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Omolayo Junaid

@omolayojunaid

Product leader building fintech and payments products, combining technical ownership with structured discovery to ship measurable improvements.

Nigeria

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What I'm looking for

I’m looking to lead technical fintech product delivery—partnering with engineering to build reliable payments and credit experiences, strengthen reporting and risk, and grow through structured discovery and measurable outcomes.

I’m a technical and execution focused Product Manager with 3+ years of experience building fintech and payments products—payment infrastructure, credit products, and platform tooling. I take hands-on ownership from payment systems to data reporting infrastructure, and I use structured customer discovery (interviews, surveys, and competitive research) to reduce ambiguity and drive better product decisions.

I partner closely with engineering to translate unclear business needs into shipped features that improve conversion, reliability, and delivery efficiency. From leading webhook retry reliability work that reduced payment issues by 60% to building SQL/Metabase reporting for transaction visibility and delivering credit access outcomes in partnership with Mastercard, I focus on pragmatic execution, clear product roadmaps, and measurable results.

Experience

Work history, roles, and key accomplishments

Head of Product

Live Capital

Feb 2025 - Jun 2026 (1 year 4 months)

Built and launched a payments system processing 3,000+ transactions per month for 80,000 users, including RBAC, reconciliation flows, and audit logging that reduced reconciliation time by 50%. Led payment reliability improvements via a CRON-based webhook retry system and a Complete Transaction endpoint, cutting payment issues by 60%.

Product Manager

Allawee

Jan 2024 - Dec 2024 (11 months)

Led end-to-end development of a credit solution for civil servants in partnership with Mastercard, including discovery interviews, PRD creation, and a discovery-to-launch cycle that processed ₦5M in loans during testing. Introduced Agile practices, ran competitor research for a planned payroll product, and managed KYC-related third-party integrations.

Product Management Financial Products Credit Products Customer Discovery Interviewing PRD文档撰写 Agile Sprint Planning Backlog Grooming Stakeholder Management Third Party Integrations Customer Research Jira Notion

Product Manager

Indicina

Jun 2023 - Dec 2023 (6 months)

Led discovery and delivery of a Value-Added Services (VAS) feature on a credit decisioning platform by analyzing user feedback to reduce friction and strengthen risk assessment, driving a 43% month-on-month conversion increase. Coordinated product roadmaps and translated ambiguous business requirements into well-defined product specifications.

Product Management Value added Services Risk Assessment User Feedback Analysis Product Roadmapping PRD文档撰写 Stakeholder Management Jira Agile Scrum

Education

Degrees, certifications, and relevant coursework

Babcock University

Bachelor of Computer Science, Computer Science

Grade: 4.61/5.00 (Summa Cum Laude)

Activities and societies: Shell Petroleum Development Company Award for Academic Excellence.

Earned a Bachelor of Computer Science at Babcock University with a cumulative GPA of 4.61/5.00 (Summa Cum Laude). Received the Shell Petroleum Development Company Award for Academic Excellence.