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James Kitindi

@jameskitindi

I build and monetise fintech, payments, and digital platforms across African markets.

I've led product strategy and implementation at VeryPay, scaling payments, digital savings, and merchant solutions across six African markets. I own platform P&L, pricing, subscription tiers, billing, roadmap, compliance, and product delivery; our school savings proposition reached 70K+ students, 80K+ parents, and 50+ schools.

Previously at Microsoft, I launched Microsoft Graph's first consumption-based monetisation model and owned SDKs across JavaScript, TypeScript, Python, and .NET. At DPO Group, I led mobile money payments across 20+ markets, improving checkout conversion by 50%, and I began my career building mobile, web, API, and backend products at JamboPay, Virtual City, and Sharper Innovations.

Experience

Work history, roles, and key accomplishments

Current

Head of Product Implementation

Current

VeryPay

Nov 2023 - Present (2 years 9 months)

Owns product P&L and commercial strategy for a mobile financial services SaaS platform, setting pricing and billing models. Conceived and scaled a digital savings proposition for schools, reaching 70K+ students and 80K+ parents across 3 markets.

Product Management P L Ownership Pricing Strategy Billing Digital Savings Payments SaaS Agile Delivery OKRs Jira User Research A B Testing Partnerships Regulatory Compliance

Senior Product Manager

Microsoft

Sep 2021 - Jul 2023 (1 year 10 months)

Led the launch of the first consumption-based monetisation model for the Microsoft Graph developer platform, bringing the Teams Export API to market. Owned pricing, packaging, and product-led growth mechanics, and delivered a 45% reduction in developer friction.

Product Management Monetisation Pricing Packaging Product Led Growth APIs SDK JavaScript TypeScript Python .NET Analytics AI Partner Ecosystem Compliance

Senior Product Manager, Mobile Consumer

DPO Group

Jul 2018 - Sep 2021 (3 years 2 months)

Led mobile money payments strategy and portfolio across Africa, defining roadmap and commercial direction. Delivered a 50% lift in checkout conversion and a 20% improvement in repeat-transaction rate through customer-centric redesign and A/B testing.

Product Management Mobile Payments Payments Check Out SDK A B Testing Partnerships Visa Mastercard PCI DSS Regulatory Compliance

Senior Software Engineer

JamboPay

Dec 2013 - Dec 2017 (4 years)

Led mobile R&D and shipped consumer financial products across iOS, Android, USSD, and web to 500,000+ users across 4 product lines. Built engineering depth across mobile, API, and backend layers.

Mobile Development iOS Android Web APIs Backend Product Development