Gani Ade
IT Business analyst
Toronto,ON
Summary
Digital Transformation Leader with 8 years’ experience delivering large-scale change and strategic initiatives across capital markets operations. Experienced in partnering with senior stakeholders to drive transformation across Securities Services and Markets Operations. Skilled in regulatory change, process redesign, and system resilience, with a strong track record of assessing operational impact, aligning cross-team initiatives, and representing operations in key governance forums. Focused on improving efficiency, modernizing infrastructure, and strengthening risk controls through practical, scalable technology solutions.
Overview
8
8
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
7
7
years of post-secondary education
Work History
IT Business Lead analyst
Citi Group
Mississauga, ON
01.2026 - Current
- Defined and executed multi-year product vision and roadmap, scaling OTC swap derivatives margin and collateral capabilities to support $25–40bn+ notional portfolios with sustainable, efficient, and scalable processes.
- Owned and chaired Product Working Group (PWG) sessions, steering strategic decisions across Front Office, Middle Office, Risk, and Technology, ensuring alignment with regulatory requirements (CFTC UMR) and enterprise objectives.
- Partnered with Front Office Trading & Sales and Middle Office Risk & Collateral Management to translate complex margin and collateral requirements into operationally sustainable product features and workflows.
- Managed and prioritized the agile product backlog, balancing regulatory, operational, and trading priorities while driving straight-through processing, operational efficiency, and long-term scalability.
- Embedded risk, compliance, and governance frameworks into all product decisions, providing executive guidance on operational risk, regulatory adherence, and future-state enhancements.
Senior Business Analyst / Product Manager - Asset Servicing Transformation
JP Morgan Chase & Co.
11.2022 - Current
- Migrated JPMorgan Chase's corporate actions processing from a legacy system to a cloud-based engine utilizing agent-driven data, achieving a 35% reduction in system downtime and a 25% improvement in efficiency across 16 entities.
- Managed a $1.5M digital transformation delivering a cloud-based asset servicing settlement engine with election automation and enriched data, resulting in 30% higher client satisfaction and 20% revenue growth.
- Drove automation initiatives that reduced manual touchpoints by 50%, cutting processing time by 45%, improving straight through processing and decreasing error rates by 20%.
- Led requirements gathering, UAT, and governance (CRA, BARA, PIA, DIA), resolving issues, securing formal sign-off, and aligning stakeholders to product vision and roadmap.
- Leverage Agile frameworks (Scrum, Kanban) for sprint management, reducing project cycle times by 40% and improving reporting with Jira and Confluence.
- Manage the Project Working Group (PWG) and provided weekly updates on integrated plans, RAID, and workstream status to stakeholders, ensuring alignment with business goals and transparent communication at steering committee meetings.
- Engage external agents to conduct SWIFT connectivity testing in line with ISO 20022 and ISO 15022 standards, ensuring seamless cross-border payments and compliance with international messaging protocols.
Senior Business Analyst - Regulatory Compliance
JP Morgan Chase & Co.
05.2022 - 11.2022
- Collaborated with legal and compliance teams to align mobile and e-communication tools with global regulatory requirements, resulting in a 20% reduction in compliance violations.
- Led Telemessage as Product Owner, a secure messaging initiative created after a $250M sanction for client interactions via WhatsApp, driving compliance and operational oversight.
- Documented gap analysis for product releases and ensured high-quality product delivery.
- Led a team of 10+ development team and business analyst across different countries, increasing transaction volume by over $20 million.
- Coordinated with 5+ cross-functional teams (Legal, Compliance, Technology) to implement controls and regulatory requirements.
- Monitored key performance indicators (KPIs) to evaluate the success and impact of product initiatives.
Business Analyst/Product owner
Access Bank Plc.
10.2017 - 01.2022
- Conducted 'As-Is'/'To-Be' analysis of retail banking processes, identifying gaps, inefficiencies, and integration risks during the merger.
- Supported the SLDC lifecycle and implemented software changes by training end users and preparation of process manuals.
- Collaborated with management and development teams to streamline retail operations across branches, customer service, and transaction workflows.
- Led project initiatives, planning, execution, monitoring, and closure phases, consistently delivering successful project outcomes.
- Worked with project teams to prioritize system and process updates in line with software releases, minimizing disruption to retail banking services.
Education
CIBN - ACIB
Chartered Institute of Bankers Nigeria
Nigeria 07.2017 - 07.2017
Bachelor of Science Degree - Civil Engineering
University of Ibadan
Nigeria 12.2010 - 02.2016
Master's Degree - Management with Business Analytics
Bournemouth University
United Kingdom 01.2021 - 09.2022
Skills
- User Flows and Process Mapping
- User & Market Trend Research
- User Stories Writing and Acceptance Testing
- Gap Analysis
- Process Modeling
- Requirement Gathering
- Full SDLC
- Agile Scrum
- Kanban
- Process Improvement
- Power BI
- Stakeholder Management
- Team Leadership
- Cross-functional Collaboration
- Artificial Intelligence
- API Integration
- A/B Testing
- Project Milestone
- Payment Life Cycle
- DevOps
- SQL
- Microsoft Office Packages
- UX Design and Prototyping
- Lucid
- Miro
- UML
- ServiceNow
- Rally
- Trello
- Jira
- Data Mapping & Quality
- Change Management
- Data Management
- Endpoints
- Schema
- XML
- JSON
Certification
- Professional Scrum Product Owner (PSPO),
- Project management professional (PMP) - in view
- Agile Scrum Master
- Alteryx
Timeline
IT Business Lead analyst
Citi Group
01.2026 - Current
Senior Business Analyst / Product Manager - Asset Servicing Transformation
JP Morgan Chase & Co.
11.2022 - Current
Senior Business Analyst - Regulatory Compliance
JP Morgan Chase & Co.
05.2022 - 11.2022
Master's Degree - Management with Business Analytics
Bournemouth University
01.2021 - 09.2022
Business Analyst/Product owner
Access Bank Plc.
10.2017 - 01.2022
CIBN - ACIB
Chartered Institute of Bankers Nigeria
07.2017 - 07.2017
Bachelor of Science Degree - Civil Engineering
University of Ibadan
12.2010 - 02.2016