Niyi Sodipe

About Me

I am a product manager who understands that every great product has to be customer-centric, useful, and innovative.

Location

Rochester, NY
Education
    University of Rochester
    August 2020 - May 2022
    degree
    MBA
    majors
    Marketing
    Production Management
    minors
    Data Analytics
    Entrepreneurship
    coursework
    GBA412 - Data Analytics
    MGC401 - Professional Communication
    STR401 - Managerial Economics
    Beijing University of Chemical Technology (BUCT)
    September 2004 - June 2008
    BEIJING FOREIGN STUDIES UNIVERSITY (BFSU)
    September 2003 - June 2004
Work Experience
    Self-Employed
    Product Specialist, Research & Development
    Lagos, Nigeria
    March 2019 - July 2020
    company
    Self-Employed
    title
    Product Specialist, Research & Development
    overview
    Worked with tech startups in Nigeria to create better go-to-market strategies and more customer-centric policies. • Created product development plan (design, development, go-to-market strategy) for a 4K streaming video-on-demand platform. • Researched 30+ competitors' product features and pricing strategy to help build better value proposition for client's SaaS platform. • Developed roadmap for Health & Wellness eCommerce firm by aligning with departmental stakeholders to understand the company's goals and KPIs for the eCommerce website.
    Jumia
    CRM Manager
    Ikeja, Nigeria
    August 2018 - February 2019
    960Creative
    Digital Marketing Manager (Founder)
    Lagos, Nigeria
    March 2011 - July 2018
    NaijaEats
    Product Manager (Co-Founder)
    Lagos, Nigeria
    December 2011 - December 2012
    Crystal Asia
    project Manager
    Beijing, People's Republic of China
    November 2008 - December 2009
Fun Fact

I love experimenting with flavors when I cook! There are a million-and-one ways to cook the same ingredients... I find this fascinating.

Passion

Building things that people find useful and enjoy using.

Skills
Languages
ChineseEnglish
Technical skills
githtmljavascriptnode.jsphpsql
Skills
Agile MethodologiesGoogle AdwordsGoogle AnalyticsSocial Media MarketingTableau
Volunteer
    960Creative
    January 2014 - December 2016
    National Youth Service
Hobbies
Experimental Cooking