Zulqarnain Suleiman

ZULQARNAIN SULEIMAN BABA Mobile No: - Email:-Portfolio | LinkedIn | Twitter Location: Remote, Nigeria. PERSONAL STATEMENT Thank you for considering my application for this product management position. I am an accountable, results-driven, innovation-focused, and diligent project manager with a track record of achievement. My skills, knowledge, and experience are a strong match for the job description, and my excellent time management capabilities, interpersonal skills, and negotiation techniques make me an ideal candidate to support your organisation’s strategic goals. Notable achievements in my career include: ❖ Won the AfriCon EU Pitch National Award (2023). ❖ Launched two successful startups from ideation, which are currently in their growth stages. ❖ Was among the four Africans who represented Nigeria and other Digital Innovation Hubs (DIHs) at the AfriCon EU Capitalization Events in Porto (2023), advocating for sustainable solutions for investors in Africa. ❖ Leagues Arena, one of the startups I oversaw, was featured in a TechCabal media publication (2023). ❖ Managed multiple remote teams to deliver complex and time-sensitive MVPs with strict budgetary requirements. ❖ Worked closely with senior management teams to determine product plans for long-term business planning purposes. Further details of my work history, education, and qualifications are provided in the attached CV/resume for your consideration. WORK EXPERIENCE Product Manager - Astound Innovation Hub LTD 2023 – Present A leading innovation hub in Africa with an expanding portfolio of over 20,000 startup users and members, spanning across 10+ startups and 2 branches. ● Managed incubation and acceleration of 5+ startups. ● Tespire, an edtech startup in our hub, has processed over ₦3 billion / $8 million. ● Implemented strategies that increased startup launch success rates by over 60% ● ABLY startup, pared down the feature list by 20% to enable more rapid development of critical features requested by different departments. ● Baiwa HR startup, led the product team to optimise recruitment strategies, resulting in reformed processes that significantly improved client experience. ● Niger State Planning Commission; Citizens Portal, Managed a cross-functional team to develop a portal providing citizens with access to state planning and budget information. Increased tax payment compliance in the state by 3%. Product Manager, Talent Lead - Global Tax Compliance 2022 – 2023 GTC is a tax advisor listing and tax portal platform with over 132 tax portals across 43 countries and 3 continents. ● Ideated and developed Tax Advisor listing platform. ● Acquiring 132 tax portals across 43 countries and 3 continents within 6 months. ● Led a product team of approximately ten engineers and one designer to scale up the tax advisor listing and B2B tax portal. ● Revamped the product lifecycle by extending agile methodologies to cross-functional teams. Product Manager, Product Owner - Leagues Arena LTD 2023 LA is a social networking and sports management platform with over 10,000 monthly visitors, utilising a data-intensive approach. ● Startup featured on TechCabal for innovative work in African sports. ● Built and scaled the startup from ideation to MVP within 14 months. ● Built minimum viable products for LA Training, LA Bookings, and LA Competitions Tech Advisor - African Center for tax and Governance (ACTG) 2022 – 2023 The ACTG conducts high-quality research and capacity building in the area of tax policy to promote equitable and efficient taxation in Africa. ● Restructured and maintained IT architecture framework. Business Developer, Product Manager - MartGround (SaaS Startup) ● Launched platform, onboarding 150+ student vendors in the first month. ● Developed SOPs that increased sales by over 30%. ● Utised webflow to create top-tier click funnels & landing pages to drive conversions. 2018 – 2022 EDUCATION & QUALIFICATIONS 2017 – 2021: University of Abuja - B.Sc. Physics (Second Class Upper) 2023 - 2024: National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) Certificate of National Service 2002 – 2017: Ar-Rahman International School GCSEs: Mathematics (A), 6 subjects B. A Levels: Mathematics (A), Physics (B), English (C). TRAINING & CERTIFICATIONS 2023 – 2024: University of Virginia | Darden School of Business Digital Product Management, Certification 2023: AfriCon EU Bootcamp 1st place, Certificate of Achievement 2023: Afrilabs Academy Management of Innovation Hubs, Certificate of Achievement (in view) 2023: Y Combinator Startup School 2017: The Appbrewery Inc. - Web Development Certification SKILLS & TECHNICAL EXPERTISE ❖ User research ❖ Iterative development ❖ A/B testing ❖ roadmap development ❖ OKR & KPI tracking ❖ Stakeholder management ❖ Data analysis ❖ Clear communication ❖ Agile ❖ Cross-functional teamwork Kanban) ❖ Feedback analysis Sprint planning ❖ User-centred design ❖ methodologies (Lean, Scrum, TOOLS ❖ ❖ ❖ ❖ ❖ Product Management & Collaboration: Jira, Trello, Asana, Slack, Microsoft Teams, Zoom Data Analytics & Visualization: Microsoft Excel, Google Sheets, Tableau, SQL. Design & Prototyping: Figma,Adobe XD, Balsamiq User Research: Figjam, Miro, Whimsical Customer & CRM Tools: Salesforce, HubSpot, Zendesk. AWARDS Gold Medal, AfriCon EU Pitch Bootcamp National Award in 2023 for my outstanding entrepreneurial and innovative mindset. ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ❖ Language: English (Fluent) ❖ Google Developer Student Club: Core Team Member - Earned a certificate of appreciation. ❖ Co-founded Leagues Arena, a digital platform for bringing sport management online. ❖ Interests: Self-development courses, reading, physical fitness, volunteering REFERENCES Suleiman Garba. Operations Manager, SilkCoat Paint Nig LTD Email:-Tel: -, - CONTACT DETAILS Address: House 5, NYSC Road, Kubwa Abuja Mobile No: - Email:-Portfolio | LinkedIn | Twitter Frank Ambo Supervisor/Mentor Email:-Tel: -