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I’m Kelvin Babs-Jonah C. I’m a self-motivated and innovative Agile practitioner with over 15 years of experience in product portfolio management and digital transformation within SaaS companies, focusing on the insurance/financial and satellite sectors. I excel at crafting differentiated messaging and product marketing assets, and I’ve led cross-functional teams in matrixed organizations to deliver value. I’m known for clear communication and creativity, especially in executive presentations, and I strive to align product strategies with business goals while promoting an agile mindset.
I’m passionate about building a culture of continuous learning and high-velocity product delivery. I’ve established communities of practice for product owners, Scrum Masters, and Agile coaches to foster collaboration, improve release velocity, and drive value-driven solutions that meet evolving customer needs.
Skills
Experience Level
Expert
Expert
Work Experience
Agile coach at Telesat
January 1, 2024 - PresentLeading product strategy and roadmap for satellite user terminal technology in a SAFe environment. Designed and implemented the entire agile framework for the User terminal team. Collaborating with Product Owners and Scrum Masters to establish Agile ways of working, driving innovation and scalability in product development. Engaging with senior executives and stakeholders to align business needs with product features, ensuring business agility and long-term sustainability.
Agile Delivery Lead at CapitalOne
February 1, 2022 - December 31, 2023Managed four product squads focused on fraud and loss mitigation. Developed and refined the PI planning process, improving planning visibility and alignment across product and development teams. Integrated Agility Health assessments to track product and team performance, resulting in better decisions and delivery timelines.
Agile Delivery Lead at Capital One
February 1, 2022 - December 1, 2023Managed four product squads focused on fraud and loss mitigation, collaborating on the development of new features and enhancements. Developed and refined the PI planning process, improving planning visibility and alignment across product and development teams. Integrated Agility Health assessments to track product and team performance, resulting in enhanced decision-making and delivery timelines.
Senior Scrum Master / Product Owner at Canada Life
November 1, 2020 - February 28, 2022Managed four product squads focused on fraud and loss mitigation, collaborating on the development of new features and enhancements. Developed and refined the PI planning process, improving planning visibility and alignment across product and development teams. Integrated Agility Health assessments to track product and team performance, resulting in enhanced decision-making and delivery timelines.
Senior Scrum Master/ Product Owner at Canada Life
November 1, 2020 - February 1, 2022Managed four product squads focused on fraud and loss mitigation, collaborating on the development of new features and enhancements. Developed and refined the PI planning process, improving planning visibility and alignment across product and development teams. Integrated Agility Health assessments to track product and team performance, resulting in enhanced decision-making and delivery timelines.
Senior Product owner at BusyQA
August 1, 2019 - October 1, 2020Conducted gap analysis and business process mapping to drive new product lines, increasing company revenue by attracting new clients. Led product development efforts for TwoPlugs’ application, resulting in two new lines of business. Coached teams on Agile practices, improving workflow efficiency and product delivery.
Regional Agile Product Manager / Agile Coach at REFin Homes Ltd
October 1, 2017 - February 28, 2019Led the organization’s agile transformation, coaching product teams to deliver high-value features that drove customer satisfaction and business growth. Developed extensive customer journey mapping using Figma to determine the best approach to customer-centric product design. Collaborated with tech leads to automate onboarding of new customers and reduce onboarding risk.
Regional Agile Product Manager/ Agile Coach at REFin Homes Ltd
October 1, 2017 - February 1, 2019Identified potential project risk and developed risk response plans, using behavioral patterns over 30 days, which helped reduce project risk by 30% yielding a saving of $2 million annually. Led the organization’s agile transformation, coaching product teams to deliver high-value features that drove customer satisfaction and business growth. Developed extensive customer journey mapping using Figma to determine the best approach for customer-centric product development.
Regional Director Products Agile Coach at Krossbreeds CPMS
February 1, 2014 - October 1, 2017Directed product teams in launching new services that generated over $1 million in revenue. Directed the end-to-end implementation of the Program with a Matrix team developing the project charter, project management plan, program governance and procedures with a team of project managers, coordinators, implementation consultants and technology teams. Coached Scrum Masters on ways to improve team delivery commitments and capacity planning for sprints by identifying and tracking hidden tasks that increased customer satisfaction.
Regional Director Products at Universal Cinema Services
February 1, 2012 - January 1, 2014Led regional product initiatives and service launches to grow revenue and market presence.
Senior Project Manager at Silverbird Group
April 1, 2009 - July 1, 2011Directed multiple projects, coordinating cross-functional teams to deliver on schedule and within budget.
Education
Master’s Degree: Certification in Commercial Contract at Villanova University
January 11, 2030 - January 27, 2026Master’s Degree: Environmental Design (Architecture) at University of Lagos
January 11, 2030 - January 27, 2026Master’s Degree: Certification in Commercial Contract at Villanova University - Pennsylvania, USA
January 11, 2030 - January 27, 2026Master’s Degree: Environmental Design (Architecture) at University of Lagos – Lagos, Nigeria
January 11, 2030 - January 27, 2026Qualifications
Professional Scaled Portfolio Kanban 2025
January 1, 2025 - January 27, 2026Professional Kanban Flow metrics for scrum 2024
January 1, 2024 - January 27, 2026Professional Scrum Product Owner II 2024
January 1, 2024 - January 27, 2026Professional Scrum Product Owner I 2023
January 1, 2023 - January 27, 2026Professional Backlog Management Skills 2023
January 1, 2023 - January 27, 2026SAFe 6.0 Scrum master 2022
January 1, 2022 - January 27, 2026IC- Agile Certified Coach (ICC-ACC) 2021
January 1, 2021 - January 27, 2026IC- Agile Team Facilitator (ICC-ATF) 2021
January 1, 2021 - January 27, 2026Kanban Management Professional (KMP) 2021
January 1, 2021 - January 27, 2026Scaled Professional Scrum (SPS®) 2021
January 1, 2021 - January 27, 2026Professional Scrum Master II (PSM®) 2021
January 1, 2021 - January 27, 2026Project Management Institute – Agile Certified Practitioner (PMI-ACP®) 2020
January 1, 2020 - January 27, 2026ITIL® foundation v3 2019
January 1, 2019 - January 27, 2026Professional Scaled Portfolio Kanban
January 1, 2025 - January 27, 2026Professional Kanban Flow metrics for scrum
January 1, 2024 - January 27, 2026Professional Scrum Product Owner II
January 1, 2024 - January 27, 2026Professional Scrum Product Owner I
January 1, 2023 - January 27, 2026Professional Backlog Management Skills
January 1, 2023 - January 27, 2026SAFe 6.0 Scrum master
January 1, 2022 - January 27, 2026IC- Agile Certified Coach (ICC-ACC)
January 1, 2021 - January 27, 2026IC- Agile Team Facilitator (ICC-ATF)
January 1, 2021 - January 27, 2026Kanban Management Professional (KMP)
January 1, 2021 - January 27, 2026Scaled Professional Scrum (SPS)
January 1, 2021 - January 27, 2026Professional Scrum Master II (PSM II)
January 1, 2021 - January 27, 2026PMI-ACP (Agile Certified Practitioner)
January 1, 2020 - January 27, 2026ITIL foundation v3
January 1, 2019 - January 27, 2026Industry Experience
Software & Internet, Financial Services, Telecommunications, Media & Entertainment, Professional Services, Other
Skills
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Expert
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