# Seun Ojo > Strategic Product & Engineering Leader | Fintech & AI | 0→1 Product Innovation & Venture Building | Technical Product/Program Management | INSEAD MBA Location: San Francisco, California, United States Profile: https://flows.cv/seunojo Versatile professional with 16+ years experience across engineering, product and program delivery at Microsoft, Paystack, Element and now Liquidity Bourse. Demonstrated ability leading complex and large scale initiatives to build 0→1 modern, secure and compliant Fintech infrastructure and AI-driven experiences that move customer and business metrics — notably shipping a flagship Windows AI experience to 3M+ global users; architecting a biometric payments platform for a Tier-1 bank that served 60K+ users and processed $250M+; and shaping the product vision and GTM that led to Paystack’s acceptance into YCombinator and Stripe’s $200M acquisition. Blends strategic product leadership with deep technical fluency in distributed systems and AI/ML. Skilled at aligning multi‑year roadmaps to business goals and leading execution through high‑performing cross‑functional global teams. Operates well with a customer‑centric and data‑driven mindset in fast‑paced, mission‑driven environments. Passionate about building the future of businesses and industries. ## Work Experience ### Lead Product Design and Project Delivery @ Liquidity Bourse Jan 2025 – Present I own product vision, strategy, technical architecture, design and cross-functional execution to build a modern, secure and compliant modern asset backed platform that will make it easier and faster for African retail investors to access liquidity while keeping their investments. ### Venture Partner @ First Circle Capital Jan 2022 – Present Deal Sourcing. Due Diligence & Portfolio Support. ### Advisor + LP @ Startup Wise Guys Jan 2021 – Present Due Diligence Support & Portfolio Advisory for Startup Wise Guys Africa Fund. ### Scout @ Kaleo Ventures Jan 2024 – Present Deal Sourcing. ### Senior Program Manager @ Microsoft Jan 2021 – Jan 2024 Technical leadership and global program delivery of core work streams for Microsoft Recall – Windows flagship AI experience • Drove end-to-end program delivery to develop and launch Microsoft Recall’s Onboarding and Privacy-first experiences, reaching about 3.6M+ global Windows users with CoPilot+ PCs. • Orchestrated global cross-functional delivery with 50+ stakeholders (engineering, design, user research, marketing, privacy and compliance teams) across 4 time zones, driving alignment on scope, requirements, schedule, OKRs and proactively managing budget, quality, risk, roadmap, critical path to ensure a successful global launch and optimize engagement and user trust metrics. Communicated program status and risks to senior leadership on a weekly basis. • Dived deep to synthesize data and feedback from 30+ users research study, 400+ internal user testing and 3 Executive Reviews, uncovering actionable insights that positively impacted engagement, retention, user trust and CSAT goals. • Ensured delivery of regulatory (GDPR + DMA/Europe, CTA/China) compliant features, upholding a high security bar for sensitive user data which was critical for enabling global product launch. • Mentored and coached 3 program managers, elevating delivery quality and fostering culture of continuous improvement ### Advisor @ VeendHQ (Techstars '23) Jan 2021 – Jan 2022 Helping borrowers with verifiable income access credit. ### Engineering Lead @ Element, Inc. Jan 2019 – Jan 2021 Technical leadership and global program delivery of modern digital ID solutions in Africa • Owned full-cycle program delivery and post-launch optimization for Element’s platform across Africa, driving adoption by two Tier-1 banks, via excellence in pre-sales, distributed system design & partner enablement • Architected, built and launched FacePay, Africa’s first biometric payment platform, for Access Bank (a tier 1 bank), processing $250M+ in secure transactions for 60K+ users leveraging a PCI-DSS compliant cloud-native infrastructure • Orchestrated global cross-functional execution with 30+ stakeholders (engineering, design, and AI/ML teams) across two organizations and 4 time zones to deliver secure and compliant digital ID use-case aligned with partners business objectives • Led continuous in-market AI model performance testing and optimization, boosting facial recognition accuracy by 33% for the emerging markets using anonymized localized data. • Established comprehensive monitoring, logging, and alerting infrastructure, iteratively improving system uptime to 99.99% and ensuring adherence to partner’s security, data sovereignty and regulatory standards. ### Product and Ventures Advisor @ OneCycle Jan 2015 – Jan 2018 | Lagos, Nigeria