Timi Tope Ologunoye
Business Executive
Summary
Accomplished business, human resources and change management leader with over 22 years of progressive industry experience and a track record of delivering superior results. Grows revenue and increases margins in innovative ways by connecting strategy, operations and people processes to deliver value. Well-versed in managing multi-million-dollar budgets with full P&L responsibility, negotiating high-level contracts, and building lasting relationships with partners, investors, vendors, and clients.
As a Senior Human Resources Professional, he has developed leaders and shaped high-performance culture at major brands with progressive technical capabilities leading to double-digit revenue growth. Develops executable strategies and initiatives that link human capital to business results. As a Change Management Practitioner, he is an active and visible sponsor of high-impact organisational transformation programmes.
Highly organised and forward-thinking with in-depth knowledge of market trends, sales strategies, and business regulations. Proficient in the use of modern technology and business transformation frameworks.
He is a Doctoral Researcher at Brunel University, London.
Overview
22
22
years of professional experience
10
10
years of post-secondary education
Work history
Chief Operating Officer
Autochek Africa
09.2020 - Current
- Oversee all operational aspects of the company, including strategy, business performance, people and culture, risk management and compliance.
- Delivered enterprise improvements and the annual business plan, focusing on revenue (107% of target), profit (92% of target), growth (102% of target), credit health (94% of target), NPS (100% of target) and culture (25% improvement).
- Translated global business strategy to operational tactics that support each country's requirements.
- Supervised the P&L performance across countries and markets.
- Developed and implemented operational policies, processes, and procedures that significantly improved efficiency and productivity.
- Collaborated with other executives to set company goals and objectives, and ensure they are achieved.
- Clarified various operating strategies and business performance indicators across markets.
- Identified specific growth requirements for each market and built bottom-up strategies for each market.
- Provided leadership and mentorship to regional business leaders and global heads of functions to foster a high-performance culture.
- Promoted digital literacy, data measurement and analysis culture across the organisation.
- Actively sponsored major business transformation projects (e.g., digitisation, culture re-vamp, and decentralisation).
- Monitored industry trends, regulatory changes, and competitive landscape to identify opportunities and mitigate risks.
- Promoted operational excellence and enforced sanctions following SLA breaches in keeping faith with Autochek's promise to its customers.
- Built and maintained relationships with partners, investors, and stakeholders to drive business growth.
- Incubated & delivered several new business initiatives.
- Refined organisational structure to consolidate, streamline and delineate necessary functions.
- Launched internal reward programmes that boosted employee retention by 70%.
Director, Corporate Services
Cars45 (OLX Autos)
10.2019 - 08.2020
- Oversaw all operational aspects of the business including people operations, administration, quality assurance, enterprise risk management and legal services.
- Oversaw the performance of executives and provided guidance for improvement.
- Delivered a successful enterprise-wide risk-based process improvement project (December 2019) that improved operational efficiency by 65%.
- Redesigned the company's trading policy using the 9-box matrix (2 x2 grid).
- Developed and Implemented the learning, leadership development, and succession frameworks and set up the Training Academy.
- Supported the achievement of the company's strategic plans.
- Provided practical and creative input into the development of new business initiatives.
- Introduced and promoted data measurement and analysis culture across the organisation.
Executive General Manager
Genesis Group
10.2017 - 09.2019
- Oversaw all the operational aspects of the company including human resources and administration, technology delivery, quality, health and safety, community relations and security operations.
- Implemented the leadership development program for senior & critical roles across the Group which reduced key talent turnover by 40%.
- Built diversity and inclusion into promotions and talent attraction processes and procedures. (e.g., female representation within the management team increased by 25%).
- Implemented "Genesis as an employer of choice project" leading to increased employee engagement by 32% in one year.
- Established the Genesis Academy as a major tool for change, transformation, and talent development across the Group.
- Implemented actionable Employee Feedback System (EFS) - Town hall, speak out & pulse surveys with follow-through actions that significantly improved employee engagement.
- Reduced recruiting costs by 52% through the adoption of a technology-led talent acquisition program (e.g., a significant cut in travel and hotel expenses, and reduced agency participation).
- Implemented ERP and upgraded the IT Business systems (e.g., Sage and DocTraca).
- Revamped and revitalised the Group's QHSE operations leading to zero injuries and zero regulatory sanctions in two subsequent years.
