AYODEJI FEMI BLESSED
Summary
Results-oriented Senior Project & Operations Manager (PMP) with 11 years of experience in enterprise transformation and operational improvement across the UK and West Africa. Led cross-functional remote teams in Agile environments, utilizing Jira for effective sprint execution and milestone tracking. Available for remote project and operations management roles.
Overview
8
8
years of professional experience
Work History
Senior Project Manager - Digital & Operations Transformation
7VEN OAKS
2025.04 - Current
- Led enterprise HR and operations transformation for 2,500+ employees, managing cross-functional remote teams across business, IT, and vendors to enhance service delivery
- Execute Agile sprint planning and delivery in Jira across four time zones, ensuring collaboration and consistent milestone achievement
- Improved operational efficiency by 40% through workflow optimization and automation
- Achieved 95% system adoption within 3 months via structured rollout and training
- Delivered executive dashboards and performance reports to leadership, providing insights for strategic decision-making
- Coordinated timelines, risks, and stakeholder communication throughout project lifecycle to ensure project alignment and transparency
- Delivered enterprise HR and operations transformation for 2,500+ employees remotely.
Senior Project Manager - Operations & Enterprise Programs
DUFIL PRIMA FOODS
Lagos
2021.01 - 2025.01
- Managed a portfolio of 20+ operations and technology improvement programs, improving productivity by 22% and delivery timelines by 32%
- Increased production efficiency by 18% and reduced waste by 28% through process optimization across 3 manufacturing plants
- Coordinated cross-functional teams across operations, IT, logistics, and commercial units, enhancing collaboration for consistent delivery
- Developed KPI dashboards and executive reports, enabling data-driven decision-making
- Supported planning, budgeting, and program execution tracking, maintaining ±2.5% cost variance
Project Manager - Technology & Operations Programs
Halogen Security Group
Lagos
2018.01 - 2021.01
- Delivered 12+ technology and operations projects across 30+ locations, coordinating IT, operations, and engineering teams for timely implementation
- Delivered all projects on time and within scope
- Oversaw timelines, vendors, risks, budgets, and stakeholder engagement
- Improved service response time by 30% through process improvements
- Developed reporting systems to enhance service delivery tracking
Education
B.Sc. - Biochemistry
Ahmadu Bello University
Nigeria01.2012
Skills
- Project Management
- Program Delivery
- Digital Transformation
- Change Management
- Agile & Hybrid Delivery
- Operations Management
- Stakeholder Management
- Risk and Issue Management
- Process Improvement
- Implementation rollout
- Continuous Improvement
- Performance tracking
- Workflow Automation
- Data reporting
- Jira
- MS Project
- Azure DevOps
- Power BI
- SQL
- Microsoft Power Platform
- Microsoft Office Suite
- Remote Team Leadership
- Microsoft Office Suite
Remote Work Strengths
- 11+ years project and operations leadership experience
- Proven experience leading UK-based remote teams across multiple time zones
- Skilled in distributed team coordination using Jira, Slack, and Zoom
- Strong reporting, communication, and stakeholder management abilities
- Immediate availability for global remote opportunities
- Stable power, high-speed internet, and dedicated home office setup
- Comfortable working across UK, US, and West Africa time zones
Certifications Professional Development
- PMP - Project Management Institute
- PMI-ACP (Agile) - Project Management Institute
- PRINCE2 Foundation - AXELOS
- Data Analytics for Business Decision Making
- SQL for Analytics & Reporting
- AWS Cloud Practitioner (In Progress)
- Professional Scrum Master (Planned)
Core Skills
Project Management, Operations Management, Program Delivery, Process Improvement, Remote Team Leadership, KPI & Performance Tracking, Risk & Issue Management, Stakeholder Management, Change Management, Digital Transformation, HRIS & Enterprise Systems, Workflow Automation, Data Reporting & Dashboards, Agile & Hybrid Delivery, Implementation & Rollout, Continuous Improvement, Jira, Confluence, Trello, Asana, MS Project, Azure DevOps, Slack, Power BI, SQL, Microsoft Power Platform, Zapier, Microsoft Office Suite, AWS (Foundational)
Timeline
Senior Project Manager - Digital & Operations Transformation
7VEN OAKS
2025.04 - Current
Senior Project Manager - Operations & Enterprise Programs
DUFIL PRIMA FOODS
2021.01 - 2025.01
Project Manager - Technology & Operations Programs
Halogen Security Group
2018.01 - 2021.01
B.Sc. - Biochemistry
Ahmadu Bello University