Omozuanfo Abdul Razaki

Passionate, value-driven professional with experience leading cross-functional teams to plan, build, launch, and manage world-class innovations. Seasoned IT Project Manager adept at managing projects and building products across various payment platforms. Experienced in supervising simultaneous projects, online payments, and managing clients' Relationships. Commended for having a unique capacity to communicate complicated ideas while emphasizing distinct consumer value and company importance. With a track record of success in creating measurable business results for challenging situations through the development of winning go-to-market products and strategies, high-impact messaging, creative project execution strategies, and highly sought-after sales enablement solutions.

** My career highlights, **

⦁ Successfully led large cross-functional teams in the deployment of enterprise-wide projects and programs that resulted in significant cost savings and revenue generation in both the short and long term.

⦁ Actively involved in coaching and mentoring individuals in their career development plans.

⦁ Global experience across Africa and Europe.

⦁ Partnered with Financial institutions, central banks, merchant processors, gateways, and networks to deliver payment solutions.

⦁ Proficient in technology and collaboration tools – Agile methodologies, JIRA, Confluence, Slack, MS Office, MS Project, MS Teams, and Google Meet.

Expertise

Project Management, Scrum & Agile, Product Development Cycle, Stakeholder Management RACI, Process Improvement Customer-Focus, Professional Integrity Business Acumen, Product Backlog Management, RAID Management, Strategy Analysis, Waterfall / SDLC, Risk Analysis and Evaluation, Project Scheduling.

Professional Experience 

 Led a team of 8, in developing a digital Clarks File Management system (FMS) that will enable clients to store documents for easy access to their records, during financial statements for relevant bodies. Accountable for executing the Agile/scrum methodology by providing coaching, mentorship, and guidance to project teams implementing several digital transformation projects. 

Oversaw end-to-end daily activities of projects within the visa-on-arrival (VOA) program. Managed cross-functional teams and led the planning, performance monitoring, resource management, and stakeholder engagement activities. A public and private partnership ($2.5b forecast 2024).

Lead and supervised a diverse networking and technical team worth over $5milion world bank project in one of the largest providers of secure digital identity and online payment solutions in Nigeria across some federal universities in some selected states in Nigeria, whilst monitoring an aggressive schedule and budgetary constraints.

Key Responsibilities

⦁ Define and review project deliverables and their technical and quality strategies, together with the benefits and their realization plan.

⦁ Collaborate with the Product Owner to ensure the volume and flow of Product Backlog Items (user stories) towards the top of the Product, Backlog is Ready for the Sprint Backlog.

⦁ Developed and analyzed project schedules to align with project scope and deadlines; including creating the WBS, allocating resources, and integrating subcontract schedules with the project Master Schedule. 

⦁ Track the team’s velocity and sprint progress using the Agile project management software Jira.

⦁ Drove project execution, tracked delivery, monitored, and controlled change management with a focus on meeting agreed objectives and delivering high-quality outcomes within budget.

⦁ Owned the production of weekly high-level reports showing the progress of key project milestones (RAG status); including risks and issues likely to impact the delivery of the project. 

Key Project Achievements

⦁ Championed Agile ways of working by developing effective training material for teams to understand the Agile delivery methodology, principles, and values. 

⦁ Strengthened stakeholder relationships by building confidence and trust with clear professional communications and assured expectation management.

⦁ Achieved 99% of sprint goals by eliminating impediments that threatened the team’s ability to deliver.

Education & Certifications

Project management.

Change Manage.

Risk Management.

Leadership and Team Development. 

BSc (Hons) COMPUTER SCI. 

Diploma in Computer Engineering.