Chijioke Nwajiofor O
Fulshear,TX
Summary
A highly accomplished Certified Scrum Master with a proven track record in spearheading agile transformations and effectively managing risk within complex projects. Expertise lies in facilitating collaboration across cross-functional teams, enabling the delivery of high-quality and timely outcomes. Possesses a recent master's degree in Cybersecurity Management and Policy, specializing in Governance, Risk, and Compliance (GRC), risk assessment methodologies, and regulatory frameworks such as NIST and ISO 27001. With a keen ability to integrate agile practices with risk management strategies, ensures secure, compliant, and efficient project delivery. Seeks to leverage unique combination of Scrum leadership and risk management expertise to drive organizational success.
Overview
9
9
years of professional experience
Work History
Scrum Master- Risk Management & Compliance Projects
Humana
01.2020 - Current
- Facilitating Risk-Aware Agile Practices: Led Agile ceremonies (sprint planning, daily stand-ups, sprint reviews, and retrospectives) with a focus on embedding risk awareness into project workflows, ensuring potential risks are identified and mitigated during each sprint cycle
- Risk-Based Backlog Prioritization: Collaborated with Product Owners to prioritize risk-related backlog items, such as compliance reviews, security updates, and audit preparations, ensuring alignment with project objectives and regulatory requirements
- Regulatory Compliance Initiatives: Supported teams in meeting governance and compliance standards such as NIST, ISO 27001, GDPR, and SOX by integrating these requirements into project deliverables and tracking progress through JIRA dashboards
- Risk Assessment and Mitigation: Guided teams in conducting sprint-based risk assessments, identifying potential blockers, vulnerabilities, and compliance gaps, and driving mitigation plans to resolution
- Incident Response Integration: Coordinated with cybersecurity teams to incorporate incident response protocols, security updates, and vulnerability assessments into the project roadmap, ensuring readiness for potential threats
- GRC Alignment: Partnered with stakeholders to develop and implement Governance, Risk, and Compliance (GRC) frameworks, ensuring alignment with enterprise risk management strategies and organizational policies
- Metrics and Reporting: Created risk management dashboards and Agile metrics (burn-down charts, velocity, and risk heatmaps) to communicate progress and highlight risk levels to senior leadership and stakeholders
Scrum Master - Cybersecurity & Risk Projects
Netflix
02.2017 - 01.2020
- Agile Project Delivery: Oversaw Agile implementation for cybersecurity projects, including penetration testing, secure application development, and regulatory compliance audits, ensuring deliverables were aligned with risk management goals
- Cross-Functional Collaboration: Acted as a liaison between risk management, IT security, and business teams, facilitating communication and aligning project goals with organizational risk management strategies
- Risk Mitigation Strategies: Led sprint retrospectives focused on risk mitigation, encouraging teams to identify and address security vulnerabilities and operational risks during project execution
- Audit Support: Coordinated with internal and external audit teams to support cybersecurity and risk assessments, ensuring that all findings were logged, prioritized, and resolved through Agile processes
- Policy Implementation: Collaborated with stakeholders to develop and enforce security policies, ensuring they were integrated into Agile workflows and team practices
- Team Empowerment: Conducted training sessions to enhance team understanding of risk management, security best practices, and compliance requirements
Project Manager - Enterprise Risk Management Transformation
Cadence Bank
03.2016 - 02.2017
- Agile Risk Transformation: Led the Agile transformation of a risk management program for an enterprise-wide compliance initiative, aligning project deliverables with GRC goals
- Governance Frameworks: Supported the design and rollout of governance frameworks, including risk registers and mitigation plans, ensuring team alignment with enterprise risk management policies
- Risk Workshops: Facilitated regular workshops with stakeholders to identify and rank risks, integrating the findings into Agile backlogs and tracking mitigation efforts in real-time
- Tool Implementation: Partnered with DevOps and IT teams to integrate risk management tools (e.g., RiskWatch, Archer) into Agile workflows, improving transparency and accountability
- Continuous Improvement: Implemented Agile retrospectives to evaluate the effectiveness of risk mitigation strategies, driving process improvements and reducing future risk exposure
Education
Masters In Cybersecurity - Cybersecurity Management And Policy
University of Maryland Global Campus
Adelphi, MD10.2024
Bachelor Of Science - Business And Accounting
Tai Solarin University
10.2010
Skills
- Agile metrics tracking
- Agile coaching
- Project management
- Sprint planning
- Counterparty Risk Assessment
- Cybersecurity risk management
- Equity risk management
- Liquidity risk management
- Third-party risk assessments
- Audit coordination
- Operational risk management
- Enterprise risk management
- Strategic planning
- Risk mitigation
- Project evaluation
- Vendor risk management
- Risk advisory
- IT governance
- Compliance monitoring
- PCI DSS compliance
- Governance frameworks
Timeline
Scrum Master- Risk Management & Compliance Projects
Humana
01.2020 - Current
Scrum Master - Cybersecurity & Risk Projects
Netflix
02.2017 - 01.2020
Project Manager - Enterprise Risk Management Transformation
Cadence Bank
03.2016 - 02.2017
Masters In Cybersecurity - Cybersecurity Management And Policy
University of Maryland Global Campus
Bachelor Of Science - Business And Accounting
Tai Solarin University
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