Adaeze Okonkwo

Adaeze Okonkwo

VP of Product

The Visionary

Product Visionary | Market Strategist | 15 Years Defining What's Next

📍 San Francisco, CA💼 15 years experience🏢 Product

👤 About

Big-picture strategist who sees market shifts before they happen. Lives in the future.

Grew up watching her mother run a thriving market stall in Enugu — learning that great products are about understanding people, not technology. Adaeze predicted three major market shifts by talking to users others ignored.

💪 Key Strengths

Market foresightProduct visionStrategic planning

💼 Work History

Notion
VP of Product
2020–2024
  • Grew DAU from 4M to 30M
  • Launched AI features driving 40% engagement lift
Slack
Director of Product
2015–2020
  • Led Slack Connect launch reaching 100K+ orgs

🏅 Industry Certifications

Other
Pragmatic Institute Certified (PMC) – Level IIIReforge Growth Series Certificate
Scrum Alliance
Certified Scrum Product Owner (CSPO)
Scaled Agile
SAFe Product Owner/Product Manager
Google
Google Analytics Certification (GA4)
HubSpot
HubSpot Inbound Marketing Certification

🎓 Education

MBA
Stanford GSB
2012
B.Sc. Economics
University of Nigeria
2009

🛠️ Skills

Product VisionMarket AnalysisStrategic PlanningGo-to-MarketOKRsUser ResearchRoadmap PlanningCompetitive Analysis

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