My professional experience is in product management which entails strategy formulation, steering development, marketing communication and partner acquisition. I enjoy meeting new people and forming great business partnerships that allows building of synergies resulting to profits.
Using knowledge acquired in Information and Technology, I have the expertise to move concepts from ground zero and manage to actual products and services. At Airtel and in particular Airtel Money department, i have been able to acquire vast knowledge in mobile money which remains a untapped technology in the world.
I have worked in the IT and Telecommunication Industries for well over 6 years and understand the challenges and demands that different companies face and can work on ways in which they can be mitigated.
My overall vision and goal is to develop world class products and services that make a significant and positive difference in the society.
Product Manager @ My responsibilities include development of a strong consumer product strategy centered on customer needs and underpinned by strong commercial analysis, steer development of new strategic products, evaluate and maintain usage and retention. From December 2014 to Present (11 months) KenyaKey projects - Airtel Money @ Responsible for end to end rollout of key projects and collaborations in Airtel Money. From April 2013 to December 2014 (1 year 9 months) Nairobi, KenyaCorporate Account Manager @ -Responsible of National Airtel Money Corporate portfolio recruitment/acquisitions
-Building Strategic Partnerships
-Generate new developments in the Airtel Money corporate front
-Increase Airtel Money foot print by connecting the corporate world From December 2011 to April 2013 (1 year 5 months) Nairobi, KenyaAssistant Marketing Manager @ Brand development, Media purchasing, Overseeing website development & traffic growth. Developing new lottery strategies & implementation From April 2011 to December 2011 (9 months) Nairobi, KenyaCommercial Account Manager @ Comtec Managed Hosting Solutions is an IT Firm located in Gigiri near the UN Embassy. It is primarily a Data Center and focuses on giving data center services to companies which includes: Data Backup/ Redudancy; Business Continuity and Disaster recovery; Co-location; Hosting; Outsourced IT services amongst others. From May 2009 to May 2011 (2 years 1 month) Operations Manager @ We wrote the infamous "KENYA BOOK OF RECORDS"
I was in charge of collection of facts, editing of the book and after the launch overall sales in Nairobi. From March 2008 to April 2009 (1 year 2 months) Brand Manager @ BOMBA ENERGY DRINK was our brand and i was incharge of sales in Nairobi. Bomba is an executive energy drink from Austria which was franchised to us for the period stated. From June 2007 to March 2008 (10 months)
MBA- Global Executive Masters in Business Administration (GeMBA), Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services @ Frankfurt School of Finance & Management From 2014 to 2015 BBIT, Business @ St. Pauls University From 2007 to 2010 Practitioners in Marketing, Marketing @ Marketing Society of Kenya From 2007 to 2007 CPA, Accounting @ Strathmore University From 2006 to 2007 Jemima Kariuki is skilled in: Marketing Strategy, Marketing Communications, Product Marketing, Marketing Management, Promotions, Brand Development, Customer Relations, Strategic Planning, Business Strategy, Business Development, Sales, Marketing, Team Leadership, Strategic Partnerships, New Business Development, CRM, Sales Operations, Team Management, Management, Budgets, Telecommunications, Social Media, Strategy, Teamwork, Customer Satisfaction, Account Management, Advertising, Project Management, Market Research, Business Analysis, Business Planning, Market Planning, Product Development, Key Account Management
Websites:
http://www.comtecmhs.co.ke,
http://www.salesin4.com,
http://www.airtel.com