Morné Wiggins, Finance Expert in Mali Losinj, Croatia
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Morné Wiggins

Verified Expert  in Finance

Finance Expert

Location
Mali Losinj, Croatia
Toptal Member Since
November 4, 2022

Morné is a seasoned enterprise transformation consultant, trainer, and coach. He has experience working with the medium, large, and Fortune 500 companies. For over 20 years, Morné has been optimizing operations, introducing new ways of working, and improving productivity, customer satisfaction, speed to market, quality, innovation, employee engagement, and market responsiveness.

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Case Studies

Work Experience

Agile Transformation Lead | Lean-Agile Coach

2023 - 2023
Gartner
  • Led a team of coaches and trainers assisting with a process improvement and Lean-Agile transformation project.
  • Developed and delivered a leadership development program to senior leadership across the Gartner Organization.
  • Provided subject matter expertise on change management, organizational design and development, and Lean and Agile methodologies.
Focus areas: Agile Transformation, Business Coaching

Chief of Staff | Enterprise Agile Coach

2022 - 2023
Pfizer
  • Led an internal team developing emerging technologies for Pfizer's manufacturing operations. Those technologies include virtual and augmented reality, IoT, and robotics.
  • Implemented the Scaled Agile Framework in the product and delivery teams.
  • Achieved significant improvements in the team's productivity, delivery efficiency, and quality in the first three months after joining it.
Focus areas: Business Consulting, Agile Transformation, Consulting, Chief Operations Officer (COO), Change Management, Change Leadership, Leadership Development, Chief of Staff

Transformation Lead | Enterprise Lean-Agile Coach

2022 - 2022
JLL Technologies
  • Implemented Agile in non-technology verticals, including sales, project implementation, and customer support at a Fortune 500 real estate company with 98,000 employees in 80 countries.
  • Provided Agile advice to leadership in analyzing business value and prioritizing initiatives. Developed the agility roadmap, schedule, and implementation plan with business outcomes.
  • Identified opportunities for continuous improvements and influenced change at all organizational levels.
Focus areas: Agile Transformation, Business Coaching, Business Consulting, Change Management, Change Leadership, Leadership Development

Transformation Lead | Enterprise Lean-Agile Coach

2022 - 2022
Fortune 500 Real Estate company
  • Implemented Agile in non-technology verticals, including sales, project implementation, and customer support at a Fortune 500 real estate company with 98,000 employees in 80 countries.
  • Provided Agile advice to leadership in analyzing business value and prioritizing initiatives. Developed the agility roadmap, schedule, and implementation plan with business outcomes.
  • Identified opportunities for continuous improvements and influenced change at all organizational levels.
Focus areas: Agile Transformation, Business Transformation, Change Management, Change Leadership, Leadership Development

VP of Program | Product Office

2019 - 2022
Tookitaki
  • Led the AI and ML research and the company's engineering teams.
  • Oversaw the company's transformation to Lean-Agile project management and development practices.
  • Grew the company from two to 15 engineering teams.
  • Recruited, trained, and coached a team of project managers.
  • Set up the project management office (PMO), processes, and structure.
Focus areas: Agile Transformation, Product Management, Project Management, Leadership, Chief Operations Officer (COO), Business Strategy, Change Management, Change Leadership, Leadership Development, Strategy

Enterprise Transformation Lead | Lean Agile Coach

2019 - 2022
Tookitaki
  • Led an enterprise transformation project across product management, project and program office, engineering, and research teams, setting up scaling processes to support a 300% growth in team size in two years.
  • Coached, trained, and mentored the leadership team to support entry into several new markets and grew revenue by 300% in 18 months.
  • Provided thought leadership, strategic insight, and clear communication on the transformation strategy.
  • Trained leadership on Agile mindset and practices, portfolio management, and continuous delivery.
  • Coached and trained the product, project, research, and engineering teams.
  • Identified opportunities for continuous improvements and influenced change at all organizational levels.
  • Trained and mentored prospective and established Agile coaches.
Focus areas: Business Coaching, Executive Coaching, Agile Transformation, Digital Transformation, Business Transformation, Change Management, Change Leadership, Leadership Development, Strategy

Enterprise Agile Coach | Chief Technology Officer (CTO)

