Akua Ansomaah
@akuaansomaah
Director of Operations and Strategy leveraging data + AI to scale multi-country execution and transformation.
What I'm looking for
I’m a strategic operations leader with 10+ years of experience driving cross-functional coordination, operational transformation, and multi-country execution across complex environments. I focus on aligning distributed teams around shared goals and designing scalable processes that improve organizational effectiveness.
Across my roles, I strengthen governance, integrate systems and reporting structures, and use data-driven insights—including AI-enabled tools—to support decision-making and performance improvement. I’m especially enthusiastic about the intersection of technology and business and how they combine to create transformational social change.
In my current role as Director of Operations & Strategy at Africa UpEnergy Group, I lead strategy and execution across 8 African markets, leveraging AI-enabled analytics for performance tracking, forecasting, and strategic decisions. Previously, I set up and led the Ghana operation with full P&L leadership and built structured reporting to improve transparency, and I delivered measurable outcomes through strategy execution, cost reductions, digital transformation, and credit/risk improvements including 12% bad debt reduction within a quarter.
Experience
Work history, roles, and key accomplishments
Director of Operations & Strategy
Africa UpEnergy Group
Apr 2025 - Present (1 year 2 months)
Led strategy and operations across 8 African markets, aligning global objectives with country execution and distributed teams. Implemented data-driven and AI-enabled performance tracking and forecasting to improve decision-making and operational execution.
Interim Country Director - Ghana
UpEnergy Group
Jul 2024 - May 2025 (10 months)
Set up Ghana operations, establishing business documentation, people/process foundations, and institutional structure. Delivered P&L and operational leadership, strengthening governance and performance management through structured reporting and stakeholder coordination.
Group Strategy Manager
UpEnergy Group
Oct 2022 - Mar 2025 (2 years 5 months)
Owned strategy execution across 7 countries, improving coordination and alignment between global and country teams. Built dashboards and analytics to support executive decisions, reducing costs by 5% through pricing and operational strategy work and improving operational efficiency by 6%.
Head of Strategy & Operations
BTL Africa
Nov 2020 - Sep 2022 (1 year 10 months)
Led organization-wide critical project execution for a digital experiential marketing company across 7 countries, driving digital transformation focused on customer experience and scalability. Rolled out enterprise data and cloud products to strengthen digital capacity, improving operational efficiencies and increasing quarterly revenue output by 5%.
Head of Credit Department
PEG Africa
Jan 2020 - Nov 2020 (10 months)
Led the credit and repayment department supporting 70% of total cash revenue for a renewable energy asset financing company. Improved cash collection structures, growing cash collection performance by 5%, and implemented data-informed customer programs to reduce bad debt by 12% within a quarter.
P&L Strategy Planning Manager
PEG Africa
Jul 2018 - Jan 2020 (1 year 6 months)
Partnered with senior management to develop strategies and actionable roadmaps, improving product delivery and repositioning the business as a value provider. Drove operational insights to keep key metrics on target and helped grow the product portfolio by 100%, using advanced data techniques to identify root causes and opportunities.
Education
Degrees, certifications, and relevant coursework
Trinity Western University
Master of Business Administration (MBA), International Business
Earned an MBA focused on International Business at Trinity Western University.
Coventry University
Master of Science (MSc), Engineering & Management
Completed an MSc in Engineering & Management at Coventry University.
Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST)
Bachelor of Science (BSc), Telecommunication Engineering
Earned a BSc in Telecommunication Engineering from KNUST in Ghana.
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