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Work History
Education
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Additional Information
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Certification
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OREOLUWA LAWRENCE

Summary

Experienced Scrum Master and business analyst with proven track record of successfully leading teams in developing high-quality software & integrations of APi solutions on time and within budget. Skilled in multiple Agile methodologies, stakeholder management and sprint planning. Highly organized in managing complex projects with multiple deadlines.

Overview

5
5
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification

Work History

Scrum Master

First City Monument Bank LTD
10.2022 - Current
  • Develop schedule and cost plans with the product owner and business that support the business objectives, timelines, budgets, resources, milestones, and project deliverables
  • Facilitated Scrum framework – sprint planning, backlog grooming, daily scrums, sprint reviews, and sprint retrospectives.
  • Managed and organized all integration projects of APis to the bank operations application
  • Training, mentoring, and supporting scrum teams to follow agile values, principles, and practices
  • Worked across teams outside of engineering to find solutions and answers to issues encountered by engineering personnel.
  • Ensuring the proper use of collaborative processes and removing impediments for the scrum team
  • Managed product backlog and supported Scrum framework for monthly sprint releases.
  • Preparing and presenting status reports to stakeholders, tracking project processes, deliverables, and financials
  • Ensure single point of contact for external communications and conflict resolution.

Business Analyst/Project Manager

First City Monument Bank LTD
08.2021 - 10.2022
  • Led agility team members to driveways of working consistently across the organization
  • Delivered high value projects which improved TAT from 48-72 hours to 1hour
  • Removed impediment to ensure smooth progress of project delivery
  • Conducted interviews with key business users to collect information on business processes and user requirements.
  • Served as a servant leader to support success in the delivery of projects
  • Served as a business analyst in a scrum team
  • Facilitate stakeholders' engagement and feedbacks on selected projects
  • Major stakeholder in the Mckinsey review of the banks processes
  • Led and assisted technical upgrade projects for clients by working and coordinating with consultants and developers for integrations.

Customer Success Manager

First City Monument Bank LTD
01.2020 - 08.2020
  • Conducted training and mentored team members to promote productivity, accuracy, and commitment to friendly service.
  • Provided exceptional communication and networking skills
  • Improved departments and regions productivity and functionality from 50% to 94%
  • Facilitated open discussions to ensure team collaboration and resolve conflicts
  • Ensuring 100% new-to-bank customers are profiled seamlessly on the alternate channels
  • Played instrumental role in client satisfaction by working with operational teams for proper resolution of service issues.
  • Created customer support strategies to increase customer retention.
  • Supervised appropriate changes made to resolve client's issue
  • Created 4 forms to curb letter writing of processes and this increased customer experience to 95%
  • Support the drive for month-on-month growth on branch low cost by ensuring 50% increase of low-cost account opened in the branch.

Graduate Intern; History Teacher

IMG High School, Apata
11.2018 - 09.2019
  • Prepared a syllabus to serve as a guide in teaching the students
  • Served as an invigilator to most of the examinations at school
  • Collaborated the knowledge of my degree to the teaching delivery format to increase the students'interest in the subject being a new subject
  • Assisted staffs in the school in maintaining serenity in the school and training the students to bebetter students/children in the society
  • Prepared the student for an Inter-school social activity competition where I directed the play andchoreographed the dances displayed at the competition.

Project Coordinator/Administrative Assistant

ENL Consortium
Barracks
10.2019 - 01.2019
  • Ensured the files are signed and documented properly to be fetched easily when needed
  • Provided project support to ensure project plans and documentations are up to date
  • Provided regular status updates on projects
  • Prepared budget based on scope of work and resource requirements
  • Implemented governance standard across the portfolio including tracking, monitoring and updatingthe status of project deliverables

Education

Post Graduate Diploma - Human Resources Management

Niagara College
Toronto, Canada
06.2024

B.A - PERFORMING ARTS

University of Ilorin

West African Senior Certificate - undefined

Lagos State Model College

Skills

  • Agile Methodology
  • Scrum
  • Complaint investigation
  • Multitasking
  • Impediment removal
  • Problem Solving
  • Implementing scrum ceremonies
  • Servant-leadership
  • Change Management
  • Mentor, coach, and teaching
  • Process Improvement
  • Communication and networking
  • Product Backlog Refinement & Prioritization
  • Collaboration

Additional Information

  • Publication of my innovations and process improvement to the banks network
  • Received a commendation letter from the HR department based on my innovation of USSD/OTP form used in the bank as it assisted in improving customer experience.
  • Best Choreographer (PFA 499 2017/2018)
  • Best Dance Performer (PFA 499 2016/2017)

References

Available on Request

Certification

  • Professional Scrum Master I - Scrum.org
  • Scrum Fundamental Certification - Scrumstudy.com
  • ISO 9001 Foundation - PECB
  • UK Human Resource Management
  • National Youth Service Corps

Timeline

Scrum Master

First City Monument Bank LTD
10.2022 - Current

Business Analyst/Project Manager

First City Monument Bank LTD
08.2021 - 10.2022

Customer Success Manager

First City Monument Bank LTD
01.2020 - 08.2020

Project Coordinator/Administrative Assistant

ENL Consortium
10.2019 - 01.2019

Graduate Intern; History Teacher

IMG High School, Apata
11.2018 - 09.2019

Post Graduate Diploma - Human Resources Management

Niagara College

B.A - PERFORMING ARTS

University of Ilorin

West African Senior Certificate - undefined

Lagos State Model College
OREOLUWA LAWRENCE