Damilola Ajiboye

Product Manager — Brighton & London · damilolaajiboyejoe@gmail.com · linkedin.com/in/joseph-ajiboye-dami

Profile

Impact-focused Product Manager across digital banking, SaaS, and community products. I turn user insight into outcomes with clear roadmaps, stakeholder alignment, and disciplined delivery.

Focus: Stakeholder engagement · Product strategy · Discovery/UX · Data & analytics · Requirements & delivery

Core Product Skills

  • Stakeholder engagement & influence — C-suite to squads; facilitation, negotiation, conflict resolution.
  • Product strategy & roadmapping — OKRs, outcomes, prioritisation (RICE/MoSCoW), measurable impact.
  • Discovery & user research — interviews, JTBD, journey mapping, usability testing, insight synthesis.
  • Data & decision-making — funnels, retention, A/B hypotheses; Excel/Power BI basics; metrics instrumentation.
  • Requirements & documentation — PRDs, user stories, acceptance criteria, release notes.
  • Delivery & Agile execution — Scrum/Kanban, backlog, sprint rituals, risk/issue management.
  • UX collaboration — wireframes, information architecture, accessibility mindset.
  • Technical collaboration — REST APIs, Postman; Node basics; reading logs; API change mgmt.
  • QA/UAT & quality gates — test plans, acceptance testing, defect triage to “definition of done.”
  • Governance & compliance — finserv context (KYC/AML), data protection, audit readiness.
  • Communication — clear specs, stakeholder updates, exec read-outs, workshops.
  • Community & partnerships — multi-ethnic engagement, bias audits, cross-sector programmes.

Experience

MembersPod / Membscribe / EventPadi — Product Manager
Jan 2022 – Present
SaaS · Community platforms
  • Aligned founders, engineering, and design around OKRs; sequenced roadmap for comms, events, and payments.
  • Ran discovery (interviews, usability tests); translated insights into PRDs, stories, and acceptance criteria.
  • Drove adoption/retention metrics; partnered with CX to close the loop on feedback and reduce churn.
TraceSavvy — Software QA Tester (Contract)
Jan 2025 – Aug 2025
Factory software · QA
  • Coordinated with product/engineering on acceptance criteria; increased coverage and tightened quality gates.
  • Planned & executed functional/regression tests; triaged defects in Jira and verified fixes across environments.
First Bank of Nigeria — Digital Lab — Associate Product Manager
Oct 2021 – Dec 2021
Fintech · Mobile & Payments
  • Collaborated with product owners, designers, and engineers on FirstMobile, FirstBills Pay, FirstOnline, and LIT App to enhance usability, streamline workflows, and reduce user friction.
  • Contributed to System Integration Testing (SIT) by validating functionality and providing feedback that improved product performance and user experience.
  • Participated in UAT cycles, SIT stand-ups, and brainstorming sessions to support test execution, defect triage, and release readiness.
First Bank of Nigeria — Team Lead, Branch Operations
Sep 2018 – Sep 2021
Operations · Customer experience
  • Aligned Ops, IT, and Compliance for IBPS migration readiness; improved queueing and service processes.
  • Reduced transaction turnaround and complaints through workflow redesign, training, and comms updates.
PortsConnect — Product Manager
Jun 2022 – Apr 2023
B2B ops tooling
  • Launched appointment & ticketing for field ops; clearer SLAs and automation shortened time-to-resolution.
  • Facilitated vendor/client workshops to prioritise workflows and remove operational bottlenecks.
EonCanvas — Founder
Dec 2022 – Present
Creator platform
  • Built a platform connecting artists to commissions and collaborations; led product, partnerships, and ops.
Brighton United CIC — Co-Founder & Director
Dec 2024 – Present
Civic tech · Inclusion
  • Leads stakeholder engagement programmes on digital visibility, bias audits, and cross-sector collaboration to strengthen multiethnic partnerships and expand business access.

Selected Achievements

Education & Certifications

  • MSc, Entrepreneurship & Innovation — University of Sussex (2024)
  • FirstAcademy (CRM/Customer Experience) — First Bank of Nigeria (2018)
  • Project Management Essentials — MSI (2022)
  • CFA Institute: Foundation Certificate (2020)