Gbemisola Taiwo
Product Manager
6, Adio Street, New Garage, Gbagada,Lagos
Summary
Passionate, value-driven product manager offering 3 years of industry success, including product roadmap development, market research,business and data analysis. Highly skilled in identifying opportunities to maximize revenue. Prioritize and manage multiple projects within specifications and budget restrictions.
Overview
6
6
Certifications
5
5
years of post-secondary education
3
3
years of professional experience
Work History
Product Manager
AgroMall Discovery and Extension Ltd.
Lekki, Lagos
05.2020 - Current
- Led a team of 10+ for development, engineering, product and design in all phases of custom product solutions delivery (from requirements gathering through build, test phases, QA, launch and support) for key participants in the Agriculture value chain. Product increased the collaboration of key value chain participants in agriculture by 30% and made the company's brand a user-friendly brand among users.
- Monitored market trends and competitor performance and analyzed to update promotional strategies and maximize sales. 30% increase in product awareness.
- Documented user stories, specifications and product features into detailed work order to communicate across teams and build mandatory requirements. Launched 4 new products in 2 years resulting in 40% increase in revenue.
Product Development Executive
AgroMall Discovery and Extension Ltd
Lekki, Lagos
05.2019 - 04.2020
- Performed in-depth market analysis in order to identify potential market opportunities, worked on the development and promotion of new products, and implemented a new pricing strategy.
- Distinguished product issues and gathered information on customer experiences.
- Compiled product, market and customer data to forecast accurate sales and profit projections.
- Implementing an agile ideation plan to streamline development processes. Saved about 20% of the budget for development.
Business Analyst
AgroMall Discovery and Extension Ltd
Lekki, Lagos
05.2018 - 04.2019
- Conducted interviews with key business users to collect information on business processes and user requirements.
- Implemented the design of a BVN Verification platform to verify BVN of data obtained from the field. Quality of the data warehoused increased by 70%.
- Collaborated with the Product Manager to secure a GSMA Innovation funding for about N90,000,0000.
- Trained all in-house and field staff on the usage of all products deployed.
- Deployed a Management Information System (Mobile and Web Application) that captured over 1million KYC of Farmers which was used in opening bank accounts for them and this enabled financial inclusion. Product generated over a Billion naira for the company.
Business Analyst Intern
Aledin Nano Group
Victoria Island, Lagos
06.2017 - 04.2018
- Collaborated on readiness and acceptance tests and verified programming changes made met client's needs.
- Gathered and documented requirements for projects.
- Ensure soft loans is being disbursed to customers that initiate loan requests via USSD or Mobile App.
- Roll out reports on customers' default rate, disbursed and repaid loans weekly to the management team.
- Testing and evaluating new products.
Education
Bachelor of Science - Computer Science
University Of Lagos
Akoka 11.2011 - 11.2016
Skills
Agile / Scrum Methodologies
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Certification
Udemy - The Complete Product Management Course
Timeline
Udemy - The Complete Product Management Course
01-2021
Product Design(Udacity) - Ideas and Validation with an expertise in User Experience.
12-2020
Utiva- Product Management Training(Ongoing)
12-2020
British Computer Society Higher Education Qualifications - Information systems development.
08-2020
LinkedIn Business Analysis Certification - Critical thinking, project management, requirements gathering, and data presentation.
07-2020
Product Manager
AgroMall Discovery and Extension Ltd.
05.2020 - Current
HP IT for business success - Decision making and aligning technology with business goals.
01-2020
Product Development Executive
AgroMall Discovery and Extension Ltd
05.2019 - 04.2020
Business Analyst
AgroMall Discovery and Extension Ltd
05.2018 - 04.2019
Business Analyst Intern
Aledin Nano Group
06.2017 - 04.2018
Bachelor of Science - Computer Science
University Of Lagos
11.2011 - 11.2016
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