Garba Castik
@garba
Business transformation and strategy leader with 9+ years of experience delivering large-scale operational and digital transformation programs
What I'm looking for
Business transformation and strategy leader with 9+ years of experience delivering large-scale operational and digital transformation programs across African markets. Proven track record managing cross-functional workstreams independently, driving measurable impact in revenue growth, operational efficiency, and customer experience within Telco, FinTech, and e-commerce sectors. Expert at translating strategic intent into execution leading senior stakeholder engagement, building programme infrastructure, and sustaining performance improvements in complex, multi-market environments. Highly experienced in MNO/Telco partnerships, post-launch integration, and building high-performing delivery teams.
Experience
Work history, roles, and key accomplishments
Founder & Product Builder
Glow AI
Dec 2025 - Present (6 months)
Built and launched a B2C AI mobile app for iOS and Android from concept to live market, owning end-to-end product delivery and subscription monetisation. Implemented a full stack using FlutterFlow, Supabase, Groq with Llama 3.2 Vision, Apify, and RevenueCat.
Strategy & Operations Manager
M-KOPA
Jan 2025 - Present (1 year 5 months)
Led high-priority transformation workstreams across Retail, Logistics, Warehouse and Sales operations in Nigeria, redesigning repair/after-sales processes to cut customer turnaround times by 30% and improve retention. Orchestrated MNO partnership workstreams delivering ₦900M+ revenue and built KPI dashboards that reduced reporting cycle time by 85%.
Led high-priority transformation workstreams across repair and after-sales operations, reducing customer turnaround times by 30% and improving NPS and retention. Owned MNO partnership workstreams driving ₦900M+ revenue and built a BI function that cut reporting cycle time by 85%.
Junior Strategy & Ops Manager
M-KOPA
Mar 2024 - Jan 2025 (10 months)
Designed and executed transformation initiatives to diversify revenue and expand market reach, launching new revenue streams (cash loans and data bundles) that delivered 20%+ incremental revenue growth. Led smartphone rollout across multiple states, built a retention team from zero, and launched refurbished/pre-owned devices reaching 10% of total sales volume in the first cycle.
Scoped and launched new revenue streams (cash loans, data bundles), delivering 20%+ incremental revenue growth through cross-functional alignment across Product, Tech, Finance, and Sales. Led nationwide smartphone rollout and built retention and refurbished-device capabilities that generated 10% of total sales volume in the first cycle.
Analytics Manager - Ops & Strategy
M-KOPA
Jan 2023 - Mar 2024 (1 year 2 months)
Established analytics and business intelligence across four African markets, deploying KPI frameworks and dashboards that reduced reporting cycle time from 3 hours to 20 minutes. Improved customer experience processes with a 70% success rate and supported cross-market innovation tools such as global deregistration workflows and stock performance tracking systems.
Established analytics and BI capabilities across four African markets, deploying KPI frameworks and dashboards that reduced reporting cycle time from 3 hours to 20 minutes. Designed customer experience improvement processes with a 70% success rate and managed cross-market innovation tools.
Senior BI Analyst
M-KOPA
Mar 2022 - Jan 2023 (10 months)
Co-led the launch of a new Telco distribution channel with MTN Nigeria, managing technical integrations and coordinating nationwide sales capability activation. Built demand planning and forecasting systems and improved stock management reporting infrastructure to strengthen retail replenishment and sales performance.
Co-led the launch of a new Telco distribution channel with MTN Nigeria, coordinating technical integrations and nationwide sales capability activation. Built demand planning and forecasting and end-to-end stock management reporting to improve product availability and retail replenishment performance.
Product Manager
Trocanow
Sep 2020 - Mar 2022 (1 year 6 months)
Owned the full product lifecycle for the Trocanow App, guiding concept, design, development, and market launch. Managed product roadmap and release planning using sprint reviews and stakeholder governance aligned to business objectives.
Data Analyst
Jan 2020 - Aug 2020 (7 months)
Supported Google Flights expansion across EMEA by performing market sizing analysis and creating business cases for strategic investment decisions. Produced executive COVID-19 impact dashboards and used predictive modelling and customer segmentation to optimize product offerings and improve adoption.
Business Analyst
Travelstart
Jul 2018 - Jan 2020 (1 year 6 months)
Improved product attachment rate by 7% through data analysis and business case development aligned with senior stakeholders. Reduced refund processing time by 38% via automation and defined performance KPIs that improved call connection rates by 10 percentage points, positively impacting NPS.
Customer Lifecycle & Email Strategist
Konga Online Shopping
Jul 2016 - Jul 2018 (2 years)
Grew the active customer base by 30% using targeted retention campaigns and segmented engagement strategies. Increased email open rates from 5% to 27% through data-driven automation and personalization, improving customer lifecycle performance.
Customer Lifecycle Manager
Konga Online Shopping
Jul 2016 - Jul 2018 (2 years)
Grew active customer base by 30% through targeted retention campaigns and segmented engagement strategies. Improved email open rates from 5% to 27% using data-driven automation and personalization.
Education
Degrees, certifications, and relevant coursework
The Bells University of Technology
Bachelor of Technology, Information Technology
Earned a BTech in Information Technology from The Bells University of Technology.
The Bells University of Technology
Bachelor of Technology (BTech), Information Technology
Earned a BTech in Information Technology from The Bells University of Technology.
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