Saqib Awan

Saqib Awan

A highly creative and accomplished technical product manager and owner, with a BSc in Computer...
United Kingdom

About Me

A highly creative and accomplished technical product manager and owner, with a BSc in Computer Science and Artificial Intelligence.

Experience

Senior Product Manager

Centric mind ventures
Feb 2020 - Present · 6 years 5 months

Experienced senior product manager with a wealth of experience in B2B and B2C.

CHIEF PRODUCT OFFICER

Centric Mind Ventures
Jan 2020 - Present · 6 years 6 months

Focussing on building disruptive, impactful businesses across multiple verticals.
Building out an idea with a proven product market fit.
Company development and growth to series A.
Responsible for the launch of 3 stealth ventures.
Attracting over £400,000 investment across these projects.

CHIEF PRODUCT OFFICER

WCBS
Sep 2017 - Mar 2019 · 1 year 6 months

Responsible for the entire product suite.
Building a product management and delivery team to support product maturity.
Direction of the complete product set, including product roadmaps, establishing and overseeing experimentation, UX/UI prototyping, development, user forums, go to market activities.
Building a product delivery tribe, with squads to support each product within the suite.
Top tier consultancy with Ministries of Education across 3 countries in the Middle East, shaping their EdTech strategies and implementation.

FOUNDER, CEO

KSM ONLINE
Oct 2009 - Sep 2017 · 7 years 11 months

Sole owner of the business, taking the company through 8 years of growth and the challenges that faced.
Defining and developing the entire solution, including UX and UI design.
Building a competent team across product, sales & marketing, tech, support and operations.
Establishing a robust support function to support clients across 18 countries.

HEAD OF PRODUCT

INSTINCT STUDIOS
Nov 2011 - Jul 2014 · 2 years 8 months

Managing a team of 30 individuals in a rapidly growing digital agency in London.
Building out the product function within the organisation.
Day to day delivery of projects, including roadmap definition and prioritisation, backlog grooming, experimentation, user flows and product marketing.

SENIOR PRODUCT MANAGER

DEUTSCHE BANK
Jul 2010 - Nov 2011 · 1 year 4 months

PRODUCT MANAGER

BARCLAYS
Jul 2008 - Jul 2010 · 2 years

CONSULTANT

LOGICA
Jul 2006 - Jun 2008 · 1 year 11 months

CHIEF PRODUCT OFFICER

WCBS
Sep 2017 - Mar 2019 · 1 year 6 months

Direction of the complete product set
Building a product delivery tribe
Consultancy with Ministries of Education across 3 countries in the Middle East

FOUNDER, CEO

KSM ONLINE
Oct 2009 - Sep 2017 · 7 years 11 months

Sole owner of the business
Defining and developing the entire solution
Building a competent team across various functions
Establishing a robust support function

HEAD OF PRODUCT

INSTINCT STUDIOS
Nov 2011 - Jul 2014 · 2 years 8 months

Managing a team of 30 individuals
Building out the product function within the organisation
Day to day delivery of projects

SENIOR PRODUCT MANAGER

DEUTSCHE BANK
Jul 2010 - Nov 2011 · 1 year 4 months

PRODUCT MANAGER

BARCLAYS
Jul 2008 - Jul 2010 · 2 years

CONSULTANT

LOGICA
Jul 2006 - Jun 2008 · 1 year 11 months

Skills

Digital Commerce Marketing Product Innovation Strategies Product Oversight and Strategy Program Management SAAS Agile Analysis Skills Machine Learning Martech Artificial Intelligence (AI) Pricing Digital Product Management SaaS EdTech UX/UI Design Product Marketing Consultancy Team Management Support Function Development Product Ownership Product Roadmaps Experimentation UX/UI Prototyping Development User Forums Go-to-Market Product Delivery EdTech Strategy Roadmap Definition Prioritisation Backlog Grooming User Flows Cloud Computing Web Technologies Mobile Technologies Team Building Leadership
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