Frances Nzekwue

At Workpay, I lead global partnerships and strategic expansion across African and international markets, translating market intelligence, customer insight, and partner feedback into growth, product, and operational recommendations.

I've led commercial transformation in West Africa, managing an 8+ person team and building performance frameworks, regional growth strategies, and revenue processes. This work contributed to 7% market-share growth in six months, a 20% improvement in forecasting and operations, and a 30% increase in qualified partnership-driven opportunities.

Previously, I led sales and business development at Salad Africa, generating 400+ qualified opportunities in two months for fintech workforce solutions. My experience also spans global workforce technology at PowerToFly and Ontop, where I supported organisations with payroll, compliance, Employer of Record, and cross-border expansion needs.

I bring 10+ years of experience across fintech, payments, payroll technology, SaaS, and digital platforms, including revenue optimisation at Jumia Group. I enjoy connecting strategy, technology, data, customer needs, and cross-functional execution to build scalable growth across Africa and emerging markets.