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Olawale Ahmed Owolabi

Product Manager – Cway Home & Digital Products
Lagos

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Important To Me

Career advancementWork-life balanceCompany CultureFlexible work hoursPersonal development programsHealthcare benefitsWork from home optionPaid time offTeam Building / Company RetreatsPaid sick leave4-day work week

Summary

Dynamic Product Manager with over 4 years of experience in building and scaling digital products within the fast-paced FMCG and e-commerce sectors. Expertise in Agile methodologies has enabled successful leadership of cross-functional teams to deliver high-impact solutions that align customer needs with commercial objectives. Proven ability to optimize online retail journeys and digitize supply chain processes, leveraging a global perspective and data-driven decision-making. Committed to driving results through a relentless focus on execution and innovation in product development.

Overview

8
years of professional experience
4031
years of post-secondary education
4
Certifications

Work History

CWAY Drinking Water Sci and Tech Ltd.
Lagos, Lagos

Product Manager – Cway Home & Digital Products
07.2021 - Current

Job overview

  • Overview:
    Lead the strategy, execution, and continuous improvement of Cway Home and Cway’s digital product suite, driving innovation at the intersection of FMCG, e-commerce, and logistics.

    Key Achievements & Responsibilities:

    🎯 Defined and executed the end-to-end product vision for Cway Home, aligning with business goals and customer needs.
  • Managed full product lifecycle, from ideation through post-launch support, ensuring consistent quality control measures were in place.

    📍 Owned and prioritized the product roadmap—balancing technical feasibility, user insights, and market trends to ensure impactful, timely releases.

    🧠 Produced detailed Product Requirement Documents (PRDs), user stories, mind maps, and acceptance criteria to guide development teams.

    🔁 Led Agile & Waterfall development cycles across cross-functional teams (engineering, design, marketing, sales) to ensure delivery at scale.

    📊 Conducted in-depth market research and competitor analysis to inform product positioning, differentiation, and roadmap decisions.

    📈 Established product KPIs and tracked performance through continuous product audits, including order management, delivery efficiency, and customer satisfaction.

    🚀 Developed go-to-market (GTM) strategies that increased user adoption, enhanced brand engagement, and drove digital transformation in customer interactions.

    🧩 Managed third-party integrations (APIs, vendors, platforms) and ensured seamless delivery of services through technical partnerships.

    🛠 Championed continuous improvement and iteration through feedback loops, A/B testing, and customer support data.

    🔄 Managed Product Backlog and feature prioritization based on design thinking principles and validated customer feedback, ensuring resources were focused on high-impact projects.
  • Championed User and UX Research initiatives (surveys, feedback collection) to identify critical customer pain points, leading to a redesign of the Registration interface and boosting user conversion by 90%.

🗣 Regularly presented product updates and insights to senior leadership, influencing key strategic decisions and resource allocation.

Core Skills:
Product Strategy · Roadmapping · Agile (Scrum/Waterfall) · FMCG Product Innovation · Digital Transformation · Data Analysis · Go-to-Market Execution · Vendor Management · Cross-functional Leadership.Overview: Lead the strategy, execution, and continuous improvement of Cway Home and Cway’s digital product suite, driving innovation at the intersection of FMCG, e-commerce, and logistics. Key Achievements & Responsibilities: 🎯 Defined and executed the end-to-end product vision for Cway Home, aligning with business goals and customer needs. 📍 Owned and prioritized the product roadmap—balancing technical feasibility, user insights, and market trends to ensure impactful, timely releases. 🧠 Produced detailed Product Requirement Documents (PRDs), user stories, mind maps, and acceptance criteria to guide development teams. 🔁 Led Agile & Waterfall development cycles across cross-functional teams (engineering, design, marketing, sales) to ensure delivery at scale. 📊 Conducted in-depth market research and competitor analysis to inform product positioning, differentiation, and roadmap decisions. 📈 Established product KPIs and tracked performance through continuous product audits, including order management, delivery efficiency, and customer satisfaction. 🚀 Developed go-to-market (GTM) strategies that increased user adoption, enhanced brand engagement, and drove digital transformation in customer interactions. 🧩 Managed third-party integrations (APIs, vendors, platforms) and ensured seamless delivery of services through technical partnerships. 🛠 Championed continuous improvement and iteration through feedback loops, A/B testing, and customer support data. 🔄 Oversaw backlog grooming and prioritization, ensuring alignment between strategic objectives and day-to-day execution. 🗣 Regularly presented product updates and insights to senior leadership, influencing key strategic decisions and resource allocation. Core Skills: Product Strategy · Roadmapping · Agile (Scrum/Waterfall) · FMCG Product Innovation · Digital Transformation · Data Analysis · Go-to-Market Execution · Vendor Management · Cross-functional Leadership.

