Strategic Programme Leader · Transformation · Founder
Tayo Otubusin
I turn strategy into change that actually gets adopted.
An operations & transformation leader with 12+ years delivering complex change in regulated, technically demanding environments, across organisations from SMEs to large enterprises. I help organisations turn strategic intent into measurable operational outcomes. Grounded in aerospace engineering, sharpened by an Executive MBA. Founder of the Tayorski Fellowship.
My story
Foundation · Liverpool
An engineer's grounding
MEng (Hons) in Aerospace Engineering at the University of Liverpool, the technical bedrock beneath everything that followed.
2014–2015 · Sheffield
Precision engineering
Design Engineer at IIDEA Limited, with hands-on component design, manufacture and inspection across CAD, CNC and multi-axis machining, working to ISO 9001 and UKAS quality standards.
2015–2018 · Advanced Manufacturing
Engineering at the frontier
Advanced Manufacturing Engineer at Florida Turbine Technologies, leading the end-to-end delivery of a £250k+ Innovate UK co-funded programme, followed by applied additive-manufacturing research and a peer-reviewed paper at ASME Turbo Expo 2018.
2018–Present · AddQual, Derby
Operations & Transformation Lead
Progressing from technical delivery into leadership of metrology operations and broader transformation. Accountable for delivery, quality and operational efficiency across engineering, quality and operations.
Recent · Warwick & beyond
Sharpening the strategy, giving back
An Executive MBA at Warwick Business School, alongside serving as a school governor in Derby and founding the Tayorski Fellowship.
Where I create value
Design
Operating Model Design
Shaping how work is structured, delivered and measured, aligning process, performance and capability so an organisation can deliver reliably and scale.
Deliver
Programme & Transformation Delivery
Translating strategic intent into measurable operational outcomes, leading complex, cross-functional change from definition through to delivery and sustained adoption.
Measure
Data-led Performance & Governance
Establishing governance frameworks, KPIs and reporting cadence that improve visibility, accountability and decision-making, turning data into better performance.
Align
Cross-functional Stakeholder Alignment
Bringing engineering, quality and operations together to deliver coordinated outcomes, with the influence to move teams who do not report to me.