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Benson Wamae

@bensonwamae

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Technical Project Manager with expertise in banking and fintech sectors.

Kenya

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What I'm looking for

I am looking for a role that fosters innovation, collaboration, and growth opportunities.

With nearly a decade of experience in the banking and fintech sectors, I am a Technical Project Manager dedicated to delivering value through agile methodologies and data-driven approaches. My leadership skills enable me to effectively communicate vision across both technical and non-technical teams, ensuring alignment and collaboration.

At Kopo Kopo, I have successfully led the development of key features that significantly increased revenue and improved user experience. My ability to coordinate with cross-functional teams, from product designers to engineers, has been instrumental in driving product vision and strategy. I thrive in hybrid and remote environments, adapting to the needs of my team and stakeholders.

Throughout my career, I have consistently focused on enhancing processes and improving efficiency. For instance, I reduced engineer onboarding time from three months to just a few weeks, demonstrating my commitment to fostering a productive work environment. I am passionate about leveraging technology to solve real-world problems and am always eager to take on new challenges.

Experience

Work history, roles, and key accomplishments

Current

Technical Product Manager | Merchant Tools

Current

Kopo Kopo

Mar 2024 - Present (1 year 3 months)

Collaborated with the Head of Product to conduct market research, driving product vision and strategy for Merchant Tools across Web, Android, and USSD platforms. Coordinated with product designers and customer support to refine UI/UX designs, informing work breakdown structures for engineers, and partnered with the data team to establish measurable success metrics.

Product Vision Product Strategy Market Research UI UX Design Data Analysis Jira Scrum Agile Android Development

Co-Organizer

Droid Pwani

Feb 2023 - Present (2 years 4 months)

Assisted the team in using Jira for event planning and organized speakers for various sessions. Contributed to the successful execution of community events.

Event Planning Jira Speaker Management Community Engagement

Senior Software Engineer

Andela

Dec 2021 - Present (3 years 6 months)

Worked as a Senior Software Engineer, contracted for various companies through Andela. Focused on delivering high-quality software solutions for diverse client needs.

Software Development Contract Management Technical Consulting Problem Solving Client Relations

Technical Support Engineer

Indeed Flex

Dec 2021 - Present (3 years 6 months)

Communicated with IndeedFlex engineers to address end-user challenges, security concerns, and GDPR issues. Led stand-ups to triage bugs, unblock engineers, and decomposed bugs in Ruby on Rails and Kotlin apps, documenting issues in Jira.

Technical Support Ruby on Rails Kotlin Jira GDPR Compliance QA

Senior Android Engineer (International Money Transfer Team)

Azenia (Equity Bank)

Dec 2021 - Present (3 years 6 months)

Led the development of a feature connecting merchants' Equity bank accounts to PayPal, enabling secure withdrawals for over 10 million customers. Partnered to implement a service degradation feature, improving the merchant journey on the Equity Bank Android app.

Android Development Mobile Banking Western Union Integration Remote Work

Software Engineer

Kopo Kopo Inc

Dec 2018 - Present (6 years 6 months)

Managed the backlog for the new Kopo Kopo Flutter (Android) app, gathering requirements and prioritizing product backlog items. Collaborated with UI/UX designers, engineers, and various departments to transform user needs into secure requirements.

Flutter Android Development CI CD Microservices

Android Consultant

Numeral IoT

May 2018 - Present (7 years 1 month)

Led a team of 5 developers, creating product roadmaps and designing the architecture for Android applications. Developed apps for testing speed limiters, tracking inventory, and configuring speed limiters.

Android Development Team Leadership Product Roadmap Architecture Design Firebase MLKit IoT

Lab Assistant

University of Eastern Africa Baraton

Jan 2014 - Present (11 years 5 months)

Maintained over 100 computers and their network infrastructure. Additionally, served as a teaching assistant for computer science classes, providing support to students.

Network Administration Teaching Assistant Technical Support Education

Java Web and Android Developer

Softcall Communications Ltd

Mar 2012 - Present (13 years 3 months)

Created an Android mobile banking app and its corresponding backend application. Deployed Open Data Kit on an Apache server for survey data collection, which was utilized by the Nairobi county government and multiple NGOs.