Olawale Ojo-Fati
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Six MBA admits (Cornell, Yale) | MBA Carlson Grad
Studied at Carlson School of Management (Minnesota)
Works at Amazon
Available today at 10:00 PM UTC
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Olawale's Offerings
Custom hourly · $79/hr
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Olawale’s MBA Qualifications
Welcome to my profile! With an MBA from the Carlson School of Management and extensive experience on student admission committees, I bring a wealth of knowledge to the MBA admissions process. As a Lead Product Manager at Amazon, I have honed my skills in product strategy, compliance, and risk management, which I leverage to guide clients through the complexities of MBA applications. My background in finance and product development, combined with my experience at top firms like Thomson Reuters and Skye Bank, equips me to provide strategic insights and personalized coaching. Whether you need help with application strategy, essay crafting, or interview preparation, I'm here to help you succeed. Let's connect and make your MBA dreams a reality!
Olawale can help with:
Application Strategy
Cover Letters
Editing
Essays
Financial Aid & Scholarships
General Exploration
Interviews
Networking Strategy
Recommendations
Resume
School Selection
Secondary Review
Supplementary Materials
Testing & Assessments
Waitlist Strategy
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Work Experience
Lead Product Manager
Amazon
January 2022 - Present
Governance, Identity, Compliance & Workforce Platforms (Middle Mile) Lead product strategy and platform development for Amazon’s Middle Mile workforce ecosystem supporting 6,500+ CDL drivers and 160 partner organizations across the U.S. and EU. Own the identity lifecycle, compliance automation, risk governance, onboarding systems, and multi-region regulatory alignment required to operate high-risk transportation networks safely at scale. • Delivered 100% network-wide compliance (15% → 100%) through automated controls, policy frameworks, and audit-ready evidence mechanisms. • Reduced onboarding cycle time 42 → 21 days while strengthening security and regulatory controls. • Built global identity verification and risk-scoring platform processing 900+ workforce compliance events per month. • Drove $3M+ annual savings by eliminating redundant compliance checks and implementing risk-based verification frequency. • Partnered with Legal, Safety, Finance, Regulatory Affairs, and Ops leaders to deliver full compliance during FMCSA non-domiciled CDL rule changes. • Managed and developed PM/TPM/Analyst org; improved roadmap delivery mechanisms and cross-team alignment. Product Development, Governance, Risk Management, and Compliance (GRC) and +17 skills
Senior Product Manager
Amazon
July 2019 - January 2022
First Mile, Last Mile Supply Chain, Forecasting & Heavy-Bulky Operations Owned forecasting, demand planning, inbound logistics, and operational governance for Amazon’s heavy-bulky Last Mile network supporting 18 stations, 40 delivery partners, and 5,000 weekly deliveries. • Improved major-event forecasting accuracy by 18.5%, enabling a 10% revenue lift and 3% reduction in out-of-stocks with no unhealthy inventory buildup. • Reduced safety infractions 2% → 0.2% (90% decrease) through routing guardrails and compliance mechanisms embedded in fleet systems. • Launched Multi-Cycle Operations and Hub Delivery Operations, expanding delivery capacity and supporting Amazon’s 1-day delivery goals. • Directed inbound logistics for 1.2M+ units across U.S. fulfillment centers during COVID demand spikes. • Built SQL, COGNOS, and Tableau forecasting dashboards enabling real-time decisions on demand signals and capacity planning. • Scaled drop-ship operations to 55,000 units/week, improving nationwide product availability. Multi-Node Logistics , Data Pipelines and +61 skills
Product Manager
University of Minnesota
September 2018 - May 2020
Built and implemented a strategy to improve Winnebago's after sales part business from 4% to 18% in 12months Product Development, Product Operations and +2 skills
Manager, Product Strategy
Thomson Reuters
June 2018 - August 2018
Enterprise Operations & Governance Supported post-merger operating model transformation (Blackstone acquisition) by evaluating governance, operational workflows, and system dependencies across global business units. • Identified compliance gaps and audit workflow improvements that informed enterprise consolidation roadmaps. • Recommended operational efficiencies that improved model standardization across Finance, Strategy, and Technology teams. Product Development, Financial Risk and +2 skills
Product Manager
University of Minnesota
January 2018 - May 2018
Built a strategic plan for the United States Golf Association (U.S.G.A.) to increase adoption of golf among certain age groups. This was done by analyzing trends in the golfing industry, media perception post market correction of 2005, and building go to market plan to increase 18-hole course adoption. Product Development, Analytical Skills and +3 skills
Technology Risk Management
Skye Bank Plc
July 2012 - August 2017
Led governance, product risk, and operational controls for a $1.2B portfolio representing 35% of bank assets. • Delivered a $145M profitability turnaround through improved risk scoring, capital allocation, and product strategy. • Strengthened regulatory controls, collateral governance, and C-suite reporting mechanisms. Carried out yearly valuation of all collateral pledged by customers as stipulated by IFRS. This is done to ensure that the value of the collateral exceeds the outstanding balance on the loan. Reviewing the financial statements as well as calculating relevant ratios of customers seeking for loans to ensure that the risk of customer default (credit risk) is minimized. Monthly review of management and financial information systems to ensure that accurate information on the state of loans granted gets to management in a timely fashion to enable management make quick decisions and recommendations on defaulting loans. Monitoring of temporary overdrafts (TODs). TODs are short term loans, usually tenured for 30days, granted to customers to enable them meet immediate shortfall in capital. Strict policies are placed on the repayment of TODs by the bank and we ensure this policies are followed through. Carried out the release of shipping documents. Shipping documents are released to customers so as to enable them clear the goods they've imported from the ports. Before this shipping documents are released, the customer's account is analyzed to confirm if payments have been made on the confirmed/unconfirmed letters of credit opened to fund the importation. Security documents are also released to customers after the complete liquidation of loans granted has been confirmed by the Risk Management department. Product Development, Governance, Risk Management, and Compliance (GRC) and +4 skills
International Operations Manager
Skye Bank Plc
January 2012 - July 2012
Auditing of customer's financial statements to ascertain their credit worthiness for the purpose of purchasing and processing Form M document (form M documents are used for importation of goods from overseas suppliers) and Letters of credit. This process reduced the rate of customer default on foreign loans by over 50% from 2010 to 2012. Conducted investigations into discrepancies between amount stated on invoices supplied by the exporter and the amount stated on the bill of laden documents to reduce the risk of fraud. Rendered monthly/quarterly reports to Executive management and external auditors (CBN) on the activities of the department including information on quantity of Form M and Form A documents utilized, confirmed and unconfirmed letters of credits opened and PTA/BTA issued (personal/business travel allowance). Product Development, Business Strategy and +1 skill
Education
Carlson School of Management (Minnesota)
Master of Business Administration - MBA, Finance, General, Product Management, Supply Chain
2017 - 2019
Product Development, Supply Chain Product Management and +9 skills
Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales
Accounting and Finance, Finance, Business
2012 - 2015
Product Development, Business Analysis and +6 skills
Federal University of Technology, Akure
Science, Biology, minor in storage technology
2004 - 2009
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