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Oreoluwa Hamzat

@oreoluwahamzat

Fintech product manager driving regulated payments and open-banking products, building corridors, admin tools, and KYC/AML-ready experiences.

Nigeria

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What I'm looking for

I’m looking to drive product strategy in regulated fintech—building payments and open finance features, internal operational tools, and KYC/AML-ready workflows with strong cross-functional collaboration and measurable impact.

I’m a Product Manager with experience across fintech, payments, open finance, and regulated digital products. I translate business needs, customer pain points, and regulatory requirements into practical product solutions—combining technical fluency, structured problem-solving, and user empathy to shape product strategy and execution.

At Torus Mara, I led East Africa payout expansion, scaling supported corridors from 3 to 8 countries across 3 payment providers. As the sole PM for the Internal Admin Dashboard (IAD), I built the operational backbone used for users, transactions, rates, referrals, coupons, currency configurations, and feature flags—then shipped high-impact compliance and optimization features like KYC ID-expiry detection and a competitor exchange rate experience.

Before that, at Okra (Open Banking), I supported the development and rollout of open finance API products that help businesses access bank data for identity verification, income analysis, balance checks, transaction history, and payments. I partnered with engineering and customer-facing teams to improve API onboarding and integration support, analyzed usage trends and feedback to prioritize improvements, and collaborated with compliance and operations to align features with consent, KYC, data security, and Nigerian open banking requirements.

My path into product is multidisciplinary: I previously led design teams as a Manager, Art and Art Director—delivering user-friendly digital experiences and improving performance metrics through redesigns. Earlier, as a Legal Practitioner, I advised on intellectual property, corporate law, and regulatory compliance, drafting contracts and legal opinions—experience that continues to sharpen how I approach regulated product decisions.

Experience

Work history, roles, and key accomplishments

Current

Product Manager

Current

Torus Mara

Mar 2025 - Present (1 year 3 months)

Led East Africa payout expansion, scaling supported corridors from 3 to 8 countries across 3 payment providers and unlocking access to an additional 223.5M potential users. Owned the internal admin dashboard (IAD) and authored PRDs for FX, KYC, and AML compliance, shipping a KYC ID-expiry detection feature and currency/corridor configuration with real-time updates to the consumer app.

Product Roadmapping Payments & Fintech KYC AML Compliance FX & Currency Configuration Admin Dashboard Product Ops A B Testing

Associate Product Manager

Okra

Jun 2023 - Feb 2025 (1 year 8 months)

Supported development and rollout of open finance API products for identity verification, income analysis, balances, transaction history, and payments. Improved API onboarding and integration support for fintech clients, partnering with engineering, compliance, operations, and partnerships to align features with consent, KYC, and Nigerian open-banking requirements.

Product Backlog Management Developer Experience Stakeholder Management

Manager, Art

X3M Ideas

Apr 2021 - May 2023 (2 years 1 month)

Led designers and artists delivering visual content for high-profile marketing campaigns, managing timelines, budgets, and resources to meet client expectations. Increased client satisfaction scores by 30% through on-time, on-scope delivery and conducted market research to improve user engagement across digital products.

Team Leadership Creative Direction Campaign Delivery Design Thinking Market Research Cross Functional Collaboration

Art Director

SO&U

Nov 2019 - Mar 2021 (1 year 4 months)

Directed advertising campaigns from concept to execution, partnering with product managers to ensure design solutions met business objectives. Led a major client’s digital presence redesign, driving a 40% uplift in web traffic while applying design thinking to improve UX.

Design Thinking Stakeholder Management

Legal Practitioner

B.H. Bagudu & Co. / Ikechukwu Ezechukwu SAN & Co

Jun 2017 - Oct 2019 (2 years 4 months)

Advised clients on intellectual property, corporate law, and regulatory compliance, including legal aspects of product development and innovation. Drafted contracts, briefs, and legal opinions and contributed to a landmark IP case securing a favorable judgment for the client.

Intellectual Property Law Corporate Law Regulatory Compliance Contract Drafting Legal Research