Ahmed A.

Spearheaded the development, launch, investment, support, and scaling of the inaugural portfolio company, a Nigerian digital banking infrastructure provider, now serving 15 customers. Orchestrated research, ideation, and opportunity identification for the creation of new ventures. Initiated the consulting practice, establishing 5 strategic partnerships.

- Retail distributor for luxury brand from France

- Market research and support services for international lifestyle brands launching in the UAE

Managed the complete product lifecycle for a corporate banking platform, encompassing payments, onboarding, and entitlements, including governance, prioritization, and execution across over 90 customer journeys. Directed the discovery, planning, and delivery of an initiative to enhance the capacity of 1000 staff in a large back-office unit, restructuring the operating model and workforce through digitization. Oversaw the scoping, management, conception, journey design, and planning up to market launch for a new customer-facing digital product, continuously driving product backlog discussions. Cultivated relationships with engineering teams and ensured alignment with all stakeholders on solutioning, new scope, prioritization, and delivery within agreed budgets and timelines. Established robust product governance structures in adherence with internal policies. Ensured compliance with regulatory and risk frameworks throughout product delivery, building a pipeline and identifying use cases and technologies (e.g., Gen AI) for a digitization program. Led the team in conducting opportunity discovery, diagnostics, problem-solving, and facilitating ideation and alignment on solutions for numerous customer journeys. Defined Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) and Business As Usual (BAU) metrics, and collected internal and external user feedback. Developed internal tools and a playbook for the digital transformation team.