Please review - chief product officer - exceptional promise

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Hi Everyone, I am putting together my application Pack for the PRODUCT MANAGER - EXCEPTIONAL PROMISE Category.

Brief Background

I have managed 6 software products from ideation to commercialization since 2019. Currently working as Chief Product Officer for the company, have a share in 2 of the products. In addition, i am running my startup that operates an ERP software. Also working for a Parastatal in the UK.

My Application Pack
1. Letters of Recommendation:

  • Co-Founder & CEO
  • Investor in a Product Company
  • Founder & CEO

2. Support Letters:

  • ILF (International Non-Profit organization training young people in Data Analytics, Software and Robotics)
  • University Department where i am a Fellow for the Implementation of an AI Institute. (Institute for AI and BA Research)
  • Co-Founder of a startup
  • CTO
  • Senior Software Engineer

3. Evidence:

*** Mandatory Criteria 1: **

  • Leading the growth of a product – Ride Hailing
    *(Led the development and commercialisation of a Ride Hailing Application with over 36,000 users and over 10,000 Drivers).
    *(Led the development of a Fleet Management App and A Vehicle Inspection Management App)
  • Product Metadata for both products
  • Product Usage Data
  • Jira Board and Workflow
  • Reference from CEO

*** Optional Criteria 01**

  • Employee working on a new digital concept – Smart Insurance (Same company as MC 1, but different Product from the one for MC1. Again, led the development and commercialisation of a Smart Insurance product in a developing country. While product not new in Developed countries, It is first of its kind in West Africa, and is uniquely tailored to the circumstances in the country. Passes as Innovation?).
  • Share Offer
  • Product Metadata
  • Reference from CTO

*** Optional Criteria 02**

  • Volunteering 1 – Wrote curriculum for training youth in Data Analytics, Robotics and Software Development. Sourced grants for running two cohorts so far.)
  • Work for UK Parastatal - Work in the Railway sector in a niche area.
  • Letter of recognition on commemoration of my 1 year for my contribution to the company and industry.
  • Reference from Team Leader of my team in the Parastatal

Optional Criteria 03

  • Founder of a SaaS ERP software Startup – Founded a SaaS ERP software in Jan 2024. Built the Started the software development in October 2023, officially registered Jan 2024, reached MVP in June 2024, fully Launched in July 2024).
  • Product Metadata
  • Product Demo version for assessors.

4. CV and Statement

Do i stand any chance?

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Hi @Siegfried_Edzordzi_S

  • how many years of total work experience do you have?
  • have you gone through the TN application requirements thoroughly? You need to select only 2 OCs out of the 4 choices and provide atleast 6 evidences (2 each in MC and 2 OCs). Recommended number of evidences is 10.

It’s unclear from your brief which 2 OCs are you selecting?

Your evidence documents also lack external proofs and seem to be largely self documentation + support letters. This is not a strong pack. You need more third-party proof and number of evidences.

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Thank you for your feedback.

  • I have 6 years total working experience as product Manager.
  • Yes i recognize that i needed only 2 OCs. However, i am only preparing the 3 OCs and then drop the less influential OC in my pack.
  • I am leaning largely towards OC2 and OC3.

I recognize that my evidence documents also lack external proofs. I have 2 newspaper publications on my work under OC2 for a non-profit which is into Data Analytics, Robotics and Software Development training being quoted for presentation i made to the cohort in Dec 2022. Are newspaper publications accepted?

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I am also preparing for my own application as promise.
Acc to the guidelines, you cannot apply for promise of you have more the 5 years of experience.

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Yes newspaper publications are accepted. Please go through the examples of evidences under OC2 to figure how your evidence meets the criteria.

If you have 5+ years of experience TN might consider you under Talent route. Irrespective of the route you apply to, it’s TNs decision which route they assess you under considering your overall total years of work experience