About

Victor (O) Babatunde

Victor is an AI and Product Leader with over a decade of experience shipping products across healthcare, fintech, SaaS, and non-profit. He has led product strategy, defined requirements, designed systems, and taken features from research to release, often as the person holding both the PM and design brief at the same time.

The career started in South-Western Nigeria in a photography lab, learning by doing. It grew through brand design, product design, product management, and operations at FourthCanvas, Prunedge, Byte, and beyond. The thread running through everything has been the same: understanding what people need, defining the right thing to build, and making sure it gets built well.

Currently leading product and design at Sane AI, an AI mental health platform backed by two state governments and the Kingdom of Netherlands, and running AI4Africa, a non-profit AI education initiative that has reached thousands of learners across 8 African countries. Holds an M.Tech in Industrial Design from FUTA and is recognised as an InVision Design Leadership Fellow and McKinsey Forward Fellow.

Victor (O) Babatunde

Currently

Lead, Innovation and Design
Sane AI — AI mental health platform backed by Ondo State Government, Kingdom of Netherlands, Wema Bank, and Lagos State Government.
Executive Director (Non-profit)
AI4Africa — AI education initiative. 7,000+ learners across 8 African countries.
Global Design Mentor
ADPList

At a glance

Experience
10+ years across design, product, operations, and research
Products shipped
20+ across healthcare, fintech, SaaS, and non-profit
Research
6 published academic papers in AI, healthcare, and fintech
Press
TechCabal, BusinessDay, Guardian Nigeria, Vanguard, Daily Trust, ThisDay, Nigerian Tribune — 20+ features
Education
M.Tech Industrial Design, FUTA. B.Tech Industrial Design, FUTA.
Location
Available worldwide

Recognition

Hackaholics 6.0 Top Winner InVision Design Leadership Fellow McKinsey Forward Fellow Expert DOJO W23, Santa Monica Orange Corners Nigeria 25Under25 Nominee ONDEA My IDEA Top 20

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Let's build something together.

Available for product design roles, advisory work, speaking engagements, press inquiries, and collaboration on things worth building.