Samuel Oluleye

Agile Project Manager Jan 2025 - Present

Coach Dan Consulting 

Spearheaded Agile project delivery for clients in SaaS and service industries, ensuring alignment between business goals and delivery teams.
● Facilitated Scrum, Kanban, and SAFe ceremonies (planning, reviews, retrospectives, PI planning) across cross-functional teams.
● Partnered with POs and stakeholders to manage roadmaps, define OKRs, and prioritize high-impact features.
● Coached teams and leaders on Agile best practices, fostering adoption of Lean principles and self-organizing behaviors.
● Used tools like Jira, Azure DevOps, Confluence, and Miro to drive transparency, velocity, and collaboration.
● Supported transformation efforts at both team and portfolio levels—leading change with empathy, data, and clarity.
 

Agile Coach | Operation & Project Manager Dec 2020 – October 2024

Dasosao 

Pioneered the development of e-commerce platforms and other SaaS for the business in the capacity of an Agile Coach & RTE and supervised cross-functional teams, including evaluating needs at each cadence.

• Standardizing backlogs and assigning appropriate staff to projects and tasks, managing regular training and mentorship to ensure timely completion of objectives. 
• Increased revenue by 600% from managing retail customer experience which increased revenue from 5 million to 30 million monthly 
• Ownership of ART portfolio of digital transformation that spans its multiple business subsidiaries
• Coach and mentor the GM, MD, and management staff to embrace servant leadership while interfacing with their employees and demonstrating key mindset shifts associated with being Lean-Agile 
• Accountable for the complete project life cycle for software, web app, and Mobile App from initiation to deployment, including several minor initiatives simultaneously while maintaining a predictability score of 98% with an 80% increase in staff performance.

Operation  & Release Train Engineer  Aug 2020 – Dec 2020

• Championed the successful digitization of a substantial client database exceeding 3,000 before moving on to my role as the Director of Operations
• A pioneer in the creation and implementation of impactful social media and online platforms, rapidly emerging as the foremost business pipeline. This channel accounted for an impressive 70% of new client acquisitions weekly.
• Leverage my adeptness in Leadership technology and marketing steered a remarkable surge in the company's registered client base within a mere 2-month cycle time, underscoring my capacity to drive impactful outcomes.
• Facilitating adoption of LEAN Six Sigma and Scaled Agile Framework to enhance pre-planning readiness and prioritization, increasing staff performance by 150%

Senior Web Developer -  Jan 2020 – Present

• Managed development of in-house web applications and a No-code mobile app within 1 month cycle time
• Database engineering using Xano and Appsheet platform used to manage 3800+ client records and counting. 

Research and Development Officer & Product Manager            March 2019 – Aug 2020

Krystal Digital Network Solutions Ltd  

Contributed to developing Poise job portal App, a School portal platform for 45 schools, with rapid progressive levels of accountability, and successfully integrated Central Billing System for 104 government schools with +8 million active users across the nation. 

• Ownership for creating a process framework, which was implemented throughout the organization, which increased production quality rating to 80% from 20% from
• Trained 200+ staff at a biannual company retreat

Lead Quality Control/Product Manager  Nov 2019 – Aug 2020

• Supervised 100 remote staff for a successful handover at the agreed timeline of 2 months
• Leveraged Agile and LEAN Six Sigma to reduce waste and business bottlenecks, with a 60% increase in production output
• Served as SME to teams, programs, and Leaders on Lean-Agile matters and improved the team's workflow using the Kanban board. This eliminated the ambiguity and misalignment of the tech department with management 
• Earned appointment to line manager for customer care department’s contract agents, managing more than 64 locations.
• Assisted with supervising 8 customer care agents' handling of complaints, delivering a 99.6% resolution rate over nearly 25,000 active issues.
• Served on planning and implementation Committee for Central Billing System for Federal schools, successfully launched with 8+ million active users and counting. 
• Account reconciliation officer for 102 schools after successful implementation of Central Billing Systems by my team, ensuring Anti-Money Laundering (AML) compliance with bursary departments of all Federal Unity schools 

Variou Organization (Hybrid) Jan 2016 – Febr 2019

Facility & Project Manager (Retail)

• Supervised the renovation of building premises, saving the business more than 20% of its budget in professional fees and reducing the project timeline from 6 months to 3 months.
• Created processes for maintenance and trained staff on procedures, reducing the number of weekly repairs.

- First Degree in a related field, complemented by a Master's Degree in Architecture.
- Certified in LEAN Six Sigma Green belt, showcasing expertise in continuous improvement methodologies.
- Completed training in customer service and professionalism at Poise Nigeria, emphasizing strong interpersonal communication skills.
- Proficient in project management, contract management, negotiation, critical thinking, presentation, creativity, and problem-solving, developed through professional experience and coursework.
- Skilled in research planning and data analysis, enhancing ability to make informed decisions and drive strategic initiatives.
- Well-versed in cross-functional management