Abiola Taylor
Suffolk,VA
Summary
Innovative product leader with 12+ years of experience driving digital transformation, product strategy, and business innovation across various industries. Skilled in developing and executing product roadmaps, leading cross-functional teams, and launching scalable solutions that enhance user experience and outcomes. Adept at leveraging data-driven insights, agile methodologies, and emerging technologies to deliver measurable business outcomes. Passionate about bridging strategy and execution to create impactful, customer-centric solutions.
Overview
10
10
years of professional experience
Work History
Innovation & Product Strategy Lead | Business Anal
Emprise Corporation
06.2024 - Current
- · Partner with the executive management to drive enterprise-wide innovation initiatives, shaping the company’s commercialization roadmap as part of a broader diversification strategy beyond defense contracting.
- · Lead initiatives that enhance product development, integrating emerging technologies, and accelerating digital transformation to create scalable, high-impact solutions.
- · Lay the groundwork for long-term innovation, establishing structured methodologies (Stage-Gate, Agile) for evaluating, testing, and implementing new product ideas while optimizing existing offerings.
- · Formulate and execute go-to-market (GTM) strategies for new business opportunities, ensuring alignment with market demands and organizational growth objectives.
- · Lead co-creation efforts to enhance SAMM (Ship Asset Maintenance Management), ensuring incremental product improvements align with customer needs, industry standards, regulatory requirements, technological advancements, and business goals.
- · Work closely with engineering, software development, business development, and operational teams to align innovation initiatives with business objectives and customer expectations, ensuring seamless execution and value-driven outcomes.
Data Analyst
Emprise Corporation
11.2022 - 05.2024
- Led the adoption of AI/ML techniques to transform unstructured data into actionable insights, significantly improving maintenance engineering services for the Military Sealift Command (MSC).
- Designed and deployed automated data pipelines, streamlining data extraction, transformation, and analysis to enhance decision-making and operational efficiency.
- Created interactive dashboards and reports using Excel and Tableau, enabling leadership and technical teams to identify trends, track key metrics, and optimize maintenance workflows.
- Continuously refined digital solutions based on data-driven insights, improving functionality, usability, and alignment with operational goals.
- Worked closely with software developers, maintenance engineers, and the client to translate complex datasets into strategic recommendations, driving more informed decision-making.
Program Coordinator, Education Upgrade Program
Development Agenda for Western Nigeria (DAWN)
04.2020 - 09.2022
- · Designed and implemented an education upgrade blueprint across six states, forging public-private partnerships to advance regional innovation and digital transformation.
- · Introduced digitization strategies for government MDAs, improving service delivery and enabling scalable, culturally resonant solutions.
Co-Founder / Executive Director, Operations
Mobitutor Systems Ltd.
03.2015 - 12.2019
- · Oversaw product management for “SmartTyRbe Junior”—an EdTech solution developed by Mobitutor—and led a strategic partnership with Airtel, a multinational telecommunications provider, to co-brand and bring the product to market under Airtel’s umbrella.
- · Directed market launch, positioning, and ongoing support for the solution, successfully extending its reach and enhancing user engagement across diverse customer segments.
- · Managed budgets exceeding 50,000,000 NGN and guided 100+ cross-functional staff to deliver educational technology solutions at scale, continually embedding innovation-driven practices and ensuring operational excellence.
Education
Master of Science - Corporate Innovation And Entrepreneurship
Pennsylvania State University
University Park, PA05-2025
Graduate Certificate - Digital Transformation
Dartmouth College
Hanover, NH10-2022
Bachelor of Science - Sociology
University of Ibadan
Ibadan, Nigeria02-2007
Skills
- Product Management Lifecycle – End-to-end product strategy, roadmap development, feature prioritization, and go-to-market execution
- Agile & Lean Methodologies – Scrum, SAFe, Jobs-To-Be-Done (JTBD), Hypothesis-Driven Development (HDD)
- Stage-Gate Innovation – Structured product development, feasibility analysis, and phased decision-making to optimize success
- Cross-Functional Leadership – Driving collaboration across engineering, design, marketing, and business teams to align strategy and execution
Awards & Recognition
- WSIS Award for Innovation (2013) – Key contributor to an ICT4E solution recognized at the United Nations’ World Summit on the Information Society for excellence in digital transformation.
- UNESCO Endorsement (2014) – Educational e-learning product (Opon-Imo) endorsed by UNESCO for potential replication and adaptation, demonstrating global impact.
Timeline
Innovation & Product Strategy Lead | Business Anal
Emprise Corporation
06.2024 - Current
Data Analyst
Emprise Corporation
11.2022 - 05.2024
Program Coordinator, Education Upgrade Program
Development Agenda for Western Nigeria (DAWN)
04.2020 - 09.2022
Co-Founder / Executive Director, Operations
Mobitutor Systems Ltd.
03.2015 - 12.2019
Master of Science - Corporate Innovation And Entrepreneurship
Pennsylvania State University
Graduate Certificate - Digital Transformation
Dartmouth College
Bachelor of Science - Sociology
University of Ibadan
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