Essentia Essien
@essentiaessien
I lead AI-enabled enterprise Agile transformations that improve delivery quality and business outcomes.
United StatesWhat I'm looking for
I lead AI-enabled enterprise Agile transformations across banking, insurance, healthcare, agronomy, transportation, and digital payments. At C&J Talents, I advise Citibank technical leadership and design AI automation frameworks using ChatGPT, Claude, and GitHub Copilot to accelerate requirements analysis, backlog management, technical writing, and delivery.
At Allstate, I guided portfolio leaders across Claims, Markets, Financial Crimes, and Underwriting, built delivery intelligence using DORA metrics, and coached more than 14 Scrum Masters and RTEs. At Bayer Crop Science, I coached product organizations delivering precision agriculture, Customer360, SAP S/4HANA, API, and global agricultural data platforms.
Over my career, I’ve coached 1,450+ professionals, delivered 2,900+ training hours, enabled 50+ cross-functional teams, and helped transform 72+ enterprise applications. I also authored Form. Agility. Speed.: Mastering Organizational Form for managers and executives.
Experience
Work history, roles, and key accomplishments
Principal Agility Consultant
C&J Talents LLC
Oct 2023 - Present (2 years 10 months)
Mapped strategy to execution of enterprise Agile transformation objectives, advised and trained Citibank technical leadership using BDD/Gherkin and AI-enhanced workflows, and enabled AI-driven delivery governance for healthcare and banking.
Guided insurance leaders using AI-driven portfolio analytics, orchestrated transformation across multiple portfolios, and conducted performance reviews for Scrum Masters and RTEs.
Coached agronomy product organizations delivering AI-powered precision agriculture and commercial data platforms, standardized engineering practices, and implemented scalable kaizen and program retrospectives.
Improved care management delivery through product coaching and workflow optimization, jumpstarted Aetna's Agile operating model, and introduced team chartering and backlog health diagnostics.
Improved delivery quality through product coaching and Lean delivery, led quality assurance engineering, and guided modernization of regulated pharmaceutical platforms.
Sr. Enterprise Agility Coach
General Electric
Oct 2015 - Jun 2016 (8 months)
Led enterprise modernization of intelligent transportation systems, improved legacy teams' cycle time and lead time, and delivered executive engineering dashboards.
Education
Degrees, certifications, and relevant coursework
Keiser University
Master of Business Administration, Business Administration
Master of Business Administration (MBA) from Keiser University.
Harvard University
Continuing Education, Computer Science
Continuing Education in Computer Science 50.
Tech stack
Software and tools used professionally
Availability
Location
United StatesAuthorized to work in
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