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ALBERTO OSUJI

What I do

Where I create leverage

  • Enterprise Agile Transformation

    Designing and leading agile operating models across large, regulated organisations. Structure, cadence, and governance that survive contact with reality.

  • Agile Cybersecurity & DevSecOps

    Embedding security into delivery flow rather than bolting it on at the end. Zero Trust and DevSecOps practices that teams actually adopt.

  • AI Governance for Mission-Critical Systems

    Frameworks that let organisations adopt AI at pace while keeping accountability, auditability, and risk posture intact.

  • Coaching Leaders and Teams

    Working with executives and delivery teams to build the judgement and habits that outlast any single transformation programme.

Background

Professional Profile

Organisational agility, digital transformation, and cybersecurity — advised together.

Based in
Lagos, Nigeria
Standing
CMC · FIMC · PMP · MBA
Practice
Agile transformation · DevSecOps · AI governance

I am an Enterprise Agile Transformation Coach, Senior Technology Project Manager, and Certified Management Consultant (CMC), and a Fellow of the Institute of Management Consultants (FIMC). For more than twenty years I have led enterprise technology programmes from Lagos across Nigerian and international engagements, most often with organisations large enough that change has to be designed rather than announced.

My work sits at the intersection of organisational agility, digital transformation, and cybersecurity. That combination matters: it means I can talk about delivery speed and risk posture in the same conversation, rather than leaving executives to reconcile two sets of advice that quietly contradict each other. In practice this covers operating model design, PMO governance, DevSecOps and Zero Trust adoption, and governance for AI in mission-critical systems.

Complex technology programmes rarely fail because of technology. They fail when strategy, people, governance, and execution fall out of alignment.

At MTN Nigeria I delivered a US$200M enterprise technology transformation programme 1.5 months ahead of schedule, contributing to a 13% contract extension, and led the deployment of the first eSIM implementation in Nigeria — the second on the African continent — recognised at the time by the Chief Information Officer. As Operations Manager and Scrum Master on the MTN Group API Exchange programme, I helped scale the platform from roughly 2 billion to over 200 billion annual transactions, and I have supported strategic technology programmes across nine African countries.

My executive education includes the Senior Management Programme at Lagos Business School (2019), the Global Leadership and Innovation Programme at The Wharton School, and the Emerging Leaders Programme at the Indian School of Business (2023), alongside an MBA, an MSc in Computer Science, and doctoral research in data communication and networking. I hold PMP, SAFe, Scrum.org, Prosci, Lean Six Sigma Black Belt, PRINCE2, MSP, and P3O certifications, and I keep them current because clients are entitled to know that the advice they are paying for is anchored in something more durable than opinion.

Track record

Career

  1. Senior Project Manager / Programme Delivery Consultant

    MTN Nigeria

    Sep 2022 — Present

    • Lead concurrent enterprise technology programmes from solution investigation through implementation and operational transition, with integrated plans covering scope, budget, schedule, governance, and risk.
    • Delivered a US$200M enterprise technology transformation programme 1.5 months ahead of schedule, contributing to a 13% contract extension.
    • Chair executive steering committees and portfolio reporting; lead hybrid teams of over 30 professionals across African markets.
    • Introduced agile delivery frameworks that improved release performance, and supported MTN Group API Exchange initiatives at over one billion transactions.
  2. ICT Consultant — MTN Group Managed Services

    Atos

    Jun 2020 — Sep 2024

    • Consulted on the MADAPi API Exchange programme, the largest API programme in Africa, delivered as a managed service across the MTN Group.
    • Worked between the European delivery organisation and Nigerian partners on engagement management, methodology, and delivery assurance.
  3. Operations Manager & Scrum Master (Consultant)

