efforts to identify customer needs and competitive landscape.
- Monitored industry trends like best-selling crops, to support strategic planning and product initiatives.
- Maintained positive vendor relations to build strong partnerships.
- Managed full product lifecycle, from cultivation through to the post-harvest stage, ensuring consistent procurement and logistics measures were in place.
- Managed stakeholder expectations effectively throughout the entire project.
- Established criteria for each milestone within product roadmap as means to measure developmental progress, e.g, the physical conditions of the crops, yield monitoring, etc.
- Liaised with clients to better understand business and market needs.
- Coordinated project planning and execution with team members.
- Analyzed competitive landscapes to identify market opportunities, informing strategic business decisions.
- Reviewed new opportunities to drive business strategy at planning sessions.
- Drove revenue growth by establishing strong relationships with key industry partners like NEXIM Bank, IITA, etc.
- Negotiated with vendors for cost-effective solutions, improving product margins without compromising quality.
- Facilitated partnerships with key stakeholders to expand product reach and enhance value proposition, for instance, Oja-Oba market union, Ibadan and Ketu market, Lagos.
- Captured new customers by optimizing business strategies and producing diverse products to diversify offerings, e.g, animal farmers, value-chain processing companies, etc.
- Managed budget allocation and resource utilization to maximize marketing ROI.
Project Manager
Pecuniary Financials Technology
2019.04 - 2023.12
- Developed business optimization software for retail traders, recruited personnel and procured resources. Set up organization's structure, internal policies/procedures, and defined business objectives.
- Created project charter, conducted initial market research and system analysis of 5 competing software, gathered requirements, and created user stories including UX research and designs, UAT.
- Supervised stakeholder engagement, set up communications mode and means, organized daily sprints and meetings.
- Planned project from initiation to closing phase, implemented project procedures and processes throughout the product lifecycle.
- Devised roadmaps, designed process workflows, and collaborated with 3 functional heads.
- Defined scope, time, and costs as well as constraints, identified risks and mitigation, carried out cost-benefit analysis, set up budget estimates, and coordinated user acceptance testings to improve quality by 80%.
- Improved marketing results by 60% by communicating and liaising with customers and potentials.
- Increased average revenue per unit by 70%, reduced churn rate, and evened out customer acquisition costs.
- Set up critical paths and manage project documents with project management systems such as Jira, Notion, ClickUp, etc.
Project Accountant
Center for the Right to Health
2016.09 - 2018.10
- Managed project accounts in a non-governmental organization embarked on these projects: SHiPS for MARPS, IHVN, MacArthur Foundation on reproductive health, and Solidarite SIDA.
- Prepared financial forecasts in strategic planning for 3 projects, authorized and evaluated funds transfers.
- Monitored project costs, controlled cash flow and approved invoices for payments, supervised 5 state program officers and accounts, and examined reports on project activities.
- Partnered with 2 external auditors to review tax returns, payroll, tax and pension computations to ensure accuracy.
- Cleaned and closed 3 accounts at project completion, and reviewed and approved employee timesheets.
Internal Audit Trainee
Ministry of Finance
2015.07 - 2016.04
- Learned about company audit methodology, approach and tools, supervised by licensed auditors.
- Analyzed and verified accuracy of audit and tax reports, and year-end financial statements for 4 government projects.
- Reviewed 2 government ministry systems and procedures for internal control to assess for compliance and signs of fraud, then implemented accounting system software and financial reporting procedures.
- Prepared, analyzed, and verified annual reports and financial statements to assess financials and aid financial planning.
- Monitored office administration and client communication to help manage auditors' workload.
- Analyzed vendor payments and contracts to find over-payments, wrote claims retrieving clients’ over-payments.
Assistant Accountant
Derivatives Industrial Ltd
2014.11 - 2015.05
- Analyzed accounting information and reconciled financial discrepancies to maintain records. Completed balance sheet reconciliations and profit and loss statements.
- Oversaw processed payments, credits, and other transactions using company software applications and investigated daily variances and corrected errors to resolve discrepancies.
- Organized budget documentation and tracked expenses to maintain tight business controls.
- Collaborated with production managers on special projects and ad hoc reporting requests in producing soya oil.
- Supervised logistics and haulage of 15 tons of produce per day.
Education
Bachelor of Science - Accounting
Houdegbe North American University
Benin Republic2014-07
Skills
- Project planning & strategy
- Product lifecycle development & management
- User story creation & requirements gathering
- UX/UI research & design
- Agile software development
- Stakeholder communications
- Competitive analysis
- Jira, atlassian, Notion, ClickUp, Slack
- Figma, Web3, Javascript, API deployment
- Google workspace, Microsoft office
- Project management
- A/B testing, Katalon Studio
- Pricing strategy
- Wireframe design
- Customer liaison & management
- Financial management
Affiliations
- Project Management Institute
- African Food Changemakers
Certification
- PMP - Project Management Professional
Languages
German
Limited Working
French
Elementary
Timeline
Product Manager
Ager App
2025.01 - Current
Product Manager
Roots Heritage Farms
2024.01 - Current
Project Manager
Pecuniary Financials Technology
2019.04 - 2023.12
Project Accountant
Center for the Right to Health
2016.09 - 2018.10
Internal Audit Trainee
Ministry of Finance
2015.07 - 2016.04
Assistant Accountant
Derivatives Industrial Ltd
2014.11 - 2015.05
Bachelor of Science - Accounting
Houdegbe North American University