Adeola Adelakun

Senior Business Analyst

Salary / Daily rate

Freelance

Skills

JiraConfluenceDigital TransformationData VisualizationPower BI

About me

Intro

Senior Business Analyst with 9+ years delivering enterprise data platforms, digital transformation, and regulatory compliance solutions for organizations like BP, Pearson, and banking sector. Expert in translating complex business needs into technical requirements, leading end-to-end system implementations, and driving data governance frameworks. Specialized in Agile delivery, data analytics, and process optimization to accelerate your digital initiatives.

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Work experience

Senior Business Analyst (Contract)

BP

Apr 2024 - Present

2 years 7 months

– Leading business systems analysis for BP's enterprise Central Database Platform, supporting the centralisation and automation of investment data ingestion, reconciliation, and reporting processes. – Translating business needs into system requirements, data flows, and functional specifications to support integration between source systems, data pipelines, and reporting platforms. – Collaborating with data architects, engineers, and product stakeholders to define system use cases including Property Valuations, ESG Metrics, and Investment Performance Reconciliation. – Producing user stories, functional documentation, and process models to enable automation, system integration, and dashboard delivery through the visualisation layer. – Ensuring platform capabilities align with enterprise data governance standards, data quality rules, and regulatory requirements. – Supporting Agile delivery through backlog refinement, sprint planning, and acceptance criteria definition, ensuring solutions align with strategic objectives for data accessibility and management information (MI) reporting.

Senior Business Analyst (Contract)

BP

Aug 2021 - Mar 2024

2 years 8 months

– Involved in the development and deployment of a Cost Management Tool (CMT) to various regions within the organization. – Conducted comprehensive analysis of existing cost management processes and identified areas for improvement. – Collaborated with stakeholders across different departments to gather requirements and ensure alignment with business objectives. – Managed project timelines, resources, and budgets to ensure successful implementation of the CMT. – Provided training and support to end-users to facilitate adoption and maximize the benefits of the new tool. – Implemented process improvements based on data-driven insights to optimize cost management practices. – Monitored financial metrics and KPIs to track the effectiveness of the deployed CMT and provided regular reports to senior management.

Senior Digital Business Analyst/Scrum Master

RSPB

Feb 2019 - Jul 2021

2 years 6 months

Bedfordshire, GB

– Delivered end-to-end re-platforming of GIS web application from Silverlight to JavaScript. – Owned requirements gathering, UX collaboration, user story development, and sprint planning. – Performed dual roles (Scrum Master & Product Owner) when required, improved delivery cadence.

Senior Business System/Data Analyst

Pearson Education

Jun 2017 - Dec 2018

1 year 7 months

London, UK

– Led systems analysis for the Workplace of the Future initiative, designing and implementing a Persona Framework to support standardised technology and system access for employee roles. – Elicited and documented business and system requirements, translating them into functional specifications, UI requirements, and API user stories for development teams. – Conducted data and process analysis to define system workflows and integration points across HR, IT service management, and asset management platforms. – Facilitated stakeholder workshops to align business needs with technical system capabilities and solution design. – Defined scalable processes to standardise hardware, software, and system access provisioning across employee personas.

Agile Business Analyst

Clydesdale Bank

Feb 2016 - Jun 2017

1 year 5 months

London, UK

– Played a key role in GDPR compliance programme, including impact assessments, process reviews and traceability matrix creation. – Authored user stories, led workshops, managed RAID logs, and collaborated with legal/data privacy teams. – Supported solution delivery by validating requirements, participating in UAT, and ensuring system functionality met business and technical expectations.

Agile Business Analyst

Co-operative Bank

Sep 2015 - Nov 2015

3 months

Manchester, UK

– Conducted gap analysis, created ToR and Business Vision Documents for CAIS remediation project. – Led backlog management and training design ahead of implementation phase.

Business Process & Reporting Analyst

University of East London

May 2015 - Aug 2015

4 months

London, UK

– Led end-to-end process redesign and documentation for Recruitment and Establishment processes. – Designed authority matrix and developed comprehensive training materials.


Licenses & certifications

BCS Certificate in Business Analysis Practice

Issued: Jun 2018

Certified by BCS

BCS Certificate in Modelling Business Processes

Issued: Apr 2018

Certified by BCS

BCS Certificate in Requirements Engineering

Issued: Apr 2018

Certified by BCS

Professional Scrum Master Certificate

Issued: Jul 2016

Certified by Scrum.org

Foundation Certificate in Business Analysis

Issued: Jul 2015

Certified by BCS

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