Adekola Adebayo
Verified Expert in Product Management
Product Manager
Munich, Bavaria, Germany
Toptal member since March 15, 2021
Adekola is an outcome-oriented product professional with over six years of experience running digital products in complex, multi-stakeholder enterprise contexts. His skill set and interests include product management, agile delivery, team leadership, Scrum, problem-solving, analysis, strategy, analytics, no-code/low-code, blockchain, and startup entrepreneurship. Adekola excels at influencing without being overbearing, defining clear outcomes, getting things done, and communicating succinctly.
Project Highlights
Expertise
- Agile Leadership
- Collaboration
- Communication
- Jira
- Product Roadmaps
- Product Strategy
- Scrum
Work Experience
Senior Product Manager
E.ON
- Delivered 7-figure cost savings on annual technology spending through an effective product strategy, delivery, team leadership, and problem-solving.
- Led the implementation of strategic digital transformation initiatives across sales, process, and support functions by applying collaboration and communication skills to ensure they meet key business objectives.
- Managed a 6-figure development budget across two product lines considering the overall product strategy, business objectives, and market trends.
- Trained over 50 colleagues (in German) across six departments as part of a critical system upgrade to ensure they transitioned smoothly and without any business impact.
Product Manager
E.ON
- Developed and launched a product feature that reduced the completion time of a critical business process by 700% through collaboration across design, engineering, sales, and back-office functions.
- Delivered at least €10,000 of business value biweekly through the leadership of two Agile development teams of seven software architects and engineers.
- Developed an effective-yet-ambitious product roadmap and aligned with diverse stakeholders through regular communication and sessions.
Product Owner
E.ON
- Improved NPS for a solar sales app by over 64 points in three months through implementing valuable UX improvements and addressing legacy technical debt.
- Implemented DevOps changes to achieve a 70% reduction in production bugs.
- Delivered an effective product strategy and roadmap with input and insights from key stakeholders and user research.
IT Management Trainee
E.ON
- Improved the change request process with an Agile pilot delivery involving internal and external partners—reducing the lead time by 50%.
- Developed and delivered a web application in eight weeks—the app was deployed to over 40,000 employees by effectively gathering requirements and collaborating with the product owner in an Agile manner.
- Pioneered the first-ever chatbot for internal use.
Project History
Enterprise Sales Management App
Delivered approximately €1 million in cost savings on annual technology spending through an effective product strategy, delivery, team leadership, and problem-solving.
Certifications
Professional Scrum Master Level I (PSM I)
Scrum.org
Skills
Tools
Jira, Confluence
Paradigms
Scrum, Agile, Azure DevOps, Change Management
Other
Communication, Product Roadmaps, Backlog Grooming, Backlog Management, Feature Prioritization, Remote Team Leadership, Product Management, User Research, Clubhouse, Product Strategy, Agile Leadership, Collaboration, Coaching, Product Launch, Feature Roadmaps, Stakeholder Management, IT Project Management, Cloud, Portfolio Management, Scaled Agile Framework (SAFe), Delivery, Team Leadership, Troubleshooting, Cross-functional Collaboration
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