Lotanna Ezeike 💳

Grade is the API for performance-based payroll. Think of us like Deel or Gusto, but our payouts are for work completed, not hours. Companies use Grade to pay contractors based on results: tasks completed, targets hit, work delivered. We handle compliance, tax reporting, and global payouts.

- Built AI consumer apps - Scaled Pray Screen to 200k+ users - Acquired in 6 months

• Launched New Products with Clients like IOPP, ASCE etc • Led customer facing product workshops. • Enforced agile practices and values as scrum master. • Collaborated with development teams for optimum user experience. • Developed product documentation to communicate and align key components of upcoming features and products to internal teams.

Helped with EMEA expansion and product strategy for workplace management software. - Met with clients such as PWC + UBS - Strategised with stakeholders on product offering in international markets - Led customer market research

Helping International Students in the UK to automatically apply for a Schengen Visa 🌴 - Built from idea to exit - 100s of customers - Successfully Acquired (small exit)

Influencer marketplaces and agencies use us to pay their talent instantly. We can payout up to $100m per month ⚡️ - Raised VC - Worked with 100s of creators - Failed and Closed Down

Led a team of 10+ with increasing digital adoption of consumer credit and insurance products . This included creating and sharing resources to the senior leadership.

Swiftkey was my first experience in the Startup Tech World. I assisted with theme development and user testing multiple interface variants. SwiftKey was later acquired by Microsoft for approx $250M.