Based in Toronto · Working across operations, technology and growth

AyomikunOlorunda

Fintech operations leader · Systems builder · Product thinker

I build better ways for businesses to operate. From payments and financial operations to analytics, automation and digital products, I turn complex processes into practical systems that work.

£81.97M+ trade volume90+ enterprise accounts7 currency corridors50%+ escalation reduction
Ayomikun Olorunda professional portrait
Fintech operations leader · Builder · Toronto
£81.97M+
Trade Volume
Supported
90+
Enterprise
Accounts
7
Currency
Corridors
13
Safeguarding
Accounts
50%+
Escalation
Reduction

A little about what brings you here

Different conversations. Same approach.

Whether you’re looking for someone to lead an operation or help build a better one, here’s where to start.

01 / For hiring teams

Looking for an operations leader?

I bring hands-on experience in payments, treasury coordination, safeguarding, operational controls and business intelligence, with a track record of building the systems behind the work.

Explore my experience
02 / For founders & teams

Have a process that needs fixing?

I enjoy taking messy workflows and making them clearer: dashboards that answer real questions, controls that reduce risk and practical tools that save teams time.

See what I've built

What I Do

Payments + Operations + Data.
Built to work together.

01

Data Analytics & Power BI

I build dashboards that actually get used. Delivered 22+ Power BI dashboards across multiple organisations, covering transaction performance, margin analysis, LP benchmarking, SLA compliance, and corridor-level reporting · designed to give leadership instant clarity.

Power BIDAXSQLGoogle SheetsData Modelling
02

FX & Payments Operations

End-to-end management of multi-currency payment flows across GBP, USD, EUR, CAD, AED, and NGN. SLA-driven execution, treasury coordination, and structured deal management · including complex back-to-back trades.

FX OperationsSWIFT / UETRTreasury OpsT+1 / T+2
03

Tooling & Automation

Built operational tools entirely from scratch: a Rate Card Generator, a Payment Receipt Generator with UETR fields, and a multi-tab Deal Calculator. Deployed automated real-time deal summary workflows to streamline team communication.

HTML / JSWorkflow AutomationSlack BotsSelf-Built
04

Process Design & SOPs

Authored Treasury SOPs, Operations SOPs, SLA frameworks, and BRDs from the ground up · replacing scattered tribal knowledge with structured, living documentation systems accessible across the full team.

SOP AuthoringSLA DesignBRDsNotion
05

LP & Margin Strategy

Managed a portfolio of 15+ liquidity partners and drove monthly gross margin growth by over 176% · through LP rate benchmarking via data analysis, targeted negotiation coaching, and identifying deal structuring opportunities in live flow.

LP ManagementRate NegotiationMargin Optimisation
06

Customer Success

I treat every client relationship as a long-term partnership. From onboarding and expectation-setting through to SLA delivery, issue resolution, and proactive communication · I keep clients informed, confident, and coming back. I translate complex operational processes into clear, reassuring updates that build trust.

Client OnboardingRelationship ManagementSLA DeliveryRetention

Dashboard Work

Reporting built for decisions. Not decoration.

Margin Performance · Power BI
£58K
Peak Margin
+176%
Growth
£21K
Baseline
Financial Analytics
Margin Performance Dashboard
Tracks gross margin by corridor, deal type, and time period. Features drill-through, period comparison, and LP attribution views. Directly informed the negotiation strategy that tripled monthly margin.
Transaction Volume · Multi-currency
Operations Analytics
Transaction Volume Dashboard
Multi-currency transaction tracking across six corridors with filters by corridor, value band, and settlement status.
SLA Compliance · Corridor-level
98%
GBP T+1 Rate
95%
Others T+2
Compliance & SLA
SLA Compliance Dashboard
Corridor-level SLA tracking (GBP T+1, others T+2) with breach alerting and client-level drill-down.
Safeguarding & Client Funds · Excel
FCA
Compliant
v3
Latest Build
Compliance & Regulatory
Safeguarding & Client Funds Dashboard
FCA-compliant safeguarding oversight dashboard tracking client funds across multiple segregated accounts. Built in Excel with live SUMIFS and INDEX/MATCH formulas for real-time reconciliation and regulatory reporting.

Selected Work

The work, not just the job titles.

A selection of systems, dashboards, controls and operational improvements I have built. Choose a category to explore.

Operations · Product thinking

Operations Command Centre

Designed a consolidated view of trades, exceptions, liquidity providers, compliance status and reconciliation oversight so operational teams and decision-makers can see what needs attention.

Operations designReportingDecision support
360°operational visibility concept
Analytics & BI

Power BI Executive Dashboard Suite

Built decision-ready reporting across revenue, trade volume, sales performance, KYC compliance and liquidity-provider benchmarking, turning operating data into a management layer used for business reviews.

Power BIDAXKPI Design
5production dashboards
AO
Automation & AI

Tranzypay Brain

Built an AI-powered Slack knowledge platform for SOPs, AML/CTF guidance and settlement procedures, making operational knowledge easier to find and reducing dependence on manual back-and-forth.

AISlackKnowledge Systems
AIoperational knowledge layer
FX
Payments & Automation

FX Operations Toolkit

Designed and built a Deal Calculator, Payment Receipt Generator and Rate Card Generator to standardize recurring FX workflows, calculations and client-facing outputs.

HTMLJavaScriptFX Workflow
3self-built tools
✓
Controls & Treasury

Safeguarding Control Infrastructure

Built the reporting and control infrastructure supporting daily safeguarding oversight, reconciliation evidence and regulatory reporting across client-fund accounts.

