Summary
Overview
Work History
Education
Skills
Software
Certification
Volunteering & Additional Information
Timeline
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Chioma Okafor

Chioma Okafor

Solutions Architect
Katy,TX

Summary

Detailed and result-oriented Solutions Architect and Implementation Consultant with a proven track record of delivering successful digital transformation projects across various enterprise and cloud technology systems. Skilled in Solution Architecture, Business Analysis, and Project Management with 8+ years of direct experience in the Information Technology, Business, and Management Consulting industry.

Overview

11
11
years of professional experience
5
5
years of post-secondary education
2
2
Certifications

Work History

Sr. Solutions Architect

Atlassian
06.2022 - Current
  • Re-designed complex General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) current state architecture to enhance team understanding and communication, and improve turn around for critical open tickets/issues
  • Developed LegalTech conceptual and detailed architecture diagram to outline all Legal apps, system integrations, and dependencies
  • Created and maintained a comprehensive LegalTech portfolio, detailing all Legal SaaS and non-SaaS applications, using LeanIX, Zylo & Confluence
  • Conducted extensive evaluation of all Legal Apps and their use cases, resulting in identification of rationalization opportunities within LegalTech that would lead to over $100k annually in cost savings
  • Developed Business Capability model for LegalTech to assess the maturity level of each capability, identify areas of automation, and plan for future long term solutions
  • Revamped the Privacy & Commercial Legal team's service desk by co-designing and implementing Jira Service Management (JSM) and Jira Software to better automate processes
  • Evaluated and approved multiple Legal app vendors for onboarding by conducting thorough IT assessments.
  • Performed build vs. buy analysis for LegalTech automation and digital transformation initiatives
  • Stay up-to-date with emerging trends and technologies in the LegalTech industry
  • Presented quarterly reviews of LegalTech's portfolio to various team of IT leads and professionals cross domains
  • Collaborate with LegalTech team to prepare Quarterly Business Reviews (QBRs)
  • Collaborate with cross-functional teams when integrations are required

Key Achievements

  • The current state GDPR conceptual architecture bridged the knowledge gap between multiple Legal, Consent & Privacy teams of support engineers, developers, and Product Managers
  • Identified gaps in current state GDPR architecture that led to initiation of 2 parallel GDPR projects with a goal to design and implement improved future state GDPR architecture - with better automations, cost optimization and improve SLA for issues raised
  • The LegalTech portfolio became the go-to resource for all things LegalTech architecture

Sr. Solutions Architect

Coupa Software Inc
Boston, MA
01.2022 - 05.2022
  • Subject Matter Expert (SME) on Contract Management product design and development of a major product release, in addition to the responsibilities listed below at Coupa

Solution Architect

Coupa Software Inc
Boston, MA
06.2019 - 01.2022
  • Developed integrated Business Spend Management Software as a service solution to customers, focused on Source to Contract (S2C)
  • Led detailed architectural dialogues to facilitate delivery of Coupa's S2C module
  • Built customer's future state end to end contracting process via process flow diagrams
  • Provided strong technical expertise of S2C product, including eSignature, user integration, use of product APIs, and ETL for reporting needs
  • Enabled and configured customers workflow processes
  • Delivered End User, Train the Trainer and Admin training of Coupa CLM platform
  • Developed Test Case Scenarios and Test Scripts to enable clients and partners to perform User Acceptance Testing (UAT)
  • Enabled existing partners to implement Coupa's S2C platform, on recommended upgrades and enhancements to integrated solutions
  • Worked closely with product teams to define and prioritize customers feature requests, ensuring product suite synergy
  • Created and contributed to development of best practices, implementation templates, training, project standards, and methodologies
  • Assisted pre-sales team with system demos to prospects

Key Achievements:

  • Led three end-to-end CLM implementations - mid-scale to large enterprise clients customer's implementation - from initiation to Go-live
  • Facilitated over 20k contract migration from customers' legacy systems to Coupa's CLM platform
  • Significantly improved standard Design & Configuration template, used for design sign-off by clients

