Adaeze
Oparaugo.

Fractional Operations Manager · Executive Operator

"The operator your business
actually needs."

AO

Currently based in

Lagos, Nigeria
MBA · Lagos Business School
"

I don't offer advice. I offer operating leverage. There is a difference.

Immediate progress you can track and measure.
About Adaeze

I turn founder vision into execution that actually holds.

I am a senior operator with deep experience driving execution across operations, product, and go-to-market functions at growth-stage businesses. I serve as Chief of Staff at PressOne Africa — a telecoms SaaS company building the business phone system for African SMEs.

Before that, I was the Product Lead who built PressOne's core product from zero to over 2,000 active customers. I know what it takes to go from idea to traction, and from traction to scale.

Now I bring that operating experience to a small number of business owners who need more than a consultant — they need someone who shows up, takes ownership, and gets things done.

MBA — Lagos Business School, 2022
Chief of Staff — PressOne Africa (2023–Present)
Product Lead — PressOne Africa (2022–2023)
Product Manager — WePrototype Technologies (2021–2022)
B.Sc. Sociology — University of Ibadan
What I Offer

Operations support, built around where you actually are.

Every engagement is scoped to your needs — from ongoing managed support to a fully embedded operator. No retainer you don't need. No work you don't feel.

Free
Tier 0
Ops Diagnostic Call
Free
30 minutes · Limited slots
A frank, focused conversation. You walk me through what's breaking, I tell you what I see and whether I can help. No pitch, no deck.
  • 30-minute video call
  • Honest ops assessment
  • 2–3 actionable priorities
  • No obligation
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Project-Based
Tier 2
Project-Based Engagement
Based on Scope
Defined timeline · Get a quote
A scoped engagement built around a specific initiative — a launch, a restructure, a system build. We define the outcome, agree the scope, and I deliver it.
  • Scoping document and timeline
  • Milestone-based delivery
  • Close-out report and handover
  • Specific asset delivery (SOP, playbook, system)
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Deep Embed
Tier 3
Full Embedding
$2,000–$4,000/mo
3-month minimum · 8–15 hrs/week

I embed as your operational lead. I attend your leadership meetings, own cross-functional delivery, and ensure your team executes with rigour. This is for businesses ready for a senior operator at the helm.

  • Weekly leadership sessions
  • Own 1–2 operational functions
  • Hiring and team structure support
  • Direct access, working hours
Let's Talk

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What People Say

From founders who've felt the difference.

"

Adaeze doesn't just understand operations — she understands what it means to run a startup in Nigeria. She cut through the noise and gave us the structure we'd been too busy to build ourselves.

FK
Founder, B2B SaaS Startup
Lagos, Nigeria
"

In six months, we went from a team that was reactive and overwhelmed to one that had clear ownership, real KPIs, and a rhythm that actually worked. That was Adaeze's doing.

TO
CEO, Logistics Platform
West Africa
"

As a diaspora founder building for Nigeria, I needed someone on the ground who could operate with full autonomy and still think at the strategic level. Adaeze is that person.

AM
Co-Founder, Agritech Startup
London / Lagos

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