SafeguardingReconciliationControls
13accounts overseen
+176%
Payments & Treasury

Liquidity Provider & Margin Programme

Used LP benchmarking and live-flow analysis to identify pricing inconsistencies, strengthen negotiation decisions and support deal structuring across a multi-provider FX environment.

LP BenchmarkingFXMargin Analysis
176%+monthly margin growth
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Operations & Analytics

MTN IPO Agent Tracker

Built a real-time operating tracker for a 24-person team during Nigeria's first fully digital public offering, improving visibility into workload, unresolved cases, ownership and escalation status.

OperationsTrackingTeam Leadership
24agents coordinated

My approach: understand the problem, build the solution, measure the impact.

Featured build · Operations leadership

One place to see what matters.

The Operations Command Centre brings together payments, treasury, reconciliations and operational risk into a clearer view for faster decisions. This portfolio illustration shows the type of experience and information architecture, not the actual internal application.

Illustrative Operations Command Centre concept with payments, reconciliation, treasury and risk dashboards
Illustrative concept only. All figures, transaction volumes, success rates, dates and example interfaces in this image are synthetic demo content and are not TranzyPay results or actual system screenshots.

Built around operational visibility: bringing together information that would otherwise sit across separate tools, so exceptions, settlements and control issues are easier to identify and follow up.

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Featured case study

From manual reconciliation to five minutes.

Safeguarding reconciliation was taking around an hour per run. I mapped the existing process, then built a Python-based tool to compare client ledgers with bank statements and prepare daily and monthly reporting.

~60 minPrevious process
~5 minNew process
~55 minSaved per run
Discuss a similar challenge ↗
01 / The challenge

Manual checks, repeated daily

Matching ClearBank statements against client ledger records and preparing reconciliation reports required significant manual effort.

02 / What I built

A repeatable workflow

A Python web application to compare the files, flag differences and generate daily and monthly reports. I defined the reconciliation logic and used AI assistance while learning and implementing Python.

03 / How I checked it

Human oversight stays in place

I cross-checked outputs against manual comparisons. An associate performs the first-level review, with exceptions still requiring investigation and sign-off.

Process timings are approximate and reflect the workflow described; the tool supports review rather than replacing financial controls.

Selected outcomes · Private demonstrations

The thinking is public. The sensitive details aren't.

A closer look at three problems I've worked on, the approach I took and the difference it made. Product walkthroughs are shared selectively.

01 / FINANCIAL CONTROLS

Safeguarding reconciliation

Reworked a manual comparison of bank statements and client ledgers into a Python-assisted review workflow with exception reporting and human sign-off.

~60 minutes → ~5 minutes per run
02 / OPERATIONAL VISIBILITY

Operations Command Centre

Brought fragmented operational information into one decision-focused view, helping teams track trades, settlement exceptions, liquidity-provider performance and follow-up actions.

One connected operational view
03 / INDEPENDENT PRODUCT

LandEasy

Developing a practical digital product from a real-world problem, working across product thinking, user journeys, onboarding and release preparation.

From concept to working product

Want to see how I work? I can share a curated walkthrough using demonstration data where appropriate. Confidential client information, internal system access and proprietary implementation details are never part of a public showcase.

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Experience

Where I've delivered.

2024 · Present
Senior Operations Manager
UK Fintech · FX & Payments Current
  • Built and deployed multiple Power BI dashboards and self-built HTML operational tools from scratch
  • Drove monthly margin growth over 176% through LP benchmarking & deal strategy
  • Owned client relationships end-to-end · onboarding, SLA delivery, issue resolution, and retention
  • Authored Treasury SOP, Operations SOP, and complete SLA framework (T+1/T+2)
  • Onboarded 7 clients and established a new liquidity partnership
  • Built an internal knowledge repository across 5 operational domains
  • Produced monthly performance reviews and executive decks for CEO and leadership
  • Managed 15+ liquidity partners across USD, GBP, EUR, CAD, AED, NGN corridors
2024 · Present
Operations Manager
Early-stage Finance Company Concurrent
  • Delivered Version 1.0 SOP and SLA documentation from the ground up
  • Built a structured operations hub covering 6 operational domains in Notion
  • Designed Google Sheets tracker schema feeding a live Power BI dashboard
  • Managed payment processing and FX trade workflow end-to-end

Skills & Stack

The tools behind the results.

Core Competencies
Power BI & Data AnalyticsAdvanced
FX & Payments OperationsAdvanced
SOP & Process DesignAdvanced
Treasury OperationsProficient
Executive ReportingAdvanced
Tooling & AutomationProficient
Tools & Platforms
Power BI DAX SQL Google Sheets Notion HTML / JS Slack Automation PowerPoint Google Drive Microsoft Excel SWIFT / UETR Google Workspace
Currency Corridors
GBP USD EUR CAD AED NGN USDT
Domain Expertise
Fintech Operations Data Storytelling Dashboard Design Customer Success Compliance Readiness Client Onboarding SLA Management LP Relationship Mgmt Deal Structuring Management Reporting Knowledge Architecture Cross-currency FX Treasury Coordination

Let's build
something exceptional.

I'm currently based in Toronto and open to senior opportunities across fintech operations, payments, business operations, strategy and analytics. If you're building a team that values ownership, analytical thinking and people who create what does not yet exist, I'd be glad to connect.