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ADE ADEBAYO

ADE ADEBAYO

Philadelphia

Summary

Accomplished Scrum Master and IT Project Manager with expertise in managing complex projects for high-profile companies, including JPMorgan Chase. Demonstrated ability to implement Agile methodologies that enhance project efficiency and drive continuous improvement. Proven success in overseeing full project lifecycles, ensuring timely delivery and risk mitigation. Recognized for exceptional communication skills and ability to foster productive relationships among diverse teams.

Overview

9
9
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification

Work History

Agility Lead

JPMorgan Chase
Wilmington
02.2022 - Current
  • Guide the adoption of Agile practices and principles across three Scrum teams through coaching, facilitation, and by modeling Agile values to consistently deliver high-quality outcomes.
  • Partner with Product Managers, Product Owners, and cross-functional team members to align on sprint goals, prioritize tasks, and refine timelines.
  • Facilitate Agile ceremonies, including sprint planning, daily stand-ups, backlog refinement, sprint reviews, and retrospectives, to ensure continued alignment.
  • Assist Product Owners in maintaining a well-organized, prioritized, and actionable product backlog.
  • Demonstrate expertise in identifying and resolving team blockers, as well as directing the team to appropriate stakeholders when needed, to maintain momentum.
  • Coordinate with other teams to address interdependencies, as well as ensure alignment and successful integration of deliverables.
  • Employ JIRA to monitor team progress, implementing data-driven performance adjustments to increase story completion rates from 50% to over 90% across three teams.
  • Cultivate a psychologically safe team environment by encouraging transparent communication, value-driven decision-making, and iterative process improvement.
  • Act as a liaison between technical and business teams to ensure a shared understanding of project goals and priorities.
  • Design and implement performance metrics to measure team efficiency, and identify areas for improvement, leading to measurable gains in delivery speed and quality.
  • Establish regular updates and reporting mechanisms to inform stakeholders of progress, risks, and accomplishments.
  • Conduct training sessions and workshops to upskill team members on Agile practices, roles, and responsibilities.
  • Drive initiatives to streamline workflows, reduce cycle times, and enhance team capacity for strategic projects.

Scrum Master Assistant Vice President

M&T Bank
Buffalo
09.2021 - 02.2022
  • Guided the team through a successful transition from Waterfall to Agile methodology by organizing training sessions, establishing sprint cycles, refining user stories, and fostering cross-functional collaboration.
  • Collaborated with the Product Owner to refine and maintain a prioritized product backlog aligned with strategic goals.
  • Orchestrated key Agile ceremonies, including sprint planning, daily stand-ups, backlog refinement, sprint reviews, and retrospectives.
  • Educated the team on estimation techniques such as Planning Poker and T-shirt sizing, improving accuracy and team engagement in sprint planning.
  • Resolved impediments requiring external intervention, ensuring uninterrupted progress toward sprint goals.
  • Monitored team progress and delivery performance using JIRA, enabling data-driven decision-making and improved velocity tracking.
  • Promoted a culture of continuous improvement by fostering transparency, collaboration, and actionable outcomes from retrospectives.

Scrum Master

Connect America
Bala Cynwyd
01.2019 - 09.2021
  • Directed daily stand-ups, reviews, retrospectives, and other Scrum ceremonies, maintaining high team engagement and alignment with project objectives.
  • Oversaw multiple technical teams, leveraging Scrum metrics such as velocity and/or burn-down charts to track and report progress.
  • Partnered with the Product Owner to refine project backlogs, ensuring alignment with business needs and timely feature delivery.
  • Trained teams on Planning Poker and T-shirt sizing estimation techniques, ensuring precise story sizing and prioritization.
  • Championed core Agile principles, including collaboration, prioritization, team accountability, and visibility, across all development initiatives.
  • Supported mobile application development teams, employing servant leadership to address and remove impediments while ensuring timely delivery of results.
  • Utilized JIRA for monitoring team performance, collaboration and communication, managing project timelines and dependencies, facilitating knowledge sharing through documentation as well as conducting sprint retrospectives and gathering feedback.
  • Implemented retrospective outcomes to address process inefficiencies and drive continuous team improvement.

Scrum Master

On-demand Services
Newcastle
09.2016 - 01.2019
  • Facilitated Agile ceremonies, including sprint planning, daily stand-ups, sprint reviews, retrospectives, and backlog refinement, ensuring full team engagement and alignment.
  • Instructed teams on crafting clear, concise user stories and acceptance criteria to improve backlog quality and sprint outcomes.
  • Empowered teams to self-organize and resolve conflicts through constructive discussions by applying a servant leadership approach.
  • Strengthened collaboration between Product Owners, team members, and stakeholders.
  • Provided guidance on story estimation techniques, including Planning Poker and T-shirt sizing, to improve sprint planning.
  • Tracked and communicated team performance metrics, including velocity, burn-down charts, and sprint progress, using JIRA.
  • Encouraged iterative improvement by implementing actionable insights from retrospectives.

Education

Bachelor of Science (B.Sc.) - Business Administration

University of Ilorin
05-2001

Skills

  • Office 365 proficiency
  • JIRA management
  • Scrum facilitation
  • Continuous improvement
  • Stakeholder communication
  • Data-driven decisions
  • Backlog management
  • Team collaboration
  • Servant leadership

Certification

  • Certified Scrum Master, Scrum Alliance
  • Certified SAFE 5 Scrum Master

Languages

English, Yoruba

Hobbies and Interests

Soccer (competitive), travelling, photography

Projects

Agility Lead for Machine Learning Teams: Support three teams in developing and optimizing machine learning models by implementing Agile best practices to facilitate timely and efficient project delivery., AI Algorithmic Bias Evaluator: Served as an Agility Lead supporting teams in developing an innovative AI algorithmic bias evaluator for monitoring bias in high-risk models; successfully delivered a groundbreaking solution that received the JPMC Innovation Award in 2022., Cloud Migration Project: Assisted teams in migrating over 20 machine learning models from an on-premises data repository to AWS Cloud, enhancing data accessibility, system performance, and scalability.

Affiliations

  • Scrum Alliance
  • SAFE
  • Scaled Agile Inc.

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

  • Languages: English, Yoruba
  • Technical Proficiencies: Office 365
  • Interests: Soccer, travelling, photography

Timeline

Agility Lead

JPMorgan Chase
02.2022 - Current

Scrum Master Assistant Vice President

M&T Bank
09.2021 - 02.2022

Scrum Master

Connect America
01.2019 - 09.2021

Scrum Master

On-demand Services
09.2016 - 01.2019

Bachelor of Science (B.Sc.) - Business Administration

University of Ilorin

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