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KINGSLEY EHIYEM EKOME

Coventry,COV

Summary

Experienced with Agile methodologies, including Scrum framework. Utilizes effective communication and leadership to guide teams toward successful project delivery. Track record of fostering collaborative and productive team environment, ensuring project goals are met efficiently.

Overview

17
17
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification

Work History

Scrum Master Senior Specialist

Jaguar Land Rover
08.2023 - Current
  • Facilitated Scrum ceremonies (Sprint Planning, Daily Scrum, Sprint Review, Retrospective) to ensure seamless Agile delivery.
  • Championed PI Planning readiness, organized Market Day events to improve Big Room Planning and dependency management.
  • Monitored team commitments and maintained delivery focus through proactive stakeholder engagement.
  • Reduced delays and risks using Timing Plan strategies, ensuring alignment with business goals.
  • Guided two teams to 38% increase in velocity by improving Agile maturity and self-management.

Scrum Master

R-Cloudserve Ltd
08.2022 - 07.2023
  • Facilitated Agile projects, aligned resources, and removed impediments to ensure on-time delivery.
  • Improved support response time by 35% through better problem tracking systems.
  • Managed budgets from £1M to £25M and ensured compliance with SDLC standards.
  • Enhanced team performance and predictability by assessing Scrum maturity and coaching teams.

Scrum Master

Quelong Technologies Ltd
01.2019 - 10.2021
  • Led Agile transformation from Waterfall, reducing technical debt to zero and improving profitability by 25%.
  • Delivered 10 new products and optimized processes for five legacy systems.
  • Negotiated with vendors to reduce costs by 10%, contributing to £0.5M revenue increase.

Scrum Master

First City Monument Bank Plc
05.2018 - 01.2019
  • Collaborated with Product Owners and IT to deliver projects for CreditOps department.
  • Maintained Scrum artifacts (capacity plans, velocity charts, burndown charts) and facilitated Agile ceremonies.

Personal Financial Consultant / Relationship Manager

First City Monument Bank Plc
07.2008 - 05.2018
  • Delivered exceptional customer service and relationship management, achieving 30% referral rate.
  • Conducted market analysis and handled risk asset requests for customers.

Education

Investment and Finance

Strathclyde Business School
09.2022

B.Sc. (ED) - Business Management/Education

Delta State University
01.2001

Skills

  • Agile & Project Management: Scrum, Kanban, SAFe, PI Planning
  • Tools: Jira, Azure DevOps, Confluence, Microsoft Office Suite (Excel, Word, PowerPoint), Miro
  • Soft Skills: Stakeholder Management, Team Leadership, Effective Communication, Problem Solving
  • Agile metrics tracking
  • Agile coaching
  • Sprint planning
  • Agile best practices

Certification

Professional Scrum Master (Scrum.org), Project Management Training, Asset Management (Amplify Boot Camp)

Training

  • Professional Scrum Master – Scrum.org
  • Project Management Training – Certification Edge
  • Financial Planning Certification – Project 7 UK
  • Negotiation Skills Development – Dale and Parker
  • Asset Management – Amplify Boot Camp

Timeline

Scrum Master Senior Specialist

Jaguar Land Rover
08.2023 - Current

Scrum Master

R-Cloudserve Ltd
08.2022 - 07.2023

Scrum Master

Quelong Technologies Ltd
01.2019 - 10.2021

Scrum Master

First City Monument Bank Plc
05.2018 - 01.2019

Personal Financial Consultant / Relationship Manager

First City Monument Bank Plc
07.2008 - 05.2018

B.Sc. (ED) - Business Management/Education

Delta State University

Investment and Finance

Strathclyde Business School

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