Kemi Adekunle
@kemiadekunle
I’m a Business Analyst and Product Owner driving enterprise change through requirements.
What I'm looking for
I’m a Certified Business Analysis Professional (CBAP) with over 12 years of progressive experience as a Business Analyst across the insurance, banking, capital markets, and gaming/marketing sectors. I specialize in enterprise application implementation, business process re-engineering, and leading cross-functional initiatives end-to-end across Agile (Scrum/SAFe) and Waterfall.
I’ve consistently delivered measurable outcomes—spearheading the Allianz aFNOL SaaS initiative, and rolling out ERP (SAP) and BPM solutions across multiple national branches, improving business process compliance by 30%. Currently, I lead and mentor a team of 3 Business Analysts for the McDonald's Power Up Rewards Promotions project, translating business goals into clear user stories and acceptance criteria while driving process improvement and on-time delivery.
Experience
Work history, roles, and key accomplishments
Lead Business Analyst
Tms
Apr 2023 - Present (3 years 1 month)
Led and mentored a team of 3 business analysts and governed day-to-day requirements and decisions for McDonald's Power Up Rewards game promotions. Facilitated stakeholder workshops, translated business needs into user stories and acceptance criteria, and oversaw UAT planning and execution for releases.
Senior Business Analyst
Canadian Securities Administrators
Mar 2022 - Mar 2023 (1 year)
Delivered business analysis for the Market Analysis Platform (MAP) to support Canadian capital market monitoring and regulatory requirements. Conducted Agile refinement with ASC, AMF, OSC, and BCSC, liaised with the KX/FD vendor, and trained users while mentoring junior team members.
Senior Business Analyst / Product Owner
Insurance & Mobility Solutions
Nov 2020 - Mar 2022 (1 year 4 months)
Served as Senior Business Analyst/Product Owner for a Connected Claims Solutions SaaS, eliciting requirements and defining epics, roadmap, and release vision. Wrote user stories and acceptance criteria, supported SAFe Agile ceremonies, created diagrams/wireframes for releases, and managed change to mitigate scope creep.
Business Analyst
Cash4You
Jul 2020 - Nov 2020 (4 months)
Supported implementation of an enterprise performance management solution for planning, budgeting, forecasting, reporting, and consolidation of financial results. Mapped current/future processes in MS Visio, led SAP HR business process procedures for Personnel Administration and Organization Management, and planned and executed testing strategies and cases.
Implemented a ProcessMaker BPM/workflow upgrade for the customer identification system by gathering requirements and defining functional specifications. Managed requirement traceability, coordinated deployments, and supported regression testing and user acceptance testing to ensure readiness for production.
Education
Degrees, certifications, and relevant coursework
International Institute of Business Analysis (IIBA)
Certified Business Analysis Professional (CBAP), Business Analysis
Earned the Certified Business Analysis Professional (CBAP) certification from IIBA.
Mohawk College
Post-Graduate Diploma in Business Analysis, Business Analysis
Completed a Post-Graduate Diploma in Business Analysis at Mohawk College in Hamilton, Canada.
Scaled Agile Inc.
Certified SAFe Product Owner/Product Manager, Agile Product Management
Earned the Certified SAFe Product Owner/Product Manager certification from Scaled Agile Inc.
International Business Machines (IBM)
Business Intelligence Analysis, Business Intelligence
Completed Business Intelligence Analysis through IBM.
Continuous Improvement Consulting 360
Lean Six Sigma, Process Improvement
Completed Lean Six Sigma training with Continuous Improvement Consulting 360.
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Software and tools used professionally
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