ProductPlan
Similoluwa Bolaniran
Product Leader
Ontario,Ontario
Summary
Result oriented product leader with experience leading product-market strategy and supporting the implementation of innovative products. Dedicated e-payment and financial services professional with history of meeting company goals utilizing consistent and organized practices.
Creative planner with product value and impact assessment prowess. I am an end-to-end product leader who successfully brings meaningful products from inception to rollout with efficiency and speed.
Overview
11
11
years of professional experience
10
10
Certifications
Work History
Co-Founder
Apace
10.2022 - Current
- Manage new product development and marketing.
- Conducted target market research to discover customer needs and analyze competitor trends.
- Studied market to determine optimal pricing of goods and capitalize on emerging opportunities.
- Direct technological improvements, reducing business bottlenecks.
- Direct market expansions to propel business forward, meet changing customer needs.
Vice President, Product Management
Metro Africa Xpress
02.2022 - 10.2022
- Provided leadership to the product and growth teams scaling our products from design to distribution
- Set the strategic direction for the company’s product offerings and ensure they align with customer needs, company mission, and growth targets
- Managed product growth, revenue, cost & margin and user activity
- Drove scalable processes and innovation around the product development cycle
- Evaluated data to find actionable insights and make product recommendations.
- Spearheaded cross-functional initiatives across departments to achieve business goals for bottom-line profits.
- Evaluated product development strategies and prepared alternative approaches to goal achievement.
Vice President of Business
Eyowo Integrated Payments Services
08.2020 - 03.2022
- Managed revenue, cost and product offering performances
- Managed partnership, business expansion and strategic relationship management
- Spearheaded cross-functional initiatives across departments to achieve business goals for bottom-line profits.
- Identified opportunities to improve business process flows and productivity.
- Collaborated with senior management to develop strategic initiatives and long term goals.
- Mitigated regulatory risks by overseeing adherence to policies and payment regulations.
Product Manager
Flutterwave
02.2017 - 08.2020
- Spearheaded collaborative efforts to bring products to market.
- Coordinated design meetings and decisions with internal departments and teams.
- Reviewed new opportunities to drive business strategy at planning sessions.
- Coordinated project planning and execution with team members and team leads.
- Communicated effectively with team members to deliver updates on project milestones and deadlines.
- Collected customer requirements, directed testing and conducted continuous evaluations to make proactive adjustments to marketing approaches.
- Documented user stories, specifications and product features into detailed work order to communicate across teams and build mandatory requirements.
- Managed the development and deployment of special business projects/deliverables
Business Analyst
Accenture
10.2014 - 01.2017
- Derived conceptual designs from business objectives to deliver software and applications according to specifications for usability, performance and functionality.
- Improved business direction by prioritizing customers and implementing changes based on collected feedback.
- Surveyed clients to ascertain requirements and expectations for product.
- Assessed impact of current business processes on users and stakeholders and evaluated potential areas for improvement.
- Conducted interviews with key business users to collect information on business processes and user requirements.
- Interacted with internal customers to understand business needs and translate into requirements and project scope.
- Supported leadership team with reporting, analysis and business presentations to inform divisional strategies.
- Executed analysis of risks and identified risk mitigation strategies.
- Assigned tasks to associates, staffed projects and updated involved parties to enhance optimal business flow.
- Supervised the deployment of specialized content management and collaboration tool (Innovation portal)
Account Executive
Guaranty Trust Bank
12.2010 - 09.2013
- Built and strengthened relationships with new and existing accounts to drive revenue growth.
- Resolved issues promptly to drive satisfaction and enhance customer service.
- Executed successful sales strategies to convert leads into customers.
- Managed sales cycle to maintain solid customer base.
- Gained understanding of goals, objectives and processes to meet client business needs.
- Qualified leads, built relationships and executed sales strategies to drive new business.
- Serviced accounts and proposed new products and services to maximize revenue.
Education
Bachelor of Science - Economics
Redeemer's University
09.2006 - 08.2010
Skills
Scrum
undefinedAffiliations
- Toronto Product Management Association
Software
Confluence
Monday
Miro
Maze
Certification
Product Management Course, BrainStation
Timeline
Product Management Course, BrainStation
11-2022
Co-Founder
Apace
10.2022 - Current
Registered Product Owner
08-2022
Registered Scrum Master
08-2022
ICAgile Certified Professional - Agile Project and Delivery Management
08-2022
Vice President, Product Management
Metro Africa Xpress
02.2022 - 10.2022
The Future of Payment Technologies, University of Michigan
02-2021
Entrepreneurship in Emerging Economies, Harvard Business School Executive Education
02-2021
Vice President of Business
Eyowo Integrated Payments Services
08.2020 - 03.2022
FinTech: Foundations, Payments, and Regulations, University of Pennsylvania
12-2019
Product Manager
Flutterwave
02.2017 - 08.2020
ITIL Certificate in IT Service Management
11-2016
RINCE2 Certificate in Project Management
11-2016
Innovation and Information Technology Management, Indian Institute of Management
09-2015
Business Analyst
Accenture
10.2014 - 01.2017
Account Executive
Guaranty Trust Bank
12.2010 - 09.2013
Bachelor of Science - Economics
Redeemer's University
09.2006 - 08.2010
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