Atinuke O. Kasumu
Snellville,USA
Summary
Dynamic Program Implementation Manager with a proven track record at TSYS, driving multimillion-dollar Agile projects. Expert in Scrum and CI/CD, achieving a 50% reduction in defect rates. Adept at stakeholder communication and team leadership, fostering operational excellence and continuous improvement across diverse financial product implementations.
Overview
19
19
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Program Implementation Manager
TSYS
Atlanta, GA
02.2021 - Current
- Company Overview: Global Payments Inc.
- Led Agile implementation for high-impact financial products including Fraud Alerts, Contactless Payments, Loyalty Platforms, and Digital Engagement tools.
- Managed multiple Agile workstreams supporting both new and conversion clients, utilizing Jira for backlog, sprint, and defect management.
- Facilitated all Agile ceremonies: daily stand-ups, sprint planning, retrospectives, and demos across distributed teams.
- Directed end-to-end release planning, risk management, stakeholder alignment, and cross-functional coordination for successful go-lives.
- Oversaw multimillion-dollar programs ($12M–$16M), driving operational excellence through lean delivery and continuous improvement practices.
- Developed test strategy for product implementation and managed integration of external vendors and services into TSYS architecture.
- Provided executive-level updates on KPIs, risks, financials, and progress using dashboards and performance reports.
- Global Payments Inc.
POS QA Lead & Scrum Master
NCR Corporation
Atlanta, GA
07.2017 - 11.2020
- Led Scrum teams through full SDLC for Advanced Store POS systems, supporting releases for enterprise retail clients (e.g., REI, WSI, DSW).
- Facilitated Agile ceremonies and enforced Scrum best practices to ensure consistent delivery and process optimization.
- Managed 80+ software releases, reducing defect rates by 50% and improving cycle time via test automation and CI/CD integration.
- Built Scrum and Kanban boards in Jira to streamline work visibility, prioritize backlog items, and ensure sprint readiness.
- Enhanced team performance by increasing backlog readiness from 0 to 4 weeks, coaching team members, and removing blockers.
- Executed QA strategy using Tosca automation, supporting multiple test environments and configurations across client branches.
- Drove adoption of TDD, branch strategy, and regression suites to scale release quality and reduce production defects.
- Improved uptime and resiliency, reduced technical debt by 30%, and coordinated release activities with external vendors.
- Oversaw Agile delivery of different Point of Sale (POS) system features and infrastructure enhancements across 2,000+ retail locations.
QA Lead Engineer / Scrum Master
The Home Depot
Atlanta, GA
09.2011 - 04.2016
- Oversaw testing and Agile delivery for large-scale merchandising and supply chain systems using Jira and ALM.
- Successfully transitioned teams from Waterfall to Agile, reducing time-to-market and increasing productivity.
- Delivered consistent product increments across 8–10 parallel projects with 12–15 team members.
- Developed reusable regression suites and implemented TDD practices that increased QA efficiency and reduced failure rates.
- Collaborated with RTEs and Product Owners to ensure program increment (PI) readiness and feature alignment.
- Created SLA-based data refresh processes, QA dashboards, and reporting templates to monitor test coverage and defect trends.
Manager | Consultant
Accenture
Atlanta, GA
01.2006 - 01.2011
- Led Agile-based system implementations in healthcare, including billing, claims, ICD-9/ICD-10 upgrades, and software migration efforts.
- Managed onshore and offshore QA teams through validation, deployment, and test execution phases for major clients (e.g., WellPoint, Pfizer).
- Supported merger integrations and created business process models, functional design documentation, and cost estimations.
Education
Executive MBA -
University of Georgia
Athens, GAB.S. - Electrical Engineering
Temple University
Philadelphia, PASkills
- Agile Project Management
- Scrum
- SAFe Frameworks
- Product Ownership
- Program Management
- Backlog Grooming
- Jira
- Confluence
- DevOps
- CI/CD
- Cloud Migration
- EMV
- POS Systems
- Release Management
- Stakeholder Communication
- Scaled Agile
- TDD
- QA Strategy
- Test Automation
- Selenium
- Tosca
- Jenkins
- ServiceNow
- HP ALM
- SQL Server
- Oracle
- SAP
- Pivotal Tracker
- LoadRunner
- HTML
- ClearQuest
- Quality Center
- Agile implementation
- Project management
Affiliations
- National Society of Black Engineers
- Society of Women Engineers
- IEEE
Certification
- Advanced Certified Scrum Master (A-CSM) – Scrum Alliance
- Advanced Certified Scrum Master (CPO) - Scrum Alliance
Professional Highlights
- Led the execution of a proof-of-concept (POC) for the virtualization of store server infrastructure in collaboration with 3 vendors, including vendor and hardware selection, solution evaluation, and implementation planning.
- Managed $6M+ project budgets while aligning product roadmaps with enterprise IT strategy.
- Directed Agile transformation across distributed teams, increasing velocity and achieving >25% ROI.
- Successfully deployed new virtualized POS server infrastructure to 2,000+ retail stores, improving resiliency and reducing infrastructure costs and store server failures.
- Reduced QA hotfixes by 50% and improved automation execution by 40% through strategic CI/CD and regression testing.
- Managed Azure cloud migration for store apps, optimizing resource cost and system performance.
- Spearheaded Agile transformations at two Fortune 500 companies, increasing feature velocity by 25%+.
- Delivered 83+ major POS software releases and reduced customer-reported defects by 50%.
Timeline
Program Implementation Manager
TSYS
02.2021 - Current
POS QA Lead & Scrum Master
NCR Corporation
07.2017 - 11.2020
QA Lead Engineer / Scrum Master
The Home Depot
09.2011 - 04.2016
Manager | Consultant
Accenture
01.2006 - 01.2011
Executive MBA -
University of Georgia
B.S. - Electrical Engineering
Temple University