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Awa Esther

@awaesther

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Product Manager building AI-enabled fintech, EdTech, and SaaS products that scale adoption from discovery to launch.

Australia

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What I'm looking for

I’m looking for a Product Manager role where I can own roadmaps end-to-end, lead user research and agile delivery, and build AI-enabled fintech/EdTech products—partnering closely with cross-functional teams to drive adoption and measurable outcomes.

I’m an experienced Product Manager with 5+ years in fintech, EdTech, and SaaS platforms. I focus on owning the full product lifecycle—from discovery to launch and scale—and building AI-enabled products that drive real adoption.

I lead product strategy, roadmap ownership, and user research while partnering across engineering, design, and stakeholders to deliver in agile environments (including SAFe). I’m comfortable making confident prioritization calls under incomplete data, using trade-off decisions and data-driven judgment to move teams forward.

In my most recent work, I owned product delivery for global certification programmes across distributed teams, defining and executing roadmaps and maintaining delivery flow under changing requirements. Previously, I built and scaled a K-12 student management system and launched Agent X, adopted by 500+ schools in the first year—while also shipping an exam registration and certification system for 10,000+ students and reducing certification delivery from weeks to 48 hours.

I’ve also shaped early product vision for Nigeria’s first Student Information System (SIS) and shipped automated transcript management that reduced processing from 48 hours to 15 minutes. Across roles, I’ve introduced workflow automation and payment improvements—cutting manual work, increasing completion rates, and supporting sustained growth through clear go-to-market execution.

Experience

Work history, roles, and key accomplishments

Current

Product Manager

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Kpi Institute - Faei

May 2025 - Present (1 year 2 months)

Owned product delivery for global certification programmes across multiple functional domains, defining and executing the delivery roadmap for distributed teams. Managed cross-regional stakeholder alignment and maintained delivery flow under changing requirements and international constraints.

Product delivery Roadmapping Stakeholder Management Cross functional Leadership Distributed Teams

Product Manager

Tespire

Apr 2024 - May 2025 (1 year 1 month)

Built and scaled a K-12 student management system, digitizing enrollment, attendance, and academic records and improving administrative efficiency by 40% across multiple states. Launched onboarding, exams, and certification capabilities for 500+ schools and 10,000+ students, including a PIN-based results verification and flexible payments architecture that reduced manual admin work by 40% and incr

Product Management School Onboarding Exam Registration and Certification PIN Results Verification Payments Data Driven Decision Making Cost of Delay Analysis Roadmapping

Product Manager

Miva Open University

Mar 2023 - May 2024 (1 year 2 months)

Owned the early product vision and design for Nigeria’s first Student Information System (SIS), ensuring market fit and user alignment before full-scale development. Partnered with instructional design teams to improve LMS workflows, shipped automated transcript management (48 hours to 15 minutes), and scaled the student base from 1 to 2,000 in the first year.

Product Vision Product Market Fit Student Information System Transcript Management Product Roadmapping

Product Manager

JamaSoft Concept

Feb 2021 - Mar 2023 (2 years 1 month)

Defined and executed the product roadmap, introducing AI-powered video features across Web, Android, and iOS platforms. Owned end-to-end management for VideoHQ.ai and JamaKit.ai and launched VideoHQ.ai, reaching 1,000+ active users in the first month via go-to-market strategy and targeted adoption campaigns.

Product Roadmapping Android iOS Go To Market Strategy Product Management