QUADRI AZEEZ BABATUNDE
Lagos,LA
Summary
Dynamic and results-driven Product Manager with a strong ability to handle multiple concurrent projects, both independently and as part of a team. Over four years of experience in developing market acceptable B2B and B2C fintech products, with a proven track record of successfully accomplishing tasks, delivering products, evaluating operations, analyzing data, and effectively communicating with stakeholders. Leadership skills enable driving substantial value and contributing to overall organizational success. IT-savvy professional leveraging skill set to collaborate with team and manage entire product life cycle, from ideation to production. Passionate about setting and achieving goals, gaining valuable experience across industries, and constantly seeking opportunities to implement standards that enhance organizational efficiency and excellence. Thrives on implementing innovative ideas and seeing them come to fruition. Excited about making a significant impact on your organization's success.
Overview
9
9
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Senior Product Manager
Venture Garden Group
04.2021 - Current
- Guided 3 products from initial conception, design, and successful delivery with monthly revenue of 200 million above
- Boosted the product revenue by aggressively creating a monthly increase in the number of transactions by creating and implementing innovative marketing strategies
- Developed competitive products like merchant and agency banking applications, Payment gateway with multiple payment channels, cross border payment solution, e.t.c
- Established and maintained positive work relationships, collaborating with Marketing, Technology, and Engineering groups to develop quality products while ensuring alignment with greater business goals and objectives, thereby increasing the customer base by 100%
- Analyzed product/project progress, prioritized backlogs, and chaired agile ceremonies inclusive of daily stand-up, sprint planning, retrospective, and sprint reviews
- Synthesizing market needs into product requirements and driving alignment with leadership on prioritization for the product roadmap, strategy, and delivery timeline
- Lead product teams and ensure products and releases are launched correctly, and on schedule, and deliver the product portfolio's strategy to drive flawless execution of best-in-class solutions to market
- Identify new revenue opportunities and target markets for the product
- Engaging with customers and lending product thought leadership in support of further product development, customer success, and business development activities
- Mentored junior Product Managers in effective project management techniques and industry best practices.
- Championed customer feedback loops to continuously refine products according to evolving customer requirements.
Product Specialist
Venture Garden Group
07.2019 - 04.2021
- Worked closely with cross-functional teams to manage and communicate product changes and life cycle stages
- Owning and managing the product backlog including writing stories, mitigating risk, prioritizing effectively, and unblocking the team
- Used regular and ad hoc reporting to monitor business KPIs and measure the performance of product enhancements
- Prepared evaluations of software or hardware, and recommended/communicated improvements or upgrades
- Partnered with the product marketing team to develop tools, product sheets, pitch decks, presentations, and job aids for different product lines
- Developed training materials and documents for stakeholders for easy onboarding and access to the platform
- Created and maintained product configurations and version update documentation
- Provided full and functional support to stakeholders that were not familiar with the system, thereby attending to all issues raised and suggested
Product Support Officer (Lead)
Venture Garden Group
02.2016 - 07.2019
- Provided technical 1st-level 24 hours support to merchants and banks
- Provided inputs for the preparation of purposeful work plans and maintained an up-to-date inventory of customers' databases
- Provided daily status reports on all clients under my supervision
- Researched and retrieved data from internal and external sources; prepared statistical charts, tables, and reports as required
- Ensured outstanding customer satisfaction by maintaining strong working relationships and scheduled appointments with service professionals
- Organized training of new team members and mentored each to promote productivity, accuracy, and quality service
- Guided and led team members to deliver products/services that meet or exceed customer requirements
- Researched complex problems and resolved issues promptly
- Increased the deployment of terminals by more than 400% across Nigeria with a multiplier effect of over 200% increase in the value of transactions
- Developed products that meet customers' expectations through constant feedback and improving the business to the 3rd best performing PTSP in Nigeria
- Provided remote assistance to customers using screen sharing tools, ensuring efficient issue resolution.
Education
Master of Science - Economics
University of Lagos
Lagos11.2015
Bachelor of Science - Economics
Olabisi Onabanjo University
Ago Iwoye07.2012
Skills
- Complex Problem Solving
- Contract Negotiation
- Product/Project Management
- Market Research Analysis
- Product launches
- Cross-functional collaboration
- Product roadmaps
- Product development
Certification
- AIPMM, Certification in view
- PSPO, Certification in view
- Become a Product Manager: learn the skills and get the job, 2022, Utiva Product School
- Agile Fundamentals: Scrum and Kanban, 2020
Accomplishments
- Fidesic, Fidesic is a payment technology company that facilitates customized offline payment collections across industries. I developed PTAD applications like merchant and agency banking applications, terminal management systems, and terminal configuration manager which helped developed strong customer onboarding and provide data analytics for both internal and external users. Also assisted in moving the company from the traditional B2B approach to B2C thereby leading to rapid growth in the number of offers and transaction value. Currently the 3rd PTSP in Nigeria with about 5% month-on-month revenue growth.
- Swerve, Swerve is a cross-border payment infrastructure for instant funds disbursement into countries in Africa, Asia, and Europe. Swerve interconnects Banks, Money Transfer Operators, Payment Solution Service Providers, Mobile Wallets Providers, Corporations, and other financial institutions for the execution of instant funds disbursement. Through our simple API connection, we disburse funds to millions of bank accounts and mobile wallets in over sixty (60) countries with unlimited local currency liquidity.
Timeline
Senior Product Manager
Venture Garden Group
04.2021 - Current
Product Specialist
Venture Garden Group
07.2019 - 04.2021
Product Support Officer (Lead)
Venture Garden Group
02.2016 - 07.2019
Master of Science - Economics
University of Lagos
Bachelor of Science - Economics
Olabisi Onabanjo University
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