Mayokun Soremekun
Verified Expert in Project Management
Project Manager
Toronto, ON, Canada
Toptal member since March 7, 2022
More than an IT project and program manager, Mayokun is a problem solver with an extensive background in fintech, banking, financial services, and eCommerce. He helps organizations realize their business goals through project management and process optimizations, ensuring that most business needs are prioritized and delivered, providing quick ROI feedback. Mayokun is skilled in Agile/Waterfall, technical leadership, strategic planning, resource, risk, and stakeholder and change management.
Project Highlights
Expertise
- Agile Project Management
- Facilitation
- Fintech
- IT Project Management
- Jira
- Program Management
- Scrum Master
- Stakeholder Management
Work Experience
Product Manager | Scrum Master
PepsiCo
- Developed scrum team processes and operations processes such as the definition of done (DoD), the definition of ready (DoR), team agreements, and shared repository, and worked with a cross-functional team of developers to lead collaboration efforts.
- Worked closely with the delivery manager, scrum master, tech lead, and product managers to develop business requirements and update user stories for dev implementation. Conducted backlog grooming sessions, sprint planning, reviews, and daily standups.
- Collaborated closely with the Walmart team in the creation of structured API contracts, and was able to deliver a detailed solutions architecture alongside the enterprise architect.
Senior Scrum Master | Agile Project Manager
HP Inc
- Worked with three scrum teams (cloud team and NanaBenz: confidential and digital ops) jointly focused on delivering cutting-edge digital innovation software (SaaS) for HP.
- Reduced lead time by working closely with the product owners and stakeholders. Helped the teams to prioritize work based on customer needs and reduce the lead time for delivering new features and services. This led to greater customer satisfaction.
- Managed the operations and support of the HP DevOne website for optimization and effective engagement.
Scrum Master
Pfizer – Digital Manufacturing
- Worked with three Agile teams—knowledge management mobile, augmented reality, and innovation teams—to deliver innovative and mobile-first applications using SAFe.
- Facilitated team-building activities and encouraged using collaborative tools and techniques, such as pair programming, to improve communication and collaboration. Team members willingly shared knowledge, which Improved productivity.
- Transformed the smart factory innovation team into an adequately organized scrum team and set up their boards on Jira and Jira Align, respectively. The team delivered multiple iterations of work across two PIs.
- Promoted continuous improvement in the SAFe environment by encouraging Agile methodologies, data-driven decision-making, and a culture of experimentation and learning.
Agile Project Manager
AppZone
- Delivered over 40 API integrations with 3rd-party systems for open banking purposes. Augmented product subscription rate by 50% by successfully onboarding over 21 institutions for Cloud infrastructure (SaaS model) core banking system in four months.
- Revamped the continuous integrations and continuous delivery CI/CD pipelines for 37 in-house applications and achieved an 80% improvement in product release turnaround time.
- Achieved high-quality Agile maturity in speed, quality, and business impact, measured using the Agile Maturity Index (AMI). The organization scored 4.8 out of 5 on the AMI, which is in the top 10% of organizations in the industry.
Agile Coach | Agile Transformation Consultant
First City Monument Bank
- Achieved an outstanding performance and organizational impact ahead of the 12-month schedule by reaching contract augmentation within the first six months.
- Created, set up, staffed, and managed a fully functional Agile project management office (PMO), the Agile Centre of Operations, to adequately coordinate the organizational agile adoption for ongoing projects.
- Redesigned the project prioritization matrix providing a drastic 70% improvement in resource optimization and overall project quality management.
IT Program Manager | Senior Scrum Master
Union Bank of Nigeria
- Delivered the Agile transformation agenda for the information technology arm of the bank.
- Upgraded the business intelligence platform and the ERP's financial reporting module to achieve an augmented 70% cleaner and uniform system for managing strategic business engagements and data analytics.
- Implemented the Omniflow Intelligent Business Process Suite (OmniFlow iBPS), a business process management solution worth US$350,000 that provided instant and automated account opening, account maintenance, funds transfer, and term deposits.
- Drove down the cost of operations by 40% and improved process turnaround time (TAT) by 35% with the OmniFlow iBPS implementation.
