O. Simon Gbologe
Summary
Over 14 years of experience in Business, Healthcare, Blockchain, and IT operations. Proven product management professional with a strong record in driving product initiatives and enhancing performance. Skilled in market research, strategic planning, and project management, with a focus on impactful results.
Overview
11
11
years of professional experience
Work History
Product Manager (Freelance)
SQUA SOLUTIONS
07.2023 - Current
- Liaise with E-commerce business owners to deliver customer-centric SaaS products.
- Oversees requirement gathering and create wireframes, and page flows for mobile based application.
- Requirements, document, and make recommendations based on consumer research.
- Manages the product roadmap and backlog accordingly while adjusting priorities as needed.
- Monitors and analyzes product performance based on consumer feedback.
- Execute products applying agile software development life cycle.
- Analyzed metrics to measure product performance.
Product Owner (Contract)
CVS HEALTH CORPORATION
03.2024 - 04.2025
- Collaborated with IT and Engineering to extract and clean data from Snowflake.
- Led teams to define product vision and roadmap, ensuring alignment with objectives.
- Utilized JIRA, Confluence, SharePoint, and Figma for User Stories and Features management.
- Refined and prioritized product backlog to align with roadmap and goals.
- Managed User Stories, Features, and pharmacy IT solutions using project tools like Rally.
- Facilitated meetings on project updates and deliverables.
- Maintained functional requirement documents for various products.
- Prioritized Agile Release Train work based on stakeholder preferences.
Agile Product Owner (Contract)
CVS HEALTH CORPORATION
10.2021 - 04.2023
- Defined product vision and roadmap based on stakeholder needs and market trends.
- Collaborated with teams to enhance Agile ceremonies and team performance.
- Prioritized backlog items to align with business value and strategic objectives.
- Developed user stories and acceptance criteria for development clarity.
- Conducted stakeholder meetings for feedback, driving continuous improvement.
- Analyzed market research and user feedback for product enhancements.
- Mentored junior members on Agile practices, promoting continuous learning.
- Ensured timely product delivery by prioritizing features and coordinating teams.
PRODUCT OWNER
IT SERVICE DIVISION, MISSOURI STATE GOVERNMENT
03.2018 - 09.2021
- Liaised with stakeholders to identify business priorities for mobile products.
- Created training documents for business deliverables.
- Communicated effectively in verbal and written formats to present strategic opportunities aligned with product goals.
- Managed product roadmap and backlog per organizational timelines.
- Facilitated daily stand-ups and agile ceremonies including sprint reviews and product demos.
- Used JIRA, ADO, and VISIO for process modeling and prioritizing product delivery based on market needs.
- Collaborated with developers and architects to clarify product technical requirements.
PRODUCT ANALYST
MEDICAID DIVISION, MISSOURI STATE GOVERNMENT
07.2014 - 03.2018
- Used Salesforce CRM to prepare analytic findings for Medicaid products and support them with appropriate data, reports, and charts.
- Prioritized Medicaid features based on business needs and customer demand.
- Provided business solutions for the platform while adhering to HIPAA.
- Used JIRA to author functional user stories that are used to support the day-to-day development of new healthcare features and capabilities.
- Executed the integration of the business model with newer technology which resulted in a 75% to 100% boost in productivity.
Education
SAFE 6.0 AGILE POPM -
Scaled Agile Inc.
PROFESSIONAL SCRUM MASTER - undefined
Scrum.org
MASTER OF BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION - undefined
University of Texas at Tyler
BSC. ORGANIZATIONAL LEADERSHIP - undefined
Fort Hays State University
Skills
- KPI tracking
- Data-driven decision making
- Teamwork and collaboration
- User story creation
- Prioritization and execution
- Cross functional leadership
- Jira, atlassian, rally, azure devops
- Scrum, agile framework
- Critical thinking
- Stakeholder communications
- Project planning
- Requirements gathering
- Troubleshooting and QA
- Research and trend analysis
Timeline
Product Owner (Contract)
CVS HEALTH CORPORATION
03.2024 - 04.2025
Product Manager (Freelance)
SQUA SOLUTIONS
07.2023 - Current
Agile Product Owner (Contract)
CVS HEALTH CORPORATION
10.2021 - 04.2023
PRODUCT OWNER
IT SERVICE DIVISION, MISSOURI STATE GOVERNMENT
03.2018 - 09.2021
PRODUCT ANALYST
MEDICAID DIVISION, MISSOURI STATE GOVERNMENT
07.2014 - 03.2018
PROFESSIONAL SCRUM MASTER - undefined
Scrum.org
MASTER OF BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION - undefined
University of Texas at Tyler
BSC. ORGANIZATIONAL LEADERSHIP - undefined
Fort Hays State University
SAFE 6.0 AGILE POPM -
Scaled Agile Inc.
CORE COMPETENCIES
Communication, Leadership, Marketing, Organizing, Planning, Adaptability, Requirement Gathering, & Analytical Thinking.
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