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Michael Bankole, MBA

Product Manager

Lagos, Lagos, Nigeria5 yrs experience
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Key Highlights

  • Led successful product launches increasing revenue.
  • Achieved high customer satisfaction scores through effective management.
  • Developed innovative product strategies based on market research.
Stackforce AI infers this person is a Product Manager with expertise in Fintech and User Experience design.

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Skills

Core Skills

Product ManagementData AnalyticsProduct DevelopmentUser Experience (ux)Business DevelopmentSales Management

Other Skills

Accounting AnalyticsAdobe PhotoshopAdobe XDAgile & Waterfall MethodologiesAnalytical SkillsAtlassian SuiteBalsamiqBlockchainBusiness CommunicationsBusiness Process ImprovementBusiness StrategyCollaborationCommunicationCompetitive AnalysisConfluence

About

A Product and Business development enthusiast with 4+ years of experience promoting products and business success within highly competitive markets. I love to explore proven product management skills to lead the development of viable products that solve real customers' problems and improve customer experience. My Thought: "I feel it’s incredible how much of a positive impact good research contributes to the outcome of a design and development project in Technology. It just opens up a world of unexplored possibilities and opportunities. But most importantly, it puts the user at the centre. And that is why I love to start out my design projects with good research. I think every business should pay keen attention to every touchpoint where the clients interact with the business. This is an important key to business success". Professional Skills and Competencies: • Strong Leadership skills • Product Management • Agile Methodology • Data Analytics • Strong Research skills • User Experience (UX) Design • User Interface (UI) Design • Product Development • Product Vision and Roadmap • Business Development

Experience

5 yrs
Total Experience
1 yr 3 mos
Average Tenure
1 yr 10 mos
Current Experience

Branch international

Product Manager

Jul 2024Present · 1 yr 10 mos · Lagos State, Nigeria

Product ManagementSQLData AnalyticsBusiness StrategyStakeholder Management

Credpal

Product Manager

Nov 2023Jun 2024 · 7 mos · Nigeria · Hybrid

  • ● Managed the development and launch of the Credpal-as-a-Service (CAAS) product and handled the integration with Jumia, resulting in 10% daily leads and a 5% increase in revenue.
  • ● Gathered insights from data to improve product performance through targeted marketing campaigns to increase business revenue.
  • ● Led the product and engineering team with the Engineering manager to develop prioritised features.
  • ● Managed the timely resolution of customer issues to achieve a customer satisfaction score (CSS) of over 80%.
  • ● Implemented product development and engineering policies to ensure high development standards and practices within the team.
Product DevelopmentStakeholder ManagementProduct LaunchCross-functional Team LeadershipProduct Management

The concept group

Product Manager

Apr 2022Nov 2023 · 1 yr 7 mos · Lagos, Nigeria · Hybrid

  • ● Collaborated with cross-functional teams, including engineering, design, and marketing to define product requirements, prioritize features, and develop product roadmaps for Rosabon credit and wealth management/savings mobile applications and portals.
  • ● Led user acceptance testing (UAT) and gathering user feedback to refine product features before releases.
  • ● Grew digital product awareness by over 80% by developing go-to-market strategies for the Rosabon credit and wealth management mobile applications and portals.
  • ● Monitored product performance using metrics such as user retention and conversion rates, leading to data-driven improvements to the user experience.
  • ● Analyzed data and generated reports for loans, leases, and investment products to provide insights into product performance and customer behaviour to improve conversion rates by 10%.
  • ● Conducted market research and competitive analysis to identify customer needs and product opportunities, leading to the development of 3 products.
  • ● Executed project management tasks, such as creating project plans, tracking milestones, and coordinating with cross-functional teams to achieve 100% on-time delivery of project goals.
Customer SatisfactionProduct DevelopmentProduct IdeationProduct InnovationUser Experience (UX)Product Management

Ufundi

Associate Product Manager

Dec 2021Mar 2022 · 3 mos · Lagos, Nigeria · Remote

  • ● Assisted in the development of product strategies and requirement documents aligned with market trends and opportunities for two products.
  • ● Collaborated with cross-functional teams such as design and engineering on the minimum viable product (MVP) development of 1 product.
  • ● Created product demos and presentations to showcase product features to stakeholders.
  • ● Conducted user interviews to gain insights into users' pain points and customer needs.
  • ● Identified product opportunities through extensive market research and competitor
  • analysis, ensuring 100% product viability and profitability.
Product ManagementProduct DevelopmentProduct Ideation

Freelance

User Experience Researcher

Aug 2021Oct 2021 · 2 mos · Lagos, Nigeria · Remote

  • ● Identified product gaps and market opportunities and conducted pricing research that contributed to developing pricing strategies and increased product profitability.
  • ● Designed product user flows and customer journey maps to improve card request end-to-end process, making it 100% seamless.
  • ● Conducted comprehensive research on top advertising and media agencies for product marketing and branding in Nigeria and Africa to improve product marketing.
  • ● Led extensive research on product partnership opportunities available at physical and online stores in Nigeria to increase user acquisition and boost retention rates.
Competitive AnalysisUX ResearchCustomer Journey MappingUser FlowsUser Experience (UX)

Coca-cola hellenic bottling company

Business Development Executive

May 2020May 2021 · 1 yr · Lagos, Nigeria · Hybrid

  • ● Achieved 90% target on product sales through physical visits, cold-calling, relationship building, marketing campaigns and promotions.
  • ● Managed and serviced 112 retail outlets and ensured at least 80% availability of brand products in stores.
  • ● Maintained 100% accurate knowledge of brand products and explained new product features, opportunities and promotions directly to customers.
  • ● Managed the successful launch of new products in a highly competitive market.
  • ● Ensured merchandizing of brand products and strategic positioning of activation and promotion materials which increased sales by 10%.
  • ● Monitored the merchandising of products in glass coolers, scanning and protecting the company’s assets in customer outlets which increased sales by 15% to 25%.
  • ● Managed a team of delivery men and strategized the efficient delivery of ordered products to customers with a 95% On time and in full (OTIF) score.
  • ● Maintained an 85% customer retention rate and satisfaction by attending to customers’ needs and resolving problems appropriately.
Marketing StrategyBusiness DevelopmentSales ManagementBusiness Process ImprovementProduct Launch

Education

Nexford University

Master of Business Administration - MBA — Fintech and Blockchain

Apr 2024Apr 2025

Udacity

Nanodegree — Digital Marketing

Aug 2023Nov 2023

Udacity

Nanodegree — Product Management

Oct 2021Jan 2022

Federal University of Technology Akure

Bachelor of Agricultural Technology (B. AgTech) — Fisheries and Aquaculture Technology

Nov 2012Mar 2018

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