Grace Babatunde

Grace Babatunde

Product Manager (Fintech, SaaS & Growth)

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3+ Years of Experience driving product execution, conversion optimization, and core payment success across remote-first international squads. Aligned with WAT / CET / GMT business hours.

How I Deliver Value:
I bridge the gap between commercial business metrics and engineering execution. I specialize in stripping ambiguity out of product roadmaps by building clean, execution-ready PRDs, running high-velocity Agile sprints, and utilizing product analytics to eliminate user friction. Whether managing complex payment flows or scaling B2B SaaS features, my focus is keeping teams aligned, unblocked, and shipping on schedule.

CORE CAPABILITIES:

  • Product Delivery: Agile/Scrum Frameworks, Ruthless Backlog Prioritization (RICE/MoSCoW), Execution-Ready PRDs, User Story Mapping.

  • Growth & Domain: Fintech Ecosystems, Core Payments & Checkout Funnels, User Retention Analysis, B2B SaaS Onboarding.

  • Data & Discovery: Funnel Analytics (Mixpanel/Google Analytics), User Research, Wireframing (Figma), Flow Optimization.

  • AI & Efficiency: AI-Assisted Documentation (Notion/ChatGPT/Claude), Workflow Automation, Prompt Engineering for PMs.

Featured Case Studies

1. PiggyVest: Funnel Optimization & Retention Analysis

  • The Challenge: Investigating user churn risk during automated savings setup inside a major African fintech platform.

  • The Core Work: Conducted end-to-end funnel mapping via user analytics to isolate drop-off points, redesigned the setup flow, and built a live mock PRD.

  • Focus Areas: Fintech Growth, Funnel Analytics, User Experience Friction.

  • Click Below to Read the Full Deep-Dive Case Study

PIGGYVEST CASE STUDY
PIGGYVEST CASE STUDY

BiPay: Cross-Border Product Strategy & Payment Optimization

The Challenge:

  • Designing a seamless cross-border bill payment platform tailored for millennials facing high friction and security concerns during international transactions.

The Core Work:

  • Conducted user surveys to map out millennial personas, established localized UI/UX workflows for international transaction processing, and built a scalable product strategy to democratize cross-border financial services.

Focus Areas:

  • Cross-Border Payments, Fintech UX/UI Strategy, User Persona Discovery & Research.

  • 👉 [Click Below to Read the Full Deep-Dive Case Study

PRODUCT STRATEGY BY GRACE TUNDE
PRODUCT STRATEGY BY GRACE TUNDE

3. Tann Mann Gaadi Ventures: UX Optimization & Prototype Validation

  • The Challenge: Resolving critical UX inconsistencies and workflow fragmentation during early prototyping that threatened post-launch user adoption.

  • The Core Work: Spearheaded cross-functional design sprints, managed a prioritized design backlog using customer metrics, and led user testing sessions to validate product-market fit.

  • Focus Areas: Product Discovery, User Experience (UX) Design, Design Sprints, Prototype Validation.

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Swiftze Product Backlog and Jira Optimization
Swiftze Product Backlog and Jira Optimization
Grace Babatunde  Letter of Recommendation
Grace Babatunde Letter of Recommendation

SyneryHub Agile Optimization & Core MVP Delivery

  • The Challenge: Resolving critical product delivery bottlenecks and fragmented cross-functional workflows that threatened key engineering timelines and feature velocity.

  • The Core Work: Re-architected a data-driven product backlog focused on revenue features, built clear cross-functional handoff frameworks, and established strict sprint metrics to track team output.

  • Focus Areas: Agile/Scrum Delivery, Backlog Prioritization, Process Optimization, Resource Allocation.

Process & Leadership Insights:

Protecting Developer Focus Through Better Stakeholder Communication

  • The Challenge: Frequent stakeholder interruptions and excessive status meetings were fragmenting developer focus time and slowing down feature delivery cycles.

  • The Framework: Shifted stakeholder communication from synchronous meetings to asynchronous project boards, moving status checks onto Jira/Linear tickets and reserving live meetings strictly for complex blocker resolution.

  • The Impact: Protected core engineering focus hours, maximized sprint predictability, and established a highly valued, developer-first team culture that was validated and discussed across the global product community.

  • 👉 [Click Below to Read the Full Operational Framework & Community Discussion]


EXPERIENCE & CREDENTIALS

AltSchool Africa – Product Management Certificate

Completed an intensive product management program covering user research, agile development, product strategy, and go-to-market planning. Built multiple case studies and MVP projects with hands-on collaboration across design and engineering.

AltSchool Africa Certificate - Babatunde
AltSchool Africa Certificate - Babatunde

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Why PiggyVest's Flex Dollar wallet needs AutoSave | Grace Babatunde posted on the topic | LinkedIn www.linkedin.com
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Kudos to Opay's product managers for seamless transactions | Grace Babatunde posted on the topic | LinkedIn www.linkedin.com
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