Summary
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Work History
Education
Skills
Certification
Trainings and Workshop
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Cynthia Nkwocha

Product Manager
Seattle,WA

Summary

Skilled Product Manager with 8 years experience in product development, strategy, and the overall management of a product's life-cycle from ideation to release. Proficient in assessing customer feedback and requirements, and curating products that align with these needs and business goals.

Overview

9
9
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification

Work History

Senior Digital Product Manager

AXA
Lagos, Nigeria
09.2021 - 04.2024
  • Spearheaded the launch of two flagship products, contributing to 80% increase in annual premium.
  • Enhanced the MyAXA Plus app usability by coordinating with UX/UI teams, reducing user drop-off rates by 15% and improving app rating.
  • Achieved a 135% increase in product engagement and usage by digitizing 5 important insurance customer processes.
  • Defined product vision and strategy, identified customer needs, and developed business cases.
  • Led cross-functional teams of designers, engineers, marketers, and other stakeholders to develop digital products.
  • Developed product roadmaps and strategies to effectively launch new products.
  • Collaborated with business owners and stakeholders to define feature requirements for new projects.

Product Manager

Globus Bank
Lagos, Nigeria
02.2020 - 09.2021
  • Designed and launched the Payment web app- GlobusCorporate- https://cib.globusbank.com, resulting in a remarkable 300% growth in customer engagements and deposits.
  • Achieved acquisition of more than 5,000 retail customers through implementation of Unstructured Supplementary Service Data code.
  • Developed product requirement documents, user stories, and use cases for software products.
  • Collaborated with engineering teams at every stage of the software development life cycle.
  • Skillfully organized feature prioritization and developed detailed roadmaps for the two key digital solutions.
  • Crafted comprehensive collection of product demos, presentations, user manuals, FAQs, and how-to guides targeting both stakeholders and customers
  • Successfully led communication efforts to support the scaling of products in collaboration with business teams.

Product Manager

Access Bank
Lagos, Nigeria
06.2015 - 01.2020

Mobile Financial Services, Product Manager

  • Effectively managed Mobile wallet product and implemented strategic enhancements resulting in a 150% increase in wallet subscribers
  • Developed engaging presentations and business plans to attract new partners for the adoption of the mobile wallet solutions.
  • Established strategic partnerships with International NGOs and Corporate clients to ensure efficient disbursement of funds via mobile wallet service.
  • Delivered technical support and training to internal stakeholders and customers regarding new wallet features.

Corporate Channels, Product Manager

  • Successfully developed and launched PrimusPlus-https://primusplus.accessbankplc.com, a Business Payments solution that saw an 80% rise in transaction revenue within the first year.
  • Collaborated with developers to enhance engineering of products.
  • Drove a notable 50% growth in customer adoption by integrating 5 new features derived from customer evaluations and business demands.
  • Facilitated client integration discussions, driving the success of Payments Straight through processing.
  • Identified risks associated with product initiatives and proposed mitigation strategies.

Education

Bachelor of Science - Banking And Finance

Covenant University
Nigeria
06.2012

Skills

  • Cross-functional team Leadership
  • Effective Communication
  • Analytical Thinking
  • Stakeholder Management
  • Agile and Scrum Methodologies
  • User Acceptance Testing
  • Software Development Lifecycle
  • Product Lifecycle Management
  • Roadmap planning
  • Product Documentation
  • Project Management
  • Usability testing
  • Jira, Confluence, Trello

Certification

  • Project Management Professional (PMP), Project Management Institute.

Trainings and Workshop

  • Product Strategy Micro-certification, Product School 2023
  • Product Analytics Micro-certification, Product School 2022
  • Product Led Growth, Product School 2022
  • Enterprise Design Thinking Practitioner, IBM 2020

References

References available upon request.

Timeline

Senior Digital Product Manager

AXA
09.2021 - 04.2024

Product Manager

Globus Bank
02.2020 - 09.2021

Product Manager

Access Bank
06.2015 - 01.2020

Bachelor of Science - Banking And Finance

Covenant University
Cynthia NkwochaProduct Manager