Business Analyst Consultant

Exari Systems
Boston, MA
09.2018 - 06.2019
  • Engaged with customers to understand how Exari solutions will add value to their organization
  • Delivered End User and Administrative training on Exari's product to clients
  • Collaborated effectively with the broader implementation team, including Project managers and technical delivery teams, to ensure successful delivery of projects
  • Created and executed test plans across all Exari Products
  • Actively engaged with the Product team to contribute ideas for product development
  • Acted in a consulting/advisory role, providing the required mentoring to enable other colleagues to improve, change and adopt new ways of working
  • Delivered requirements to Product and Delivery teams via user stories, End-user
  • Documentation and knowledge base articles

Key Achievements:

  • Delivered 4hr long end-user training to an enterprise client within first four months of joining Exari
  • Developed (in conjunction with Solution Architects and Technical Delivery team) the following artifacts: Requirements Specification, Configuration Specification, Template Design Specification, Integration Specification, and Solution Design Documents

Business Analyst/Project Manager

Stonewall Solutions (SWS) Technologies
06.2017 - 08.2018
  • Derived conceptual designs from customer's business objectives to deliver software and applications according to specifications for usability, performance and functionality
  • Defined over 50 user stories and designed application User Interface mock-ups
  • Developed project plans to ensure project accuracy
  • Oversaw product and sprint backlogs as Product Manager and Scrum Master for internal applications
  • Performed system testing on developed applications
  • Liaised with system development teams to identify and resolve project application issues
  • Documented project Statement of Work, application Quick Reference Guides, Test plans, Test Cases, and Use Cases
  • Conducted presentations of developed applications to clients, delivered end-user training, and facilitated UAT

Business Intelligence Analyst

IntelFort
06.2015 - 05.2016
  • Managed overall Enterprise Data Warehouse (EDW) and Business Intelligence (BI) implementation for one major client
  • Analyzed client's data; performed SQL queries using Oracle DBMS post ETL process
  • Assisted in building over 5 project repositories and dashboards, utilizing Oracle Business Intelligence Enterprise Edition (OBIEE)

Mathematics Teacher

St. Mary's College
02.2014 - 10.2014

Business Administrator

TopUp Genie, Ithena Logic Ltd
09.2013 - 01.2014

Assistant Analyst Intern

Accenture
04.2012 - 08.2012

Education

MBA - Business Analytics

University of Massachusetts Dartmouth
05.2016 - 12.2017

Bachelor of Science - Management Information System

Covenant University
09.2009 - 07.2013

Skills

Solution Design & Architecture

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Software

Wireframe & Business Process Tools - LucidChart, Miro, MS Visio, Alfresco

Project Management & Issue Tracking Tools - Jira, Asana

SaaS Management Tools - LeanIX, Zylo

CRM Tools - Salesforce, Pipedrive

Confluence

Certification

AWS Certified Cloud Practitioner

Volunteering & Additional Information

  • Atlassian Women+ ERG - AMER Career Pillar Co-Lead - 2023
  • Coupa Empower (Women's ERG) - Discover Pillar Board Member - Co-launched Empower LevelUp mentorship program - 2020
  • Mentor - CoupaCares Scholarship Program - 2019
  • Leadership SouthCoast (LSC) Program - 2018 Graduate Student Speaker - https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/my-lsc-2018
  • Self-Started a Mentorship Program at a Middle School - 2018

Timeline

AWS Certified Cloud Practitioner

04-2023

Sr. Solutions Architect

Atlassian
06.2022 - Current

Sr. Solutions Architect

Coupa Software Inc
01.2022 - 05.2022

Solution Architect

Coupa Software Inc
06.2019 - 01.2022

Business Analyst Consultant

Exari Systems
09.2018 - 06.2019

Business Analyst/Project Manager

Stonewall Solutions (SWS) Technologies
06.2017 - 08.2018

MBA - Business Analytics

University of Massachusetts Dartmouth
05.2016 - 12.2017

Business Intelligence Analyst

IntelFort
06.2015 - 05.2016

Mathematics Teacher

St. Mary's College
02.2014 - 10.2014

Business Administrator

TopUp Genie, Ithena Logic Ltd
09.2013 - 01.2014

Assistant Analyst Intern

Accenture
04.2012 - 08.2012

Bachelor of Science - Management Information System

Covenant University
09.2009 - 07.2013
Chioma OkaforSolutions Architect