Kevin Akaluzia
@kevinakaluzia
Product Manager with 4+ years leading digital product lifecycles, delivering scalable outcomes across fintech and healthtech.
ZimbabweWhat I'm looking for
I’m a Product Manager with 4+ years of experience leading digital product lifecycles across fintech, healthtech, SaaS, and gamification platforms. I focus on product strategy, roadmapping, and hands-on execution that turns ambiguity into measurable outcomes.
As a Founding Product Manager at Ocelot Group, I directed delivery of 5+ products with 90% stakeholder satisfaction, improved delivery efficiency by 40%, and reduced requirement ambiguity by 60%. I also launched PlayRivalz, reaching 1,000+ users in 3 months, and guided development for SKipp and Med-Mage.
I’ve strengthened delivery performance through cross-functional leadership—improving deployment time by 35%, time-to-market by 30%, and adoption by 20% at Smadeandsmight Inc. I also coordinated releases to achieve 95% on-time delivery, while refining sprint planning, backlog management, and stakeholder alignment.
From building a bank’s first mobile app at Bankeasy Tech (including KYC, onboarding flows, and API integrations) to leading QA-driven efficiency gains at Fairsure Payment Limited, I bring a disciplined, Agile/Scrum approach. I’m also committed to continuous growth through Digital Product Management (UVA Darden), McKinsey Forward Program, and Product Design (Coursera).
Experience
Work history, roles, and key accomplishments
Secondment Product Manager
Bankeasy Tech
Aug 2025 - Present (9 months)
Drove end-to-end development and release of the bank’s first mobile app, digitising previously manual microfinance operations. Defined KYC, beneficiary management, and onboarding requirements, managed partner API integrations (Anvipay, Bankafriq), and wrote PRDs for a developer client portal.
Project Manager
Fairsure Payment Limited
May 2023 - Present (3 years)
Improved transaction handling efficiency by 25% via optimized QA and developer handoff. Reduced kickoff time by 30% through cross-functional PRD alignment, integrated third-party services to cut costs by 15%, and raised satisfaction by 20% through weekly sprints.
Product Manager
Smadeandsmight Inc.
Aug 2022 - Present (3 years 9 months)
Oversaw multi-platform product delivery and strategy, increasing feature throughput by 25%. Improved deployment time by 35%, reduced time-to-market by 30%, boosted adoption by 20%, and achieved 95% on-time delivery.
Founding Product Manager
Ocelot Group
Apr 2022 - Present (4 years 1 month)
Directed delivery of 5+ products with 90% stakeholder satisfaction across client and internal teams. Improved delivery efficiency by 40% and launched PlayRivalz, reaching 1,000+ users in 3 months.
Product Manager
Icadconcord
Apr 2022 - Dec 2023 (1 year 8 months)
Delivered compliance and certification features, achieving 100% audit success. Reduced rework by 25% by translating business needs into actionable technical requirements and improved system accuracy by 20% after merger integration.
Associate Product Manager
Monnyme / Brandmobile
Apr 2021 - Mar 2022 (11 months)
Improved sprint predictability and reduced scope creep by 25% through better Jira planning. Conducted user interviews and feature prioritization to boost satisfaction by 20% and wrote PRDs that supported a 10% increase in adoption of core fintech features.
Education
Degrees, certifications, and relevant coursework
Kogi State University
Bachelor of Science (B.Sc.), Biochemistry
2014 - 2019
Earned a B.Sc. in Biochemistry from Kogi State University (Anyigba) from 2014 to 2019.
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