Winifred Akande
Operations and Communications Leader
- Role
- Product Chief of Staff at Salesloft
- Location
- Atlanta, GA, US
- LinkedIn followers
- 500 followers
About Winifred Akande
Dynamic, energetic, highly organized leader with 10+ years of experience driving organizational alignment, cross-functional execution, and executive communications. Proven track record as a trusted partner to senior leadership, balancing strategic vision with operational discipline to accelerate growth. Expertise in OKRs, operating rhythms, board-level communication, and project incubation across technology, education, and finance sectors.
Experience
Product Chief of Staff
Jan 2024 — Present · Atlanta, GA, US
Manage the internal communications for the Product Team, including the weekly team email, monthly company email, and Slack• Determine the cadence and strategy for internal team communications including All Hands at the department and company level, • Prepare board-level materials including regular board updates and board meeting materials • Drive the annual Product roadmap process which results in roadmap plans and business cases aligned across the entire product team, cross-functional stakeholders, the executive leadership team, and the Board• Manage the Product Council, a cross-functional group of employees with unique perspectives on the product, to get regular and timely feedback and input on product plans • Lead the rhythm of our OKR check-in helping the Product Leadership Team stay accountable to the most important work• Oversaw and planned a sync week for the 300-person Product team to bring employees from across the globe to Guadalajara, Mexico • Led the initiative to create a set of product principles that the entire Product Team uses when developing and building new capabilities.
Education
Georgia State University - J. Mack Robinson College of Business
Bachelors of Business Administration, Accounting
2006 — 2010
Georgia State University - J. Mack Robinson College of Business
Master of Business Administration - MBA, Business Analysis
2018 — 2022
Georgia State University - J. Mack Robinson College of Business
Master, Taxation
2010 — 2011
Skills
- Auditing
- Accounting
- Microsoft Excel
- Financial Analysis
- Organizing
- Leadership
- Time Management
- Leading by Example
- Leadership Development
- Data Analysis
- Resume Writing
- Hard Worker
- Outlook
- Microsoft Office
- Recruiting
- Analysis
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