EMMANUEL ONOSE OGBIDI

Strategic Product Manager | Fintech & Digital Asset Platforms

Lagos, NG.

About

Strategic Product Manager with 3+ years of experience leading end-to-end product delivery for AI-powered platforms, mobile marketplaces, and fintech applications, with a keen interest in regulated financial services and digital asset securities environments. Proven expertise in full product lifecycle ownership, from discovery and PRD/BRD authoring to Agile execution and market launch, consistently translating complex requirements into shippable products. Successfully improved user activation by 25% and reduced churn by 18% through data-driven strategies, demonstrating a strong track record of driving growth and optimizing user experience.

Work

Daurn – AI Resume Refiner

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Product Manager

Remote, Lagos, Nigeria

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Summary

Led the end-to-end product lifecycle for an AI-powered CV optimization platform, delivering core features and driving significant user growth and engagement.

Highlights

Drove the end-to-end product lifecycle for an AI-powered CV optimization platform, from discovery and roadmap definition through launch and iteration, delivering core features including ATS grading, CV refinement, and AI-generated cover letters.

Authored detailed Product Requirements Documents (PRDs) and user stories with clear acceptance criteria, enabling a cross-functional team of frontend, backend, UI/UX, and ML engineers to ship iteratively on schedule.

Facilitated Agile ceremonies, including sprint planning and stand-ups, breaking down epics into executable user stories and proactively removing delivery blockers to maintain development velocity.

Improved user activation rate by 25% through data-driven redesign of the onboarding flow, reducing friction in the upload and AI scoring process, informed by user research and behavioral analytics.

Reduced early-stage churn by 18% via targeted UX improvements and AI response optimization, leveraging product metrics to surface actionable insights and inform prioritization.

Acquired over 170 users through targeted positioning, landing page experiments, and organic growth initiatives, executing a go-to-market strategy aligned with product and business objectives.

Qraft Mobile Application

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Product Manager

Lagos, Lagos, Nigeria

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Summary

Pioneered the end-to-end development of a mobile marketplace platform, owning product strategy, roadmap definition, and go-to-market execution from conception to launch.

Highlights

Pioneered end-to-end development of a mobile marketplace platform connecting artisans to customers, owning product strategy, roadmap definition, feature prioritization, and go-to-market execution from 0 to 1.

Led cross-functional collaboration with backend, mobile, and design teams to ship iterative releases on schedule, operating within an Agile environment with clearly defined sprint goals and acceptance criteria.

Improved onboarding completion rate by 20% through redesigned user flows and simplified account setup, validated through structured QA testing and user feedback cycles.

Reduced reported UX-related complaints by 35% through targeted interface and navigation improvements, leveraging qualitative and quantitative data to prioritize effective fixes.

Managed structured QA testing cycles, identifying and resolving high-impact usability issues pre- and post-launch, and maintained comprehensive product documentation including user guides and release notes.

Coordinated with stakeholders and external partners to communicate product requirements, manage timelines, and ensure aligned, coordinated launch execution.

Decision Spaak Technologies

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Product Innovation Manager

Lagos, Lagos, Nigeria

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Summary

Orchestrated product discovery and innovation initiatives, translating market insights into actionable product roadmap recommendations for multiple product initiatives.

Highlights

Orchestrated comprehensive product discovery initiatives, conducting market research, competitive analysis, and product teardown assessments to identify market gaps and translate insights into actionable product roadmap recommendations.

Authored comprehensive Business Requirements Documents (BRDs) and Product Requirements Documents (PRDs) to align engineering, design, and business stakeholders on scope, objectives, and success metrics across multiple product initiatives.

Designed and deployed structured customer surveys and feedback frameworks to validate assumptions and guide feature prioritization, ensuring product decisions were grounded in user data.

Facilitated weekly stand-up meetings and cross-functional planning sessions, diligently tracking progress against sprint goals and proactively surfacing and resolving delivery blockers.

Collaborated closely with engineering and design teams throughout development cycles to ensure product outcomes aligned with user needs, business strategy, and compliance requirements.

Served as an internal subject-matter resource for product specifications, communicating complex requirements clearly to both technical and non-technical stakeholders.

Education

Federal Polytechnic Nekede

Owerri, Imo State, Nigeria
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Higher National Diploma Mechanical Engineering

Languages

English

Certificates

AI Prompt Engineering

Verticul Africa

AI Micro-Certification

Product School

Product Management Training

Enoverlab

Digital Marketing

Webiit Technologies

Skills

Product Management

End-to-end product lifecycle ownership, PRD & BRD authoring, User story writing, Agile/Scrum, Sprint planning, Roadmap prioritization, Product strategy, Go-to-market execution.

Research & Analytics

User research, Market research, Competitive analysis, Customer feedback frameworks, Product metrics & analytics, Feature adoption tracking.

Tools

Jira, Confluence, Trello, Figma, Google Analytics.

Domain Knowledge

Fintech platforms, Digital asset & blockchain awareness, Onboarding & KYC workflows, Regulated environments, API integrations, Cross-functional team leadership.

Soft Skills

Strong written & verbal communication, Stakeholder management, Operating in ambiguity, Cross-functional leadership, Attention to detail, Adaptability.