Meet Afolabi Sokeye, Product Manager

At Wetrocloud, I lead the growth of our various API products. I collaborate with cross-functional teams to ensure we scale our Plug and Play RAG APIs for Developers across Africa and the rest of the World. Key Contributions and Accomplishments: ✓ Leading the growth team to drive adoption and expansion of Wetrocloud’s Plug and Play RAG platform for developers. ✓ Developing and executing marketing strategies, SEO, and content initiatives to improve visibility and organic acquisition. ✓ Building and engaging developer communities through outreach, events, and partnerships. ✓ Driving sales initiatives, including lead generation, customer onboarding, and B2B outreach, to accelerate adoption. ✓ Collaborating with engineering and product teams to create growth-driven features and optimize user experience. ✓ Leveraging data and analytics to refine messaging, improve conversion rates, and maximize retention. ✓ Experimenting with growth loops, viral mechanics, and product-led strategies to scale adoption.

At Riverscope, I lead the development of our internal products and external projects. I collaborate with cross-functional teams to ensure we delivered high-quality software solutions. Key Contributions and Accomplishments: ✓ Leading the product team to drive the development and execution of core software solutions. ✓ Spearheading product strategy, roadmaps, and execution for key internal and external projects. ✓ Collaborating cross-functionally with engineering, design, and business stakeholders to deliver high-impact solutions for system integrations and IT consulting clients. ✓ Defining and prioritizing product requirements, user stories, and technical specifications to align with business goals. ✓ Driving agile workflows, sprint planning, and continuous iteration to enhance product performance and user experience. ✓ Managing stakeholder expectations, ensuring seamless communication between teams, and aligning product vision with company objectives.

I joined Tech Wings Global to manage product and engineering teams to develop software solutions. We worked on Beats Fussion (Internal product), a dance competition platform connecting dancers worldwide to compete, gain votes, and win prizes. I led the development of the mobile app and admin dashboard. Key Contributions and Accomplishments: ✓ Led product discovery workshops with the design team involving ideation, conceptualization, and problem empathy to align product goals with client needs. ✓ Drove agile development practices, reducing the bug count and ensuring consistent on-time feature releases through structured sprints and stand-ups. ✓ Created detailed user flows to guide developers and designers with user-focused specifications, ensuring seamless implementation across mobile and web platforms. ✓ Worked closely with the design team to create and iterate on wireframes & prototypes that solved key user pain points. ✓ Collaborated with QA to execute manual and regression testing, proactively resolving issues before release to ensure high product quality. ✓ Shipped the beats fussion mobile app and admin dashboard, enabling admin, team and viewer interactions, improving engagement and satisfaction.

At Ise, I led the development of a user-focused edtech platform designed to educate and empower young Africans to join the global workforce. I collaborated with cross-functional teams to ensure we delivered a high-quality MVP across four platforms: Website, Student Dashboard, Tutor Dashboard, and Admin Dashboard. Key Contributions and Accomplishments: ✓ Created the product roadmap, prioritizing critical MVP features to meet launch deadlines, leading to increased user engagement and growth post-launch. ✓ Worked closely with the design lead to revamp the user interface, aligning with the MVP roadmap to enhance user satisfaction. ✓ Led the engineering team in building a scalable and efficient system architecture, ensuring smooth growth as user numbers expanded. ✓ Implemented agile methodologies, improving on-time feature releases, reducing bugs, and enabling more efficient communication within the team. ✓ Conducted extensive quality assurance testing, identifying and logging critical issues to improve the user experience and meet product requirements. ✓ Collaborated with the marketing and sales teams to ensure growth funnels were aligned, contributing to user acquisition and retention. ✓ Successfully launched Ise Website 2.0, significantly enhancing engagement and satisfaction by offering a more seamless and intuitive experience for students.

At Trakka, I led the strategy and development of an expense tracking and budgeting app aimed at helping Nigerians manage their finances effectively. I collaborated with cross-functional teams to improve the user experience and scale the app, driving growth and enhancing key features for our users. Key Contributions and Accomplishments: ✓ Collaborated with the CTO to execute the product vision and roadmap, resulting in a 140% increase in user growth during my tenure. ✓ Conducted extensive market and user research, identifying key pain points in budget management that led to the redesign of the app into a 2.0 version. ✓ Wrote user stories and designed user flows, significantly reducing development time and ensuring clarity in feature delivery. ✓ Led product stand-ups and sprint reviews, improving team collaboration and ensuring timely delivery of new features. ✓ Facilitated usability testing with beta users, gathering valuable feedback that influenced key product features like automatic transaction categorisation and direct spending from linked accounts, cards and budgets. ✓ Identified market trends, keyed into strategic opportunities, and worked with the growth team to execute marketing campaigns that increased user acquisition and engagement.

At Chess Hero, I led the development of a donation platform aimed at empowering sponsors to contribute to important causes. Key Contributions and Accomplishments: ✓ Curated a product strategy, and roadmap prioritizing key features based on market research and user feedback. ✓ Collaborated with the design team to create and iterate on wireframes & prototypes that solved key user pain points. ✓ Developed detailed functional requirement documents (PRD, User Stories) for the MVP, providing clear specifications for the development team to follow. ✓ Worked with the Growth Team to craft the platform’s brand identity, ensuring it communicated the brand's mission effectively. ✓ Successfully shipped the web platform internally, enabling donors to contribute to critical projects and support meaningful causes.

At Chao, I worked closely with the marketing team to plan and execute both online and offline strategies, driving significant user acquisition and revenue growth for a food delivery app. I helped shape the marketing campaigns that supported Chao’s launch at Babcock University and contributed to the overall success of the platform. Key Contributions and Accomplishments: ✓ Collaborated with marketing to develop targeted strategies, resulting in the acquisition of 1.6k+ users within the first year of launch at Babcock University. ✓ Played a pivotal role in the growth of the platform, helping achieve a 35% month-over-month revenue increase and contributing to a GMV of over 15 million Naira. ✓ Led the execution of both online and offline marketing campaigns, driving over 5k+ orders and increasing brand visibility across campus. ✓ Worked closely with the operations and product teams to ensure seamless delivery and user satisfaction, enhancing customer experience and retention.

✓ Working with a team of community managers to develop community strategies, work on projects and bring young techies across Africa together ✓ As a Key Organizer (Programs Lead) for GenZHackfest2022, i worked with the programs team to ensure a successful event inline with the event structure, as we hosted over 2500+ extraordinary techies online and in-person at zone tech park, Gbagada ✓ As a Key Organizer (Programs Lead) for GenZHackfest2023, i worked with the programs team to delight over 3000+ extraordinary techies both online at the virtual hackathon and in-person at jelili Adebisi Omotola Hall, Unilag ✓ As a Key Organizer (Programs & Partnerships Lead) for FusionTechFest 2024, i led the programs & partnerships team to work with organizations (AWS, Wix Studio, Paystack & more) to enable experiences that delighted over 1000+ extraordinary techies at the virtual hackathon, online and in-person at Zone Tech Park, Gbagada. I also managed the design and hackathon teams to deliver amazing experiences for our audience and hackathon participants.