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Overview
Work History
Education
Skills
Certification
Affiliations
Tools
Professional Affiliations
Languages
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Temilade Adekoya

Temilade Adekoya

Paris

Summary

Results-oriented operations and projects leader with a proven track record of success across diverse industries, including AI tech, non-profit, and e-commerce in the US, Europe, Asia and Africa.

Overview

8
8
years of professional experience
3
3
Certification

Work History

Senior Program Manager / Agile Lead

dSPACE (Understand.ai)
09.2022 - Current
  • Lead projects and products within the Advanced Driver-Assistance Systems (ADAS) domain, aligning suppliers, and clients across Asia, Europe, and Africa.
  • Manage cross-functional teams to deliver high-quality projects and products within scope and budget constraints, surpassing industry-leading quality benchmarks by 30%.

Head of Corporate Sponsorship and Digital Comms

Black in AI
05.2022 - Current
  • Secured over $1 million in funding through strategic partnership initiatives and implemented impactful digital communication strategies to broaden representation in AI

Annotation Program Lead

Hugo
10.2020 - 09.2021
  • Led a team of 60+ across 5 machine learning projects for Meta (Facebook) and other big tech in Asia and the USA.
  • Awarded the 2020 Champions Award for exceptional leadership and project management.

Ecommerce Operations Lead

Hugo
04.2019 - 09.2020
  • Led onboarding communications and order engagement for 1800 client brands, wholesalers, and retailers in diverse industries such as publishing, beauty, toy, and textiles in the United States.

Head of Client Success & Digital Program

Termii
07.2018 - 03.2019
  • Managed engagement with a diverse clientele of 500+ companies, achieving outstanding revenue growth
  • Drove improvements leading to a 65% increase in client satisfaction and 30% increase in revenue.

Corporate Sponsorship Project Lead

National Youth Service Corps
05.2017 - 04.2018
  • Led strategic fundraising endeavors aimed at empowering young adults with essential resources and opportunities, positively impacting over 100 students.

E-commerce Operations & Acquisition Manager

TinklingD
11.2016 - 05.2017
  • Managed TinklingD's e-commerce launch and operations, resulting in a remarkable 50% increase in customer acquisition.
  • Led a content and media team for Ibadan Insider news platform, showcasing top entrepreneurs in Nigeria.

Google Digital Skills Coach

Google Digital Skills for Africa
02.2017 - 04.2017
  • Trained and empowered over 2000 young adults in maximizing online opportunities, fostering digital literacy, and empowerment

Education

Master of Science - International Business Development

ESCE
Paris

Bachelor of Arts - Communication and Language Arts (Marketing and Advertising Major)

University of Ibadan

Skills

  • Operations Strategy
  • Program Management
  • Agile Project Management
  • Product Management
  • Strategic Partnerships
  • Marketing
  • Scrum

Certification

  • PMI - Program Management Professional (PgMP)
  • Certified Customer Relationship Management Professional (CCRMP)
  • Inbound Marketing

Affiliations

  • Member, Project Management Institute (PMI)
  • Member, Chartered Institute of Procurement & Supply (CIPS)

Tools

Airtable, Monday, Jira, Trello, Basecamp, Notion, Slack, Microsoft Teams, Google Workspace, Salesforce, Intercom, Helpscout, Mailchimp, Hootsuite, Wordpress, Northpole, Noodl, Canva, MS PowerPoint, Adobe, Camtasia, 

Professional Affiliations

  • Member, Project Management Institute (PMI)
  • Member, Chartered Institute of Procurement & Supply (CIPS)

Languages

English
Bilingual or Proficient (C2)
French
Elementary (A2)
German
Elementary (A2)

Timeline

Senior Program Manager / Agile Lead

dSPACE (Understand.ai)
09.2022 - Current

Head of Corporate Sponsorship and Digital Comms

Black in AI
05.2022 - Current

Annotation Program Lead

Hugo
10.2020 - 09.2021

Ecommerce Operations Lead

Hugo
04.2019 - 09.2020

Head of Client Success & Digital Program

Termii
07.2018 - 03.2019

Corporate Sponsorship Project Lead

National Youth Service Corps
05.2017 - 04.2018

Google Digital Skills Coach

Google Digital Skills for Africa
02.2017 - 04.2017

E-commerce Operations & Acquisition Manager

TinklingD
11.2016 - 05.2017

Master of Science - International Business Development

ESCE

Bachelor of Arts - Communication and Language Arts (Marketing and Advertising Major)

University of Ibadan
Temilade Adekoya