Cornelius Parkin

Agile Project Manager Lead with 7+ years experience leading large-scale digital and banking transformations. Certified SAFe Practice Consultant (SPC 6.0) and Certified Scrum Professional (CSP-SM). Proven track record of delivering high-value programs, coaching Agile teams, managing budgets up to ZAR 150m, and driving innovation within complex organizations. Expertise in Agile Transformation, Scaled Agile Framework (SAFe), Jira/Confluence enablement, and Agile Project Management.

• 2025
• Currently acting as Agile Project Manager Lead in the Core Banking programme leading the delivery of 10 assets enabling consumption and migration within the Product Lifecycle Management stream
• Enabling 75 people on various teams across multiple assets both locally and globally on a programme to the combined value of ZAR 150m
• 2024
• Led the delivery of various assets in Nedbank’s ZAR 11.7bn Core Banking Modernization Programme, managing 20+ people within the PLM (Product Lifecycle Management) stream
• Managed ZAR 60m budget across multiple Agile streams, delivering major initiatives within cost and time targets
• 2017 - 2023
• Teach SAFe courses across the bank to hundreds of people during the SAFe adoption period
• Implemented SAFe Agile practices across large digital banking teams (>65 people), improving delivery speed, collaboration, alignment and quality whilst simultaneously meeting and exceeding stakeholder expectations
• Leading the delivery of the Award-winning Nedbank Money App (Most Innovative Retail Banking App, 2020)
• Leading the delivery of the Nedbank Private Wealth App ranking from 6th to 2nd globally (Cutter Associates Benchmark, 2019)

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