About

I am an ambitious, strategic, and detail-oriented Product Manager with strong collaboration skills, great technical understanding, and excellent communication skills. I am familiar with using data to inform and drive decisions, and I am motivated by driving change to better serve our customers. I define visions, strategies, and OKRs for the products I build. I prepare product management documentation such as PRDs, roadmaps, and backlogs. I translate user research and hypothesis testing into product requirements to enhance user experience. I work cross-functionally in guiding products from conception to launch by connecting the technical and business worlds. I can break down complex problems into steps that drive product development while maintaining an understanding and appreciation for the larger aims and objectives we're building toward vis-a-vis the tech stack. I am looking for opportunities that offer significant challenges, responsibilities and opportunities for growth. I want to work on more cutting-edge projects.

Skills

  • Communication
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  • Teamwork
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  • Problem-Solving
    8
  • Creativity
    8
  • Leadership
    9
  • Experience in an Agile/Scrum environment
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  • User Research | Product Management
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  • user experience
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  • Analytical and problem-solving skills
    8
  • problem solving and leadership
    8
  • Quantitative and Qualitative data analysis
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  • Creativity and innovation
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Experience

Joan Wangalwa

Work experience
  • Redesign the product vision and strategy.
  • Carry out user research to define customer problems.
  • Develop product roadmaps and backlogs.
  • Develop business cases and product design documents based on user journeys, market feedback, pricing analysis, and other relevant metrics to inform product prioritization decisions.
  • Review and report on your products' key success metrics.
  • Monitor the project to keep stakeholders updated on progress and escalate any risks to delivery.

Joan Wangalwa

Work experience
  • October, 2019 - December, 2022
  • Fulltime
  • Led two scrum teams and collaborated with cross-functional teams (product, engineering, developers, UI/UX, business development, sales, and customer support) of six to eight people to increase the ROI by 20% in 2 years.
  • Defined and executed the product roadmap and ensured that the deliverables are understood and the features are prioritized and delivered successfully.
  • Translated client requirements into epics and user stories while managing, and prioritizing this backlog to reflect stakeholders’ needs.
  • Negotiated sprint goals with the team, which slashed the delivery time by 10%.
  • Used iterative prototyping techniques to make 10+ working prototypes.
  • Developed sprint release schedules with the team, which reduced the delivery of MVP by 10%.
  • Shipped 10 final products to the customer in their live environment.

Joan Wangalwa

Work experience
  • April, 2019 - September, 2019
  • Fulltime
  • Facilitated over 30 scrum events including sprint planning meetings, daily stand-up meetings, sprint reviews, and retrospectives.
  • Kept 10+ projects on schedule by managing deadlines and adjusting workflows.
  • Prepared and oversaw budget proposals and project finances, increasing revenue by over Ksh 2 million per year.
  • Established 10+ definitions of ready, the definition of done, and acceptance criteria with the team.
  • Supervised 10+ projects from conceptualization through delivery by prioritizing needs and delegating assignments.

Joan Wangalwa

Education

Joan Wangalwa

Education

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