Strategic product leadership and technical program advisory for high-growth Start-ups and Corporates • Defined early-stage product vision, strategy and go-to-market plans for Paystack, which was instrumental in Y Combinator acceptance (first Nigerian company) and later Stripe acquisition for $200M. • Architected and advised on the API Commercialization Program of a major Telco, defining the platform objective, API Management infrastructure & architecture, monetization strategies, API design & roadmap, to enable new revenue steams • Led technical planning and solutions delivery management for a new Telco Value Added Service (VAS) company, overseeing infrastructure set-up, multiple telco connectivity/API integration, and initial product/service development ### Founding Product Advisor @ Paystack Jan 2015 – Jan 2016 | Lagos, Nigeria Led strategic planning, as well as customer and market research which resulted in the creation of early product vision, strategy, business plan, road map, customer development plan, financial model, as well as product, marketing & investor pitch documents. ### Entrepreneur-in-Residence @ L5Lab Jan 2014 – Jan 2014 Venture building and product leadership for SMB-focused fintech startup • Owned end-to-end venture development of a fintech solution enabling SMBs to convert invoices to cash using the buyer’s risk ratings—owning vision, customer discovery, strategy, cross-functional execution & leadership. • Developed a data-driven product roadmap, go-to-market strategy and success metrics grounded in deep customer and market insights of SMB liquidity challenges. • Hired and led a high performing 5+ person cross-functional team to deliver a functional MVP within 90 days through agile sprints, leveraging AWS Infrastructure and 3rd party API integrations for KYC and customer notification. • Led customer discovery across 10+ SMBs and iterated rapidly based on user feedback, enhancing product-market fit ### Technical Account Manager @ Microsoft Jan 2010 – Jan 2012 Managed support service delivery to maximize enterprise client’s value realization on Microsoft’s technology investment • Owned end-to-end delivery management of support services into 11 large enterprise accounts, managing a premier support portfolio worth USD 700K, driving planning, incident management, escalations, proactive service delivery, customer satisfaction and customer value realization through a 3-years service delivery roadmap plan. • Transformed a critical customer complaint into a new USD 1.5M consulting + support services project opportunity. • Grew the assigned total support portfolio size by 300% and customer satisfaction by 47%, above 2012 targets • Maintained over 25% profitability on assigned accounts through effective portfolio management, timely contract consumption, operational expense management, account retention and contract growth. ### MACH (Microsoft Academy for College Hires) @ Microsoft Jan 2010 – Jan 2012 The Microsoft Academy for College Hires (MACH) is as an accelerated 2- year career development program that aims to cultivate talents utilising, mentoring, and training selected candidates. The MACH program is a Leadership and Rotational program across Microsoft globally. The first year is focused on various shadowing rotations and team assignments, training, peer mentoring, and other on-boarding activities, while the second year is focused on career development and global networking. ### Application & Database Developer @ Stanbic IBTC Jan 2008 – Jan 2010 Built scalable financial services web apps and automation tools used by 200K+ users for multiple subsidiaries of a leading financial services business. • Developed and deployed scalable full-stack enterprise business applications using ColdFusion, JavaScript, SQL Server, and HTML/CSS, emphasizing high availability and performance for massive scale financial processes reaching +1M users. • Delivered critical business solutions across business units including a benefits workflow system, aggregated trade notification service, and a mutual fund portal with Payment Gateway API integration, which enhanced operational efficiency and client experience for 1M+ users across multiple business units. • Built custom automation tools and scripts to optimize critical financial processes such as regulatory reporting, data migration, fraud detection, and stock reconciliation — enhancing compliance and ensuring accurate financial data handling. ## Education ### Master of Business Administration (M.B.A.) INSEAD ### BSc in Computer Science Babcock University, Ilishan-Remo, Nigeria ## Contact & Social - LinkedIn: https://linkedin.com/in/seunojo --- Source: https://flows.cv/seunojo JSON Resume: https://flows.cv/seunojo/resume.json Last updated: 2026-04-05