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Tola Oluade

@tolaoluade

Agile Coach at Deloitte who helped 5 Journey Labs run independent improvement cycles across a banking portfolio.

At Deloitte, I coached Journey Lab Leads and delivery teams in a major banking environment, helping five labs independently conduct backlog health checks and dependency reviews. I also introduced lightweight dashboards for throughput, carry-over, and Time to Market.

At 90 Percent of Everything (90POE), I improved delivery across three development teams, increasing throughput by 35% and reducing carry-over by 50%. Earlier, I supported product and engineering teams at Depop and moved from Quality Assurance into Scrum Master duties at Kurt Geiger.

Experience

Work history, roles, and key accomplishments

Agile Coach

Deloitte

Mar 2026 - Aug 2026 (5 months)

Spearheaded large-scale digital transformation initiatives within a major banking environment, collaborating across multiple portfolios and SAFe delivery teams. Enhanced delivery across a significant financial services portfolio, encompassing 6 Journey Labs and 78 feature teams.

SAFe Agile Delivery Coaching Mentorship Delivery Metrics Continuous Improvement Backlog Management Epic Decomposition Microsoft Copilot Confluence Facilitation Stakeholder Engagement

Lead Scrum Master

90 Percent of Everything (90POE)

Feb 2024 - Oct 2025 (1 year 8 months)

Directed delivery improvements across three development teams, effectively resolving blockers, optimising sprint planning, and fortifying backlog refinement, resulting in a 35% increase in throughput and a 50% reduction in carry-over within three months. Cultivated and guided four junior Scrum Masters in facilitation techniques and continuous improvement practices.

Scrum Kanban Agile Delivery Sprint Planning Backlog Refinement Dependency Management Continuous Improvement Agile Metrics Throughput Cycle Time Carryover Coaching Mentorship Facilitation

Scrum Master

90 Percent of Everything (90POE)

Oct 2021 - Feb 2024 (2 years 4 months)

Facilitated Scrum ceremonies, ensuring development teams maintained clear sprint objectives, effectively managed impediments, and enhanced collaboration. Collaborated with Product Owners to strengthen backlog readiness, guaranteeing that user stories were precisely defined, adequately sized, and prepared for development.

Scrum Sprint Planning Backlog Refinement Dependency Management Facilitation Collaboration Agile Delivery

Delivery Manager

Post Office

Aug 2021 - Oct 2021 (2 months)

Oversaw delivery progress, dependencies, risks, and blockers, ensuring work visibility and escalating critical issues requiring stakeholder intervention. Generated comprehensive delivery updates and progress reports, providing stakeholders with transparent insights into priorities, milestones, and potential delivery obstacles.

Delivery Management Risk Management Stakeholder Engagement Progress reporting Communication Skills Dependency Management

Scrum Master

Depop

Sep 2019 - Jul 2021 (1 year 10 months)

Supported cross-functional product and engineering teams in delivering enhancements for a dynamic e-commerce platform, adeptly adjusting delivery plans in response to evolving business and customer priorities. Facilitated sprint planning, reviews, and retrospectives, enabling teams to sustain clear sprint objectives, identify impediments, and embrace continuous improvement.

Scrum Sprint Planning Retrospectives Agile Delivery Facilitation Continuous Improvement

Junior QA Engineer/Scrum Master

Kurt Geiger

Jul 2018 - Aug 2019 (1 year 1 month)

Transitioned from Quality Assurance to Scrum Master duties, facilitating sprint planning, backlog refinement, and team retrospectives while applying a quality-centric perspective to enhance delivery readiness. Ensured checkout quality and release readiness by collaborating closely with developers to pinpoint defects, clarify acceptance criteria, and resolve issues prior to release.

Quality Assurance Scrum Sprint Planning Backlog Refinement Retrospectives Defect Tracking Release Management