CLIENT CASE STUDY: ARIA strengthened Paystack's leadership capacity to navigate explosive growth

This programme gave us space to level up our leadership skills without disrupting our work weeks.

We've seen a clear improvement in how our leaders are communicating and collaborating - it's helped us to ship faster and more effectively.

Paystack, an African fintech, scaled from 50 to 300+ employees in one year after being acquired by Stripe for $200M (Nigeria’s largest tech acquisition). Leaders, many newly promoted, faced challenges managing larger, more complex teams across multiple locations in a fast-paced, remote environment. Technically strong leaders needed to rapidly develop people leadership skills to navigate team growth and collaboration.

How Aria worked with Paystack Leaders

Designed and delivered a custom Developing Leaders Programme to equip leaders with practical management tools.
Introduced the Enneagram to build self-awareness and team understanding, which proved so valuable that it was later rolled out for their teams.
Scaled the programme across multiple leadership groups as the company grew.

Leaders developed stronger team management skills to lead with confidence.
Improved cross-functional collaboration between teams, especially Engineering and Product, by fostering a deeper understanding of roles and working styles.
Leaders felt more equipped to navigate rapid growth and complexity, improving delivery.