Sokari Gillis-Harry
Product Manager
Lagos,Rivers
Summary
Experienced product manager that well-versed in Agile and Scrum methodologies and principles of product development.
Comfortable making key decisions for team to move products efficiently through pre-production and production timelines.
Adept at deconstructing and planning stories in order to promote improvements to product design and implementation. Excellent relationship-building, organizational and requirement gathering skills with a focus on overcoming technical challenges and implementing successful resolutions.
Overview
5
5
years of post-secondary education
7
7
years of professional experience
Work History
Technical Product Manager
Movearound
Port Harcourt, Rivers
02.2021 - Current
- Oversaw entire product launch from vision and creation to rollout and delivery.
- Owned and prioritized product backlog.
- Managed implementation of new features by outlining plans and specifications such as how, where and when each component would work.
- Coordinated with software developers to create custom applications and trackers to achieve client goals.
- Focused on building critical features up front in order to identify constraints and technical challenges.
- Allocated and approved team resource usage.
- Brainstormed with peers and other members of design team to determine enhancements and product features.
- Suggested enhancements to product design that would improve user experience.
- Applied honed problem-solving skills to analyze and resolve issues impacting business operations and goal achievement.
- Improved business direction by prioritizing customers and implementing changes based on collected feedback.
- Conducted interviews with key business users to collect information on business processes and user requirements.
Technical Product Manager
Oneway Carpool
Port Harcourt, Rivers
10.2020 - Current
- Liaised with stakeholders to develop deep understanding of business needs and current market landscape.
- Created the product vision and MVP roadmap - Conducted market research to understand the total addressable market.
- Provided technical assessment, analysis, and recommendations for build vs.
- Buy vs.
- Partner decisions - managed the product backlog and day-to-day product development initiatives - influenced a version upgrade in a Flutter open source library by contributing code.
- Automated the entire build process and pushed for a complete DevOps culture.
- Documented user stories, specifications and product features into detailed work order to communicate across teams and build mandatory requirements.
- Defined and analyzed metrics to measure product performance.
- Collected customer requirements, directed testing and conducted continuous evaluations to make proactive adjustments to marketing approaches.
- Conceptualized and deployed enhanced product features and optimized implementation for use in marketing strategies.
Product Owner
Sprinthub
Port Harcourt, Rivers
04.2018 - Current
- Facilitate product discovery for client projects
- Created product vision and roadmaps -
- Write epics and user stories from user journey and business requirements
- Managed product backlogs and lead backlog refinement initiatives
- Represent the customer and providing business perspective on value during day-to-day development.
- Create product release and client hand-off processes -
- Create and document product development and quality assurance processes
- Engage with stakeholders to get feedback and make necessary improvements and adjustments to technology.
Chief Technology Officer
Nearbuy Solutions
Port Harcourt, Rivers
01.2017 - 04.2018
- Employed automated build and deployment tools to reduce billable hours and expedite new product installations.
- Created iterative development models to rapidly advance ongoing application production efforts.
- Maintained high-level knowledge of current and emerging technology development and applications.
- Maintained thorough understanding of all key and current technologies, platforms and trends.
- Oversaw all software releases with eye for quality and understanding of project deadlines.
- Completed code debugging, software troubleshooting, root cause analysis and program reviews.
- Improved system performance by making proactive adjustments and resolving bugs.
Android Developer
Dewbicon Technologies
10.2016 - 04.2017
- Developed the After School Africa Android Application.
- Applied various techniques to locate bugs and errors in applications.
- Tested applications prior to final review to verify efficient issue resolution.
- Managed all aspects of Android app lifecycle from research and planning through deployment and post-launch support.
- Maintained comprehensive knowledge of mobile development cycle and addressed challenges arising in each phase.
- Delivered weekly progress report to executive staff and informed applicable parties of upcoming milestones.
Backend Web Developer
Shabtech Innovations
Port Harcourt, Rivers
01.2016 - 01.2017
- Participated in complete software development lifecycle, including performance analysis, design, development and testing.
- Participated in requirements gathering and design development meetings.
- Reviewed code and debugged errors to improve performance.
- Collaborated in team-based, Agile environment to accomplish objectives by deadlines.
- Designed, developed and implemented software applications for website based on analyzed requirements and understanding of industry technical standards.
- Discussed site and app requirements with clients to produce actionable development plans and budgets.
- Wrote, modified and maintained software documentation and specifications.
Education
Bachelor of Science - Computer Science
Rivers State University of Science And Technology
Rivers, Nigeria 01.2011 - 07.2015
Skills
Client communication
Market Analysis
Product development
Search Engine Optimization
Negotiation
Scrum methodology
Story planning
Risk Assessments
Product Management
Design process
Problem identification
Agile frameworks
Stakeholder relationship management
Timeline
Technical Product Manager
Movearound
02.2021 - Current
Technical Product Manager
Oneway Carpool
10.2020 - Current
Product Owner
Sprinthub
04.2018 - Current
Chief Technology Officer
Nearbuy Solutions
01.2017 - 04.2018
Android Developer
Dewbicon Technologies
10.2016 - 04.2017
Backend Web Developer
Shabtech Innovations
01.2016 - 01.2017
Bachelor of Science - Computer Science
Rivers State University of Science And Technology
01.2011 - 07.2015