OLAOLUWA ADENIYI
Milton,ON
Summary
Dynamic Business Analyst with a proven track record at Scotia Bank, excelling in data governance and quality management. Expert in SQL and JIRA, I drive impactful solutions while fostering strong collaboration across teams. Successfully reduced credit loss by 75% through innovative process automation, enhancing operational efficiency and stakeholder engagement.
Overview
18
18
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Business Analyst/Data Governance Manager
Scotia Bank
Toronto, Canada
08.2023 - Current
- Provide support to the domain owners (DO) in kick-starting their Data Engagement process by going through New Initiative Risk Assessment (NIRA) & Data Impact Assessment (DIA) screener as part of the Enterprise Delivery Framework (EDF) gate
- Provide support to the domain owners by reviewing and completing Data Ethics Impact Assessment (DEIA) to be submitted to Data ethics Officer.
- Kick – off Data Initiative by documenting Data Initiative Project Charter
- Coordinate the onboarding of Data Initiative & team members into Collibra Universal Catalog
- Register Data Initiative workflow in Universal Catalog (UC)
- Implement Data Quality Issue Management using DQIM tool
- Complete Initial Advanced Data profiling, and identify and register Data Assets, including Data Control Validation
- Capture Technical Metadata – Schema details (UC API/HIVE) on Collibra Universal Catalog
- Perform Data Sensitivity classification & Review on Collibra Universal Catalog
- Onboard Data Use Cases, and document Data Elements on Collibra Universal Catalog
- Map and standardize Master data, and map Data Elements to Enterprise Reference Data
- Create and onboard Business Terms, map and standardize Enterprise Business Terms on Collibra Universal Catalog
- Document system level Lineage, Column level Lineage back to OSDs (Tier 1 Only), and Column level Lineage for the project HOP (Tier 2 Only)
- Maintained sprint boards and project documentation in JIRA and Confluence, ensuring alignment with Agile best practices
- Coordinated cross-functional teams using JIRA boards and Confluence pages to streamline communication and workflow visibility
- Utilized JIRA and Confluence to manage project timelines, track deliverables, and maintain clear documentation
- Led cross-functional teams using Agile and Lean methodologies, ensuring continuous improvement and customer value delivery
- Facilitated sprint planning, daily stand-ups, retrospectives, and Kanban reviews to support Agile delivery
- Implemented Lean process improvements, optimizing team performance and reducing cycle time by eliminating bottlenecks
Business Analyst
National Bank
Toronto, Canada
01.2018 - 12.2022
- Provided support and produced detailed system requirements and technical / functional specifications in alignment with standards and frameworks of the project
- Created target mapping documents and analysed data from databases using SQL statements
- Negotiated with vendors with a focus on technology related products and services
- Defined and documented statement of work – SOW with vendors, line of business (LOBs), procurement, legal, and finance teams
- Reviewed different proof of concepts – POCs with solutions and domain architect to minimize costs
- Responsible for onboarding new vendors including management of risk assessments
- Assisted in training users on new or enhanced system functionality and processes
- Hands – on experience collaborating with system architecture and UX design team
- Strong experience with UX design principles and system architecture planning
- Gained exposure to the development, testing, and deployment of mobile and web applications
- Managed software development tasks, sprints, and issue tracking through JIRA, with technical documentation maintained in Confluence
- Supported Agile ceremonies and sprint retrospectives using JIRA dashboards and Confluence templates
- Collaborated with developers and QA teams using JIRA for bug tracking and Confluence for knowledge sharing
- Collaborated within Agile development teams to deliver incremental product updates aligned with Lean principles
- Leveraged Scrum and Kanban frameworks to manage product backlogs, prioritize user stories, and streamline delivery
- Applied Lean thinking to improve software development efficiency and minimize rework
- Partnered with design teams to translate UX research and wireframes into scalable system architectures
- Leveraged UX methodologies and architectural frameworks to optimize product usability and technical efficiency
- Ensured consistent user experiences across platforms by aligning design intent with underlying architecture
Business/Data Analyst
Scotia Bank
Toronto, Canada
10.2015 - 10.2017
- Extracted data from SAS using SQL and SAS scripts to analyse, reconcile, verify data quality issues, and conduct first level root cause analysis and assign severity to the issues. Also proffered business and technical solutions to fix issues identified
- Developed and maintained business and technical requirements for data quality dimensional rule definitions, metrics, and thresholds
- Created business source to target mapping documents (BSTM) and profiled data in diverse operational and analytical databases
- Created detailed data lineage for critical data elements (CDEs) using IBM InfoSphere (FastTrack and IGC) also defined data quality rules, policies, and thresholds, including data access / privacy rules
- Prepared test cases, documented and managed tickets and testing issues using JIRA, also responsible for coordinating user acceptance testing of the entire business solutions.
