Project Manager

TOSIN AKANBIE-mail: View contact details, Tel: View contact detailsView contact details, View contact details View contact details---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------PROFILESenior Project manager with experience delivering multiple projects simultaneously within complex, regulated environments. Proven track record of designing delivery lifecycles, establishing robust delivery governance, managing risks and dependencies, and effectively communicating real-time visibility of progress to drive alignment between stakeholders Experienced across Agile, Waterfall and Hybrid delivery models, with accountability for budgets up to £1.1m and responsible for coordinating delivery across multiple teams and projects. Strong focus on outcomes and supporting continuous improvement of delivery practices.---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------CORE EXPERTISE• Project & Programme Delivery Management• Programme-Level Demand Management & Prioritisation• Delivery Lifecycle & Governance Design• Value & Impact Assessment • Financial Management and Budget Control• Automated Delivery Reporting (including AI-assisted reporting)• Risk, Assumptions, Dependency & Issue Management (RAID)• Agile, Waterfall and Hybrid Delivery Models• Cross-Functional Team Leadership• Delivery Tooling (Kanban Boards, Azure DevOps Boards, Agile Studios, Confluence, Jira - trained) ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------WORK EXPERIENCE:Project Manager, Accenture September 2024 - Present• Leading and supporting multiple cross-functional delivery teams within a programme, managing interdependencies and enabling collaboration and alignment.• Designed and implemented a programme delivery lifecycle governing multiple projects, including milestones, governance checkpoints, reporting standards, and escalation paths.• Embedded benefits, value, and impact assessment across a programme of work by creating scoring and prioritisation models to support decision making.• Owned financial forecasting and budget control, including expenses and payroll costs of up to £1.1M, balancing time, cost and quality to ensure successful delivery.• Identifying and managing risks, developing mitigation strategies, reprioritising work, and removing blockers to keep delivery on track.• Designed and introduced Azure DevOps delivery dashboards, improving real time visibility of progress, risks, and dependencies for senior stakeholders.• Implemented AI assisted automated status reporting to consolidate delivery updates and surface insights to programme leads.• Led programme governance forums and senior stakeholder engagements, providing consolidated views of delivery performance, risks, dependencies, and required decisions.• Operated effectively across Agile, Waterfall, and Hybrid delivery environments • Improved delivery and ways of working by streamlining processes, improving tools, and providing training and guidance to support more efficient delivery.• Promoted in May 2025 from Project Management Analyst to Specialist in recognition of delivery leadership and impact.Change Management Analyst, Accenture May 2024 – September 2024• Developed comprehensive technical documentation and training materials, including video demos to support business readiness and adoption.• Developed pilot artefacts, including test case trackers, feedback trackers and forms to capture delivery insights on quality and readiness to improve rollout approach.• Acted as a bridge between technical teams and end users, translating complex concepts into more accessible guidance.PMO Analyst, Accenture September 2022 – May 2024• Maintained portfolio-level delivery governance across a £100M, multi-team account, ensuring adherence to agreed processes, controls and reporting standards.• Supported senior leadership account management, providing advanced reporting and analysis of sales pipelines to provide an accurate view of pipeline health and enable informed decision making. • Managed the end-to-end lifecycle of opportunities in the sales pipeline, facilitating governance discussions, gathering updates from sales leads and supporting delivery from initial proposal to contract signature and deal booking.• Managed deal pricing and commercial governance to ensure profitability and alignment with account financial targets.• Led resource management activities including forecasting, recruiting and allocating resources to project roles, and monitoring resource utilization across teams.• Organised and facilitated external client board meetings, including agenda planning, reporting and action tracking.• Enabled the onboarding of newly acquired organisations into Accenture by aligning legacy ways of working to Accenture systems, tools and processes.Fast Futures Intern, Avado September 2021 – December 2021• Developed cost effective, innovative solutions for employer partner CGI to help smart cities become more sustainable and reduce their greenhouse gas emissions• Developed skills in data analysis, marketing, and finance through self-regulated modules over a six-week span, improved time management skillsGraduate Process Engineer, Tabor Energy Solutions September 2020 – June 2022 • Providing process engineering consultancy services during technical bid tendering phases • Reviewing project cost estimates for submission to contractor senior management. • Providing process equipment and packaged datasheets and conducting market research for new projects.---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------EDUCATIONAnalytical and Polymer Science (MSc) September 2018 – January 2020UNIVERSITY OF WARWICK, COVENTRYChemical and Process Engineering (B Eng.) September 2015 – June 2018UNIVERSITY OF STRATHCLYDE, GLASGOW---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------CERTIFICATIONS:• Certified Associate in Project Management (CAPM)• Professional Scrum Master (PSM) I• Professional Scrum Master (PSM) II• SaFe 6 Agilist• Reinvention with Agentic AI

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