Product Manager Spotlight: Ayobami, PM II at Microsoft
"The experience made me feel like not just a product manager but also an entrepreneur."
On Monday, Ayobami ‘Ayo’ Ayodeji stepped into the role of Program Manager II at Microsoft. Over time, he has earned his own merit by learning a great deal and working very hard. But he shared with us— and now we share with you — that his participation in Co.Lab was of immense help in landing the new job. He said, “Co.Lab gave me a platform not just to learn product management but to perform product management.”
If you’re wandering in the technological space and not sure where you fit exactly, Ayo’s story will inspire you to do that thing that will take you a step further in your tech journey. If you don’t know for sure what that is, it might just be the very thing that comes to your mind while reading his story.
Settling down eventually?
After going through a lot of career changes, you’ll start to think about settling down eventually. Ayo had experiences in engineering and data management but there weren’t a lot of signs directing him to his future career field. He had taken a product management course before, having discovered it was a field that would help him have a mix of leadership and the technical expertise he was looking for. But he knew he needed more than that to crack his dream job. That's why when the course came up, he decided to give it a harder try because he believed it would be worth it.
(Spoiler alert: it was!)
Ayo was part of the September 2020 cohort of Co.Lab. Sign up for the upcoming Winter cohort here.
Congratulations to Ayo on the new job! Did you enjoy his story? What part of Ayo’s journey did you resonate with? Let us know in the comments!