Tochukwu Achebe
Product Leader | Platform Strategist | Teacher | Creator
I’m Tochukwu Achebe — Head of Platforms and strategic product leader focused on enabling teams to scale through smarter systems, APIs, and governance. I blend technical fluency with a passion for teaching, coaching, and platform architecture. My mission is to help product and engineering teams lead with clarity, build with conviction, and scale with resilience.
Over the years, I’ve led platform initiatives across fintech, payments, and emerging tech, and built ecosystems that power developer experience, AI governance, and commercial growth.
What I Do
- Platform Leadership: I help scale internal developer platforms and shared services that drive team productivity and governance.
- API Product Management: I’ve built and scaled API marketplaces, developer onboarding flows, and ecosystem strategies across multiple verticals.
- Teaching & Mentorship: Through my learning initiative, Learn with Tochii, I mentor aspiring product leaders and teach system design, platform thinking, and API governance.
- Content & Community: I publish thought pieces, frameworks, and tutorials across YouTube, Medium, and LinkedIn, inspiring others to grow with clarity and courage.
Experience Highlights
Head of Platforms
Scaled internal developer platform strategy across engineering teams, improving velocity, security, and observability.
API Marketplace Lead
Launched and scaled API ecosystem enabling 3rd party integration and platform monetization in fintech.
Fellowship Mentor & Educator
Designed learning pathways for early career product managers and engineers through Learn with Tochii.
Teaching & Learn With Tochii
Teaching & Mentorship
I lead workshops and fellowships for aspiring PMs and engineers, helping them grow in system design, platform strategy, and product leadership.
Learn with Tochii
My creator platform sharing bite-sized content on TikTok, teaching product thinking, leadership, and confidence with clarity and conviction.
Want to Connect?
If you're building something big, want to learn more about product leadership, or looking for mentorship — I’d love to hear from you.
Email me at achebetochukwu@gmail.com