Nina M

@strongtowerhold

Project Manager, Ops Support, Content Mgnmnt, Research Specialist

South Africa
Xhosa, English, Afrikaans, Zulu
About me
Senior Agile Project Manager, Scrum Master & Operations Support Specialist with 20+ years delivering digital banking, fintech, and enterprise transformation projects across Africa, EMEA, and the Middle East. I help founders and growing teams execute with clarity and momentum — stabilizing high‑pressure environments, aligning stakeholders, improving workflows, and rescuing struggling projects. I also support content, documentation, research, and operational systems, ensuring teams stay aligned and moving.... Read more

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Project Management
I will create professional sops, workflows and templates
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General Assistance
I will provide executive assistant, admin and research support
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Work experience

Nedbank

Senior Agile Project Manager (Contractor)

Nedbank • Freelance

Jul 2025 - Apr 2026 • 9 mos

Delivered HR tech enhancements across Talent Management, Organisational Effectiveness, and Succession systems. Managed two delivery squads, coordinated with multiple Product Owners, and implemented RPA, Gloat Talent Marketplace, SAP CPI integrations, and HireVue AI tools. Strengthened Agile maturity across the tribe.

Senior Project Manager / Programme Manager

Unlisted • Full-time

Aug 2022 - Jul 2024 • 1 yr 11 mos

Company: Backbase B.V. (Netherlands) - through Deel SA Delivered multi-country digital banking Projects using Agile/Scrum for major banks across EMEA & Middle East. Led cross-functional teams and delivered onboarding, retail banking upgrades, and defect management for clients including Saudi National Bank, Stanbic Kenya, and Banque Saudi Fransi.

MTN_

Programme Manager (Contractor)

MTN • Freelance

Sep 2021 - Jul 2022 • 10 mos

Worked for Supersonic (ISP subsidiary of MTN) Oversaw multiple digital/telecoms programmes and introduced Agile ways of working. Delivered AirFibre, 5G, FLTE repricing, Q-Contact omni-channel deployment, and RPA initiatives. Managed governance, planning, stakeholder alignment, and programme reporting.