Vitalis Atonga

Results-driven Digital Transformation Project Manager with 8+ years of experience delivering enterprise-scale IT, digital transformation, and business change initiatives across banking, fintech, telecommunications, and enterprise technology environments. Proven success managing end-to-end delivery across the project lifecycle — from requirements validation and planning through build, QA, release, operational readiness, and adoption support. Strong track record leading cross-functional delivery teams, coordinating stakeholders and vendors, managing governance forums, mitigating risks, controlling budgets, and ensuring alignment between business objectives and technology execution.

Experienced orchestrating delivery across Business Analysis, Engineering, QA, and Change & Adoption functions within Agile, Waterfall, and hybrid environments. Demonstrated capability supporting enterprise transformation initiatives involving cloud platforms, system integrations, digital products, ERP ecosystems, and operational transition activities. Adept at stakeholder engagement, delivery governance, dependency management, and enabling business readiness to achieve measurable value realisation.

Currently pursuing PMP and ITIL v4 certifications with strong foundation in Agile delivery, SDLC governance, and continuous improvement practices.

Independent Consultant – Digital Transformation & Project Delivery - Self-Employed / Independent - Nairobi, Kenya

(2023-07)

Led independent digital delivery and QA coordination initiatives supporting business transformation and operational improvement efforts.

• Managed end-to-end delivery activities including planning, coordination, quality assurance, release readiness, and stakeholder communication.
• Coordinated cross-functional stakeholders including Product, Engineering, Business Operations, and external contributors to align priorities and delivery outcomes.
• Developed integrated delivery plans, tracked milestones, monitored dependencies, and managed delivery risks across multiple engagements.
• Supported business readiness activities including testing coordination, operational transition support, communication alignment, and implementation planning.
• Implemented delivery reporting mechanisms and performance dashboards to improve transparency and decision-making.
• Facilitated issue resolution and risk mitigation activities to maintain delivery momentum and minimise operational disruption.
• Contributed to process improvement initiatives by standardising QA and delivery workflows across engagements.
• Continued advancing expertise in Agile, Waterfall, and hybrid project delivery methodologies alongside enterprise delivery governance practices.
• Completed Leadership & Management Certification focused on strategic leadership, planning, stakeholder management, and decision-making.

Head of Software Quality Assurance & Testing / PM - Equity Bank Ltd - Nairobi, Kenya

(2022-02 - 2023-06)

Directed enterprise QA and delivery governance across digital banking, payments, and core banking transformation programmes.

• Orchestrated collaboration across Engineering, QA, Product, Operations, vendors, and business stakeholders to support cohesive delivery execution.
• Managed delivery risks, dependencies, and issue escalation processes for high-impact customer-facing initiatives.
• Facilitated governance reporting and delivery oversight activities, improving transparency, accountability, and executive decision-making.
• Coordinated vendor engagement activities including SLA alignment, delivery oversight, and quality governance.
• Supported release readiness and operational transition planning to ensure stable implementation outcomes.
• Standardised delivery frameworks, governance processes, and reporting mechanisms across multiple delivery teams.
• Led continuous improvement initiatives that enhanced release efficiency, quality assurance maturity, and delivery predictability.
• Built and mentored high-performing cross-functional teams, strengthening Agile delivery and risk-based governance practices.

Test Manager / Project Manager in QA - Capita Plc - Reading, United Kingdom

(2018-02 - 2021-11)

Managed full lifecycle coordination across multiple enterprise transformation and technology delivery programmes.

• Developed and maintained integrated delivery plans covering milestones, dependencies, risks, forecasts, and resource coordination.
• Led cross-functional delivery teams of up to 19 members across multiple business streams and technology initiatives.
• Coordinated governance activities including delivery reviews, stakeholder reporting, risk management, and release readiness planning.
• Supported budget forecasting and delivery tracking activities across complex programmes.
• Ensured compliance with SDLC governance standards, Agile frameworks, and enterprise delivery methodologies.
• Coordinated UAT activities, stakeholder engagement, operational readiness, and deployment support activities.
• Delivered process optimisation and automation initiatives that improved delivery timelines and operational efficiency.
• Provided structured delivery insights and quality metrics to senior stakeholders to support informed decision-making.
• Applied risk-based governance approaches to improve production stability and delivery confidence.

Senior Test Analyst - Planit Testing Ltd - Reading, United Kingdom

(2015-10 - 2018-01)

Planned, coordinated, and executed testing activities across enterprise transformation programmes and multi-stream delivery initiatives.

• Supported stakeholder engagement and business readiness activities through UAT coordination and acceptance validation.
• Delivered delivery progress reporting, risk tracking, and issue management updates to programme leadership.
• Implemented CI/CD-integrated automation frameworks that reduced regression effort by 70% and accelerated delivery timelines by 40%.
• Improved stakeholder collaboration and requirements validation, reducing downstream change requests and delivery disruptions.
• Supported release planning, operational transition activities, and quality governance initiatives.

QA Engineer - Kerridge Commercial Systems Ltd - Hungerford, United Kingdom

(2013-09 - 2015-09)

Software Test Developer - Hibu Plc - Reading, United Kingdom

(2010-01 - 2013-06)

Diploma - Leadership and Management - Strive Training

MSc - Enterprise Systems Development - Brunel University

BEng - Computer Systems & Software Engineering - University of Greenwich