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David Unuane

@davidunuane

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Senior Product Manager specializing in cross-border payments, APIs, and compliance.

Nigeria

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What I'm looking for

I seek a senior product role in fintech or payments where I can lead cross-functional teams to build API-first, compliance-driven platforms, drive product strategy, and scale integrations with banks and regulators.

I am a delivery-focused Senior Product Manager and Scrum Master with 12+ years leading API-first cross-border payments, embedded finance, and compliance-driven products across Africa, Asia and Europe. I have led multi-disciplinary teams, coordinated large transformational programs (including Salesforce CRM and SAP S4 Hana implementations), and delivered measurable revenue and ROI improvements through product strategy, UX improvements, and scalable integrations with banks, regulators and payout partners.

My track record includes launching cross-border payment platforms, implementing KYC/AML and transaction monitoring tooling, embedding trade finance capabilities, and managing API lifecycle and developer experience. I hold certifications as a Certified Scrum Product Owner, Certified Scrum Master, and SAFe practitioner, and I focus on data-driven decision making, clear product metrics, and practical delivery of complex fintech solutions.

Experience

Work history, roles, and key accomplishments

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Senior Product Manager

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Vigipay

Sep 2023 - Present (2 years 4 months)

Senior PM for an API-first cross-border payments platform enabling merchant payments across Africa, Asia and SEPA; implemented KYC/AML/transaction monitoring, improved DD/EDD workflows, and launched embedded trade financing to support international payments.

Product Management Cross Border Payments API Design KYC Transaction Monitoring Embedded Finance & Compliance Stakeholder Management

Senior Product Manager

MTN Nigeria

Feb 2023 - Sep 2023 (7 months)

Coordinated multiple cross-functional product teams (60+ members) on a transformational API & platform payments project; led product strategy, removed sprint impediments, and oversaw Salesforce CRM implementation to automate sales lifecycle.

Product Strategy Agile Scrum Team Leadership Salesforce Roadmapping Sprint Planning Stakeholder Management

Senior Product Manager

Credo Solutions-US

May 2021 - Dec 2022 (1 year 7 months)

Led process engineering and design thinking for SAP S/4HANA ERP integrations, coordinated program delivery and testing of embedded finance solutions for B2B merchants, and produced business process documentation and training materials.

S 4HANA Finance Embedded Finance Process Engineering Product delivery Documentation

Product Manager

Seamfix Limited

Oct 2019 - May 2021 (1 year 7 months)

Managed cross-border payments, FX, KYC/AML and identity products including BioRegistra; coordinated integrations with financial institutions, led six scrum teams, and drove product launches that increased revenue and ROI.

KYC Identity Management API Integration Team Leadership BioRegistra Roadmapping

Business Analyst

United Bank for Africa

Mar 2019 - Dec 2019 (9 months)

Acted as business analyst and independent verification & validation consultant for deploying a trade application (Fusion Banking Trade Innovation) across 19 African countries.

Business Analysis Program Coordination Testing Stakeholder Engagement

Agile Scrum Master

Myrioi Africa Limited

Feb 2018 - Oct 2019 (1 year 8 months)

Envisioned and launched a digital mobile investment product and mobile complaint management systems for banks; created product roadmaps and led scrum ceremonies to deliver compliant banking solutions.

Scrum Roadmapping Mobile Banking Solutions Sprint Planning Backlog Management

Product Owner

Myrioi Africa

Aug 2017 - Dec 2017 (4 months)

Led product vision and delivery for a central e-procurement platform for Osun State, created roadmaps, defined requirements, and validated solutions to enable revenue generation.

Product Ownership E Procurement Platforms Requirements Gathering Roadmapping Testing User Research Stakeholder Management

Digital Transformation Analyst

Digital Banana Technology

Jan 2017 - Aug 2017 (7 months)

Designed centralized data center and multi-channel integrations to support consulting services across Africa and Europe; implemented Salesforce and Tableau for data visualization and digital strategy.

Digital Transformation Data Integration Salesforce Tableau & Strategy Implementation Strategy

Project Manager

Tezza Business Solutions

Oct 2014 - Dec 2016 (2 years 2 months)

Contributed to FBN Capital transformation projects including Athena Trading, Salesforce and SharePoint implementations; owned defect, release, and version management and led testing for retail credit systems.

Project Management Release Management Jira

Lead Consultant

New Usual Limited

Apr 2013 - Aug 2014 (1 year 4 months)

Provided technology and operations consulting, elicited business requirements, defined solution architecture, and engaged C-level stakeholders in the financial sector.

Consulting Solution Architecture Stakeholder Engagement Elicit Requirements & Strategy Project Implementation

IT Support Engineer

Wema Bank Plc

Nov 2010 - Apr 2013 (2 years 5 months)

Led IT support at headquarters, managed branch IT reps, supported Temenos to Finacle migration, and performed enterprise remote software deployment and infrastructure support.

IT Support Enterprise Software Deployment Temenos Finacle Software support Incident Management