IBIJOKE FASEUN

Designed and delivered three structured development cohorts reaching approximately 54 graduates, with an average of 18 participants per cohort.

Built a network of approximately 18 mentors and facilitators and introduced one-to-one mentoring to strengthen participants' professional exposure, confidence and career direction.

Conceived the organisation's vision, programme model and curriculum, covering mindset development, work ethics, employability, Agile ways of working, teamwork, presentation skills and personal effectiveness.

Demonstrated inclusive impact, including supporting a participant living with a disability who transitioned from unpaid work to paid employment following the programme.

Provided executive leadership across Strategy, Product, Compliance and Operations, directly leading approximately 32 professionals through three direct-report functional Heads and the Strategy team.

Drove board engagements by developing strategic proposals, presenting business and portfolio priorities, facilitating key decisions and reporting on commercial performance, organisational risks and execution.

Shaped enterprise strategy, product positioning and portfolio priorities, aligning investment decisions with customer needs, regulatory requirements, emerging opportunities and commercial objectives.

Directed product strategy and governance across cross-border remittance, payment infrastructure and emerging digital solutions, balancing innovation and commercial growth with security, compliance and scalability.

Introduced an execution-enablement model connecting annual strategy, product plans, quarterly commitments, initiatives and milestones, improving portfolio visibility, accountability and executive decision-making.

Managed the development and launch of an agency-banking solution associated with a 188% increase in financial-services penetration.

Led the product planning and delivery of a cross-border payment solution that generated multi-million-dollar revenue within two years of launch.

Established product roadmaps, delivery governance, performance reporting and operational processes that strengthened prioritisation, customer experience and execution discipline.

Led organisational readiness and implementation for ISO/IEC 27001 Information Security Management, ISO 22301 Business Continuity Management and PCI DSS compliance, establishing the policies, controls, documentation and operational disciplines required to meet the standards.

Coordinated cross-functional teams through control implementation, documentation development, staff sensitisation, audit preparation and remediation of identified gaps.

Managed enterprise-client onboarding, platform operations, incident management, service performance and the rollout of new financial products and services.

Supported the implementation of a group-wide core-banking platform upgrade spanning 685 branches across 19 countries.

Managed strategic infrastructure and technology initiatives valued at more than US$22 million, ensuring alignment with approved scope, timelines, governance requirements and business priorities.

Led PMO governance, portfolio reporting, resource planning, risk and issue management, executive escalation and delivery oversight across multiple concurrent initiatives.

Coordinated business, technology, operations, vendors and country teams, strengthening stakeholder alignment, decision-making and operational readiness.

Developed an automated project tracker that improved visibility of project progress, risks, issues and required actions.