Fundiswa Mayekiso

An experienced Product Owner and Technology Delivery Professional with experience managing end-to-end product lifecycles, coordinating cross-functional teams, and translating business needs into clear, actionable product requirements. Skilled in agile project management, user story development, backlog prioritisation, solution design support, and facilitating sprint ceremonies to keep delivery on track. Brings a strong background in systems analysis, application management, and technology implementation across financial services environments, with proven ability to analyse workflows, interpret system behaviour, and support data-driven product decisions.

Experienced in collaborating with senior leaders, developers, operations teams, and business stakeholders to ensure product requirements are understood, aligned, and delivered with quality. Recognised for structured documentation, clear communication, and the ability to balance strategic product thinking with hands-on execution. Adept at managing multiple initiatives, resolving delivery blockers, and ensuring governance standards are met.

Passionate about building products that solve real user problems, improve operational efficiency, and deliver measurable value. I bring a practical, team-focused approach to agile facilitation, supported by strong communication, servant leadership, problem-solving, and coordination skills. Comfortable working with cross-functional teams, managing dependencies, and ensuring transparency through structured reporting and delivery practices.

Facilitator/Scrum Master (Volunteer Steward) - Expeerts Club

(2025-01)

• Facilitated peer coaching support forum for small business
• Applied agile ways of working by leading sprint planning, review sessions, and retrospectives that strengthened team collaboration and delivery flow.
• Helped business owners define objectives, roadmaps, backlogs, prioritise work, and track progress using simple agile tools.
• Coached business owners on agile principles for improved focus, reducing waste, and to help them respond quickly to changing needs.
• Supported small businesses with project planning, documentation, and delivery coordination.
• Conducted feasibility assessments and identified risks, dependencies, and resource needs.
• Improved delivery flow for 4 SMEs through structured sprint cycles and backlog management.
• Facilitated a 24-week business leadership and peer coaching programme improving execution discipline.

Virtual technology advisory, IT Facilitator - Unemployed, Independent Contractor/ Project Advisor /Business Enablement Consultant

(2024-09 - 2025-01)

Product Owner / Scrum Master - Liberty

(2022-03 - 2024-08)

Managed delivery of technology initiatives across 5 finance and risk portfolios. Coordinated planning, prioritisation, governance, and stakeholder engagement. Identified and managed project risks, dependencies, and service impacts. Managed team capacity, velocity tracking.

• Facilitated daily stand-ups, backlog refinement, sprint planning, and retrospectives for multiple delivery teams.
• Worked closely with developers, testers, analysts, and business stakeholders to ensure clarity of requirements and prioritisation.
• Removed impediments, coordinated dependencies, and ensured teams had what they needed to deliver.
• Supported continuous improvement by identifying delivery bottlenecks and improving team processes.
• Used Azure DevOps to manage backlogs, track sprint progress, and maintain transparency.
• Implemented Power BI and Azure DevOps dashboards improving visibility of sprint progress and delivery risks.
• Improved delivery efficiency through backlog optimisation and structured sprint cycles.
• Successfully transitioned multiple technology solutions into BAU support environments.

Business Manager (Agile Delivery Support) - Liberty

(2020-07 - 2022-03)

Coordinated operational planning, governance activities, and programme reporting. Managed stakeholder and vendor relationships and monitored service performance. Supported transformation initiatives through structured reporting and communication.

• Supported agile delivery teams by coordinating sprint documentation, tracking actions, and facilitating communication.
• Assisted with backlog organisation, sprint reporting, and readiness of work items.
• Helped teams adopt structured delivery practices and improve collaboration.
• Implemented automated Power BI reporting improving real-time visibility of delivery progress.
• Strengthened governance and delivery monitoring processes.
• Supported cloud readiness and enterprise architecture initiatives.
• Designed and facilitated a 10-part webinar series for enterprise knowledge management.

Senior Systems Analyst/Project Delivery Lead - Liberty

(2012-01 - 2020-06)

Delivered infrastructure upgrades, data migrations, onboarding of new applications, and compliance initiatives. Coordinated testing, deployment planning, disaster recovery exercises, and implementation activities. Managed project risks, change activities, and stakeholder communication.

• Coordinated delivery activities across infrastructure, data, and application teams using iterative delivery practices.
• Facilitated team discussions, clarified requirements, and ensured readiness for development and testing cycles.
• Supported continuous improvement through documentation, feedback loops, and structured delivery processes.
• Delivered multi-million-rand projects on time and within budget.
• Led disaster recovery planning and business continuity testing.
• Developed implementation guides and operational procedures improving delivery consistency.

Manager: Applications Management Analyst - ABSA Capital

(2009-01 - 2011-12)

• Coordinated delivery of application enhancements supporting trading and reconciliation platforms.
• Managed distributed project and support resources across multiple countries.
• Supported change, testing, and governance processes.

Junior Telecoms Engineer - SAAB Grintek Technologies

(2007-02 - 2008-12)

• Supported planning, design, and implementation of telecommunications solutions.
• Coordinated system integration, testing, and deployment activities

Technology Consultant / Project Administrator - BCX

(2005-01 - 2006-12)

• Supported project planning, documentation, and reporting.
• Managed records and information administration.
• Assisted project managers with progress tracking and stakeholder communication.

PGDip - Business Administration - University of the Free State (2022-01 - 2023-01)

BPhil - Information & Knowledge Management - Stellenbosch University (2012-01 - 2013-01)

BSc.

• Computer Science & GIS - University of Fort Hare (2001-01 - 2003-01)

Senior Certificate - Matric - Zamokuhle Senior Secondary School (1998-01 - 1998-12)