Portrait of Omar Wafaey
A true story

I’m Omar.

A Product Manager and Product Owner in Cairo. I currently own Brite HRMS, used by 140+ companies and about 8K users.

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2020 · Benha

It started with code.

I studied Computer Science & Artificial Intelligence at Benha University.

2023 · STEM Entrepreneurship Center

Then I learned people.

I turned what students, partners, and sponsors needed into programs and partnerships.

8+ programs10+ partnerships8 sponsorships
2024 · NTI and Obelion.ai

Then I learned systems.

I ranked among the top 5 DevOps trainees at NTI, then became a Product Engineer at Obelion.ai.

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June 2025 · Brite HRMS

Then it all came together.

I joined Brite as Product Owner, and took on a live product.

140+ companies~8K users~7K monthly active
The twist

Then the Product Manager left.

I ran Product for 3 months.

The test

A major client was about to leave.

We built what they needed. They stayed.

Outside Brite

And I never stopped building.

I keep building my own products, and I’m in the top 1% of Replit Agent users.

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Today

To be continued.

I’m a Product Manager and Product Owner. The next chapter could be with you.

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What I do

As a Product Manager and Product Owner, I take a product from the first customer conversation to the release, then back to the customer.

Product strategy

Vision, roadmaps, and opportunity framing. I decide what to build next with leadership, Sales, and Engineering.

6countries of research behind a roadmap change

Customer discovery

Interviews, surveys, and market and competitor research, so we solve the real problem.

140+companies on the product I own

Prioritization

PRDs, user stories, and acceptance criteria, ranked with MoSCoW and RICE.

~208requirements in the backlog

Delivery and release

Two-week sprints with Engineering and QA, on a clear release plan.

40+features shipped

UX validation

I work with the Product Designer, then check the design with real customers before release.

~10key customers validated the mobile redesign

AI and technical depth

A degree in Computer Science & AI and hands-on work with AWS, Docker, SQL, and APIs. It helps me prototype fast and speak the same language as Engineering.

Top 1%of Replit Agent users

Where I’ve worked

  • Own the live HRMS (140+ companies, about 8K users, about 7K monthly active users), making priority and release decisions with the Managing Director, Tech Lead, and Sales.
  • Ran Product for 3 months after the previous Product Manager left.
  • Shipped 40+ features from a ~208-requirement backlog with 12 Engineering and QA collaborators in two-week sprints, prioritizing with MoSCoW and RICE.
  • Shifted the roadmap from Tasks & Goals to Permissions & Roles enhancements after research across 6 countries showed stronger demand for access control.
  • Investigated why client companies were cancelling through interviews, surveys, and Customer Success and Sales feedback, then prioritized the improvements that helped reduce churn.
  • Led the full mobile app redesign with the Product Designer, released on iOS and Android.
  • Retained a major enterprise client with a real-time Ping Notification module, face-recognition improvements, and report exports ready for SAP upload.
  • Worked on a new, not-yet-launched HRMS for six markets from Dec 2025 to Jun 2026, then trained the incoming Product Owner.

  • Automated AWS deployment and release workflows for AI/ML services using Docker, Ansible, and CI/CD pipelines, reducing manual deployment steps.
  • Worked across AWS cloud architecture for AI/ML applications, handling technical integrations and deployment dependencies.
  • Worked with Linux environments, MLOps workflows, and 3 vector databases (Chroma, Qdrant, Weaviate).

  • Ranked among the top 5 trainees in a 4-month hands-on DevOps internship covering AWS, Linux, Docker, Kubernetes, Terraform, Ansible, and CI/CD.
  • Containerized applications with Docker and deployed and managed them with Kubernetes.
  • Provisioned AWS infrastructure with Terraform, automated configuration with Ansible, and built CI/CD pipelines on Linux.

  • Gathered stakeholder needs and translated them into program and partnership plans for 8+ entrepreneurship programs, contributing to a 25% increase in student participation.
  • Secured 10+ industry partnerships and negotiated 8 sponsorship agreements, bringing in approximately $10K in program support.
  • Aligned students, partners, sponsors, and the program team on goals and commercial planning.

  • Delivered computer science and ICDL training to 50+ learners, achieving a 95% certification pass rate.
  • Taught Microsoft Office 365, including Word and Excel, as part of ICDL training.

Background

Education

Oct 2020 - Jul 2024

BSc Computer Science & Artificial Intelligence

Benha University

Graduation project

A+ Kinder Link

A React Native and Node.js nursery app

Relevant coursework
AlgorithmsDatabasesSystems Analysis

Languages

Arabic

Native

English

Professional working proficiency

Certifications & training

Business Analysis Masterclass

DBC Community

Jan 2026 - Mar 2026

Business Intelligence Internship

ITI

Jul 2023 - Sep 2023
AWS

AWS Academy Graduate - Cloud Architecting

AWS Academy

Cisco

CCNA Course Certificate

University program

Cisco

Cisco Ethical Hacker

Cisco

Achievements

ReplitTop 1%

of users on Replit Agent

LinkedIn8.8K

LinkedIn followers

PaymobALX2

buildathons in 2026: Paymob x Replit and ALX x Paymob

Tools

Product & collaboration

Azure DevOpsJiraNotionMiroFigmaAzure DevOpsJiraNotionMiroFigmaAzure DevOpsJiraNotionMiroFigma

Data & analytics

SQLPostgreSQLPower BIExcelTableauSQLPostgreSQLPower BIExcelTableauSQLPostgreSQLPower BIExcelTableau

Technical & cloud

REST APIsPostmanAWSDockerLinuxCI/CDGitGitHubREST APIsPostmanAWSDockerLinuxCI/CDGitGitHub

AI & prototyping

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Cairo, Egypt

Outside work

I live in Cairo. I enjoy the sea, football, and building things with friends at hackathons.

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Hackathons & events

Buildathons and product events I have taken part in.

Replit Paymob ALX AUC Venture Lab
Paymob×Replit

Paymob x Replit Buildathon

Kinly, a marketplace connecting families with home nurses for elderly relatives. Held at AUC Venture Lab.

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ALX×Paymob

ALX x Paymob Buildathon

An app where graduates submit projects for AI review and mentor feedback.

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Presenting at ALX x Paymob
Paymob x Replit Buildathon
At the Replit booth
Buildathon work session
MENA Product Summit
Demo at ALX x Paymob

Let’s talk.

For product roles and professional inquiries. Based in Cairo, Egypt, and open to relocation.