- Resolved internal conflicts with the staff union and negotiated collective bargaining agreements to ensure hitch-free operations, especially in offshore locations.
- Supported the commercial team in delivering revenue goals and significantly reduced operating costs through the implementation of "operation FORCE" (Focus on reducing costs everywhere).
Head of Human Resources
Systemspecs Group
06.2012 - 09.2017
- Provided strategic leadership for the human resources management team.
- Championed organisation-wide process improvement initiative which led to ISO 9001:2015 & ISO 27001 implementation and certifications.
- Implemented a "Growing Leaders-into Partners" 5-Year HR Agenda that led to double-digit revenue growth over a 4-year period.
- Reviewed all internal HR processes and developed an operational manual for the HR department.
- Reviewed and updated all departmental workflows and processes (in conjunction with divisional leaders) in response to the revised operating model in 2014.
- Implemented new workplace collaboration tools which significantly improved creativity and innovation across the group (e.g., Slack, Google WorkSpace, and Kissflow).
- Re-designed the organisation structure in response to the revised operating model in 2014. This increased accountability and ensured better decision-making.
- Successfully implemented a new compensation plan and structure in July 2014 (competitive remuneration & differentiated pay scheme) leading to significant improvement in productivity and performance by a record 65%.
- Significantly reduced employee turnover to less than 2% over a 4 year-period through effective employee engagement and efficient HR service delivery.
- Led the annual performance management processes, managed identified action plans for top talent and low performers and built succession plans, change initiatives and learning programs which resulted in incremental gains of more than 15% year-on-year.
Group Head, Talent Management
Industrial and General Insurance Plc (IGI Plc)
11.2010 - 05.2012
- Directly managed the HR team of 13 to drive efficient talent management practices across the Group.
- Led the IT-Steering committee that upgraded the company's HR and business software (Perfect Policy/Accounting) from client server-based to web-based application with significant improvement in data and process integrity across the entire Group.
- Significantly improved staffing processes while strengthening diversity, especially for women in senior positions & balanced regional staff representation across 48 local branches.
- Facilitated the annual succession planning and organisational review sessions with the management team and developed tools and development assignments for high-potential employees.
- Introduced automation and reduced the workforce by 13% while productivity improved by 48% in the same period(e.g., average revenue per location increased by 37%).
- Streamlined talent management, leadership development and performance-based compensation processes across the Group - both local (8) and foreign subsidiaries (5).
Head, Corporate Services
Global Trust Bank
, Kampala
01.2009 - 10.2010
- Oversaw the operational aspects of the commercial bank including human resources, administration, and legal services.
- Designed high-performing strategies and executable solutions to support organisational design, performance management, talent acquisition, compensation, leadership development and employee engagement.
- Successfully integrated the people, systems, and culture of Global Trust Bank (Acquiring Commercial Bank) and Commercial Microfinance Bank (Acquired Bank) in 2010 (widely recognised by Uganda Bankers Association).
- Implemented the bank's administrative processes and controls.
- Served as the Secretary to two Board Committees of the Bank: Procurement/Tender Evaluation & HR Committees.
- Implemented and continuously improved processes to facilitate superior service delivery and business continuity while recommending enhancements.
- Managed the strategic sourcing function, especially (e.g., saved the bank over $ 1.5 million through strategic sourcing post-acquisition of CMF Bank in 2010, a feat which was recognised by the bank's HR and Procurement Board Committees.
- Identified risks and responses, monitored performance, implemented contingency plans, and conducted market intelligence.
- Managed the approvals, acceptance procedures, payments, and progress related to the corporate services division.
- Ensured contract accountability / appropriate action following SLA breaches.
- Managed the bank's assets, fleet, premises, and registry.
- Led delivery of the bank's protocol operations.
- Implemented the bank's HSE policy.
- Promoted and supported staff learning and development with 85% of employees spending a minimum average of 5 working days per annum in work-related learning activities.
- Travelled across all branches across the country with senior leadership to connect with employees and grew employee engagement levels significantly during the period.