    MTN API Exchange Programme

    Jun 2020 — Aug 2022

    • Led cross-functional agile teams — DevOps, platform, application support, monitoring, business analysis, development, and QA — running the API Exchange platform.
    • Helped scale the platform from roughly 2 billion to over 200 billion annual transactions, operating Kubernetes clusters (OKD and Tanzu) across staging, pre-production, and production.
    • Served as Incident Commander for major incidents and directed ITSM practice on Remedy and ServiceNow, with CAB and Technical Review Board accountability.
    • Facilitated Scrum ceremonies and coached teams on Scrum, Kanban, and XP practice across the BSS programme.
  4. Programme Manager — PMO (Consultant)

    MTN Nigeria

    Oct 2017 — Apr 2020

    • Led deployment of the first eSIM project in Nigeria and the second on the African continent, recognised by the then MTN Nigeria CIO.
    • Standardised PMO governance frameworks, improving project visibility, mobilisation, and accountability; enterprise risk practice reduced delays by 30%.
    • Managed vendor contracts and negotiations delivering approximately US$1.2M in operational savings.
  5. Project Coordinator — Special Projects, Managed Services & PMO

    MainOne (an Equinix company)

    Apr 2014 — Sep 2017

    • Coordinated enterprise broadband, cloud, and infrastructure projects using both agile and waterfall methods.
    • Delivered the Central Bank MPLS network project and the Federal Inland Revenue Service datacentre relocation, the latter recognised with an Employee of the Month award.
    • Achieved approximately 15% cost savings through disciplined project budget management.
  6. Programme Delivery Manager

    Laplace Technologies

    Apr 2009 — Mar 2014

    • Led regional operations and delivery of major telecommunications expansion, rollout, and logistics programmes.
    • Sat on the executive leadership team with responsibility for business performance, profitability, and strategic execution.
    • Built and ran delivery teams, consultants, and contractors, with post-project reviews feeding continuous improvement.
  7. Project Manager / Business Development Manager

    Signal Alliance

    Jul 2006 — Sep 2008

    • Delivered enterprise technology projects — Microsoft and Cisco solutions, structured cabling, microwave installations — across financial services, FMCG, government, and oil and gas.
    • Developed winning technical proposals and led proof-of-concept engagements tied to clients' strategic objectives.
  8. Project Manager / Head, Network Operating Centre

    Rainbownet

    Apr 2003 — Jun 2006

    • Led end-to-end delivery of CDMA network rollout, site acquisition, tower construction, power systems, and microwave deployments.
    • Represented the organisation before the Nigerian Communications Commission, securing operating and frequency approvals.
    • Directed NOC operations, improving monitoring, incident response, and SLA compliance.
  9. Chief Agility Officer (Volunteer)

    Agility Connect Meetup

    Feb 2021 — Present

    • Convene practitioners around enterprise agile transformation, coaching, and delivery practice in the Nigerian technology community.

Verified

Certifications and professional standing

28 credentials

On stage

Speaking

I speak on organisational agility, AI governance, and the security implications of moving fast.

  • 2026

    Unhacked 360 Germany: FutureSec World Summit

    Berlin, Germany

    Panel on cyber resilience and AI — billed as Global Cybersecurity & Digital Resilience Expert

  • 2025

    PMI Nigeria Conference

    Lagos, Nigeria

    Organizational Agility in the Age of AI

Speaking enquiries

Conference committees and programme chairs are welcome to reach out for availability, topics, and a speaker biography.

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Beyond the mandate

Community

As a DevOps Institute Ambassador, I help connect practitioners in this region to a wider body of DevOps and continuous delivery practice — running sessions, reviewing material, and giving local teams a route into conversations that usually happen elsewhere.

Since 2021 I have served as Chief Agility Officer of the Agility Connect Meetup, and I contribute to the Business Relationship Management Institute, PMI, and IIBA communities — mentoring project professionals and, earlier in my career, lecturing pro bono at the Institute of Management and Technology. It is unglamorous work, and it is the part of my record I would defend first.

Contact

Let’s talk

Speaking enquiries, advisory conversations, and transformation engagements.

Direct

Enquiries are answered personally. For conference committees, a speaker biography and headshot are available on request.