- Prescribed requirements of user/business acceptance testing (BAT), managed the workflow execution for BAT, upload test cases and log defects
- Reviewed and fixed failed data lineage test cases at enterprise data lake (EDL) points.
- Prepared status reports, scheduled meetings, and ad-hoc supporting activities, to inform management and stakeholders program status and project risks
- Hands – on experience leveraging tools like JIRA and Confluence to manage projects, track progress, and enhance team collaboration
- Hands – on experience implementing Agile and Lean frameworks to enhance team collaboration, streamline workflows, and improve product outcomes
- Applied UX principles and system architecture best practices to design intuitive and scalable digital solutions
- Collaborated with cross-functional teams to align user experience goals with robust system architecture design
- Balanced usability, performance, and scalability by integrating UX insights into system design decisions
Business Analyst
Skye Bank International
Lagos, Nigeria
01.2014 - 07.2015
- Led and executed sourcing initiatives to identify and qualify suppliers, ensuring timely delivery of products and services while maintaining quality standards
- Conducted thorough market research and analysis to identify cost-saving opportunities and potential risks
- Collaborated with cross-functional teams to align sourcing strategies with business requirements
Credit Risk Analyst
Zenith Bank International
Lagos, Nigeria
09.2007 - 11.2013
- Using Finacle and Calypso core banking app, ensured all credit applications processed are eligible before disbursement
- Using Finacle and Calypso core banking app, managed credit exposure with a pre-emptive cash flow analysis process which rejected problem retail loans and reduced credit loss by 75%
- Created an initiative for automation of credit applications which reduced turn-around from 72 hours to 24 hours
- Using Experian Debts Collector system, managed debt portfolio of middle collections- (30- 60days) cycle
Education
Bachelor of business degree - Accounting
University of Lagos (UNILAG)
Lagos06-2013
Diploma Degree - Accounting
Federal Polytechnic
Ilaro06-2005
Skills
- Documents analysis
- Data mapping
- Print specifications
- System integration
- End user testing
- User acceptance testing (UAT)
- Enterprise planning
- Gap analysis
- Impact analysis
- Online channel
- Business strategy
- Systems analysis
- Systems design
- Strategy manager (SM)
- JIRA
- Confluence
- IBM InfoSphere FastTrack and IGC
- Collibra Universal Catalog
- Ethics assistant
- Trusted AI
- Data modeling
- SQL
- Web service application design
- XML
- Data quality
- Data governance
- Data warehouse
- Data lake
- sas
- ServiceNow
- Business process reengineering
- Business Improvement (BPI)
- Business process modeling
- SharePoint
- Share drive
- Software deployment
- Project status reporting
- End user training
- System Development Life Cycle methodologies
- Waterfall
- Agile
- Requirement workshop
- Joint requirement planning
- Observation
- Prototype
- Microsoft Office Suite
- MS Visio
- Microsoft Power BI
- Requirements elicitation
- PM methodology
- PMLC
- MS Project
- Effective communication
- Proactive questioning
- Challenging existing processes
- Operational efficiencies
- Strong collaboration
- Leadership skills
- Deliverable achievements
- Scope management
- Deadline management
- Strong people skills
Certification
- Member – International Institute of Business Analysis (IIBA)
- Level I Candidate in the CFA Program
Languages
English
Full Professional
References
References available upon request.
Timeline
Business Analyst/Data Governance Manager
Scotia Bank
08.2023 - Current
Business Analyst
National Bank
01.2018 - 12.2022
Business/Data Analyst
Scotia Bank
10.2015 - 10.2017
Business Analyst
Skye Bank International
01.2014 - 07.2015
Credit Risk Analyst
Zenith Bank International
09.2007 - 11.2013
Bachelor of business degree - Accounting
University of Lagos (UNILAG)
Diploma Degree - Accounting
Federal Polytechnic