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Itunu Ola

Lagos, Nigeria

Summary

Results-driven data and marketing specialist with 5+ years’ experience in performance reporting, campaign analytics, and stakeholder engagement across digital finance and crypto sectors worldwide. Proven ability to design and optimize data systems, automate reporting workflows, and translate insights into strategic action. Skilled in both quantitative and qualitative analysis, with a strong track record of improving program outcomes and supporting evidence-based decision-making.

Overview

6
6
years of professional experience

Work History

Listing Partner

WEEX
01.2025 - Current

Crypto exchanges enabling project listings and user acquisition across international markets.

  • Coordinated blockchain listings across three global platforms, tracking performance KPIs and optimizing listing workflows.
  • Delivered reports on onboarding success, user activity, and partner engagement to internal stakeholders.
  • Identified root causes of underperformance in listings and implemented data-driven process improvements.
  • Cultivated cross-functional partnerships with crypto project teams, aligning goals and streamlining communication.

Senior Growth Manager

LATOKEN
04.2023 - 11.2024

Cryptocurrency exchange offering trading, listing, and marketing services.

  • Managed a team of 8 and led performance reporting across acquisition, trading activity, and user retention KPIs.
  • Automated campaign tracking and synthesized weekly dashboards for leadership.
  • Collaborated across teams to launch user growth initiatives informed by behavioral analytics.
  • Delivered insights that increased platform engagement by 20% and improved partner satisfaction scores.
  • Developed a campaign template for the company and B2B clients.

Growth Manager

LATOKEN
11.2022 - 04.2023

In this position, I increased the number of new and existing traders, grew trader fees, managed accounts of old and new customers, and acquired new tokens by:

  • Researching and engaging cold clients for onboarding onto the platform.
  • Managing the accounts of new and existing clients.
  • Targeting communications to properly segmented channels.

Also:

  • Secured onboarding of 20+ blockchain projects through segmented outreach and performance-driven reporting.
  • Developed campaign frameworks to track visibility and engagement metrics for listed assets.
  • Provided data summaries to guide listing strategy and partner communication.

Team Lead, Customer Experience (CLM)

ALAT by WEMA
01.2022 - 12.2022

Africa’s first fully digital bank providing inclusive financial services.

  • Increased customer onboarding conversion from 35% to 61% within 3 months via automation and segmentation strategies.
  • Designed and implemented customer journey workflows, monitored via real-time dashboards.
  • Conducted internal reviews to assess CX gaps and presented performance reports to senior management.
  • Facilitated user research and qualitative interviews to inform onboarding and retention interventions.


Doubled growth in acquisition users by:

  • Revamping the onboarding process for customers onto our digital platform
  • Fully Automating the customer experience
  • Targeting communications to properly segmented customer buckets


Product Marketing Manager (CLM)

ALAT
01.2019 - 12.2021

Africa’s first fully digital bank providing inclusive financial services.

  • Selected as one of the founding members of the newly established CLM (Customer Lifecycle Management) team; helped define and launch core engagement strategies, systems, and KPIs.
  • Drove a 1,000% increase in transacting customers and reduced inactive users by 39% through targeted, data-informed lifecycle campaigns.
  • Revamped email subject lines and segmentation, improving open rates from 6% to a consistent 28%.
  • Built and automated onboarding and engagement campaigns, increasing efficiency and conversion.
  • Conducted ongoing campaign performance reviews and provided insights to optimize CX and retention.
  • Developed user personas and customer journey flows, translating them into user stories for the product team to guide development.
  • Managed churn buckets across inactive, restricted, and dormant users across both digital and traditional platforms.
  • Participated in GTM strategies for new product/features, aligning comms and lifecycle touchpoints.
  • Used HTML/CSS to build and deploy campaign landing pages and email templates.
  • Derived insights from behavioral data to identify communication gaps and retention opportunities.
  • Collaborated with cross-functional teams to support continuous product and CX improvements.

Education

MBA -

UNICAF
10-2023

Bachelor of Science - Geology

Afe Babalola University Ado-Ekiti
Nigeria
10-2017

Skills

  • Monitoring & Evaluation (M&E)
  • Data Visualization (Excel, Power BI)
  • KPI Development & Performance Monitoring
  • Marketing Automation & Campaign Analytics
  • CRM & Customer Segmentation
  • Cross-Functional Team Leadership

  • Program Reporting (Internal & Donor)
  • Research & Survey Design (Qualitative & Quantitative)
  • Strategic Communication
  • Digital Data Capture & Governance
  • WEB3
  • Financial Markets Experience

Accomplishments

  • Played a critical role in the onboarding and engagement of 1 million customers brought during the record-breaking 'Project 1 million initiative at WEMA Bank.
  • Improved the onboarding journey by 38%
  • Fully automated the entire onboarding process
  • Recognition by the MD; ALAT by WEMA for an outstanding service thus far. 2022.
  • Fast-tracked Promotion Awarded to extra diligent staff 2021.
  • Afe Babalola University Founders award to first-class student 2013-2017.
  • Best graduating student from the Department of Geology 2017.
  • Ewi-in-council award 2017.

Timeline

Listing Partner

WEEX
01.2025 - Current

Senior Growth Manager

LATOKEN
04.2023 - 11.2024

Growth Manager

LATOKEN
11.2022 - 04.2023

Team Lead, Customer Experience (CLM)

ALAT by WEMA
01.2022 - 12.2022

Product Marketing Manager (CLM)

ALAT
01.2019 - 12.2021

MBA -

UNICAF

Bachelor of Science - Geology

Afe Babalola University Ado-Ekiti
Itunu Ola