Aderonke Ajose - Adeyemi (Adé)

Experience

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  Lloyds Banking Group

  Apr 2011 - Jan 2014

  Lead Project Management Consultant

  The LLoyds Banking Group are a financial services group focused on retail and commercial customers – with millions of customers in the UK, and a presence in nearly every community.The Bank's role is to help businesses and individuals, while making a positive contribution to the communities in which it operates.I worked on multiple programmes of work, supporting their end to end deliveries in varying capacities - Simplification: A £1Bn programme of work focused on simplifying processes and reducing touch points across the bank- Verde: The multi million pound merger between the Lloyds Banking Group and the COOP Group - Market Risk Architecture Programme (commercial) - A regulatory project for the investment arm of the Bank - Solvency 2 (Germany) - A regulatory programme for the insurance arm of the Bank Show less

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  KPMG

  Mar 2014 - May 2014

  Head Of Project Management Office

  Through helping other organisations mitigate risks and grasp opportunities, KPMG drives positive, sustainable change for clients, people and the society at large.KPMG firms operate in 145 countries and territories, and in FY21, collectively employed more than 236,000 people, serving the needs of business, governments, public-sector agencies, not-for-profits and through KPMG firms' audit and assurance practices, the capital markets. KPMG is committed to quality and service excellence in all that we do, bringing our best to clients and earning the public's trust through our actions and behaviors both professionally and personally.I worked as the Head of PMO on a regulatory and compliance programme of work. l Show less

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  Thomson Reuters

  Aug 2014 - Jan 2015

  Senior Project Management Consultant

  Thomson Reuters is one of the world’s most trusted providers of answers, helping professionals make confident decisions and run better businesses. Our customers operate in complex arenas that move society forward — law, tax, compliance, government, and media – and face increasing complexity as regulation and technology disrupts every industry.I worked as Lead on the Product and Platform integration programme (P&PI). The business was tasked with delivering this transformation to move legacy platforms onto their strategic technology platform. In order to build an improved service across the business as a whole, develop an integrated experience for customers who subscribe to multiple products and create a greater level of linking between customers on different platforms. I set up the Programme management office by defining governance, reporting standards and all major processes and templates - risks and issues, change control and impact assessment and stakeholder analysis.I chaired key Executive meetings, project working groups and Programme Boards. Led planning workshops and ensured six (6) workstream leads were delivering to plan. I worked with the Finance Business Partner on costs; budgets and actuals, prepared variance reports and reported misalignment where required. Show less

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  Credit Suisse

  Mar 2015 - Feb 2016

  Senior Project Management Consultant

  Awarded “World’s Best Bank” for wealth management. Founded in 1856, Credit Suisse is today a leading global wealth manager with strong investment banking capabilities. I led the EMEA Regional change team, coordinating, supporting and establishing the finance change process standard at the right level and taking into account any local regulatory or market practice variations. EMEA regional Project Management Lead for the Legal Entity programme. I was a Clarity PPM Champion and Super - user.Expertise:- Ensured all programme control documentation adhered to internal processes was fully compliant with the organisation's chosen methodology- Managed c.120 resources across London, Wroclaw, Zurich, Pune, New York, Raleigh and Singapore - Reporting, Risk and Issue Management, Planning, Project Financials and Stakeholder Management (C-Level Executives)- Knowledge managment and transfer Show less

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  MS Amlin

  Mar 2018 - Feb 2019

  Senior Project Management Consultant

  Leading insurer and reinsurer, part of the global top 10 insurance group MS&AD, with operations in the Lloyd’s, UK, Continental European and Bermudian markets.Worked on major regulatory and compliance project alongside PWC and Accenture. Supported the growth of the project team from 10 to over 60 members. Supported the design authority, attended executive level meetings and forums. Structured the project management office Change and Project Management. Monitored and tracked core metrics and KPIs. Responsible for ensuring delivery leads and project managers delivered to plan, reported regularly in line with reporting guidelines and actively managed stages of delivery in the product development lifecycle. Show less

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  Losode Inc.

  Feb 2019 - now

  Founder | CEO

  Losode is a technology company, its vision is 'to build infrastructure that enables trade and commerce'. Our start point is Fashion, our region of focus is Africa with a view to move into other emerging markets. I founded Losode in 2012, it was a side project for many years until 2019 when I took on the CEO role full time. Our mission is focused on empowering entrepreneurs, smashing existing trade borders and doing big businessWe support entrepreneurs giving their businesses a platform for scale, visibility and a larger audience as we make an impact to Africa globally. In simple words, we actively grow the businesses of millions of entrepreneurs.With an excellent team encapsulating product and design, marketing, people, operations, finance, seller acquisition/management/development, research and strategy. As, CEO I ensure that we build intentionally and for posterity. Key expertise:- Lead fundraising efforts (pre-seed round/founders' capital - $400k)- Communicate on behalf of Losode with shareholders, investors, government entities, and the public- Lead business operations day to day and oversee the implementation of structure, processes, and culture- Lead the development of our short and long-term strategy- Create and implement our vision and mission- Evaluate the work of other executives and leads within Losode- Maintain awareness of the competitive market landscape, expansion opportunities and industry developments across Africa - Ensure that the company maintains high social responsibility wherever it does business- Assess risks to the company and ensuring they are monitored and minimized- Set strategic goals and make sure they are measurable Our key offerings are: - A robust technology platform: we provide digital stores to trade on, payments and logistics at the forefront - An entrepreneurs' academy: we ensure our sellers' are educated to grow their businesses - Support Services: we provide support services to equip our sellers Show less