2019 - 2021
Stableton Financial Services
  • Led the implementation of Lean and Agile practices across the organization, streamlining processes and improving quality and speed of delivery by 200% within six months.
  • Established project management discipline and best practices.
  • Made key technology recommendations and drove decisions.
  • Recruited the engineering team and managed the development process.
  • Implemented Lean and Agile engineering, quality, and continuous delivery practices.
  • Coached leadership and engineering teams in Lean and Agile practices.
  • Implemented metrics and measures to provide direction on performance improvements.
  • Facilitated learning and development through individual and team coaching.
Focus areas: Agile, Product Management, Business Coaching, Change Management, Change Leadership, Leadership Development, Strategy

Enterprise Transformation Lead | Chief Operating Officer (COO)

2018 - 2019
Oradian
  • Implemented Lean and Agile practices and processes and helped the company scale its product and engineering teams by 200% within 12 months.
  • Built the teams and led the entry into six new global markets, growing revenue by 200% within 12 months.
  • Facilitated and developed strategic goals and implementation plans to support growth targets.
  • Translated strategic goals into quarterly priorities, objectives, and key results.
  • Provided thought leadership, ensuring the successful design and implementation of delivery strategies.
  • Defined and implemented mature business processes to support the organization's hypergrowth.
  • Developed a business improvement plan to achieve a mature, sustainable business.
Focus areas: Strategy, Agile Transformation, Business Transformation, Chief Operations Officer (COO), Business Strategy, Change Management, Change Leadership, Leadership Development, Chief of Staff

Program Manager

2013 - 2018
African Development Bank
  • Led the development of a social media and fintech platform for the African Development Bank.
  • Executed a successful pilot and raised $26 million in series A funding.
  • Worked actively on a four-year project covering 16 countries and 100+ resources.
Focus areas: Fundraising, Design, Strategy

Founder | Partner

2007 - 2018
Cillion
  • Led projects driving diversity and inclusion that provided financial support, mentoring, and coaching services to 50 million women in Africa.
  • Implemented innovative technologies for hundreds of banks across five continents, providing financial services to approximately 100 million previously financially excluded individuals.
  • Raised $26 million for a single project supporting diversity and inclusion and financial services in developing markets in collaboration with the International Finance Corporation and the United Nations.
  • Led enterprise transformation projects for several Fortune 500 companies, achieving significant improvements in speed and quality of delivery, innovation, and market responsiveness.
  • Developed a culture that supported team engagement and high performance.
  • Recruited, managed, and retained top talent, ensuring the successful delivery of all projects.
  • Led the delivery of complex projects for enterprise clients and NGOs.
  • Collaborated with diverse, geographically dispersed, remote teams in 80 countries.
  • Built and launched enterprise, B2B, and B2C on-premise and cloud software products.
  • Provided specialist consulting in financial services, fintech, artificial intelligence, and machine learning.
Focus areas: Fintech, Business Consulting, Business Strategy, Change Leadership, Chief of Staff, Strategy

Co-founder | Chief Revenue Officer

2000 - 2004
3fifteen Technology Solutions Pty (Ltd)
  • Assisted with the development of the company value proposition and go-to-market strategy.
  • Closed several key deals and managed the resulting projects at the key startup phase of the business.
  • Served as part of the team that built the company from 20 employees to 300.
  • Participated in several fundraising rounds up to $10 million with a successful exit in 2004.
  • Managed the strategic relationship with Microsoft.
Focus areas: Startups, Business Strategy, Chief of Staff, Strategy
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ICAgile Certified Expert in Enterprise Coaching (ICE-EC)

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AUGUST 2021 - PRESENT

ICAgile Certified Professional - Coaching Agile Transitions (ICP-CAT)

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AUGUST 2021 - PRESENT

ICAgile Certified Professional - Agility in the Enterprise (ICP-ENT)

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JULY 2021 - PRESENT

Certified SASM - SAFe Advanced Scrum Master

Scaled Agile, Inc.

APRIL 2021 - PRESENT

Certified SAFe DevOps Practitioner (SAFe SDP)

Scaled Agile, Inc.

JANUARY 2021 - PRESENT

Certified SAFe Lean Portfolio Management (SAFe LPM)

Scaled Agile, Inc.

OCTOBER 2020 - PRESENT

Scaled Agile Remote Trainer

Scaled Agile, Inc.

MAY 2020 - PRESENT

Certified SAFe Program Consultant

Scaled Agile, Inc.

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