Funmi Orenaike
Toronto,ON
Summary
Highly experienced project management professional and certified Scrum Master with extensive experience in steering complex projects to successful completion while ensuring adherence to timelines and budgets. Expertise in strategic planning, budget management, and risk assessment enables effective navigation of challenges. A strong advocate for team collaboration fosters a results-oriented environment that adapts seamlessly to evolving project needs. Recognized for reliability, leadership, and exceptional communication skills that enhance stakeholder engagement and project outcomes.
Overview
8
8
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Project Manager
Idextrus
01.2024 - 01.2025
- Managed a cross-functional team of developers, QA engineers, and software engineers, ensuring the timely and high-quality delivery of complex software projects.
- Liaised between development teams and stakeholders, translating business needs into technical requirements to ensure project alignment with strategic goals.
- Oversaw the project plan, including sprint planning, progress tracking, and risk mitigation, to keep projects on schedule and within scope.
- Prepared and presented regular status updates to stakeholders and management, detailing timelines, budget, and risk assessments.
- Resolved conflicts and removed roadblocks to ensure smooth project execution, maintaining open communication with internal teams and external clients.
Project Manager
Yes Course
04.2022 - 01.2024
- Successfully managed multiple digital marketing and online course development projects from initiation to closure, adhering to best practices and project governance.
- Developed and controlled project budgets, monitored resource allocation, and tracked change orders to ensure adherence to financial plans.
- Prepared and delivered regular progress reports, highlighting milestones and deliverables to align key stakeholders on project objectives.
- Built and maintained strong relationships with stakeholders, fostering effective communication and buy-in throughout the project lifecycle.
- Proactively managed project risks and opportunities, anticipating gaps and optimizing the project plan to meet project goals.
Business Project Manager
IP Express
01.2017 - 04.2022
- Facilitated stakeholder meetings to align on the execution plan for a large-scale project, communicating effectively with over 100 estate managers.
- Collaborated with sales and marketing teams to conduct gap analysis, contributing to a 17% revenue increase within 12 months.
- Managed project closeouts, ensuring proper handover of tasks and responsibilities, and contributed to process improvement by collecting and sharing feedback.
- Evaluated risks related to project implementation and testing processes, creating optimization plans to ensure successful delivery.
Education
PGCert - Software and Information Systems Testing
Fanshawe College
01.2025
PGCert - Business Analysis
Fanshawe College
01.2024
B.Sc - Computer Science
Olabisi Onabanjo University
01.2014
Skills
- Proficient timeline coordination
- Effective stakeholder communication
- Vendor coordination expertise
- Project planning and development
- Software development lifecycle
- Risk assessment
- Cost management
- Efficient resource management
- Quality assessment
- Production oversight
- Analytical reporting
- Continuous process refinement
- Client support
- Effective time management
- Strong attention to detail
- Skilled in resolving conflicts
- Project Management Tools: Jira, Confluence, Microsoft Project, ClickUp, Asana
- Microsoft Office Suite: Excel, Word, Outlook
Certification
Certified Scrum Master
Timeline
Project Manager
Idextrus
01.2024 - 01.2025
Project Manager
Yes Course
04.2022 - 01.2024
Business Project Manager
IP Express
01.2017 - 04.2022
PGCert - Business Analysis
Fanshawe College
B.Sc - Computer Science
Olabisi Onabanjo University
PGCert - Software and Information Systems Testing
Fanshawe College