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Bukola: together at Rising Tide Africa (RTA)
About
Bukola Ajayi is Chief Information Officer at MTN Nigeria, where he leads enterprise architecture and digital transformation initiatives. With 27 years of experience in enterprise technology, he has worked on modernizing telecommunications infrastructure across Africa, including designing resilient platforms, building scalable payment systems, and directing engineering-wide agile transformation. Ajayi has served on the board of a private university and is involved in technology talent development and women's leadership initiatives in the technology sector.
Experience
- MTN NigeriaChief Information Officercurrent2026 — presentAfrica
- MTN NigeriaGeneral Manager Architecture & Engineering2019 — 2026Lagos
- MTNSenior Manager Enterprise and Customer Experience Operations2015 — 2019Nigeria
- MTN Nigeria CommunicationSenior Manager, Enterprise Delivery, Information Systems Group, MTN Nigeria2013 — 2015Lagos
- MTN Nigeria CommunicationSolution Delivery & Product Development Manager – Information Systems2009 — 2013Lagos Nigeria
- MTN Nigeria CommunicationRetail Billing Team Lead – Information Systems (Applications)2007 — 2009Lagos, Nigeria
- MTNApplications Support Engineer – Billing System2003 — 2007Lagos, Nigeria
- United Bank for Africa PlcApplication Developer2000 — 2003Lagos, Nigeria
- UBA PlcAccount Officer (Consumer Banking and Products)1998 — 2000Lagos, Nigeria
Skills & more
IT LeadershipIT GovernanceSoftware Engineering PracticesDigital TransformationDigital StrategyStrategic PartnershipsCounselingBilling Systems4PaymentsCustomer Service5Telecommunications41Business Analysis20
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PlanningDocumentationProject Portfolio ManagementProcess EngineeringTroubleshootingData AnalysisVendor ManagementBillingAI StrategyProblem SolvingCoordinationMicrosoft OfficeLanguages English · Yoruba
- Business Development Manager — TM Forum
From Bukola's professional profile.
Colleagues at Rising Tide Africa (RTA)
Abimbola Onakomaiya
Investor at Rising Tide Africa (RTA)
Abiola Sanni
Investor at Rising Tide Africa (RTA)
Adanma Onuegbu
Investor at Rising Tide Africa (RTA)
Adejoke Odocha
Investor at Rising Tide Africa (RTA)
Ademidun Edosomwan
Investor at Rising Tide Africa (RTA)
Adenike Ogunlesi
Investor at Rising Tide Africa (RTA)
Adesuwa Okunbo Rhodes
Investor at Rising Tide Africa (RTA)
Aisha Raji
Investor at Rising Tide Africa (RTA)
Frequently asked questions
- Who is Bukola Ajayi?
- Bukola Ajayi is Chief Information Officer at MTN Nigeria, where he leads enterprise architecture and digital transformation initiatives. With 27 years of experience in enterprise technology, he has worked on modernizing telecommunications infrastructure across Africa, including designing resilient platforms, building scalable payment systems, and directing engineering-wide agile transformation. Ajayi has served on the board of a private university and is involved in technology talent development and women's leadership initiatives in the technology sector.
- Where does Bukola Ajayi work?
- Bukola Ajayi is at Rising Tide Africa (RTA).
- Where did Bukola Ajayi go to school?
- Bukola Ajayi studied at Harvard Business School (GMP, Business Administration and Management); IMD (Leading Strategic Initiative, Strategy and Management); Univeristy of Wales (Masters in Business Administration, Project Management).
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Also attended IMD261
Karthik ChakkarapaniInvestor at Foundation CapitalKulpreet SinghOperating Advisor at OpenOceanMusaad AlkadiSr. Principal at Graphene VenturesGrant AllenFounding GP, Schneider Electric Ventures at Giant Ventures Global LlpFredric PetitPartner, Head of Materials & Packaging at Emerald Technology Ventures AgMichael ZehnderHead of Digital Technology & Intelligence at Emerald Technology Ventures Ag
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Also attended Lagos Business School, Pan-Atlantic University25
Oluwatofunmi IdowuVenture Analyst at LoftyInc CapitalKola AinaFounding Partner at Ventures PlatformHafeez BakareHead, Finance and Fund Operations at Ventures PlatformTsz Chung ChungInvestment Partner at ArkStream CapitalChiugo NdubisiInvestment & Integration Lead at Heirs HoldingsIjeoma D. OzulumbaExecutive Director, Finance/Corporate Services at Development Bank of Nigeria
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Also attended University of Hertfordshire47
Roger FontAnalyst at Inveready Technology Investment GroupYogesh KamraHead of Lab Operations (UK site) at Illumina VenturesLucía SáenzInvestment & Community Intern at Kibo VenturesAlpesh AnandSalesforce Consultant & Administrator at EMV CapitalElaine HegartyChief of Staff at IQ CapitalMarco BrunsFinance & Operations Manager at Redstone
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Shared employers
Also worked at MTN Nigeria6
Also worked at MTN14
Cagdas YildizInvestment | Simya VC at 212Nancy ZakhourVenture Partner at ASCENT ENERGY VENTURESZeynep ŞenerVC Analyst at Simya VCNozipho January-BardillAdvisory Board Member at Chanzo CapitalPatrick ObodoekeaInvestment Development Director: Smallholder Farmer at Shell FoundationAnu SingInvestor at Oryx Impact
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Also worked at United Bank for Africa Plc9
Yewande AdewusiChief Operating Officer at Alitheia CapitalAyotunde AnjorinSenior Director & Chief Financial Officer at Africa Finance CorporationChiugo NdubisiInvestment & Integration Lead at Heirs HoldingsObinna UfudoInvestor at Heirs HoldingsOlutosin OniAdvisor at Mercy Corps VenturesHetty UgbohInvestor at Rising Tide Africa (RTA)
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