Cofounder & Head of Product/BD - Parallel Lab - Lagos, Nigeria (Remote)
(2024-12)
Co-founder responsible for managing Parallel Lab's internal operations processes and growth with the same rigor applied to client product, treating the studio itself as a product with users (clients), workflows and a road map; concurrently leads the client and internal product engagements below.
- Defined and owns the studio's operational roadmap, sales pipeline, client onboarding, proposal and contract systems, identifying process gaps and building structured systems to close them.
- Built and maintained the studio's BD infrastructure end-to-end, including outreach frameworks, proposal templates, and pricing models, achieving an 18.75% cold outreach response rate against an 8 to 15% industry average.
- Coordinated cross-functional prioritization between design and development capacity and incoming clients' demand, balancing studio throughputs against commitments.
- Established client onboarding and engagement workflows used consistently across all studio projects, reducing ambiguity in scope and delivery expectations from first contact.
Product Manager - Studio OS (Internal Product)
(2026-03)
Internal client-management SaaS replacing manual, WhatsApp-based workflows; roadmap toward external commercialization.
- Owned the product roadmap and sprint planning for a cross-functional team of one developer and one designer, restructuring an 8-week delivery estimate into a compressed 6-week, 3-sprint cycle to reduce schedule risk and maintain team velocity.
- Defined and documented functional requirements across 10+ database entities, translating business rules (multi-currency support, payment splits, role-based permissions) into a structured technical schema in partnership with engineering.
- Conducted vendor evaluation and competitive analysis of 5 African payment gateways (Paystack, Flutterwave, Monnify, Squad, Stripe) to select a second payment integration, assessing API compatibility, currency coverage, settlement terms, and regulatory constraints for a Nigeria-registered business.
- Authored a payment-abstraction architecture decision enabling multi-gateway support without disrupting existing production functionality — de-risking a core monetization dependency.
- Facilitated sprint planning and backlog grooming based on real-time engineering and design standup input, re-prioritizing authentication architecture (OTP/passwordless flow) as a critical-path Day 1 dependency.
- Produced design briefs and user-flow documentation bridging design and engineering handoff, defining a 3-tier role-based permission model (Owner/Admin/Member) and mobile-first design requirements for client-facing surfaces.
- Scoped and sequenced a V2 feature set (team management, custom invoicing, manual payment reconciliation, mobile responsiveness) based on direct developer requirements, delivering structured specs, sprint breakdowns, and risk/mitigation plans.
- Defined gating milestones and dogfooding criteria to validate feature readiness against real client workflows prior to release.
- Result: V1 build completed and feature-complete; currently in final QA ahead of public launch and team-wide rollout.
Product/Project Lead (Contract) - SquaredLAB Advisory
(2026-05 - 2026-08)
Multi-platform website suite for a Nigerian HR consulting firm (main site + two programme subdomains).
- Led product discovery and requirements definition for a multi-platform website suite (main site plus two programme subdomains), translating stakeholder vision into a phased roadmap, scope of work, and delivery timeline.
- Conducted competitive and market research across the Nigerian HR consulting landscape to inform product positioning, surfacing a clear differentiation strategy that became core to the platform's value proposition and go-to-market messaging.
- Owned commercial strategy and negotiation across the engagement lifecycle — scoped, priced, and closed an initial ₦1.75M phase, then identified and closed a ₦800K brand identity and social media expansion through proactive account growth.
- Defined and presented a go-to-market content strategy, including platform selection, content pillars, tone of voice, and a phased launch calendar, to support the client's customer acquisition goals post-launch.
- Evaluated a new product concept proposed by the client — researched comparable monetization models and market precedents, and delivered a structured recommendation and phased validation approach.
- Managed stakeholder communication and cross-functional alignment between design and development teams, using structured meeting documentation and deadline-driven follow-ups to keep multiple concurrent workstreams accountable and on track.
- Identified and proactively managed scope boundaries on a live engagement, routing out-of-scope requests through a formal pricing process to protect commercial terms while maintaining client trust.
- Status: Platform in active development against the agreed phased roadmap; completed and launched.
Product Manager (Contract) - Mind2Muscle Personal Training
(2025-11 - 2026-01)
Owned end-to-end project management for a 6-week website build for an international fitness/personal training client, defining scope, success metrics, and a phased delivery roadmap across discovery, design, and development.
- Defined measurable product success criteria (500+ monthly visits, client conversion, brand visibility) to align design and development decisions with business outcomes from project kickoff.
- Led discovery and information architecture phase, including stakeholder requirements gathering, sitemap development, and wireframing, with structured internal review and client sign-off gates before progressing to design.
- Managed a 2-week design sprint covering moodboard development and high-fidelity UI design across mobile and desktop, incorporating client feedback loops to reach final design approval on schedule.
- Coordinated a 4-week development phase, overseeing frontend build, animation implementation, and integration of services, testimonials, and contact functionality, ensuring QA and testing were completed prior to launch.
- Delivered a 5–6 page production website plus full handover documentation and CMS training, ensuring client could independently manage content post-launch.
- Maintained project timeline and cross-functional coordination across design and development workstreams to deliver the full scope within the 6-week window.
- Result: 5–6 page site launched on schedule and live in production, with full handover documentation and CMS training delivered.
Associate Product Manager/Product Designer (Contract) - Vairam Edit
(2025-06 - 2025-08)
Vairam Edit
- Partnered with the founder to define the vision, strategy, and initial product direction for an AI-powered editing platform.
- Led product discovery activities, translating business objectives into user flows, feature concepts, and design requirements.
- Managed the end-to-end design process from research and ideation through prototyping and validation.
- Facilitated project planning discussions around MVP scope, launch priorities, and phased product rollout.
- Created product documentation, design systems, wireframes, and high-fidelity UI designs to support development readiness.
- Coordinated stakeholder communication and project execution while aligning design decisions with business goals.
- Contributed to early-stage product strategy, helping evaluate growth opportunities, onboarding experiences, and user engagement flows.