  • Skills:

Product Marketing.

Software Development · Figma (Software) · ClickUp ·

digital product management · Product Lifecycle Management · Trello Agile & Waterfall Methodologies.

Raw Mobile Nigeria Limited (GONA)

Operations Manager
05.2019 - 01.2021

Job overview

  • Operations route and territory development - developed the route plan and mapping 100%
  • Customer acquisition onboarding and management - Daily app user growth by 120%
  • Drivers onboarding and management - Obboarded +30 drivers and buses in 5 major parks in Lagos island & Mainland
  • Training of drivers and brand amberseddors
  • Setting of targets and implementing plans in achieving the set targets.
  • Conducted regular performance reviews, identifying areas for improvement and developing action plans to address them.

Great Brands Nigeria Limited

Ecommerce Executive
10.2018 - 05.2019

Job overview

  • Oversee all content creation activities for the Ecommerce website
  • Work closely with the marketing team to devise a web content strategy that aligns with the company's wider goals
  • Keep up to date with industry best practice and monitoring content activities of competitor websites
  • Oversee developing the product description and check site content and systems regularly to ensure that they are working properly, prices and product information are updated, new products added and non-available products are removed
  • Work alongside the social media manager to create content for the different social media channels and the website
  • Train the ecommerce team on managing the website's content and operations
  • Devise strategies to drive online traffic to the company website
  • Track conversion rates and make improvements to the website
  • Utilize a range of techniques including paid search, SEO and PPC for directing traffic to the site
  • Evaluating customer research, market conditions and competitor data
  • Work with website designers/developers to continuously improve the ecommerce site
  • Oversee and ensure delivery of orders within the agreed SLA and customers' satisfaction
  • Managing orders and operations on third party ecommerce sites (Content, sales, delivery etc).

Konga Online Shopping Limited

Franchise Business Partner (South East)
09.2017 - 10.2018

Job overview

  • Managing franchise locations in the South East Region of Nigeria
  • Managing 6 franchise outlets and 12+ staffs responsible for daily operations
  • Ensuring delivery of orders shipped to each franchise location
  • Tracking and close monitoring of orders shipped from the warehouse
  • Ensuring effective mop-up of ingested orders at all locations
  • Ensuring locations have sufficient packaging materials for ingestion purpose
  • Ensuring last-mile delivery is within agreed SLA
  • Ensuring compliance with daily cash remittance
  • Resolving escalated issues between delivery partners, merchants, and customers
  • Providing necessary logistics support for Franchisees
  • Preparing franchisees payouts for delivered and ingested orders
  • Evaluated market conditions and recommends strategies for franchise expansion
  • Provided Franchisees with guidance and training to ensure the highest levels of service delivery.

Education

University of Lagos, Akoka
Lagos

Master's in Risk management and Insurance from Risk Management And Insurance
04-2020

Lagos State University, Ojo, Lagos
Lagos

Bachelor of Science in Insurance (Second Class) from Insurance
08-2011

Skills

-Product Management & StrategyProduct Vision Definition, Roadmap Development, Product Lifecycle Management (PLM), New Product Introduction (NPI), Product Positioning, Feature Prioritization, Go-to-Market Strategy (GTM), Pricing Strategy-E-commerce & LogisticsExcellent knowledge in E-commerce, Product Listing, Content, E-commerce Platforms Partnerships Management, Last-mile Delivery Operations, Logistics Management, Sales Enhancement, Planning Optimization-Agile & Project ManagementAgile Methodology (Scrum, Iterative Development), Software Development Lifecycle (SDLC), End-to-End Feature Delivery, Project Management, Project Planning & Tracking, Project Scope, Timeline Management, Product Backlog Management, Requirements Gathering/Building, User Story Creation-Data & AnalyticsData-Driven Decision Making, KPI Tracking, Data Analysis, Product Metrics Analysis, ROI Analysis, Research & Trend Analysis, Root-Cause Analysis-Tools & TechnicalJira, Atlassian, Rally (Specific tools are mandatory), Wireframe Design, Design Thinking, User & UX Research, Responsive Design Approaches-Leadership & CollaborationStakeholder Management & Alignment, Cross-Functional Leadership, Interpersonal Communication, Negotiation, Goal Setting, Teamwork & Collaboration, Critical Thinking, Problem-Solving, Attention to Detail

