What I do
Product strategy, user research, specifications, cross-functional delivery, M-PESA integrations
Product Manager & Builder · Nairobi
Brian Chirchir turns constraints into products people trust.
Fintech, civic tech, enterprise: I build in markets where bandwidth is limited, trust is fragile, and the wrong design decision costs more than a bug ever could. I own the full product lifecycle: problem framing, research, architecture, delivery, and the hard conversations in between.
Open to product roles · Remote-first · Emerging markets focus
Where I thrive
Remote teams solving hard problems in fintech, edtech, civic tech, and enterprise
Home base
Nairobi, Kenya, collaborating with teams across East Africa, Europe, and the US
Right now
Building BizFramer (ILO SIYB SaaS) and WealthTrack (personal finance PWA) under Civanta.io
7
products built, managed, or specified across high-trust domains
8+
years building products across fintech, civic tech, and enterprise
1M+
users directly impacted through platforms, services, and field programs
30+
countries worked across through research, delivery, and partnerships
Products
Built around real constraints.
01
Fintech · Clean Energy · IoT
Live · Since 2023PayGo Solutions
A digital Pay-As-You-Go financing platform that enables Kenyan smallholder farmers to access solar water pumps through M-PESA micro-payments. Built in partnership with Davis & Shirtliff, one of East Africa's largest energy and water solutions suppliers, and funded by PREO.
02
B2B · FMCG · Credit
Completed pilotDuka+
A digital ordering and credit platform for small informal shops, known as dukas, that form the backbone of last-mile retail across sub-Saharan Africa. Funded by TRANSFORM (Unilever/FCDO/EY). Connects micro-retailers directly to FMCG distributors with a flexible line of credit and same-day green delivery.
03
Fintech · PWA · AI
Live betaWealthTrack
A personal finance Progressive Web App that gives East African users visibility into their money across M-PESA, bank accounts, and cash, with AI-powered transaction categorization built for how money actually moves in mobile-money economies.
04
Civic Tech · Security
Completed specificationSANK e-Election Platform
A secure digital voting platform for the Sweden Alumni Network Kenya, approximately 200 members. Handles candidate nominations, voter eligibility verification, ballot casting, and result tabulation in a single integrated system, designed so that trust is the architecture, not a feature bolted on afterward.
05
EdTech · B2B · HCD
In developmentBDS Mentorship Platform
A Business Development Services mentorship platform for the Institute of Certified SIYB Trainers Kenya (ICST). Connects certified trainers with aspiring entrepreneurs through structured mentorship programs, group sessions, and progress tracking, digitising a process that has always been informal and undocumented.
06
SaaS · EdTech · AI
In developmentBizFramer
An AI-guided business plan builder that transforms the ILO Start and Improve Your Business (SIYB) methodology, the world's most widely used entrepreneurship training program active in 100+ countries, into a scalable digital experience. Built under Civanta.io.
07
AI · Agile · Developer Tools
Live betaYodaAI
An AI-powered co-facilitator for agile retrospectives. Guides teams through structured 4Ls retrospectives, Liked, Learned, Lacked, Longed For, with intelligent prompts, pattern recognition across sprints, and automated follow-up. Grounded in PMI Disciplined Agile best practices.
Thinking
Lessons worth sharing.
I am writing up lessons from 8+ years of building in fintech, civic tech, clean energy, and entrepreneurship training. First piece in progress.
Draft queue
M-PESA UX teardown Coming
Low-bandwidth product design Coming
Trust architecture in civic tech Coming
What I bring
Your product problem
deserves someone who has shipped under pressure.
I bring 8+ years of building across M-PESA, IoT, SaaS, and civic tech in markets where constraints are real, trust is earned, and there's no room for features that don't solve problems. If you're looking for a product person who can move from whiteboard to shipped code and take your team along, I'd like to hear what you're working on.
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