Financial Controller
Innerveil Limited
07.2007 - 12.2008
Accountant/Executive Assistant - Office of the Chairman
Globacom Limited
10.2003 - 06.2007
Banking Officer
City Express Bank Plc (Now UBA Plc)
08.2003 - 10.2003
Executive Analyst/Lecturer
Forthright Business Consult
12.2002 - 05.2003
Banking Officer
First Bank Plc
06.2001 - 11.2002
Education
Doctoral Researcher - Human Resource Management
Brunel University
London 10.2022 -
Certified Change Practitioner - Change Management
Prosci
United States 04.2022 - 04.2022
Senior Professional in Human Resources - Human Resource Management
Human Resource Certification Institute (HRCI)
United States 08.2014 - 03.2015
Professional Diploma in Human Resources - Human Resource Management
Chartered Institute of Personnel Management (CIPM)
Nigeria 01.2010 - 01.2011
Master of Business Administration - Financial Management
Lagos State University (LASU)
08.2004 - 03.2006
Bachelor of Science - Banking and Finance
University of Ado-Ekiti (Ekiti State University)
Nigeria 02.1995 - 03.1999
Ordinary National Diploma - Business Administration and Management
Federal Ploytechnic, Ado-Ekiti
Nigeria 08.1994 - 03.1997
Skills
- Global business operations
- Strategic business acumen
- Effective leadership skills
- Managing multi-disciplinary teams
- Change management
- Human resources management
- Communication skills
Accomplishments
- Prosci Certified Change Practitioner
- Fellow - Chartered Institute of Business Process Outsourcing & Shared Services (FBPO)
- Fellow - Mentoring & Career Development Institute (FMCDI)
- Senior Professional in Human Resource Management (SPHR)
- Registered Professional, Financial Reporting Council, Nigeria (FRC)
- Member, Society for Human Resource Management (SHRM)
- Member, Chartered Institute of Personnel Management, Nigeria (CIPM)Protecting Human Research Participants Certification: NIH, Office of Extramural Research, USA
- Member, Chartered Institute of Purchasing & Supply (CIPS, UK)
- Member, Nigeria Institute of Management (Chartered)
- Member, Chartered Institute of Store Administrators of Nigeria (ACSA)
- Member, Institute of Strategic Management, (MSM) Nigeria
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Affiliations
Chartered Institute of Personnel Management (CIPM) - Contributed as:
- CIPM Council Member
- Chairman, 2016 Annual National Conference Planning Committee
- Member, Strategic Planning, and Implementation Committee of Council (SPIC)
- Member, IT Steering Committee Member
- Electoral Reforms Committee
- Assessor, Annual HR Best Practice & Optimisation Awards
- Thought Leader, Ready to Market Programme (RTM)
- Syllabus and Curriculum Development and Review
- Trainer, Professional Examination Qualification Preparatory Class
- Trainer, HR Practitioner Route Programme
- Trainer, Executive Route Programme
- Faculty Member, Learning & Consultancy
- Rapporteur, Special Human Resources Forum (SHRF)
- Member, HR Directors Network
- Society of Human Resource Management
Timeline
Doctoral Researcher - Human Resource Management
Brunel University
10.2022 -
Certified Change Practitioner - Change Management
Prosci
04.2022 - 04.2022
Chief Operating Officer
Autochek Africa
09.2020 - Current
Director, Corporate Services
Cars45 (OLX Autos)
10.2019 - 08.2020
Executive General Manager
Genesis Group
10.2017 - 09.2019
Senior Professional in Human Resources - Human Resource Management
Human Resource Certification Institute (HRCI)
08.2014 - 03.2015
Head of Human Resources
Systemspecs Group
06.2012 - 09.2017
Group Head, Talent Management
Industrial and General Insurance Plc (IGI Plc)
11.2010 - 05.2012
Professional Diploma in Human Resources - Human Resource Management
Chartered Institute of Personnel Management (CIPM)
01.2010 - 01.2011
Head, Corporate Services
Global Trust Bank
01.2009 - 10.2010
Financial Controller
Innerveil Limited
07.2007 - 12.2008
Master of Business Administration - Financial Management
Lagos State University (LASU)
08.2004 - 03.2006
Accountant/Executive Assistant - Office of the Chairman
Globacom Limited
10.2003 - 06.2007
Banking Officer
City Express Bank Plc (Now UBA Plc)
08.2003 - 10.2003
Executive Analyst/Lecturer
Forthright Business Consult
12.2002 - 05.2003
Banking Officer
First Bank Plc
06.2001 - 11.2002
Bachelor of Science - Banking and Finance
University of Ado-Ekiti (Ekiti State University)
02.1995 - 03.1999
Ordinary National Diploma - Business Administration and Management
Federal Ploytechnic, Ado-Ekiti
08.1994 - 03.1997
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