Certification

Product manager , Torilo Academy

Accomplishments

  • Managed full product lifecycle, from ideation through post-launch support, ensuring consistent quality control measures were in place.
  • Managed Product Backlog and feature prioritization based on design thinking principles and validated customer feedback, ensuring resources were focused on high-impact projects.
  • Championed User and UX Research initiatives (surveys, feedback collection) to identify critical customer pain points, leading to a redesign of the Registration interface and boosting user conversion by 90%.
  • Defined and executed the end-to-end product vision for Cway Home, aligning with business goals and customer needs.
  • Operations route and territory development - developed the route plan and mapping 100%
  • Customer acquisition onboarding and management - Daily app user growth by 120%
  • Drivers onboarding and management - Onboarded +30 drivers and buses in 5 major parks in Lagos island & Mainland
  • Enhanced customer satisfaction by managing and resolving all order-related issues promptly.
  • Conducted thorough market research to identify trends and opportunities for future growth in the e-commerce sector.
  • Boosted online sales by creating and implementing effective e-commerce strategies.
  • Improved product visibility by designing visually appealing promotional campaigns on the website and social media channels.
  • The delivery performance of Franchisees under my coverage within SLA increased from 65% to 90%
  • The last mile delivery performance of Franchisees increased from 73% to 85%
  • Activated flexible capacity to improve order fulfillment
  • Introduced successful measures to prevent cash loss and increased revenue for the Franchisees
  • Activated 4 new franchise locations within the South East region
  • Activated flexible capacity partners during order surge within the region
  • Ensuring the existing debts of the franchise partners is reduced and source of risk exposure is reduced

Biographic Details

Male, Married, Kwara State

Behavioral Skills

  • Communication skills (English, Igbo and Yoruba)
  • Leadership and management skills.
  • Customer centric
  • Ability to multi-task
  • Ability to handle stress/work under pressure
  • Initiative
  • Strong attention to detail
  • Negotiation and Investigative skills
  • Willingness to accept responsibility and accountability for work.

Tools Worked On

  • Product Discovery & Strategy Tools -Proficient in Trello, clickup
  • User Research & Feedback - Google Forms/SurveyMonkey
  • Development & Collaboration Tools - Figma
  • Analytics & Data Tools - Familiar with Google Analytics , Firebase ,Power BI, SQL
  • Ecommerce -CRM, Excel, Magento, SAP
  • Microsoft office packages (Average) Excel, Word, PowerPoint

Personal Objective

An experienced and consummate ecommerce and Digital commerce product management professional with ability to apply skills in handling challenges of business, building new products and increasing revenue while improving on the existing processes. An extremely committed individual with personality traits such as Attention to details, Crave for altitude, Enthusiastic nature and the ability to use initiative where applicable. Olawale has an Inquisitive mind, an entrepreneur and presses towards achieving his career goal in Product management , Ecommerce, Business management and logistics.

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Product manager , Torilo Academy

03-2024

Msc Risk management and Insurance, University of Lagos.

08-2021

Product Manager – Cway Home & Digital Products

CWAY Drinking Water Sci and Tech Ltd.
07.2021 - Current

Sheetzoom Online Excel Training.

02-2020

Operations Manager

Raw Mobile Nigeria Limited (GONA)
05.2019 - 01.2021

Ecommerce Executive

Great Brands Nigeria Limited
10.2018 - 05.2019

Proficiency certificate in Management: Chattered Institute of Management.

02-2018

Franchise Business Partner (South East)

Konga Online Shopping Limited
09.2017 - 10.2018

University of Lagos, Akoka

Master's in Risk management and Insurance from Risk Management And Insurance
01.2019

Lagos State University, Ojo, Lagos

Bachelor of Science in Insurance (Second Class) from Insurance
01.2011
Olawale Ahmed OwolabiProduct Manager – Cway Home & Digital Products