About Joel
A creative technologist at the intersection of culture, product, and community. I’ve launched Web3 products, built immersive conferences, and helped startups go from idea to MVP, blending strategy, no-code execution, and a strong sense of what moves people.
English
Native or bilingual
Can work on-site
Paris (up to 50km)
Experience
- NFCSummitStrategic Partnerships & Business ManagerDIGITAL AND ITJanuary 2023 - Today (3 years and 5 months)Lisbon, PortugalClosed sponsorship and partnership deals worth up to €500,000+ for the most recent edition of the conference.Negotiated and secured strategic collaborations with leading industry players including Ledger, Balenciaga, and The Sandbox.Designed and implemented a sales pipeline strategy that increased sponsorship conversion rates by 30%.Managed relationships with over 50 global partners, ensuring value delivery and post-event retention.Drove cross-functional alignment between content, marketing, and production teams to maximize partner exposure.
- Oyster FinanceProduct & Growth Optimization ConsultantJanuary 2021 - June 2022 (1 year and 5 months)• Led strategic business development initiatives to expand Oyster Finance’s DeFi footprint in Africanand European markets.• Brokered a landmark partnership with Mastercard to explore blockchain-powered cross-borderpayment solutions.• Negotiated a cloud infrastructure support deal with Amazon Web Services, securing $320,000+ inAWS credits and technical resources.• Built a pipeline of high-value institutional prospects, generating a 25% increase in qualifiedopportunities within six months.• Developed tailored value propositions for financial institutions, resulting in accelerated onboarding ofenterprise partners.
- PaystackPayments & Business ManagerFebruary 2019 - January 2021 (1 year and 11 months)• Managed merchant onboarding and payment operations across African markets.• Built partnerships with SMEs and mid-market businesses, increasing processed volume by 25%.• Resolved high-value payment escalations and improved transaction success rates.• Worked with product and engineering teams to optimize payment flows
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Education
- MSc. Artificial Intelligence & Digital Transformation ManagementBurgundy School of Business2024MSc. Artificial Intelligence & Digital Transformation Management
- BSc (Hon) Information Technology & Business Information SystemsMiddlesex University2015BSc (Hon) Information Technology & Business Information Systems