John Uwagboe
Group Product Director @Uwagboe\'s Kitchen & Grill
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WORK HISTORY
Group Product Director @Uwagboe\'s Kitchen & Grill
Edinburgh, GB
Founded and scaled a new-to-market digital and physical proposition, acting as Product, Design, and Innovation Lead. Built and delivered an end-to-end innovation lifecycle spanning ideation, customer research, prototyping, launch, and scale.* Designed and launched a differentiated proposition through user research, co-creation, and rapid experimentation, generating £123k revenue in year one* Leveraged data, machine learning, and social insights to understand user behaviour, validate propositions, and inform product decisions* Built and curated an external ecosystem of partners, suppliers, and platforms to accelerate delivery and innovation* Led cross-functional teams (20+ contributors), embedding agile ways of working and design-led decision-making* Delivered measurable commercial outcomes while maintaining strong operational controls, supplier governance, and risk oversight
EDUCATION
Scrum Alliance
Certified Scrum Product Owner, Scrum Product Owner
APMG International
Certified PRINCE2® Foundation and Practitioner, License Number: P2R/904925
Oracle University
Oracle Certified Associate OCA, Oracle 10g Database Adminstration
APMG-International
COBIT 5 Foundation, Candidate Id: 2000035067
University of St Andrews
Master of Science - MS, Management & Information Technology
Microsoft
Certified MCTS 70:433, Microsoft SQL Server 2008 - Database Development
Federal Polytechnic, Auchi
Higher National Diploma, Statistics
IT Governance Ltd
IBITGQ Principles of IT Governance Foundation & Principles (CIT GP), Certificate no: 250027
ABOUT JOHN UWAGBOE
I build systems that make people feel seen, valued, and empowered — in boardrooms, in teams, and in communities.After over a decade leading data, risk, and product teams at Lloyds Banking Group and the Scottish Government, I founded Uwagboe’s Kitchen & Grill — a cultural hub in Edinburgh that celebrates diversity through food, connection, and belonging.More recently, I founded BELONGING IN ACTION; a CIC focused on supporting underrepresented and minority communities, particularly African communities - while bringing together diverse groups across Scotland.Today, I help professionals and organisations turn diversity into growth — by designing inclusive cultures where everyone can thrive.Let’s talk about inclusive leadership, DEI strategy, and how culture fuels innovation and community.Belonging isn’t a buzzword — it’s the future of business
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