Ann Ochieng

Product Counsel at Kingsway Software · Privacy and data protection

Kingsway Software

Nairobi, Kenya · EAT (UTC+3)

9+ years experience

Covenant University

English, Swahili

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Overview

9 years in law, the last 1 at Kingsway Software, where I work on the privacy team. Secured 3 payments licences. Built the privacy programme for launches in 6 countries. Before that: GTBank and Andela. Gardening and composting evangelist.

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privacy programsdata protectionCCPAGDPR

Co-founderLooking for a co-founder

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Looking for an ML-focused co-founder for API security for mid-market retailers

The idea: Looking for an ML-focused co-founder for API security for mid-market retailers
Stage: Prototype
I bring: 7 years in creator tools
Looking for: Technical co-founder who has shipped B2B software
Commitment: Full-time after funding
Location: Nairobi or remote

I bring 9 years of privacy and data protection (currently Kingsway Software). Ideally you've shipped B2B software. Have a working prototype and design partners.

Nairobi, Kenya · remote OKdata protectionprivacy programsgdpr

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Experience

Product Counsel
Nov 2025 - Present
Kingsway Software · 11 mo · Full-time · Nairobi, Kenya
- Killed 5 features nobody used and shipped the 4 that customers asked for.
- Ran 121 customer interviews before writing the first spec.
Associate
Apr 2022 - Nov 2025
GTBank · 3 yr 7 mo · Full-time · Nairobi, Kenya
- Built the privacy programme for launches in 24 countries.
- Negotiated 370 commercial agreements a year.
Associate
Mar 2019 - Apr 2022
Andela · 3 yr 1 mo · Full-time · Nairobi, Kenya
- Secured 5 payments licences.
- Negotiated 318 commercial agreements a year.
Associate
Oct 2017 - Mar 2019
Moniepoint · 1 yr 5 mo · Full-time · Nairobi, Kenya
- Negotiated 378 commercial agreements a year.
- Built the privacy programme for launches in 17 countries.

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Education

Covenant University
BEng, Economics
2013 - 2017

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