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Damilare Fadugba

@damilarefadugba

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Experienced product manager specializing in fintech, digital lending, and scalable banking product strategy.

Nigeria

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What I'm looking for

I seek product roles in fintech where I can lead roadmap strategy, build scalable lending and payments products, collaborate with engineering, and drive measurable user and business growth.

I am an experienced product manager with 5+ years delivering fintech, banking and consumer lending products that improve user experience and drive revenue growth. I have led launch and scaling of Banking-as-a-Service, digital SME lending, mobile banking apps, and contactless payments across multiple African markets.

My strengths include defining product vision and roadmaps, leading Agile teams, building credit decisioning engines and measurable UX frameworks, and using analytics and A/B testing to optimize adoption and outcomes. I prioritize stakeholder alignment, regulatory compliance, and partnership-driven growth to deliver measurable business impact.

Experience

Work history, roles, and key accomplishments

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System Integration Product Manager

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Interswitch Group

Apr 2024 - Present (1 year 8 months)

Delivered Banking-as-a-Service platforms to 20+ microfinance institutions and rolled out mobile banking apps across Mauritius, Ghana and Nigeria impacting 1M+ users; built a configurable credit decisioning engine and led development of an MPOS contactless payments solution to drive SME adoption.

Product Management BaaS API Integration Mobile Banking Payments Agile

Product Manager, SME Products

Sterling Bank

Apr 2022 - Apr 2024 (2 years)

Built and launched a digital SME lending product that onboarded 2,150+ users and generated ₦1.6B+ revenue in year one; improved feature adoption by 18% through analytics and A/B testing and led roadmap and stakeholder alignment across credit, design and engineering.

Product Strategy SME A B Testing Analytics Roadmapping Stakeholder Management Credit Products

Startup Business Officer

Sterling Bank

Jan 2021 - Mar 2022 (1 year 2 months)

Designed and launched a Startup Acquisition Scheme that boosted SME account acquisition by 15% and forged 15+ partnerships to expand business reach and client onboarding.

SME Partnership Development Client Onboarding Business Banking

Business Owner, Business Banking

Sterling Bank

Jun 2018 - Dec 2020 (2 years 6 months)

Managed CBN MSME intervention and Lagos State Employment Trust Fund portfolios with 100% regulatory compliance, co-developed a repayment monitoring system to improve loan recovery, and drove deposit and loan portfolio growth.

Portfolio Management Regulatory Compliance MSME Programs