About
Oluwapelumi OYETIMEIN, MCIM, a distinguished Growth Manager and Strategy expert. His robust background in software development, growth & operations has consistently delivered impressive growth, user acquisition & retention across various roles and industries.
Oluwapelumi’s influence extends beyond corporate settings; he served as the President of DigiClan, Africa’s largest digital professional community, fostering a knowledge-sharing and innovation network. He also made a lasting impact as a Digital Trainer with Google in Nigeria, training thousands of participants and collectively reaching over a million individuals across Africa. He currently mentors individuals via ADPList where he is a top 1% Mentor in Marketing. He also mentors businesses through DigitalBoost UK and is an advisor to several startups.
Oluwapelumi is highly sought after as a speaker and has spoken and mentored at events such as Africa Startup Festival, Nigerian Young Founders Week, The Omniverse Summit, GrowthCon, Africa Technology Expo, TechUnite Africa, Ibadan Startup Fest, 54Collective Growth Summit, The Talent Summit and others.
With a passion for driving growth and a knack for translating insights into actionable business strategies, Oluwapelumi OYETIMEIN stands out as a leader, innovator, mentor and community builder.
Work
Herconomy
|Head Of Growth
Highlights
Accomplished a 70% growth in Assets Under Management (AUM), overcoming a 50% NGN devaluation in just six months
Revamped the onboarding flow, enhancing user experience by 400%, and boosted the New Savers count by 150%, cutting Customer Acquisition Cost (CAC) by 70%
Umba
|Growth Marketing Manager
Highlights
Led user acquisition, budget optimization, and strategic insights, transforming growth marketing findings into actionable business strategies
Generated 1.5 Million app downloads, 1 Million sign-ups, and 700K verified active users within a year
Scaled monthly gross transaction volume (GTV) to $46M, delivering a 22x average Return on Ad Spend (ROAS)
SafeBoda
|Senior Manager, Performance Marketing (Global)
Highlights
Spearheaded user growth across all verticals, acquiring 10,000+ new users in three months, while managing the digital marketing budget and enhancing team capacity
Reduced CPI/CPA from ~$30 to ~$0.7 and optimized the performance budget from ~$30,000 to ~$1,500, reallocating savings to other initiatives
Summitech Computing
|Head of Marketing
Highlights
Revamped the Marketing Department, overseeing Social Media, Email Marketing, PPC, SEO, Growth, and Media Relations for Summitech and clients
Boosted productivity by 20% by consolidating and optimizing brand and client account management
Engineered growth and marketing strategies that accelerated company sales by 30% and drove 25% growth for clients
Plaqad (Black House Media)
|Head of Growth & Marketing
Highlights
Developed and executed digital marketing strategies that elevated brand awareness, generated leads, and drove a 500% engagement surge and 300% social media growth in one quarter
Enhanced search engine visibility by over 300% and improved conversions by more than 200% in the same period
Naspers (Media24)
|Marketing Executive
Highlights
Achieved over 1 million app downloads within the first three months, propelling the app to rank as the #2 apps in Nigeria
Acquired over 2 million users within seven months, maintaining a retention rate exceeding 35%
Improved the brand's online engagement by more than 100% on average within the first 3 months
Venia Group
|Group Communication Lead
Highlights
Optimised audience engagement and impressions for five brands by over 60% within the first few months, enhancing brand visibility
Directed communications and technology efforts for Nigeria's first Coworking Conference
Google (via Livity & KNVG Media)
|Digital Trainer
Highlights
Led training programs for over 1000 young Africans, contributing to the collective training of over 1 million individuals, fostering digital literacy across the continent
RED Africa
|Digital Transformation Consultant
Highlights
Collaborated with the in-house digital team to deliver high-quality technology solutions, streamlining business processes and improving efficiency by 30%, reducing project turnaround time by 20%
RED Africa
|Digital Associate
Highlights
Managed a team of 10 social media managers across diverse brands within the group, driving the achievement of set KPIs
RED Africa
|Social Media Manager
Highlights
Spearheaded the growth of YNaija's social media presence, increasing social media following by over 222% in just 1.5 years
Identified emerging trends and provided strategic content direction recommendations for YNaija and subsidiaries
Awards
#YTech100 Jury Member
Awarded By
YNaija & The Future Project
#YTech100 Jury Member
Awarded By
YNaija & The Future Project
#YTech100 Honouree
Awarded By
YNaija & The Future Project
CEO's Innovation Award for Outstanding Performance
Awarded By
Media 24
#YTech100 Honouree
Awarded By
YNaija & The Future Project
#YTech100 Honouree
Awarded By
YNaija & The Future Project
Certificates
Institute of Data & Marketing, UK: Member
Chartered Institute of Marketing, UK: Member
Ads Apps and Ads Display
Issued By
Product Masterclass: How to Build Digital Products
Issued By
Product School
Ads Fundamentals and Ads Mobile
Issued By
Inbound
Issued By
HubSpot
Digital Business Management Plus
Issued By
Skills
Ads Manager
Google Ads, Twitter Ads, Eskimi DSP, Criteo, Meta (Facebook & Instagram), Adroll, Linkedin Ads, TikTok Ads.
CRM & Engagement Platforms
Customer.io, Hubspot, Marketo, Zoho, Sendgrid, Brevo, CleverTap, Engage.so, Intercom, OneSignal, ActiveCampaign, Klaviyo, WebEngage.
Data Visualisation
Excel, Google Data Studio, Google AppSheet, Metabase.
Analytics & BI
Mixpanel, Metabase, HotJar, Google Analytics & Firebase, PowerBI, Mode, SQL.
Management Tools
Trello, Slack, Notion, Google Workspace.
