LEKE ONI MBA, PMP, SMC e-mail: adfhzm@r.postjobfree.com Mob: 647-***-****

Mississauga ON

PROJECT MANAGER

PROFESSIONAL PROFILE

10+ years of experience in detailed business strategy and implementation with proven analytical abilities to develop competitive and comparative value proposition

Project Manager (PM) possessing 10 years of experience successfully leading and facilitating global cross-functional teams, fostering collaborations between multiple teams, executive management and other stakeholders.

Demonstrated ability for managing and delivering on key strategic initiatives/programs

Excellent leadership and communication skills. Dedicated, resourceful problem solver with the ability to negotiate and influence corporate changes to develop best business practices.

Proven ability to be successful in a fast-paced and rapidly changing work environment

Project Management: Project Manager versed in the delivery of SDLC, Agile and Waterfall methodology as well as status reporting, resourcing, financial budgeting and time management.

Proficient in MS Excel, Word, Power-Point, Visio, Think-Cell, Tableau.

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Project Manager (Consultant)

Royal Bank of Canada (RBC)- Global Procurements Apr 2019- Oct 2019

Responsible for planning and leading the strategic change management

Planned and managed the project budget and provided the bi weekly financial reporting on the project according to financial standards

Designed a tailored process to efficiently manage projects utilizing a blend of waterfall and agile methodologies.

Proactively tracked and managed project risk and ensured adequate mitigation plans were in place to guard against hitches

Supported and understood new functionality and features.

Collaborated with Product Owners (PO), Subject Matter Experts (SMEs) and developers to understand the requirements

Managed the project stakeholders and ensured efficient and effective delivery of assigned tasks

Provided ongoing communications to key stakeholders, these includes the Executive project sponsor, project owner and the core project team.

Responded and escalated risk issues arising from project implementation

Ensured accurate documentation of project procedure and risks

Led daily Stand-ups to track project activities across work streams

Facilitated design workshops alongside the Systems Integrator

Facilitated play back sessions after every sprint to allow users access functionality of the tool

Collaborated with project team & Product owner in prioritizing product backlog.

Collaborated with Product Owner, Product teams and developers, created User Stories, updated project plans and reviewed project burn-down velocity on JIRA

Communicated all project documentation to key stakeholders, including requirements, project schedules, budgets, status reports and accomplishments,

Carried out post- project implementation review to track project value emanating from project implementation

DELIVERABLES - Business Impact Document, Business Cases, Business Requirement Document (BRD), Business Needs Documentation, Requirement Workshop Agendas, Vision and Scope Documents, SOW, RFI, RFQ, RFS, RFPs, Workflows and Activity diagrams, Test Strategy Documentation and, User Acceptance Testing Documentation, Proof of Concept documentation, Change Management Plans, Project Charter, Project Plans, RACI Matrices, SWOT Analysis, Requirement Traceability Matrices

Project Manager

Royal Bank of Canada (RBC) - (Global Recruitment), Oct 2018 - Apr 2019

Accountable to Vice President and Senior Director

Integrated programs, identified and managed dependencies across the various projects

Managing and coordinating activities around project dependencies across the group

Monitoring budgets, schedules and identified risk across projects

Actively participated in the enterprise roll out of Ideal resume screening and automated applicant assessment program through the gathering and validation of requirements with stakeholders.

Managed the change management process

Designed and developed an integrated project plan, cutting across the various groups and departments within the We X team

Managed the Recruitment reporting project from initiation through to the execution stages.

Developed change and stakeholder engagement plans and change network for Ideal resume screening project, creating innovative communication model using infographics to better engage stakeholders and leaders, which improved support and engagement.

Project Manager Jan 2013 - Mar 2018

Heritage Bank PLC, Nigeria

Accountable to the Senior Vice President of Corporate Strategy and Execution, I managed key strategic projects tied to the corporate objectives of the bank. Responsible for planning, monitoring and reporting the progress of various projects to the executive management. Also responsible for evaluating performance of these projects to validate the delivery of projected value post implementation.

Actively participated in coordinating strategic planning and execution functions, consolidating business plans and financial forecasts by utilizing business based and data driven methods.

Managed the implementation of CRM program for the broader organization to drive out the data requirements and designing appropriate model for resolving data request thereby reducing administrative overhead.

Managed the implementation and adoption of Fintrack Financial dash board. A live performance management dash board used to monitor and track financial performance of Strategic Business Units (SBU) thereby improving information flow and decision making by over 50%

Developed change management stakeholder engagement plans and communication model for the Fintrack project using infographics to better engage stakeholders and leaders

Participated in the Business transformation and integration project for the conclusion of the Merger and Acquisition of Enterprise bank by Heritage bank (Project Uno).

Managed work-streams, such as the verification of assets and other financial assessments required for the Merger and acquisition of Enterprise bank (Project Uno)

Managed the deployment of HR flex (a robust and efficient human resource management tool) which improved collaboration and efficiency amongst the workforce

Developed the business case and managed the deployment of 100 Automated Banking centres across identified high traffic areas which gave the bank more visibility and increased the bank’s local market share by 10%.

Special Assistant to the Executive Director (Senior Strategy Analyst) Aug 2011 - Dec 2012

Keystone Bank, Nigeria

Reported to the Executive Director Business Banking Division with the mandate to manage the strategy development and implementation of the directorate whilst, also managing a variety of initiatives/strategic projects which ensured 50% improvements in the directorate performance.

Managed the branch opening projects in 4 key market locations and turnaround performance of 25 non-performing branches through the identifications of local opportunities around the branches and development of market specific products and initiatives.

Organised quarterly business performance review in conjunction with business managers to harmonize operating strategy and identify initiatives to improve performance.

Supported strategic business units Investment decisions with analysis and insights from key performance indicators relative to business opportunities through market research analysis, benchmarking branch performance relative to other banks and delivered business intelligence report on business segments opportunities

Managed key business initiatives and projects including the re-engineering of the Business account opening process as well as the Credit application and approval process.

Developed and executed rollout communication plans and crafted global and targeted communications to key stakeholder group

education and PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT

Leadership skills in a Canadian Context (Humber College Canada) 2018

Scrum Master Certified, (SFC) Scrum Study 2018

Six Sigma Yellow Belt (SSYB) 6sigma Study 2018

Project Management Professional (PMP), Project Management Institute, 2017

Master of Business Administration, (MBA) University of Surrey, Guildford, UK 2007

Bachelor of Science (Hons), Sociology,) University of Ilorin, Nigeria 2003

HARDWARE/ SOFTWARE

Project Management Tools: MS Suite, Project and Visio, Tableau, SharePoint, JIRA, and Clarity

Experienced with documentation, presentations and flowcharting

PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS

Member Project Management Institute – Lakeshore chapter. Canada

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