Innovative Senior Product Manager with 5+ years of experience driving B2B product innovation in fintech, digital payments, blockchain, and Web3. Proven expertise in API & platform development, compliance, and customer experience, with a data-driven approach to product strategy, execution, and growth. Passionate about building scalable, secure financial solutions that enhance user experience and drive business success.

  • "Thanks to Timi, engineering understands business requirements making it easy to build products that sell."

    Head of Engineering, Korapay

  • "Timi is the crypto product encyclopedia. She took our product compliance deficiencies and built a product fit for regulators."

    Chief Compliance Officer, Yellowcard.

Career Highlights

  • Drove a 15% increase in compliance by leading the launch of Travel Rule

  • Built a Transaction monitoring Risk Engine, reducing fraud by 33% and also the company’s overhead cost on SAAS tools.

  • Grew active users by 48% in one year by introducing a widget function for market movement.

  • Created the PRS for a Payment Processing’s merchant platform product, leading to a 23% increase in revenue

Personal Story

Like all great origin stories, mine starts with a wise mentor (okay, a CEO) who saw something in me before I even knew what "Product Manager" meant.

One day, he looked at me and said, “You’re meticulous, customer-centric but still business-savvy, and somehow manage to keep engineers, designers, and stakeholders from fighting. You belong in product.” And just like that, I was drafted into the world of product management—where I’ve spent years building, strategizing, and making sense of fintech chaos ever since. 🚀

Fintech: Born Into the Business Life 💰

Some kids grow up with bedtime stories—I grew up with balance sheets. My parents ran a business, so I was basically born into the world of money, deals, and making things work. Naturally, I gravitated toward fintech because, well… that’s where the money is! (And let’s be honest, it helped that my first job was in fintech too. Destiny? Maybe. A happy coincidence? Definitely.)

Crypto: Blame It on Dad 🧑‍💻→📺→💸

If you ever need proof that learning has no age limit, just look at my dad. The man retired, discovered YouTube crypto videos, and started making idle money while I was still figuring out my savings account. Watching him dive deep into crypto at 60+ was all the inspiration I needed. And as a certified daddy’s girl, I couldn’t just sit back—I had to jump in too. Now, here I am, deep in the world of blockchain, decentralization, and hodling for dear life.

Skills & Strengths

    • Developing data-driven product roadmaps that align with business goals.

    • Translating complex ideas into actionable plans that engineering teams love (or at least don’t hate 😆).

    • Leading cross-functional teams through ideation, validation, and execution.

    • Prioritizing ruthlessly—balancing impact, feasibility, and customer needs.

    • Championing user research and feedback loops to build intuitive experiences.

    • Collaborating with designers to refine user flows, wireframes, and interactions.

    • Obsessing over friction points and continuously iterating on usability.

    • Leveraging SQL and analytics tools to track key metrics and optimize product performance.

    • Experimenting with A/B testing, feature flagging, and growth loops.

    • Driving activation, retention, and monetization strategies.

    • Deep understanding of payments, digital banking, lending, and blockchain technologies.

    • Experience working with APIs, payment gateways, and compliance regulations.

    • Staying ahead of crypto trends, DeFi, and the evolving regulatory landscape.

    • Working closely with engineers to design and scale robust API architectures.

    • Bridging the gap between technical and non-technical stakeholders.

    • Ensuring smooth integrations and third-party partnerships.

    • Managing and mentoring teams, fostering a culture of ownership and innovation.

    • Aligning stakeholders across business, design, and engineering.

    • Communicating complex ideas in a way that makes sense to everyone involved.

    • Thriving in fast-paced environments, especially in the ever-evolving fintech and crypto space.

    • Staying ahead of trends, emerging technologies, and market shifts.

    • Learning new tools, frameworks, and methodologies to stay sharp.

 Fun Facts About Me!

📚 Books I Love

I have the reading range of someone who loves both magic and messy drama. A few favorites:

  • Harry Potter (Duh!) – If I don’t get my Hogwarts letter, I’ll be filing a complaint with the Ministry of Magic.

  • The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo – Because Hollywood scandals + old-school glamour = chef’s kiss.

  • Then She Was Gone – Nothing like a good psychological thriller to keep me up at night.

  • Maame – A beautifully emotional read that made me laugh, cry, and reflect on life.

🏋️‍♀️ Hobbies

  • Books – Obsessively reading them, talking about them, and now even building a marketplace for them.

  • Fitness – Because lifting weights makes me feel like I could fight a bear (but I won’t, obviously).

  • Fashion – I like looking good while overanalyzing product roadmaps.

  • Teaching kids – I love sparking curiosity and helping young minds grow through creativity and connection.

  • Sleeping – A highly underrated hobby that I take very seriously.

💡 Side Projects

I run a surface design company with my cousin, because why not add "designer" to my list of talents?

I’m building a marketplace for books—because book hoarders like me need a safe space to thrive.

Developing a Christ-centered app that helps children discover and build a relationship with God from an early age.

Quirky Things About Me

I hear random words and immediately turn them into a song… badly. (Seriously, my voice is horrendous, but that doesn’t stop me from performing an impromptu concert.) 🎤🚫

I love kids—mostly because they ask so many whys that they force me to think deeply about things I never questioned before. Also, they’re ridiculously cute. (Except when they aren’t, but we don’t talk about that.) 👶🤔

I talk to myself—a lot. Sometimes full conversations, sometimes just a quick "hmm, that’s a good point, Timileyin." (Yes, I refer to myself in third person.) 🤔💭

My Life & Career Mission: Making Sense of Chaos (and Having Fun While at It)

I’ve always been curious—the kind of person who needs to know the why behind everything (maybe that’s why I love kids so much; we’re on the same wavelength).

Somehow, that curiosity led me to Product Management, where I get to turn messy ideas into structured, working solutions. I thrive in the chaos of fintech and crypto, balancing user needs, business goals, and technical feasibility—basically playing matchmaker between logic and innovation.

But beyond the spreadsheets, roadmaps, and strategy meetings, I believe work (and life) should be fun, meaningful, and a little bit weird. Whether it’s launching a new product, writing about random musings, or breaking into song at the mention of a random word (again, I cannot sing), I want to stay curious, creative, and always growing.

✨ If I’m not learning, solving problems, or laughing along the way, what’s the point? 🚀