Hi, I’m OLU Durojaiye
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Certified SAFe 6.0 PO/PM
Technical Product Owner.
Business Program Mgr.
Product Manager
Product Strategist
Program Manager
Certified Product Owner
Certified Scrum Master
Customer Success Mgr.
I understand the importance of technical depth and the ability to speak the language of development teams while maintaining a strong business perspective. I excel at gathering technical requirements, evaluating system dependencies, and identifying opportunities for optimization. I’m adept at working with engineers to ensure clear communication, facilitate trade-offs, and align development work with overall product goals. My technical understanding allows me to provide clear, actionable user stories and ensure the timely delivery of scalable, secure, and high-quality features.
I co-founded Lagos SME Bootcamp, a non-for-profit Initiative and Voteguard Election Monitoring System (startup sold) used in 3 consecutive presidential and general elections in Africa.
What I Do
Business Strategy
I have experience identifying business needs while developing strategic plans driven by qualitative and quantitative analysis including market insights.
Digital Product Strategist
I partner with business owners and agile product teams to build product roadmaps, conduct user research and usability studies that will be incorporated into a broader company product portfolio plan.
Business Program Mgr.
I have been responsible for driving the business insights, organizing programs and activities to achieve strong partner satisfaction, implement program improvements as need to accelerate business partner performances.
Product Manager
I oversee the entire lifecycle of digital products, from inception to launch from market and customer research, designing the product architecture, UI design and development.
Program Manager
I drive customer engagements to deliver well-defined products that generate immediate customer value, high-quality & broadly applicable software products with engineering team alignment on technical design.
2x Startup Founder
Co-founded and sold a software services company that built an election monitoring system within a year from just an idea to a business with a small team for political parties and candidates, electing 2 presidents and 6 governors.
My Portfolio
My Resume
Work Experience and Education
Technical Product Owner / Program Manager (Contract)
TheOCC - Options Clearing Corporation (2022 - 2024)On-Prem Options Clearing Technology Migration to cloud, led a cross-functional team of developers, designers, and QA engineers in an Agile environment across 23 product teams. Developed and managed roadmap prioritization to achieve program goals and objectives. Collaborated with business stakeholders and continuously assessed business objectives to inform key program delivery decisions.
Product Owner / Associate Product Manager (Contract)
Cencora fka AmerisourceBergen - Xcenda FormularyDecisions (2022)Project: Design and Development Planning for a Secure Online Platform for facilitating bi-directional information exchange between life science companies and healthcare decision makers (HCDMs), supporting medical policy and formulary development.
Technical Product Owner / Business Program Manager (Contract)
Microsoft - Commercial Software Engineering and Worldwide Commercial Business groups (2021)Managed multiple product lines across Global UX/UI and Engineering Teams, improving customer experience and aligning product development with company vision using Agile and SAFe frameworks.
Leveraged analytics to derive insights on customer engagement, solution delivery, and technology impacts, enabling informed decision-making.
Associate Product Manager (Freelance)
Zappy Funds - FinTech Startup (2020)Spearheaded and accelerated product initiatives, from ideation to execution, with a vision to empower low-income earners through financial technology. This resulted in a revolutionary platform offering features like automated micro-saving goals and early access to withdrawals. The platform addressed the challenges of managing finances on an unpredictable income, leading to a 20% increase in average savings rates and improved financial stability users (thrifters).
Product Owner, Research and Design (Freelance)
Qiesto (Startup) - Career Advancement Platform (2020)Increased user confidence by 95% basis points through a UX redesign that streamlined product functionality for students. This included redefining content, navigation, and interaction models using wireframes and A/B experiments. For instance, the student internship feature was improved, leading to a more positive user experience.
Product Owner (Contract)
Atmos Energy (2020 - 2021)GIS Application Development and Software Modifications. Made strategic decisions on feature prioritization to align development efforts with the overall product vision and goals.
Technical Product Owner (Contract)
The Helper Bees (2019)America’s Aging-in-Place Platform - Played a crucial role in enhancing product design and UI development by addressing a significant sales funnel bottleneck.These innovative solutions significantly boosted investor confidence, resulting in a successful $6.5 million venture capital injection for the startup in 2020.
