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
Education
- Harvard Business SchoolGMP, Business Administration and Management2022
- IMDLeading Strategic Initiative, Strategy and Management2016
- Univeristy of WalesMasters in Business Administration, Project Management2009 — 2014
- Lagos Business School, Pan-Atlantic UniversitySenior Management Programme, Business Administration and Management2013
- University of HertfordshireBachelors of Science, Information Systems2005 — 2007
- University of CalabarMaster in Business Adminstration, Business Administration and Management2000 — 2003
- The Polytechnic IbadanHigher National Diploma, Computer science1991 — 1996
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
- Where does Bukola Ajayi work?
- Bukola Ajayi is at Rising Tide Africa (RTA).
Same school
Also attended Harvard Business School1,969
Brad GerstnerFounder & CEO of Altimeter Capital; architect of Invest America; BG2 co-hostAileen LeeFounder & Managing Partner of Cowboy VenturesJim BreyerFounder & CEO of Breyer CapitalTim DraperFounder of Draper AssociatesMike Maples JrCo-founding Partner at FloodgateMamoon HamidPartner at Kleiner Perkins
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Also attended IMD168
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 AgXavier MesnierPartner, Head of Frontiers in Health & Bio Investments at Verve Ventures
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Also attended Lagos Business School, Pan-Atlantic University19
Oluwatofunmi IdowuVenture Analyst at LoftyInc CapitalKola AinaFounding Partner at Ventures PlatformVictoria FabunmiPrincipal at Atlantica VenturesAnnie EimiakhenaInvestor at Rising Tide Africa (RTA)Audrey Joe-EzigboInvestor at Rising Tide Africa (RTA)Ayokanmi AyubaInvestor at Rising Tide Africa (RTA)
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Also attended University of Hertfordshire26
Roger FontAnalyst at Inveready Technology Investment GroupLucía SáenzInvestment & Community Intern at Kibo VenturesAlpesh AnandSalesforce Consultant & Administrator at EMV CapitalElaine HegartyChief of Staff at IQ CapitalMarco BrunsFinance & Operations Manager at RedstoneLucía BoselliPositioning Leader at The Yield Lab Latam
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Shared employers
Also worked at MTN Nigeria4
Also worked at MTN11
Cagdas YildizInvestment | Simya VC at 212Nancy ZakhourVenture Partner at ASCENT ENERGY VENTURESZeynep ŞenerVC Analyst at Simya VCNozipho January-BardillAdvisory Board Member at Chanzo CapitalAnu SingInvestor at Oryx ImpactJosephine Awatefe-SaroukInvestor at Rising Tide Africa (RTA)
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