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Vanessa Caiafas

@vanessacaiafas

Product/Project Manager focused on fintech onboarding, reporting dashboards, and process optimization for faster execution.

Nigeria

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What I'm looking for

I’m looking for a product-operations role where I can streamline onboarding and trade workflows, build KPI reporting dashboards, and partner with legal and operations to continuously optimize processes.

I’m a Product Project Manager and Product Manager (Product Operations) with fintech experience, focused on execution, process improvement, and cross-functional coordination in remote teams. I’ve worked across product, operations, and legal to improve onboarding workflows and help teams move faster with clearer structure. I’m PMP-certified and motivated by scaling systems and improving how things work.

In my current role, I led execution across onboarding and trade workflows for a fintech platform supporting global wealth managers. I reduced onboarding turnaround time by ~25%, set up structured tracking across Asana, Jira, Notion, and SharePoint, and built weekly dashboards tracking onboarding, trades, and AUM to give leadership clearer visibility.

Previously, as a Project Manager in Lagos, I managed delivery of a 1.96MW data centre project—delivering it 10% under budget and improving team productivity by 25% through better workflow planning and tracking. I also helped reduce potential cost overruns by 15% through early risk identification, and I’m proud of the reporting structures I built to help stakeholders make decisions confidently.

Experience

Work history, roles, and key accomplishments

Current

Product Manager (Product Ops)

Current

PM Alpha

Apr 2025 - Present (1 year)

Led execution across onboarding and trade workflows for a fintech platform supporting global wealth managers. Reduced onboarding turnaround time by ~25%, built weekly dashboards for onboarding/trades/AUM, and improved trade execution and settlement coordination to reduce manual work and errors.

Product Operations Trade Operations Asana Jira Notion SharePoint Stakeholder Management

Project Manager (Data Centre)

Turner & Townsend

Jan 2023 - Aug 2025 (2 years 7 months)

Managed delivery of a 1.96MW data centre project with a 15-person team across 5 contractors. Delivered 10% under budget, improved team productivity by 25%, reduced potential cost overruns by 15% through early risk identification, and built reporting structures for stakeholder decision-making.

Project Management Risk Management Contractor Management Team Productivity Improvement Performance Management

Project Management Intern

Arup

Jun 2022 - Aug 2022 (2 months)

Coordinated communication across multiple stakeholders to improve alignment and reduce delays. Supported project tracking and reporting to provide better visibility into progress.

Stakeholder Management Cross Functional Communication Project Tracking Coordination Meeting Coordination

Assistant Project Manager

Proficia Projects

Sep 2019 - Jun 2021 (1 year 9 months)

Managed timelines, budgets, and deliverables across multiple projects. Supported contractor selection and bid evaluation to improve cost efficiency, and improved documentation and tracking processes across projects.

Project Management Budget Management Stakeholder Management

Education

Degrees, certifications, and relevant coursework

Columbia University

Master of Science in Civil Engineering, Civil Engineering

2021 - 2022

Grade: GPA: 4.0

MSc in Civil Engineering at Columbia University (2021–2022). Completed coursework including strategic management, capital facility planning & financing, computational methods, data science for mechanical systems, and construction engineering & management.

Loughborough University

Bachelor of Science in Architectural Engineering and Design Management, Architectural Engineering & Design Management

2015 - 2019

Grade: GPA: 4.0

BSc in Architectural Engineering & Design Management at Loughborough University (2015–2019). Studied areas such as 3D CAD modelling, design management principles, management finance, project management, collaborative BIM design, and value management & engineering.