Mercy Egbune

Experience

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  Naval Headquaters

  Jan 2020 - Jan 2020

  Product Manager

  Led the end-to-end management of a product, from gathering requirements and writing user stories to driving development efforts, ensuring the product aligned with customer needs and market trends.• Collaborated with stakeholders to evaluate client requests, end-user insights, and industry trends, identifying product enhancements, increasing user satisfaction by 15% and informing product strategy development.• Prioritised and managed the product roadmap to ensure alignment with business goals, guiding the development team in delivering critical features ahead of schedule, improving overall efficiency.• Evaluated regulatory changes and integrated compliance requirements into the product, mitigating risk exposure by 12% and ensuring adherence to industry standards across all releases.• Drove the process of writing features and user stories that directly implemented product strategy, addressing enhancement requests that improved functionality and reduced user complaints.• Coordinated with development teams and clients to analyse product gaps and enhancement requests, supporting business analysts in drafting detailed technical specifications to prioritise essential development work.• Conducted detailed requirements elicitation through interviews, workshops, and workflow analysis, ensuring comprehensive coverage of business needs and reducing project revisions.• Partnered with cross-functional teams to analyse competitor capabilities and drive the product roadmap to become the leading front-to-risk platform for capital markets, reinforcing product positioning in the marketplace. Show less

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  KAPEUN LIMITED

  Jan 2021 - Jan 2023

  Product Manager

  Spearheaded the development of a comprehensive product strategy, focusing on user-centric solutions and cross-functional alignment, driving consistent value delivery through iterative improvements while successfully managing key stakeholder relationships to ensure mutual success.• Conducted in-depth user research and quantitative analysis to identify and prioritise customer needs, improving user satisfaction by aligning product features with customer pain points. • Defined and communicated the product vision, strategy, and roadmap, ensuring alignment across the organisation, improving cross-functional collaboration and a 15% increase in team productivity. • Protected team focus by effectively saying "no" to non-priority opportunities, enabling the team to concentrate on delivering the highest-value features, improving overall project delivery efficiency. • Collaborated closely with Sales and Marketing teams to define and implement go-to-market strategies, boosting product adoption by aligning promotional efforts with product launches. • Led cross-functional projects, partnering with Engineering and Design teams to iterate solutions based on user feedback, enhancing product quality and reducing technical debt by 30% over multiple release cycles. • Championed product initiatives aimed at surpassing financial targets, increasing revenue by aligning product features with market demand and optimising pricing strategies. • Fostered strong relationships with external partners, increasing joint venture success by ensuring alignment on product goals and mutual growth strategies. • Spearheaded multiple key projects, driving product growth and improving user engagement by iterating on product features based on market insights and performance metrics. Show less

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  RiTem Consulting and Recruitment Ltd

  Jan 2024 - now

  Scrum Master

  Champion the end-to-end Scrum process for the RKY Careers Talentpool platform, overseeing sprint planning, daily stand-ups, and retrospectives to ensure seamless delivery of a user-friendly, responsive website connecting skilled professionals with recruiters. Collaborate with cross-functional teams to design and develop several digital projects, optimising workflows and communicating effectively while fostering stakeholder alignment.• Facilitate daily stand-ups, sprint planning sessions, retrospectives, and reviews, increasing team productivity by 20% by focusing on critical deliverables and encouraging open communication throughout the sprint cycle.• Identify and remove blockers during sprints, helping the team maintain momentum and achieve a 15% faster project completion rate by ensuring that issues were addressed.• Foster a collaborative team environment that promoted continuous improvement, enhancing process efficiency by encouraging feedback and refining workflows based on retrospective insights.• Maintain focus on team goals and manage the product backlog, ensuring that tasks were prioritised correctly and delivered on time, improving sprint outcomes.• Plan, track, and manage project timelines and deliverables precisely, increasing on-time milestone completion by coordinating closely with the team to meet key deadlines.• Engage with stakeholders regularly to align project objectives and priorities, ensuring that expectations were communicated and met, improving stakeholder satisfaction by 18%.• Monitor project risks and issues, creating actionable plans to address them before they could impact progress, which reduced potential delays by 15% and kept projects on track. Show less