Segun Oyafajo
Oshawa,ON
Summary
Experienced Product Owner with a proven track record of driving successful product development from conception to market launch. With over seven years of experience in Agile environments, skilled at translating stakeholder needs into actionable product requirements, prioritizing features for maximum value, and leading cross-functional teams to deliver high-quality products on time and within budget. Skilled in product strategy, roadmap development, backlog grooming, stakeholder management, and project management.
Overview
12
12
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Implementation Project Manager, IT
WCG Services
11.2020 - Current
- Led seamless integration of WCG's case management software (CMS) with external partner CMS, employing API and data integration methodologies to bolster employee productivity by 50%.
- Pioneered adoption of Agile Scrum methodologies and associated ceremonies, leading to notable increase in product delivery's frequency and efficiency.
- Drive comprehensive development, implementation, and support of enterprise project management methodology, meticulously aligning it with overarching organization strategic objectives.
- Function as Subject Matter Expert in bridging gaps between product and technical realms of product development, ensuring alignment and synergy
- Lead large-scale, cross-functional teams in executing enterprise-wide projects and programs, guaranteeing flawless deployment and alignment with strategic imperatives
- Oversee execution of multiple projects, adeptly coordinating efforts of internal teams and external vendors to deliver impactful business solutions.
- Cultivate and nurture relationships with executive sponsors, key stakeholders, and project team members, fostering shared understanding and commitment to project objectives and priorities
- Coordinate with internal subject matter experts and external vendors to develop custom solutions and address technical challenges, resulting in high-quality delivery of project outcomes and enhanced client satisfaction.
Product Owner
Scheidt & Bachmann
08.2017 - 10.2020
- Led implementation of custom software solutions for transportation industry clients, resulting in notable 30% enhancement in client satisfaction and 20% reduction in project timelines
- Accountable for setting and shaping strategic roadmap of designated products, aligning them with corporate objectives.
- Took ownership of curating prioritized product backlog, encompassing key new features, existing feature enhancements, and backlog defects
- Conducted comprehensive stakeholder interviews, meticulously gathering business requirements and translating them into user stories with clear acceptance criteria for development team's guidance in new feature implementation
- Collaborated closely with stakeholders to decompose larger projects into smaller, prioritized components, facilitating their individual release
- Orchestrated seamless coordination among various delivery teams including Release Management, PMO, Enterprise Architecture, Software Development, QA, Deployment Management, Security, and Defect Management to ensure successful execution of projects or smaller release vehicles
- Applied incremental delivery principles within Agile methodologies, actively participating in scrum ceremonies such as sprint planning, backlog grooming, and retrospectives
- Spearheaded technical clarifications during user acceptance testing (UAT), ensuring precise alignment with business requirements and culminating in 15% reduction in post-launch defects.
Business System Analyst
Expert Edge Software
01.2012 - 07.2017
- Conducted comprehensive reviews and documentation of end-to-end business processes in collaboration with stakeholders to discern and mitigate operational, financial, and technological requisites and risks.
- Took charge of system implementation lifecycle, delineating system enhancements, formulating test strategies, executing testing protocols, furnishing user documentation, and delivering post-implementation support thereby increasing release efficiency by 5%
- Oversaw management of multiple small-scale projects and assumed leadership roles in specific segments of large-scale projects, guiding implementation of technical solutions to address business challenges.
- Actively participated in and contributed to change management and service transition processes, ensuring seamless integration of new systems and processes.
- Facilitated effective communication with business partners to ascertain needs and evaluate alternative business solutions in collaboration with project management or technical teams.
- Generated comprehensive documentation of requirements, specifications, and recommendations pertaining to proposed solutions, ensuring clarity and alignment with business objectives.
- Documented workflows and outcomes of business analysis, securing sign-off from stakeholders on business requirement documentation to ensure consensus and clarity.
- Provided support during user acceptance testing, translating requirements and use cases into test conditions and expected results, thereby facilitating smooth validation of system functionality.
Education
Certificate - Product Management
Ontario Tech University
Toronto, ON06.2021
Certificate - Cyber Security
York University
Toronto, ON07.2020
Master of Engineering (M.ENG) - Biomedical Engineering
University of Saskatchewan
Saskatoon, SK05.2018
Bachelor of Technology (B.Tech) (Hons) - Electronic & Electrical Engineering
Ladoke Akintola University of Technology
Nigeria11.2011
Skills
- Project Management
- Resource Coordination
- Process Improvement
- Strategic Planning
- Cross-Functional Leadership
- Team Building
- Complex Communication
- Change & Backlog Management
- API Integration
- Agile Scrum, Lean, SAFe, Kanban & Waterfall Methodology
- JIRA/Confluence
- SQL
- MS Project
- Azure DevOps
- UI/UX Principles
Certification
- Project Management Professional (PMP)
- Certified SAFe 6 Agilist
- PRINCE2 Foundation
- Certified Scrum Product Owner (CSPO)
- Information Technology Infrastructure Library (ITIL)
- Certified Scrum Master (CSM)
- The Professional Attitude: Professionalism as Communication Practice
Skill Sets
- Project Management
- Resource Coordination
- Financial Services (Consulting)
- Process Improvement
- Strategic Planning
- Relationship Management
- Cross-Functional Leadership
- Team Building
- People Management
- Complex Communication
- Conflict Management
- Change Management
- Backlog Management
- API Integration
- CI/CD
- Business Analysis
- Agile Scrum, Lean, SAFe, Kanban & Waterfall Methodology
- JIRA/Confluence
- SQL
- MS Project
- Power BI
- Azure DevOps
- Salesforce
- UI/UX Principles
Languages
Timeline
Implementation Project Manager, IT
WCG Services
11.2020 - Current
Product Owner
Scheidt & Bachmann
08.2017 - 10.2020
Business System Analyst
Expert Edge Software
01.2012 - 07.2017
Certificate - Product Management
Ontario Tech University
Certificate - Cyber Security
York University
Master of Engineering (M.ENG) - Biomedical Engineering
University of Saskatchewan
Bachelor of Technology (B.Tech) (Hons) - Electronic & Electrical Engineering
Ladoke Akintola University of Technology
- Project Management Professional (PMP)
- Certified SAFe 6 Agilist
- PRINCE2 Foundation
- Certified Scrum Product Owner (CSPO)
- Information Technology Infrastructure Library (ITIL)
- Certified Scrum Master (CSM)
- The Professional Attitude: Professionalism as Communication Practice
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