Technical Product Owner (Contract)
Edmentum Inc. (2018 - 2019)Educational and Diagnostic Assessment Tool. Served as a liaison between Product Managers and the development team, effectively advocating for the product vision and roadmap to ensure alignment. Facilitated a thorough understanding of product challenges, refining issues to effectively guide development efforts.
Career Break & Migration to US
Dec. 2015 to April 2017Successfully sold my startup VoteGuard Election Monitoring System and relocated to the U.S. I obtained relevant certifications, participated in various training programs, and worked as a contractor on projects with companies such as Leidos, Signature Consultants, and Yum Brands
Co-founder, Product & Dev. Lead
Voteguard Election Monitoring System (2011 - 2015)Deployed and monitored 2 Presidential and 6 Governorship elections in Kenya and Nigeria without server downtime while maintaining 99.99% election results accuracy.
PostGrad Cert. in Product Strategy
Northwestern University, Kellogg School of Management (2021)Learned the cradle-to-grave approach for managing and optimizing the life of a product or service and an opportunity in engaging, interactive, thoughtful discussions with Kellogg professors and subject matter experts.
User Experience Design and Research Certificate
BloomTech (fka Lambda School) (2019)Learned the UX design and research process with practical real-life experiences which gave me the opportunity to learn more about how product experiences should be tinkered.
Scrum / Agile Certifications
CertificatesCertified SAFe 6.0 Product Owner / Product Manager, Certified Scrum Product Owner (CSPO), Certified Scrum Master (CSM) and Professional Scrum Master (PSM-1)
Bachelors in Archaeology & Geography
University of Ibadan (2008)My education and experience gave me a unique view on human user interaction principles and how to best utilize technology and data driven design to achieve the maximum effectiveness of project goals and conversion.
Few Technical Skills and Technologies
Microsoft Power BI, Dynamics 365 CRM, MSX Insights CRM, Power Automate, Power Platform, Azure DevOps, MS Projects, SharePoint, Visio, Planner, 365 Apps for enterprise, SQL, Tableau, Google & Adobe Analytics, Excel/Google Sheets, A/B Testing & Experimentation, Agile / Scrum Development, Lean Principles, Jira, Trello, Github, BI Tooling.
Design Skill
PHOTOSHOT
FIGMA
ADOBE XD
ADOBE ILLUSTRATOR
DESIGN
Development Skill
HTML
CSS
JAVASCRIPT
SOFTWARE
PLUGIN
Education Quality
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Job Experience
Diploma in Web Development
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Referees
Kristie Atwood
Chief of Staff Cross Solution Customer SuccessBusiness Program Manager
Microsoft - Worldwide Commercial Business Group
I highly recommend OLU from my experience managing him in his Business Program Manager role at Microsoft. OLU is a technical thinker that is able to pull together multiple layers or data and business inputs to determine the right path forward. OLU is always eager to learn, to try new approaches and gets better than intended results.
Maria Clara Makori
Business Program DirectorBusiness Program Manager
Microsoft - Commercial Software Engineering Group
Olu directly collaborated with my CSE PMO team at Microsoft, during which time I have appreciated his professional qualities, technical skills, and solid commitment and accountability. He shows curiosity and asks insightful questions; identifies flows and connects the dots, bringing thoughtful suggestions into our discussions.
Sophie Bryne
Director, Chief of StaffBusiness Program Manager
Microsoft - Worldwide Commercial Business Group
OLU has a huge appetite for new skills and information. His design thinking mindset means he can break problems down to their component parts, and analyze user feedback and data in order to improve not just products but programs also. OLU genuinely welcomes feedback and alternate perspectives, and is able to grow rapidly as a result.
Christijan Draper
Technology DirectorUX Design Student
May, 2019
I found Olu to be an engaged and hard working student. His previous experience in project management helped him quickly understand the importance and value of user research and the UX design process. He was a quick learner, communicated well, and demonstrated a contribution mindset during the sometimes-tumultuous nature of our burgeoning online UX program.
Idris Olatunji Badru
Vice PresidentMentor
2003 to dateOlu’s super power is in his adaptability. He can take complex situations and break it into simple and clear solutions. His capability to run with an abstract idea and give form to it is amazing. A wonderful team mate and a reliable associate anyone would like to have on his/her team.
Connect with me
OLU Durojaiye
Business & Product ConsultantI am available for freelance work. Connect with me by booking a time on my calendly link.
Email: olu@olu-duro.com