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Derrick Amponsah Owusu

@derrickamponsahowusu

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Junior Product Manager passionate about growth marketing and project management.

United States

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What I'm looking for

I seek a dynamic role where I can leverage my skills in product management and growth marketing, contributing to innovative projects while fostering a collaborative team environment.

I am a Junior Product Manager with a strong foundation in growth marketing and project management. My recent experience at Alara Digital involved leading user discovery research, which resulted in over 500 downloads of our MVP within just two months. I successfully secured 150+ user meetings through targeted outreach, significantly contributing to our early-stage user acquisition efforts.

Previously, I interned at Workspace Global, where I created a bi-weekly newsletter for over 2,000 readers, achieving impressive engagement metrics. My work on LinkedIn and Meta ad campaigns helped the company enter three new markets, showcasing my ability to leverage data for strategic decision-making. Additionally, my role at Updropp allowed me to hone my project management skills by facilitating daily stand-ups and sprint planning for a cross-functional team.

Experience

Work history, roles, and key accomplishments

Current

Startup Advisor

Current

Self Employed

May 2023 - Present (2 years 1 month)

Advising four student-led founders on ideal customer profile refinement and investor pitches, successfully securing two accelerator shortlists.

Investor Relations Customer Profiling Pitch Mentorship

Growth Marketing Intern

Workspace Global

Mar 2024 - Apr 2024 (1 month)

Created and managed a bi-weekly newsletter for over 2,000 readers, achieving a 46% open rate. Launched ad campaigns with the CEO, resulting in 700K+ impressions and entry into 3 new markets, while utilizing tools for targeted lead prospecting to increase booked sales calls by 15%.

Email Marketing Campaigns Prospecting Data Analysis

Junior Product Manager

Alara Digital

Jan 2024 - Mar 2024 (2 months)

Led user discovery research with over 300 prospects to guide MVP development, resulting in 500+ downloads in 2 months. Secured 150+ user meetings through cold outreach, driving early-stage user acquisition and prioritized key features using Mixpanel analytics to enhance user retention by 10%.

User Research User Acquisition Mixpanel Product Management

Project Management Intern

Updropp

Sep 2023 - Oct 2023 (1 month)

Facilitated daily stand-ups and sprint planning for a cross-functional team, managing backlog items for over 20 new features in Asana. Collaborated with developers to refine features and led a research team to design algorithms for measuring CO₂ emissions from electronic devices.

Project Management Asana Agile Methodologies Team Collaboration Research

Digital Creator

Self Employed

Sep 2020 - Feb 2022 (1 year 5 months)

Scaled TikTok and Pinterest accounts to over 30K followers in six months, driving 7M+ views through user insights and A/B testing. Analyzed audience preferences to boost engagement by 60% and expand content reach.

Social Media Marketing Content Creation A B Testing

Education

Degrees, certifications, and relevant coursework

College of Health & Well-Being

Bachelor of Science, Physician Assistantship

Activities and societies: Interests include Venture Capital (Newton Venture Program Fellow), Startup Trends (Carta Data Minute Subscriber), Personal Finance (IPOs & Pre-Market Investing), and Photography.

Studied Physician Assistantship with relevant coursework in Clinical Research, Diagnostic Skills, Management & Entrepreneurship.