Senior Scrum Master | IT Portfolio Manager | Agile Coach
Rensource Energy
- Established and managed a centralized project management office (PMO) to effectively coordinate and provide enterprise governance, risk, and budget management for project management teams.
- Led the execution of a metering system worth US$80,000 for the renewable energy business arm of the organization.
- Delivered the end-to-end upgrade and overhaul of the enterprise billing portal through updated third-party API integrations to track payments, manage user activity, meter escalations, and synchronize escalations to the Jira service desk portal.
Agile Coach | Senior IT Project Manager
Access Bank Plc
- Managed the implementation of the enterprise architecture roadmap against global standard requirements to achieve level 3.4 out of 4 compliance.
- Managed the delivery of a customer engagement chatbot that reduced the cost of operations by 40% and increased customer engagement by 47%.
- Created, set up, and managed the agile center for the information technology group and successfully delivered the Agile transformation project through Scrum adoption.
Project History
eCommerce Super App for Retail Engagement
Launched and managed several app releases that generated over 120% ROI within the first six months of its launch.
Coordinated the end-to-end project discovery process, identified and worked with product owners to define appropriate priorities for user stories based on business objectives and customer requirements.
Redesign of the Enterprise Billing Platform
Led the implementation and the overhaul of an enterprise billing portal for better, streamlined, and updated third-party API integrations to track payments, meter escalations, field agents, and synchronize escalation to the service desk portal.
Agile Center Set Up and Management
Successfully set up, staffed, coached, and managed a fully functional Agile PMO (Agile Center) consisting of eight scrum masters, nine product managers, thirty software engineers, and fifteen software testers.
Delivery Lead
Collaborated with multiple technical teams to plan the automation and implementation of the delivery process between Pepsi and its vendors, such as Walmart and Fritolays.
The project was run in a SAFe environment. I, along with the PM and other scrum masters, put together PI plans and product features. I also handled the data architecture and artifacts, among others.
Education
Master's Degree in Business Administration (MBA)
Quantic School of Business and Technology - Washington, D.C., United States
Program Specialization in Financial Technology
Wharton Online, The University of Pennsylvania - Online
Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science
Babcock University - Lagos, Nigeria
Certifications
SAFe 6 Agilist
Scaled Agile Inc
Professional Scrum Master Level II (PSM II)
Scrum.org
DevOps Foundation (DOFD)
DevOps Institute
Scrum Master Accredited Certification
International Scrum Institute
Project Management Professional (PMP)
Project Management Institute (PMI)
ITIL 4 Foundation Certification
Axelos Global
Skills
Tools
Jira, Confluence, Miro, Asana, Slack, Zoom, Figma
Paradigms
Agile, Agile Project Management, Waterfall Delivery, Management, Servant Leadership, Implementation Project Management, Agile Delivery, Scrum, Azure DevOps, DevOps, Kanban, Agile Leadership, Lean
Platforms
Amazon Web Services (AWS)
Industry Expertise
Retail & Wholesale
Other
Project Management, Budgeting, IT Projects, Execution, Scope Management, Microsoft Teams, Scrum Master, IT Service Management (ITSM), IT Project Management, Technical Project Management, Fintech, Stakeholder Management, Project Coordination, Project Tracking, Critical Thinking, Detail-oriented, Status Updates, Program Management, Project Planning, Business Analysis, Analysis, Leadership, Software Development Lifecycle (SDLC), APIs, Enterprise, Professional Agile Leadership (PAL), Project Reporting, Risk Management, Facilitation, Digital Project Management, Coaching, Sprint Planning, System Integration, Agile Product Delivery, Delivery, IT Infrastructure, Agile Coaching, Cost Analysis, Product Owner, IT Operations Management (ITOM), Product Management, Project Scheduling, Supply Chain, Process Flows, Advisory, JSON, Enterprise SaaS, Scaled Agile Framework (SAFe), Digital Transformation, Quality Assurance (QA), Scheduling, IT Program Management, IT Product Management, Software Design, Manufacturing, Business Agility, Agile DevOps, Scrum@Scale, Information Systems, Computer Science, Entrepreneurship, Business Law, Fintech Consultant, Data, Team Leadership, Software as a Service (SaaS), Open Banking APIs, Digital, Certified ScrumMaster (CSM), SAFe 6, PI Planning
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