Victor Aina

Lead, Product Management at Interswitch

Victor Aina has a diverse work experience spanning various roles and industries. Victor started their career as an Industrial Trainee at the Center for Black African Arts and Culture in 2012. In 2014, they worked as an Enrolment Officer at the National Identity Management Commission.

In 2015, Aina joined Microsoft Nigeria as a Technical Evangelist for a brief period of six months. Victor then moved to ProvidusBank and served as a Core Banking Officer from November 2015 to December 2016.

In 2016, Aina joined Interswitch Group where they held multiple positions. Victor began as a Switch Operations Executive from December 2016 to May 2017. Victor then served as a Data Operations Executive from May 2017 to December 2017, followed by a role as a Service Operations Executive from December 2017 to May 2018. From May 2018 to April 2020, Aina worked as a Platform Management Engineer. Victor then transitioned to the role of Senior Operations Support Engineer from April 2020 to October 2020. Aina's most recent position at Interswitch Group is as an Agile Implementation Executive, which they held from October 2020 to May 2021. Currently, they are employed as a Team Lead for Operation Services - Settlement and Reporting at Interswitch Group.

In addition to their professional career, Aina is also an entrepreneur. In 2021, they founded Fighters Connect NG.

Overall, Victor Aina has gained significant experience in technical roles, operations, and project management throughout their career.

Victor Aina obtained a Bachelor of Science (B.Sc.) degree in Computer Science from Babcock University, where they studied from 2009 to 2013. Additionally, they have obtained several certifications including Certified SAFe® 5 Product Owner/Product Manager from Scaled Agile, Inc. in April 2023, Certified SAFe® 5 Practitioner from Scaled Agile, Inc. in June 2022, Enterprise Design Thinking Practitioner from IBM in January 2022, ITIL Service Operation from AXELOS Global Best Practice in December 2019, ITIL Foundation from AXELOS Global Best Practice in October 2018, Qualified Integrator and Reseller (QIR) from the PCI Security Standards Council in October 2021. Apart from these, they also hold a Lean Six Sigma Yellow Belt Certification from GoLeanSixSigma.com, although the month and year of obtaining this certification are not specified.

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Timeline

  • Lead, Product Management

    August 1, 2023 - present

  • Team Lead Operation Services Settlement And Reporting

    May, 2021

  • Agile Implementaton Executive

    October, 2020

  • Senior Operations Support Engineer

    April, 2020

  • Platform Management Engineer

    May, 2018

  • Service Operations Executive

    December, 2017

  • Data Operations Executive

    May, 2017

  • Switch Operations Executive

    December, 2016